First time trying out Neocolor II wax pastels

Hi everyone! I've been thinking about getting this nail color to wax pastels for a while now, I just didn't know if they would suit me and I don't really know what to expect from them, but I thought that since these ones are safe for kids to play with, that if I didn't like them I can pass them on to my son. You can see there, they are safe for kids. I'm really surprised at the size, it's so tiny. I guess to the teen that have 10 would be kind of like this, super small. I find that quite cute to be honest. So these colors are very basic, not the ones that I gravitated that I use the most, so I got a few to complement. That's it. Before I show them to him I want to try them myself and if I really like them then I may buy a bigger set for myself or just open stock, because I would like to be able to pick and choose my color. The thing is I would like to have a teen, teens are really nice. Okay, let's open them. And I also got one of these brushes that hold water inside them, more for him than for me. I don't know how I'm gonna use them, if I'm gonna be dissolving them in water, I don't know. I don't think I will use the white one unless they blend well, then okay. Those look amazing, I think he will like them. I'm not gonna say these are muted, but they are more muted than this green and the purple as well. Before I bought this set I bought these pink colors, one is called yeah rose pink, to see the texture and to feel the pale. I wanted something that was leaving a lot of pigment on the paper and they do, they do. I guess I'm gonna swatch them first and then I will try to paint something with them. I want to see if they blend well together with one another. I didn't get the neocolor one, in case they don't blend well, at least I could use them as watercolor. It's nice, I don't have to put almost any pressure. And after this comes this purple, opaque, that is a lot of pigment. Those dots are from the paper, they are not the watercolor doing it, or the crayons. I'm glad I got the pinks. They also seem to move nicely on the paper, this one feels dry. One was a bit harder maybe, when I was cleaning, this one is. So in comparison I don't think I'm gonna bother with the white. It seems to disappear, or maybe it depends on the color. Wow, that just melts, not extra. I really like this one, this pale yellow. Then there's a blue, salmon, just what they're gonna be, okay. Salmon pink, aubergine, and this is one of my most used neobuster watercolor, because I expected or I hoped that it would be the same. This one is more clear. I love this one. I find it much more useful than those two. Then I seem to be able to erase all the different organelles. Let's see if I can remove it here as well, yes. So yeah, maybe it doesn't take any effort, at least not in this hot press paper. They activate so easily. If I'm not mistaken, I bought two more after that pink, they were great I think, but I haven't used them. I'm gonna try to find them and then I will swatch them again. Okay, they were not great, but almost. This one is beige and this one Van Dyke brown. It's basically gray. I don't know, I will call that beige. Okay, that's to me more like a warm gray. This is a nice brown. I guess I could, yeah, I can leave it. I should have let this dry first. I'm trying to lift like this because I don't think I could use an eraser and correct something. Or maybe if I make a mistake, I can put a little bit of water, lift and paint again with the crayon on top, maybe. Okay, I'm gonna sketch something quick and then I'm gonna give a try. I don't know how this is gonna turn out, but we'll see. Maybe I went a bit overboard or I don't know, the size of this thing and probably the first time I tried them, but well, I think even if everything goes bad, making a wash with clean water over everything and then letting it dry should allow you to bring colored pencils on top or gouache or anything opaque. It's not very big at all, but we will see. I don't know how to approach this though because the first thing I saw was not to use water at all. I don't know if that will make them blend well. They do blend somehow. They create this residue when there is a lot of product. I guess that's to be expected. All right, it's possible. And even though they blend with one another, I find that the result isn't that clean. It looks chalky and kind of muddy. I don't think I'll be painting and trying to blend with that intensity with so much pigment. I realized that the crayons were smudging the graphite, so I went over the drawing with a kneaded eraser to remove as much as possible while keeping the lines visible. You will notice that I have no idea what I'm doing. I started with very thin layers and then added some water to see how it would look, but it turns out it's pretty difficult to guess how much intensity you will get once you add water. It may seem very sheer when you just apply the crayons, but as soon as the wet brush touches them it's like it explodes in color. So I guess that's something you get used to with practice. The lighter colors also get a like a chalky look to them because I guess they have a lot of white in them. But anyway, I don't think I like to use them in this way to be honest. I much prefer them on their own without water. I just wanted to try everything, see how it will go. But yeah, I prefer them without water and I don't think I would ever use them as watercolor because there is no advantage over real watercolor. So yeah, as crayons they are fantastic. They are nice and creamy and I think that the texture that they leave is also interesting. But in any case I only thought of them as sketching tools, not for anything fancy or big pieces that need detail and a lot of polishing. I like though how they apply over damp paper. If you put clean water on the paper let it maybe sink in a little bit so that it's not soaking wet and then you use the crayon over it you get a very soft stroke while still being somewhat defined. It's just like a fluffy stroke. That's quite cool. Something that I really like is that you can sharpen them to draw very fine lines and that they really keep the point for long. And I haven't tried it but maybe they could be a good addition to my old pastel pieces. I don't know how they would apply but if they work together it would be nice for something delicate, eyelashes or you know, very fine details. But I don't think these would apply really well over oil pastels. Oil pastels over these I think they would but not the other way around. But I'm still trying. I think what I like the most about nail colors is how much color they put on the paper without any effort. No need to put pressure, no need to do almost anything. There is a lot of color payoff. And also they are not messy like oil pastels. If you get any paint on your hands or the table or anything else it immediately goes away with a damp towel or under the sink. It's so quick. I don't know, this is the first time I try them. I think it's too soon to speak but I'm gonna keep them on hand so that I can experiment some more and use them in my sketchbooks. Maybe to combine them with color pencils or something. But I can tell you that we like them enough that I've already ordered a few more colors open stock. Yeah, we like them. They are pretty fun to use. And it seems like whatever you do with them it comes together really quickly. So yeah, I hope you liked the video and I know it was a bit over the place. I didn't structure it really well and I had no idea what I was doing but I wanted to try them and share it with you. If you have used them and you have any tips please let me know. Have a lovely day and see you soon. Bye-bye!