Oil
paint in stick form represents a revolutionary development in oil
painting. It means that the paint can be applied directly to a surface without
the distancing factor of the brush. This makes it possible to dispense not only
with the brush, but with knives, palettes, and solvents, thereby making oil sticks more immediate
and portable than standard oil painting materials.
We formulated our Pigment Sticks to
be equal in quality the finest oil paints.
They are richly pigmented, with a lipstick soft consistency that gives them the same
fluidity, subtlety, and durability of traditional oil colors.
Bill Creevy in The Oil Painting Book (Watson-Guptill, 1994) summed up
what many artists have been saying about them:
"Of all the
brands of oil sticks currently on the market, none can compare in quality and beauty to
R&F Pigment Sticks... Pigment Sticks are an oil painters dream come true: slow
drying, juicy, fully pigmented pure colors that are creamy in application, soft enough to
apply to stretched canvas - a real delight to paint with."
But Pigment Sticks are much more than just a substitute for tube oils.
There are many Other uses for Pigment Sticks that go beyond
traditional oil paints. Our customers are using them for mono-types, drawing marathons,
coloring three dimensional work and other applications that
are yet to be discovered.
Colors and
Sizes
Pigment Sticks are currently made in 2 sizes and
88 colors.
Our small size is ¾" diameter by 5" length
= 38 ml.
The Large size is 1½" diameter by 6½" length
= 188
ml.
Please visit our
online store for a full listing of our
products.
Custom Sizes
For those of you who like to work a little bit larger, we do make custom size sticks.
On the left is a 2½" diameter stick. On the right is a 3"
diameter stick, which ends up being 750 ml of paint!!!!
Please call to order these.