I have used both for decades. workable does a great job between layers of graphite, charcoal and pastel especially when the paper/board surface does not accept any more. Then after I have finished I add a final coat of workable allowing it to set and dry well followed by the permanent. And as and added protection to UV I add a mate varnish to my portrait drawings.
Thank you for sharing this! I just got home from the art supply store and picked up some workable fixatif to use on my project, not knowing final fixatif exists. Sounds like it might just be marketing and I can just use workable fixatif as final if I wanted to. It seems a little silly for me to buy another can of earth polluting chemicals that I don't need. I'll spray my project down and see how it ages! :)
Well I worked for around 200 hours on a tiger in colour pencils. to get the whiskers in I used krylon workable fixative and it’s totally destroyed my drawing. All that work gone. I will never use krylon again. I couldn’t stop it flaking off and taking the colour from under it with it. I only used very light pressure but nothing could stop it flaking off. I’m glad I’ve found out now how bad this fixative is.
Oh what a bummer! I'm guessing you need a fixative specific to colored pencil like this one you can buy at Blick.com: www.dickblick.com/items/brush-pencil-advanced-colored-pencil-fixative-final-fixative-9-oz/
Hmm since I’m not a regular user of India ink myself I don’t have a ready answer for you. What I would suggest is read the labels of the fixatives you are considering and see what materials they are made for. Once you select one, test it on a sample of India ink with watercolor over it to see if it works as you wish. My basic understanding of fixative is that it is for dry media- not wet media. And my memory of India ink is that it is permanent when dry- though you’ll need to research that to be sure. Good luck!🍀
While I appreciate the video comparison, it’s a bit annoying that you don’t remember if you sprayed fixative on the entire example sheet of paper….when that sheet is supposed to show the comparison lol
I have used both for decades. workable does a great job between layers of graphite, charcoal and pastel especially when the paper/board surface does not accept any more. Then after I have finished I add a final coat of workable allowing it to set and dry well followed by the permanent. And as and added protection to UV I add a mate varnish to my portrait drawings.
Yes, workable DOES help the paper feel "toothy" again if you've worn it down with pressure/compression. So true!
Do you know what is better for charcoal drawings matte or gloss fixative?
Thank you for sharing this! I just got home from the art supply store and picked up some workable fixatif to use on my project, not knowing final fixatif exists. Sounds like it might just be marketing and I can just use workable fixatif as final if I wanted to. It seems a little silly for me to buy another can of earth polluting chemicals that I don't need. I'll spray my project down and see how it ages! :)
Well I worked for around 200 hours on a tiger in colour pencils. to get the whiskers in I used krylon workable fixative and it’s totally destroyed my drawing. All that work gone. I will never use krylon again. I couldn’t stop it flaking off and taking the colour from under it with it. I only used very light pressure but nothing could stop it flaking off. I’m glad I’ve found out now how bad this fixative is.
Oh what a bummer! I'm guessing you need a fixative specific to colored pencil like this one you can buy at Blick.com: www.dickblick.com/items/brush-pencil-advanced-colored-pencil-fixative-final-fixative-9-oz/
Thank you for your video👏🏽💕
Thanks for your THANKYOU and watching!!
Excellent video
Thanks!
Da Crafs'man did a comparison between sealers...but he was using brush and pour on. Modge Podge won with no darkening. Another world, I guess...
His vids are great!
Hello! I'm wondering what's the best fixative to use if you wanna go over waterproof India ink, so you can add watercolor?
Hmm since I’m not a regular user of India ink myself I don’t have a ready answer for you. What I would suggest is read the labels of the fixatives you are considering and see what materials they are made for. Once you select one, test it on a sample of India ink with watercolor over it to see if it works as you wish. My basic understanding of fixative is that it is for dry media- not wet media. And my memory of India ink is that it is permanent when dry- though you’ll need to research that to be sure. Good luck!🍀
While I appreciate the video comparison, it’s a bit annoying that you don’t remember if you sprayed fixative on the entire example sheet of paper….when that sheet is supposed to show the comparison lol
Human over here, which means far from perfect🤣