<p>Oil pastels work well on paper with a fairly high tooth level. It helps it "grab" the color -- a "toothier" paper is better than a smoother paper.</p>

<p>I'll borrow this diagram I used <a href="https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/656/30">in a similar answer</a>. You want pretty rough paper (but not quite the roughest), but somewhat smoother than you might have used for regular pastels.</p>

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2016-07-05T10:44:40.597Z
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Erica
<p>Oil pastels work well on many surfaces, so I would suggest you try a variety of papers and other substrates and see which you like best.</p>

<p>A usefull site discussing this topic can be found <a href="http://www.explore-oil-pastels-with-robert-sloan.com/papers.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>

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Conrad Turner
<p>Recently I have switched from soft pastels to oil pastels and I am curious if I should use papers with more teeth or a bit smoother or maybe average teeth. </p>

<p>Do oil pastels work better with paper that has more teeth?</p>

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Do oil pastels work better on paper with more teeth?
Ventusx3
# Do oil pastels work better on paper with more teeth?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-05)

Recently I have switched from soft pastels to oil pastels and I am curious if I should use papers with more teeth or a bit smoother or maybe average teeth.

Do oil pastels work better with paper that has more teeth?

**Tags:** paper, oil-pastels


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-07-05. Score: 8

Oil pastels work well on paper with a fairly high tooth level. It helps it "grab" the color -- a "toothier" paper is better than a smoother paper.

I'll borrow this diagram I used [in a similar answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/656/30). You want pretty rough paper (but not quite the roughest), but somewhat smoother than you might have used for regular pastels.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/HQf65.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/HQf65.jpg)
*Image from [Hello Artsy: How to choose quality drawing paper](http://helloartsy.com/how-to-choose-quality-drawing-paper/)*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-08. Score: 1

Oil pastels work well on many surfaces, so I would suggest you try a variety of papers and other substrates and see which you like best.

A usefull site discussing this topic can be found [here](http://www.explore-oil-pastels-with-robert-sloan.com/papers.html).


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