KAMAPIGMENTS OILSTICK is a revolutionary medium which opens up new possibilities of expression for the artist.

These sticks have to be considered as an artist’s oil color in stick form, which allows both drawing and painting in a new fashion because of it’s formulation which differs from oil pastels or traditional crayons. With OILSTICK, nothing stands in between the artist and his canvas, not even a brush. This new working technique allows the artist to create paintings and drawings in a manner both free and dynamic since the OILSTICK brings flexibility to the painting process thus allowing the artist to apply his colors to the canvas as easily as if he was drawing.

These OILSTICKS offer the artist a color with the brightness and deepness of oil paints combined with the ease of manipulation of pastels and charcoal.

Before using an OILSTICK, simply tear off the paint skin that has formed on the surface of the stick. Then you can work as if it was a fresh oil color ready to be used.

They can be used with ANY type of oil painting mediums as long as the “FAT OVER LEAN” rule is respected. Some mediums such as Damar or Alkyd can greatly speed up their drying time without the inconvenience of siccatives. (see our medium section).

It is also possible to mix traditional oil paint or the new artist’s alkyd paints with an OILSTICK As long as the STRUCTURE of the painting is respected. In other words, one should not allow the creation of dissimilar paint structure in between the different areas of the painting: for example, one should avoid having part of the painting be painted exclusively with oil paint, another with the OILSTICKS and another part with a mix or the two. The goal is to establish an even structure on the totality of the painting.

We also recommend you to use the SAME MEDIUM on the TOTALITY of the painting whether you are just using the sticks alone or in conjunction with other compatible paints.

OILSTICKS may be equally worked over either stretched canvas or rigid supports with the proper application of gesso, or on paper that has first been properly sized to protect its fibers since it is an oil painting technique; linseed oil being of an acid nature: attacks the fibers of the paper or support.