Hullo Liz, I admire your vim n verve! I have reached my 60’s and I have traded away my Epson Large format printer, so no more pigment printing of prints for me. I am going to concentrate on traditional art that stands on its own and I will not be using “questionable” mediums without any lightfast information. I have made watercolors for many years and I am picking up soft pastels for creating original artwork that is quite amazing! I have created art with just about everything that you can buy or pickup off the ground! As long as you can take a photo of it you can replicate it in print or similar processes! Now I want to make original pieces that can stand alone. I do enjoy watching your videos and seeing how you branch out in exciting new ways, good on you!
@ I suppose that I did so much work for clients and I was always putting my ideas to the side for “later” now I have a cue of to do lists even putting my ideas on paper or a canvas depending on what medium I’m thinking of working with! I have to many things that I want to accomplish and finish up before I simply run out of time!
Hi Liz! I have some of those, and for larger areas, I wet the paper first, put down the colors I want and then use a brush. I LOVE the journal page you did. ❤
Another trial from Liz. Art can be so fun! And, so… colourful! Like you & many viewers I‘ve also seen many videos with these sticks must resist another purchase! Thanks.
@@nalissa77 I’m not a US Amazon affiliate I’m afraid. You have to join the programme in every country and it all got too complicated for a few cents, so I gave up 😆
Love watching you creating, and the tempura sticks really do look like fun. I tried searching your channel to see whether you have a tutorial on the lovely round watercolour journal, however didn’t find one. So please, please, please would you do a video on making a round journal.
I gave in to temptation, too. I was pleasantly surprised at how once they’re dry (and they dry really fast) how I could do anything over them. They’re a little water soluble so they smear into that wonderfully. Only complaint is that I can’t get them to blend like I want.
Thanks so much for this video Liz! I also couldn’t resist the colors and bought them but they’re still sitting on my art table unused…😂 Hopefully now with your help I have some ideas and can play with them in one of my journals. By the way I LOVE your latest book! Thanks again!🧡💜🧡
Curious to see what you do with the tempera paint sticks! I have a (smaller) set in my car as well, love them! When used with gesso, they are permanent, a technique I love using in my art books with layers
@ both with gesso first or with the tempera sticks first (so no priming, though a primed page with gesso that got the dry completely does tolerate more) but no waiting in between and VERY messy, mostly with my hands (love having paint on my hands, kinda makes me feel like it extends my “playtime” a bit) 😅😂 When starting with gesso though, only works with a thin layer but it’s still messy and you don’t get a uniform looking color but that can be fun as well. When the gesso gets on the sticks, it’s easy to rub/peel off the very slick plastic and to the paint sticks it’s not that it damages them, just like with a glue stick, hou can get stuff on the stick itself but cleans off easily enough. Easiest way is tempera sticks first and then gesso on top. You get a more pastel version of the stick color or a more opaque version (but still lighter and a somewhat transparent looking color if you get what I mean) of the neon colors even. I love alternating gesso and the sticks 1 color at a time but with not even half a minute of waiting in between. Hope my comment makes enough sense, bit awkward explaining with words only 😅
Fellow Tempera youtube spam victim here 😂. So far i’ve resisted but it’s only a matter of time. BTW The Range do a box of 20 for 6.99, UK folks….in the kids craft section, not the adult art bit.
Tempera paintsticks ? Never heard or seen. Is it real tempera, egg tempera, that old traditional tempera from the midddle age, the time before invention of oil paints ? Years ago I did a weird seaming experiment: painting with a crushed flowerpot, mixed with a complete egg, on a pressbord, primed by white wall colour. Only really simple big aereas covered by bold strokes. It was ( who wonders ? ) burned sienna ! The brush was ruined, immediately !! Years after it turened into yellow-ochre. 😞 and 🙂 Thank you for showing !
no not egg tempera, more like a creamy solid version of gouache but not as opaque. It’s a kid supply, so I can’t imagine there’s anything as good as an egg in it! That’s sounds like a bizarre experiment - good for you!
I bought those exact same sets last week and have enjoyed playing around with them ever since.
Glad you like them!
“Those are leaves if you were wondering” Yes, I was wondering😂😂😂 I love the tempura sticks and you did a fabulous review ❤
They weren't hyper realistic leaves, were they??😂
Hullo Liz, I admire your vim n verve! I have reached my 60’s and I have traded away my Epson Large format printer, so no more pigment printing of prints for me. I am going to concentrate on traditional art that stands on its own and I will not be using “questionable” mediums without any lightfast information. I have made watercolors for many years and I am picking up soft pastels for creating original artwork that is quite amazing! I have created art with just about everything that you can buy or pickup off the ground! As long as you can take a photo of it you can replicate it in print or similar processes! Now I want to make original pieces that can stand alone. I do enjoy watching your videos and seeing how you branch out in exciting new ways, good on you!
I like to experiment as it leads to new ideas for 'proper' work and also I like the break from having to be serious!!!
@ I suppose that I did so much work for clients and I was always putting my ideas to the side for “later” now I have a cue of to do lists even putting my ideas on paper or a canvas depending on what medium I’m thinking of working with! I have to many things that I want to accomplish and finish up before I simply run out of time!
Hi Liz! I have some of those, and for larger areas, I wet the paper first, put down the colors I want and then use a brush.
I LOVE the journal page you did. ❤
thanks for the tip!
My little students love them. Soooo, I tried them too. love love love 💕
So glad! What else have your students got that we can 'borrow'???
Looks like you can make a quick art journal page when you are pressed for time. Lovely!
yes. They are speedy
Same here, Liz~~~seeing lots of videos on these stix. Thanks for going through all these options.🥰
my pleasure. They are great fun
Another trial from Liz. Art can be so fun! And, so… colourful! Like you & many viewers I‘ve also seen many videos with these sticks must resist another purchase! Thanks.
resistance is futile!
Another great tutorial! Thanks so much 😎
Glad you liked it!
Looks like a lot of fun to play with.
they really are!
@ Can you put a USA amazon affiliate link as well?
@@nalissa77 I’m not a US Amazon affiliate I’m afraid. You have to join the programme in every country and it all got too complicated for a few cents, so I gave up 😆
@ Aww shoot. Ok. Thanks for the reply.
Love watching you creating, and the tempura sticks really do look like fun. I tried searching your channel to see whether you have a tutorial on the lovely round watercolour journal, however didn’t find one. So please, please, please would you do a video on making a round journal.
Yes please do, it can be so much fun working in a different dimension than you're used to!
The journal was a prototype and I meant to do a tutorial on it but life got in the way. I will add it back on the list!!
Thank you
My pleasure
I gave in to temptation, too. I was pleasantly surprised at how once they’re dry (and they dry really fast) how I could do anything over them. They’re a little water soluble so they smear into that wonderfully. Only complaint is that I can’t get them to blend like I want.
You have to be so fast to get proper blending - within seconds.....
Thanks so much for this video Liz! I also couldn’t resist the colors and bought them but they’re still sitting on my art table unused…😂 Hopefully now with your help I have some ideas and can play with them in one of my journals.
By the way I LOVE your latest book! Thanks again!🧡💜🧡
You are so welcome! And they are such fun to use
Thank you so much. I've also been spammed wirh rhese and twisty tempera "crayons"
There is no escape, I'm afraid
Curious to see what you do with the tempera paint sticks! I have a (smaller) set in my car as well, love them! When used with gesso, they are permanent, a technique I love using in my art books with layers
how do you mean? Do you prime the paper with gesso, dry then use the sticks?
@ both with gesso first or with the tempera sticks first (so no priming, though a primed page with gesso that got the dry completely does tolerate more) but no waiting in between and VERY messy, mostly with my hands (love having paint on my hands, kinda makes me feel like it extends my “playtime” a bit) 😅😂
When starting with gesso though, only works with a thin layer but it’s still messy and you don’t get a uniform looking color but that can be fun as well. When the gesso gets on the sticks, it’s easy to rub/peel off the very slick plastic and to the paint sticks it’s not that it damages them, just like with a glue stick, hou can get stuff on the stick itself but cleans off easily enough.
Easiest way is tempera sticks first and then gesso on top. You get a more pastel version of the stick color or a more opaque version (but still lighter and a somewhat transparent looking color if you get what I mean) of the neon colors even.
I love alternating gesso and the sticks 1 color at a time but with not even half a minute of waiting in between. Hope my comment makes enough sense, bit awkward explaining with words only 😅
@@leenb.7936 makes total sense! It’s like painting a fresco in wet plaster. What a great idea. Thanks!
Fellow Tempera youtube spam victim here 😂. So far i’ve resisted but it’s only a matter of time. BTW The Range do a box of 20 for 6.99, UK folks….in the kids craft section, not the adult art bit.
ooh, good spot! Will take a look
lol! My Black Friday list is getting out of hand ... we must resist the ArtBorg😅😅😅 Oh well, looks like I'm about to be 4210 of 4500 ...
Looks like fun
At least they aren't super expensive....
Tempera paintsticks ? Never heard or seen. Is it real tempera, egg tempera, that old traditional tempera from the midddle age, the time before invention of oil paints ?
Years ago I did a weird seaming experiment: painting with a crushed flowerpot, mixed with a complete egg, on a pressbord, primed by white wall colour. Only really simple big aereas covered by bold strokes.
It was ( who wonders ? ) burned sienna ! The brush was ruined, immediately !! Years after it turened into yellow-ochre. 😞 and 🙂
Thank you for showing !
no not egg tempera, more like a creamy solid version of gouache but not as opaque. It’s a kid supply, so I can’t imagine there’s anything as good as an egg in it! That’s sounds like a bizarre experiment - good for you!
They do look fun and versatile, but I just can't get over the amount of plastic packaging 😭
you’re right. I must look at the recycling info.