I was asked about oil paints the other day. Unfortunately for oil paints, I have only a few products to mention, and not a vast variety.
In 2022, Faber Castell’s Creative Studio oil paints set and Faber Castell’s tempera oil paints were free of animal derivatives.
In September 2023, I received the information that Caran d’Aches’ entire Neopastel line was free of animal derivatives.
Faber Castell Compendium entry
manufacturer: Golden Paints
labels: Golden Paints (arylics), Williamsburg Oils (oils paints which contain honey), Qor Watercolors
cruelty-free status: the company itself does not test on animals but the raw materials are not free of animal testing, see their statement here;
products: not clear whether the given information solely applies to the finished products or the manufacturing cycle as well;
Golden Acrylics: list of ingredients containing animal derivatives
Williamsburg Oils (in 2017 listed here as vegetarian-friendly) oil paints : do contain beeswax, other animal derived ingredients: PbK9 (carbonized cattle bone) in Ivory Black, Payne’s Grey, Cold Black; size: rabbit skin glue (rabbit collagen)
Qor Watercolours: animal derived ingredient is PbK9 in Ivory Black; see their statement here
source: mail contact, websites Golden Paints, Williamsburg Oils and Qor Watercolors
Here is my new enquiry information sheet I sent out to all companies as of August 2022.
Manufacturer: Faber-Castell
an incomplete list of vegan friendly products:
All Faber-Castell coloured pencil ranges are vegan-friendly.
Official Statement by Faber-Castell’s Press Department: “all pencils, pens and erasers from A. W. Faber-Castell Vertrieb GmbH are based on inorganic components (e. g. inorganic fillers, inorganic pigments), syntactical raw materials (organic pigments, dyes, plastics) or vegetable raw materials (waxes, oils).
Furthermore we can assure you that Faber-Castell does not do any animal testing.”
Source: Mail contact