Oil pastel

Oil pastels are good coverage and strong colors that are similar to fine like oil colors, blur the transparent gradients. They contain in addition to fillers and color pigments as opposed to pastels significant amounts of oil and wax. Also binders are frequently added to improve mechanical stability.

Oil pastels adhere to virtually any surface and do not need to be fixed, but it is poorly corrected and non- erasable. They are not water soluble, but can be covering them with turpentine or gasoline and dry mix. At temperatures above 50 ° C oil pastels are soft.

Oil chalks are also used in the field of industry, of forestry and the craft sector to marking work.