Painstiks are the inventive combination of acrylic paints and oil pastels, and quite possibly the best excuse to revert back to finger painting. Paintstiks are extremely fun to use; they have a self-sealing outer layer that you peel off each time you want to use them, so they’re always ‘fresh’ and
ready to go. The first time I used them I couldn’t believe they were actually a manufactured art product, and I tried using them like regular paints or pastels.
Let me tell you, that didn’t work.
With Paintstiks, the whole idea is to get messy by blending colors with your fingers ...