Hi Kasey! I believe that these are just fancy crayons, but technically pastels are pigment and the best have minimal binders. Some binders reduce the price for the more binder, wax, oil, chalk, etc. the cheaper the supply! Most of the time wax crayons, like Crayola have very little pigment and this is where you can get texture from the binders (wax) that build up on the surface of artwork. I believe that you have made it work for you and your truly amazing style! I will also mention that the better your supplies the more permanent the finished artwork will be. I hope you have enjoyed creating these as much as we have watching you do so! Please take care, be safe and enjoy the Holidays. Thank you for sharing your “year” of the crayon artworks, you are truly inspirational and so fun too!

Of course it's high quality, it's from Switzerland It's where I got addicted to cheese and chocolate

If crayons aren't meant to eat, then why do they look delicious?

These are the best, I love how buttery smooth they are. the rainbow looks amazing!

"Okay, who called the art police on me?" Ah, Kasey, only a minute into the video and you're already dropping *Golden* lines.

crayon: literally lime green kasey: is this a dookie green i see

Cat Dino is a Christmas gift to the world ♡ Your pure joy over how they layered makes me genuinely happy love this video!!

The difference between crayons and wax pastels is about forty bucks, honestly. Artist's grade crayons, really. More pigment, better binder, but they're literally exactly the same thing. :) (Also, was if you that tested out the bambino clay crayons? I bought a set and they are amazing. So if you're to blame for this...thank you. :D)

crayons or not i love what you have done with both the caran d'ashe videos, another thing you should think about is longevity, artist quality supplies will last generations if not longer with proper care i wouldn't rely on cheaper pigments to not discolor with light and time.

Aren't these great? I find that they are basically like Prismacolor Pencils (glorified wax crayons in a questionable wooden casing), except for that Neocolors don't have breakage issues and far less wax bloom. I love using them together.

Wax pastels literally are crayons but higher grade. They hold better pigment, easier to blend or lay and most are water soluble. They are crayons.. That's why I was so confused why you kept saying they aren't crayons. If they're artist grade they should blend, they shouldn't leave that texture or that weird buildup... Unless you use a textured paper. Which I suggest you try with them if that's the effect you want. They should also have a better lightfastness and better for art to last. Pastel can be wax, chalk or oil. The word pastel just means a crayon made of pigment binded by resin or gum.

Hi Kasey! This Video brings back memories for me we always had these in school and like not a single little crate had all the colors left and also all of them were like so tiny and used. So this was really fun seeing that you could actually create a really cool illustration with the crayons I always had in school and everyone just played around with!

This is the best Christmas present

The Posca pencils go great with these! I use them together regularly.

"You know what you need? A cat with a juicy butt" - Kasey 2021 If I had a nickel, for every time Kasey said butt in the first minute of the vid, I'd have two nickels! Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

the smoothness of these pastels (crayons?) bring me such joy i love them so much

I absolutely love how excited you get over art supplies! I’m always super bad at reacting to new things but you are so passionate about everything and I envy you so much!

I own a few of these, and l'll never stop loving how solid these fill spaces in, and how smooth they lay down.

Not how I thought this video was gonna start, but you're absolutely right

In French « pastels gras » is used for oil pastels and wax pastels (also know as crayons in English) This set is call “crayons à la cire” on the french market, same as the crayola sets. I think it really is crayons ^^

Illustration looks good! The shading in the background definitely brought everything together in the end. The volcano rainbow (vol-rainbow, rain-cano? I dunno) is a pretty neat idea, too. Also, the vibrant yellow you used on the dinosaurs brings me joy :) Honestly, I think pastels are just upgraded/better crayons? I don't really know, as I've only used them a few times in school.

I'm a swissteacher and in our school the students each get a 18 color box of neocolor 1 to use in school. And we have a bunch of neocolor 2 boxes. It's really fun mixing both of the on the same picture: first neocolor 1, then neocolor 2, last paint with just water over it.

Wait… that color chart is so cool

i have absolutley loved these videos, thank you for making them :-)

From my experience, pastels are really just higher quality crayons. I think it may be because crayon sounds like it's meant for children and pastel sounds more professional?

Can you consider doing Storybook or Fairytale characters and scenes as a series in your style? If you decide to please start with Alice in Wonderland! Love your art so unique.

Hi Kasey! I though about you the other day, my nephews were using solid gouache that came into sticks and it looks like crayons but not greasy at all. I'm sure you would love to try them 🤗🧡

I love the Neocolor II but these do look great ALSO!

idea: if you use fancy crayons lightly, you get texture and less hand cramps👀

crayons look so yummy

Fun fact! Carandash (карандаш) means pencil in Russian :) Sorry if someone said it before me haha...

Hey Kasey! Can't wait to watch!!

Ooo so exciting to see this! Cute drawing too.

cheesy cat dinosaurs with a volgayno is something we all need to see

I CHALLENGE YOU TO: try them with the neocolor 2's, use them without being heavy handed and trying to smudge them! They're a very unique formula so you can do a lot with them that you can't with others like layering with other media! Just be careful not to mess up your bullet tip markers trying to get them to write on top~

The cat dinosaurs are adorable

Love the video if you use them in a cold pressed paper they can give a more crayon vibe look as you will get some white areas like crayons ❤❤❤

Thank you Kasey, Merry Christmas and Prosperous 2022. Thank you for the inspiration. I did the month of the crayons in August 2021. I learned alot about composition and layers and colour theory using crayons. But there's one crayons I never saw you used that's handmade bee wax crayons. Did you learn a lot during using crayons too?

i bought the soluble one, they are so buttery smooth, i love watching you swatch them

Satisfying colorful 🌈crayons🖍️✨👍

Thank you as always for a good laugh! Especially when I have a bad day your videos perk me right up. Thank you Kasey! First time commenting but been subscriber for awhile now. Merry Christmas!

I luv how kasey at the beginning ws like *really fancy crayons* then all the way thro she ws like *Well.... I they might be pastels??!* We luv chaotic Kasey! 😜

I don’t think they’re meant to have properties of crayons they are more like oil pastels which are way smoother and have a lot more consistent colour unlike crayon which is very texture it’s not meant to be like crayons although I personally like both just figured this info might help♥️ amazing drawing keep up the good work

I got the 30 set of the Neocolour IIs for christmas and I LOOOOOOVVVEEEEE them!!

Nail polish?! Yay. I’ve been waiting for these ones. I’ve been wanting to try the Caren dashe neocolors.

I got a pack of these by mistake when I ordered the neocolonial 2 set. I couldn’t return them and I thought I’d never use them but I ended up really liking them for certain things.

Only Kasey can be like "You know what? Cat-dinosaurs and a rainbow-volcano." And I won't ask any questions about it. Pfft. Really nice artwork! :D

The oil pastel line is called Neopastel.

Its so buttery that it looks like oil pastel

molotow markers go on top of these crayons quite well, and you can get them with 1mm tip. Posca probably works well too.

they are just really nice fancy crayons with a price to match

Yes

The application of the Neocolor I look smoother than my Neocolor II it is that probably the other binding agent influences it. The colour scheme is a little different from the Neocolor II. I bought the 84 set, which was the largest at the time, and about six months later it was expanded to 126, and I ordered the missing ones in the art shop and swatched them at home I noticed that I couldn't paint the sahara yellow and looked at the pastel on it, and it was a Neocolor I. I said that the next time I was in the shop, and they said that they would order them again, and I believe that they forgot.

Look good! Merry Christmas!!

I love your art 🎨

They look sooooo smooth!!

Me: what else can I make into rainbows other than flowers, skies, and dragons? I'm stumped Kasey: KEETTY DEENOSAURS AND VALCANERS YOU EEEEDEEEEOT

I would love to see some kind of ghost illustrations with this crayon so that you can layer them and make it feel like transparency 🥰😅

i love how smooth these dang crayons are

I'm watching this way to late at night.... my brain registered the little crayon crumbs after you did the sky and my dumbass blew on my phone screen... 🤦🏻‍♀️

It's so weird to see those that glorified. I'm from Swizerland and those were out kindergarten crayons

About a month after personally watching this I came across Crayola Oil Pastels in my local dollar store that isn't a chain and it looks like they're available online. Have you heard of them? Thought of trying/comparing? They're the only oil pastels I've ever used and I think I'm falling in love haha

The faces of the dinosaurs scream Adventure Time vibes and I love that

That’s really interesting, my tin of Neocolor 2 say crayons on the tin… wonder if they’ve had a rebrand?! This illustration is super fun!

It’s so cute! I love it! 😍

Personally I differentiate between pastels and crayons based on the type of binder used to hold the pigment. This is just my own feelings: -crayons: wax binder -oil pastels: oil binder -soft pastels: chalk binder(less) -hard pastels: chalk binder(more) But I’m sure someone who is more versed in producing art supplies has a better grasp of this concept, lol.

How on earth did you manage not to break a single one? Please share your secret with us because I love these and the water-soluble neocolor 2s but I always snap them in half and I don't even press very hard 😭

When you started colouring in the chart hexagons I immediately started seeing them as cubes and now I can't unsee it 🤣

Have you tried the Marabu Art Crayons? They’re also different from crayons such as Mattel but are fun to use.

Awesome! Thanks!

why am i getting excited over crayons!?!!

kacey i love you so much. the beginning “cat with a juicy butt” made me giggle so hard 😂 also, i love your art and the crayon vids you do

A beautiful piece.

Hey Kesey! Is it possible for you to make a watercolor fundamental/ guide :)

Pastels are different from crayons, yes. There's a bunch of techniques with them you can't do with crayons. One is drawing rings and dragging a blending stub through them to make "fireworks" or tie tye. They're soft and blend able. You can also do textured paintings with a palette knife.

Ohhhh breaking out the big bucks! Now I love your crayon work, skills matched only by the most tactile of 2 yr olds, but; will you be trying Caran D'ach Pastel Pencils?

That light blue reminds me of my grandma's bathroom lol. Grandparent bathrooms always seem to be pink, blue or burgundy 😂

You also wouldnt have to press that hard if you built up layers and used a blending stub or other methods.

Caran d'ache is the best

Nice video. These crayons look expensive so I think I will stick with my Crayola set. 😊

Woh! Fancy!

You have improved so much

A rare 20 century picture of the rare catsours disappearance from the rainbow volcano located in Meaw .

Can you do another using all my art supplies of one color?

Have you tried Marabu Art Crayons? They are water soluble but crayon is in the name XD

That is the best way to start a video ever, omg "You know what you need? A cat with a juicy butt-" like, I had to rewind to make sure that's what I heard since I'm so tired XD

idea for a video: fruits and other things as aliens

I can imagine a rich toddler with this crayons

Finished this video in 2022 because for some reason I only watched half of it before Xmas but this now has me wondering - if 2021 was the 'Year Of The Crayon'.... What is 2022 the year of???

Does this mean next year is gonna be the year of pastels?????

I can't count the amount of times I got the urge to blow away the crayon bits even tho I was well aware it was a video

A ‘crayon’ is a wax pastel.

Thinking of getting them. But not sure. Will see.

I would be interested in knowing what happens when you use the white one over the others.

Hey, make a anallysis about the Daiso Crayons!!!

Yes! I've been hoping for this video for such a long time. I can totally understand how they don't quite offer what you enjoy the most about working with crayons. But I'm happy - and relieved - you had fun with them anyway. Maybe you can combine them with the regular crayons, to add a bit of smoothness here and there for optimal contrast? I still feel bad about complaining about the previous fancy crayons video. I know one negative comment, even in a sea of compliments, can still sting. I thought I'd give some - hopefully constructive - feedback on what I didn't like, but I realized that role is just not for me. I kept imagining how I might have added to an already bad day, or how I could have ruined the impact of someone else's beautiful compliment. I'll stick to positivity from now on. I'm very sorry if my comment lessened the joy you get from this community. Based on a year's worth of your crayon videos, my partner and I ended up buying gel crayons 'for our daughter' for christmas. Just supermarket cheap brand, but we all love them so much. They're so buttery smooth, and blend so well. Thank you very much for showing them to us. And thank you for all your other videos. They are honestly such a source of joy and inspiration to both my daughter and myself. I love your art, your journey, and the unique personality and humour you share with us.

I wish you would fill a spread in your sketchbook with these or maybe a mix of crayons.

Please , reply me. Which paper did you use for so smooth neocolor 1 coloring?

I want to eat those crayons

I am obsessed with caran products I have a gouache cake pallet and HHHHHHMMMMM it’s scrumptious ˚✧₊⁎❝᷀ົཽ≀ˍ̮ ❝᷀ົཽ⁎⁺˳✧༚