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Just to inform you that reporting these scammers does no good at all. I have been doing this and it takes mere SECONDS for them to be kicked back out to your comments section. I think our only option is if they stop getting ANY takers of their bait. Hopefully as the word gets around, eventually, they'll finally move on. But I'm sure they'll just start some other scam. 🍃🤔🍃 These people are scum!!!
Mineral oil and paraffin is the same, the active ingredient of baby oil. And they are the liquid form of vaseline. But, in the beauty industry is another ingredient that works like oil (oil-disolve-oil) and like mineral spirits, who works and then evaporate. Is cyclomethicone silicone. Is light and volatile. When dries, left nothing behind. I keep a jar (with a sponge inside, so I can control the amount) saturated with cyclomethicone and I use either q tip or brush. I, even, make a blender marker with this. I hope that helps someone. ( Here,in Greece, I bought it for about 5 euros/100ml). Happy coloring.
This thorough, side-by-side evaluation of blending media for pencils was fascinating! We asked one of our art materials information specialists about using paraffin oil with colored pencils, and they said that non-drying oils similar to paraffin oil impart permanent softness essential to oil pastel, and they thought adding paraffin oil to colored pencil would functionally convert the pencil lead into something more like oil pastel. They thought this technique would work best on a heavy paper or absorbent board, so that the oil could be absorbed and the medium could firm up and solidify, since it wouldn't "cure' like oil paint. They suggested using glassine paper between drawings in storage to prevent transferring oil stains to other artwork.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights. They were very valuable and informative. FYI…I was pleased to find that after a few days, the paraffin oil test swatches dried well. I plan to do a follow up video where I can do even more in-depth tests. I will be sure to keep in mind your recommendations. Thanks again.
I've always used Gamsol with a blending stump which works much better than a brush, but I'm going to try the Paraffin Oil. I really like the results you got with that. Never would I use baby oil because the smell (just like baby powder) reminds me of changing dirty diapers (LOL). It's important to note that Gamsol is an ARTIST grade odorless mineral spirit, not the type you buy at Home Depot. Thanks for the research & testing. Saves us a lot of time when you do it for us!
I've used Gambol before - as well as blender pens and pencils - but you've now gotten me very interested in other possibilities, Jennifer. Maybe the most intriguing possibility is pre-treating the paper! Hours of experimentation to follow. Thank you!!!
@@ColoringBliss I love your channel. It is just a shame we have to pay more for items sold on Amazon. Sometimes the cost of shipping outweighs the cost of the item itself. Wish we had more selection of art supplies in AU.
Zest it is from UK, not available in US. Also there is a disclaimer on the Zest It web page that it isn’t available due to supply issues. Jacksons no longer has it either.
Chatty Stacie here today! When my nephew and I color together, we like to make our own blending stumps, and we use wax cubes (the kind that melt to disperse scents (using only the heat of an incandescent lightbulb), wax liquified in a burning candle, and we even touch the tortillions to our tongue sometimes. But my favorite item to use is fn\he perfect, tiny, portable, and oh so convenient lip balm/Chapstick! They have a wonderful consitency and a little goes a long way. I hold onto the little containers when it's too low to spread on my lips and use the tortillion to dip into the well. That way, I can spread them around in every area/bag/tin I use for coloring. It also works on crayons, but it's harder to achieve. I also have a giant stick of sun block suspended in an oily wax substance; it lost its potency to block UV rays long ago but there is still a huge amount left that would otherwise end up in the landfill or ocean!
First of all, those pink striped jammies are too cute on Rose!🐶🥰 Thanks very much for the testing Jennifer. I agree with your final pick. Alcohol and odorless paraffin👍🙋
Hi. Fun video. Thank you ! 😊I’ve found that hand sanitizer works on the smooth papers like Bristol and hot press. I’d sure love to win those pencils as they’re quite out of my budget these days.
Hi there. I’m an OMS user and was surprised at the results. I tried baby oil, but didn’t like how it bled through the paper more. I didn’t know about alcohol with pencils. I need to get try it. The paraffin too. Thanks for showing us.
This is awesome! I've never thought or hear of using liquid blenders, I've only ever know the little colorless blend pencil. I'm gonna have to try this next time. Thank you!
Well.. something I've found is that "Personal Lubricant" is a really good colored pencil blender, isn't sticky and doesn't leave the greasy spot. The walmart Equate brand is dead cheap.
Amazing! Thank you Jennifer for doing the hard work. I’ve used coconut oil to blend but it really didn’t have that much of difference between the vaseline and baby oil. It did make my page smell yummy.😋 😂
This was a great help, I am definitely going to use the parfin. You mentioned may be doing olive oil. The problem with using food grade oils is they become rancid later, and I imagine some damage over time because of it, plus the smell factor of rancid oil is pretty bad. Thanks again for the great test!
Great comparison and wow I would of never thought to use paraffin I really like it when you put it down first then color over it. It looks so smooth thank you for doing this.
I love how much time you and Steve put into your research. I have only tried Gamasol and that was years ago. Lately I have been using a colorless alcohol marker.
Very interesting comparison. I never thought of pre-treating the paper first. Brilliant idea with great results. I'm very interested to see how paraffin oil works with oil pastels as well. I'm definitely going to look into adding paraffin oil to my 'art kit'. I'm looking for an alternative to OSM (I'm a bit under-welmed by the results I get) and it looks to have potential. If they put it in the pencils, it shouldn't effect the archival-ness of the finished work. 👍 I have tried walnut oil (won't yellow over time like linseed oil) with oil pastels and it seemed to work better than OSM, but it does take a *long time* to dry. I don't know how it would work with colored pencils... (I've gotta test that some day). If you've tried walnut or linseed oil with your pencils, I'd love to know if it worked for you. Thanks for sharing!
The best alternative is cyclomethicone silicone. It's very light "oily" ingredient, but is volatile, just like the mineral spirits, and no fumes . It dries fast and without stain. I use it the same way I use water for my watercolor pencils.
Langridge’s Solvent 75 is an alternative to Gamsol lowest toxicity. Your application of the Gamsol would have been better if you dipped the paper stump a bit longer before using it
Amazed at results of the parafen oil. I have used baby oil in the past,but not with good results. I have gamasol it don’t use it often. Usually just use a blending pencil or a stump without any thing. I think i will try the alcohol next time. Think sometimes it depends on the paper, as I normally I’m coloring in adult coloring books. Many thanks, Jennifer showing the different products it helps those of us who ammeters and color as a hobby or a way to relax.
I checked on Amazon (CDN) and this paraffin product cost over $30 not counting taxes. On the same page there were a couple of different options for Neem Oil which is also used in many beauty products from toothpaste to hair products and everything in-between. It also cost half as much as the paraffin oil so next time I order something I will include Neem oil and give it a try. It never occurred to me to try a medium for coloured pencils so I did some struggling in some of my pictures. This video is so helpful - thank you so much!
I love to color, and I’ve tried several of the products you tested. I would love to try the Paraffin Oil - and the added benefit is that it keeps paraffin WAX from resolidifying. I have one of those baths, too! A great perk! Thanks for sharing. 😊😊
Thanks for such an informative video! My granddaughter and I love to color together and we will experiment with some of these options. Would love to see another video using some of the other "blender" choices you mentioned!
I have been watching your videos for at least 5 years now. I have learned so much! Now I just need to learn how to create more time to color and destress. 🙂
I thought it was cool that you pointed out how it looked like you were burnishing even though you were just using medium pressure. Makes me imagine some really vibrant colors on top of other colors. Excited to try the alcohol the most. Loved the paraffin results, but don’t like the oily residue on the back.
Hi! Lovee your experiments! What is the tooth of the paper like afterwards? With OMS, one of the advantages is that... it sort of gives you back some tooth (??) What were the other ones like in this regard? ❤
I'm very intrigued by this video!! Thank you for all the testing you perform & share with us! I found the paraffin oil on Amazon for $11 for 4 oz. But, I have neem oil which I use on plant as a spray (diluted with water). Neem oil is not toxic & is inexpensive. It dries on plant leaves to deter insects, so I guess it'd work with colored pencils... Gonna try it.
I've tried olive oil with oil pastel and it works wonderfully but does take time to cure. I wish you a happy new year and good luck to all who want to win a lovely prize. Thanks for this thorough exploration of blending liquids.
Thank you for this! I have just started using colored pencils and I'm always looking for comparison videos of products, from pencils to blenders! I would like to know also about the residue left behind. Do the parafin and baby oil leave an oily spot after it dries thoroughly?
Thank you for the comparison, my only concern with the paraffin and the baby oil is the discoloration of the paper after use. I also feel like using the same appliance for application would have been better for the demonstration. I get great blending results with Gamsol by using a q-tip. Thank you for giving other alternatives.
Happy new year Jennifer, I have used zest it to help blend many mediums, I too bought mine from jacksons. Love that you are exploring all types of products to successfully blend coloured pencils
I’ve resisted solvent and oils because I work mostly in books and didn’t want to ruin them. But for Christmas I got papers to try that would feed through my printer and purchased downloaded art off Etsy as I wanted to work in more mediums. Now I will breakdown and give the parison oil a try as well! Thanks for the info!!!
Music notes are going off in my head!!! Wow! This was amazing in so many ways. I love that it even showed what you might use in different ways! I am so going to try this AND I am going to do my own test sheet to have on hand for when I want different effects, and I will know what does what. I am also going to go try the different oils and see how they do. You guys are amazing and I love how you take our artistic minds and open them up even more. Talk about "kicking it up a notch!" I have been with you a month now and don't know how I lived without you guys lol.
I just started working in colored pencils and training myself to be light when coloring. I have been looking at what people use for blending and knew that I could not handle the chemical things because I have chemical sensitivity. Baby oil gives me a headache too. I bought an colorless alcohol pen to try but I got a headache from that. That was surprising because alcohol doesn't give me a headache so I will be trying alcohol. I will probably try that paraffin oil sometime in the future also thank you very much for your video
I would suggest replacing the OMS/Gamsol with Chelsea Classic Studios Lavender Spike Oil. OMS might not have an odor but they still have fumes that can kill you over time. Chelsea Classic products contain no carcinogens. I have no monetary relationship with CCS other than giving THEM money, I started using this brand when I had a cat that loved to help me color and paint. Also, if you paint with oils they have some fantastic fat and lean oil mediums also made with lavender oils.
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Just to inform you that reporting these scammers does no good at all. I have been doing this and it takes mere SECONDS for them to be kicked back out to your comments section.
I think our only option is if they stop getting ANY takers of their bait. Hopefully as the word gets around, eventually, they'll finally move on.
But I'm sure they'll just start some other scam.
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These people are scum!!!
Thank you for giving us a "heads up" on these "individuals"
Happy New Year!
❤Thanks for this very informative video
I learned so much. Thanks again!!
Thank you.
Mineral oil and paraffin is the same, the active ingredient of baby oil. And they are the liquid form of vaseline. But, in the beauty industry is another ingredient that works like oil (oil-disolve-oil) and like mineral spirits, who works and then evaporate. Is cyclomethicone silicone. Is light and volatile. When dries, left nothing behind. I keep a jar (with a sponge inside, so I can control the amount) saturated with cyclomethicone and I use either q tip or brush. I, even, make a blender marker with this. I hope that helps someone. ( Here,in Greece, I bought it for about 5 euros/100ml). Happy coloring.
You can get mineral oil at the laxative section, so it won't have perfumes or additives added, unlike baby oil.
This thorough, side-by-side evaluation of blending media for pencils was fascinating! We asked one of our art materials information specialists about using paraffin oil with colored pencils, and they said that non-drying oils similar to paraffin oil impart permanent softness essential to oil pastel, and they thought adding paraffin oil to colored pencil would functionally convert the pencil lead into something more like oil pastel. They thought this technique would work best on a heavy paper or absorbent board, so that the oil could be absorbed and the medium could firm up and solidify, since it wouldn't "cure' like oil paint. They suggested using glassine paper between drawings in storage to prevent transferring oil stains to other artwork.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights. They were very valuable and informative. FYI…I was pleased to find that after a few days, the paraffin oil test swatches dried well. I plan to do a follow up video where I can do even more in-depth tests. I will be sure to keep in mind your recommendations. Thanks again.
@@ColoringBliss Our pleasure! If you test these techniques on different papers, we'd love to know which ones worked best!
@@ColoringBliss that was one of my questions, how well did it dry, how long it took, etc
I learned in a colored pencil (Derment Inktense) class to use aloevera gel. The color explodes 😊
I’m having trouble concentrating because your nail color is mesmerizing!
So nice of you to take the time to show all these products! Thank you!
I've always used Gamsol with a blending stump which works much better than a brush, but I'm going to try the Paraffin Oil. I really like the results you got with that. Never would I use baby oil because the smell (just like baby powder) reminds me of changing dirty diapers (LOL). It's important to note that Gamsol is an ARTIST grade odorless mineral spirit, not the type you buy at Home Depot. Thanks for the research & testing. Saves us a lot of time when you do it for us!
What a great demo! I'm surprised how well rubbing alcohol did. I especially liked how it didn't seep through the paper to the back.
This is so helpful. Love seeing your precious pooch join you on your videos, both seen and heard!
I've used Gambol before - as well as blender pens and pencils - but you've now gotten me very interested in other possibilities, Jennifer. Maybe the most intriguing possibility is pre-treating the paper! Hours of experimentation to follow. Thank you!!!
Thank you for the lesson. I appreciate the science behind the art. 😊🎨
I wonder if these materials will stand the test of time. Like will the paper brown in a year or something like that.
Vaseline works excellent for blending colour pencils. It is a great alternative to expensive blenders available in Australia.
Yes! There are so many options…did you know you can also use olive oil!
@@ColoringBliss I love your channel. It is just a shame we have to pay more for items sold on Amazon. Sometimes the cost of shipping outweighs the cost of the item itself. Wish we had more selection of art supplies in AU.
Zest it is from UK, not available in US. Also there is a disclaimer on the Zest It web page that it isn’t available due to supply issues. Jacksons no longer has it either.
I have always stated, that every informational video you post I learn something new. Thank you so much. Hugs from Chicago!!
Thank you for such a thorough and precise demonstration! I learned so much
Chatty Stacie here today! When my nephew and I color together, we like to make our own blending stumps, and we use wax cubes (the kind that melt to disperse scents (using only the heat of an incandescent lightbulb), wax liquified in a burning candle, and we even touch the tortillions to our tongue sometimes. But my favorite item to use is fn\he perfect, tiny, portable, and oh so convenient lip balm/Chapstick! They have a wonderful consitency and a little goes a long way. I hold onto the little containers when it's too low to spread on my lips and use the tortillion to dip into the well. That way, I can spread them around in every area/bag/tin I use for coloring. It also works on crayons, but it's harder to achieve. I also have a giant stick of sun block suspended in an oily wax substance; it lost its potency to block UV rays long ago but there is still a huge amount left that would otherwise end up in the landfill or ocean!
First of all, those pink striped jammies are too cute on Rose!🐶🥰 Thanks very much for the testing Jennifer. I agree with your final pick. Alcohol and odorless paraffin👍🙋
I also like the fact that alcohol is cheap.
@@clipperrn where? In uk it's v. expensive
@@bellinatodenise Georgia, US. A 16 oz bottle of rubbing alcohol is about $1.00.
@@clipperrn here about £8
Loved this evaluation, very helpful !! Thank you for all your hard work to bring this material to us. God bless you and your family.
Incredible research and presentation! Exactly what I like and look for! You have saved me time and money looking, you are a great resource, thanks!
Hi. Fun video. Thank you
! 😊I’ve found that hand sanitizer works on the smooth papers like Bristol and hot press. I’d sure love to win those pencils as they’re quite out of my budget these days.
Hi there. I’m an OMS user and was surprised at the results. I tried baby oil, but didn’t like how it bled through the paper more. I didn’t know about alcohol with pencils. I need to get try it. The paraffin too. Thanks for showing us.
Jennifer, do the oily/wet spots evaporate out from under the baby oil and the unscented paraffin oil ? .......great test!
I use Holbein Meltz it works a lot like odorless mineral spirit with less smell
Thank you for the advice!
This is awesome! I've never thought or hear of using liquid blenders, I've only ever know the little colorless blend pencil. I'm gonna have to try this next time. Thank you!
Well.. something I've found is that "Personal Lubricant" is a really good colored pencil blender, isn't sticky and doesn't leave the greasy spot. The walmart Equate brand is dead cheap.
I hope she can try this for us.
I’ve seen other artists using it too. I think a lot of them are mainly oils featured here.
I tried that. Then I hid it from my family!!! lol
What is it with you americans! Why not say it like it is? I don't know what the product is called, but i believe it is a sexual aid?
Ummmm she did call it like it is….its called personal lubricant
I would love to see a video with other types of mediums to use with colored pencils. Thanks for the videos!
I really enjoy your experiments and reviews on products and techniques. Thank you!
Amazing! Thank you Jennifer for doing the hard work. I’ve used coconut oil to blend but it really didn’t have that much of difference between the vaseline and baby oil. It did make my page smell yummy.😋 😂
What about oil stain on paper?
Such an informative video. I love product comparisons. Your tests were great. I’ll be watching many more of your videos.
Thank you for sharing your input, I like the alcohol because of the fast drying. Thank you again it was a nice outlook to different products.
This was a great help, I am definitely going to use the parfin. You mentioned may be doing olive oil. The problem with using food grade oils is they become rancid later, and I imagine some damage over time because of it, plus the smell factor of rancid oil is pretty bad. Thanks again for the great test!
Great comparison and wow I would of never thought to use paraffin I really like it when you put it down first then color over it. It looks so smooth thank you for doing this.
I love how much time you and Steve put into your research. I have only tried Gamasol and that was years ago. Lately I have been using a colorless alcohol marker.
I have been using alcohol marker also to blend prismas works a little for sure.
Really helpful thankyou. Have you got a video about the derwent blender pens on coloured pencils?
I’m a beginner with color pencils so this is a wealth of information for me! Thank you for sharing the knowledge.😊
Very interesting comparison. I never thought of pre-treating the paper first. Brilliant idea with great results. I'm very interested to see how paraffin oil works with oil pastels as well. I'm definitely going to look into adding paraffin oil to my 'art kit'. I'm looking for an alternative to OSM (I'm a bit under-welmed by the results I get) and it looks to have potential. If they put it in the pencils, it shouldn't effect the archival-ness of the finished work. 👍 I have tried walnut oil (won't yellow over time like linseed oil) with oil pastels and it seemed to work better than OSM, but it does take a *long time* to dry. I don't know how it would work with colored pencils... (I've gotta test that some day). If you've tried walnut or linseed oil with your pencils, I'd love to know if it worked for you. Thanks for sharing!
The best alternative is cyclomethicone silicone. It's very light "oily" ingredient, but is volatile, just like the mineral spirits, and no fumes . It dries fast and without stain. I use it the same way I use water for my watercolor pencils.
@@sofiapol5745 Thanks for the info... I'll check that out!
I hope you like it @@sandyb4693
How about trying this with Prismacolors or Star Joy Golds?
I'm glad you're willing to experiment. It's so helpful!
Thanks for trialing all these! I am just getting into colouring
Langridge’s Solvent 75 is an alternative to Gamsol lowest toxicity. Your application of the Gamsol would have been better if you dipped the paper stump a bit longer before using it
I love your style of teaching! Subbed right away.
Amazed at results of the parafen oil. I have used baby oil in the past,but not with good results. I have gamasol it don’t use it often. Usually just use a blending pencil or a stump without any thing. I think i will try the alcohol next time.
Think sometimes it depends on the paper, as I normally I’m coloring in adult coloring books. Many thanks, Jennifer showing the different products it helps those of us who ammeters and color as a hobby or a way to relax.
it is one medium i have not used yet but always wanted to try and i love what these can or could do
I checked on Amazon (CDN) and this paraffin product cost over $30 not counting taxes. On the same page there were a couple of different options for Neem Oil which is also used in many beauty products from toothpaste to hair products and everything in-between. It also cost half as much as the paraffin oil so next time I order something I will include Neem oil and give it a try. It never occurred to me to try a medium for coloured pencils so I did some struggling in some of my pictures. This video is so helpful - thank you so much!
I love to color, and I’ve tried several of the products you tested. I would love to try the Paraffin Oil - and the added benefit is that it keeps paraffin WAX from resolidifying. I have one of those baths, too! A great perk! Thanks for sharing. 😊😊
28:41 I’ve only blended using a stump. I intend to try several of your suggestions to see what works best for me. Thanks for a great demo!
And data on the long term effects on the pigment/paper with different blenders?
Very interesting . Thanks for trying these for blending.
I’m new to mixed media. Love this technique
Thanks for such an informative video! My granddaughter and I love to color together and we will experiment with some of these options. Would love to see another video using some of the other "blender" choices you mentioned!
Interesting comparisons. Thanks. Will be trying these soon.
I just ordered the paraffin oil. Thank you! I don’t usually use anything to blend because of asthma and chemical. I appreciate you!
I have been watching your videos for at least 5 years now. I have learned so much! Now I just need to learn how to create more time to color and destress. 🙂
My craft group is working with colored pencils this week. Your video was very informative.
Thanks so much for the information. It will definitely improve my pencil skills.
Thank you! The video is very well organized and presented!😊
Thanks for doing the comparisons. Is the rubbing alcohol 91%? Much appreciated. Good video.
This was an awesome demo, even for us novice colored pencil artists. Please keep the good information coming!
Thanks for doing the work. I’m going to try the coconut milk which is slightly oily.
Thank you for your teaching and inspiration. I am very interested in learning more!
I thought it was cool that you pointed out how it looked like you were burnishing even though you were just using medium pressure. Makes me imagine some really vibrant colors on top of other colors. Excited to try the alcohol the most. Loved the paraffin results, but don’t like the oily residue on the back.
I always learn something exciting from watching your videos. Thanks!!! 0:02
Wow that is a fabulous video with great knowledge thrown at us. Thank you so much.
Thank Jennifer for testing all of these products. I'm currently using OMS, but I maybe switching paraffin now! Thanks again!🤗
Hi! Lovee your experiments! What is the tooth of the paper like afterwards?
With OMS, one of the advantages is that... it sort of gives you back some tooth (??) What were the other ones like in this regard? ❤
Love that you're discussing chemistry today -- gooooo Art SCIENCE!! I love the chapters that are included now in all your videos!
WOW! That was a great demonstration.
Thank you
Wow. Thanks for showing this. I have never seen this done before
Interesting 🧐 ,interesting 🤔 . If you have the old swathes using the same blending solutions it be interesting to see how it’s held up.
I'm very intrigued by this video!! Thank you for all the testing you perform & share with us! I found the paraffin oil on Amazon for $11 for 4 oz. But, I have neem oil which I use on plant as a spray (diluted with water). Neem oil is not toxic & is inexpensive. It dries on plant leaves to deter insects, so I guess it'd work with colored pencils... Gonna try it.
Thank you so much for doing this. 💗 I appreciate your tutorial videos. Keep doing what you do!
❤❤Love all your work… blending is something that I struggle with but keep practicing!
I just found this video, very interesting. Thanks for the experiment.
I've tried olive oil with oil pastel and it works wonderfully but does take time to cure. I wish you a happy new year and good luck to all who want to win a lovely prize. Thanks for this thorough exploration of blending liquids.
Great review! I always use products that are unscented or odorless.
😊 Thanks.
I have pepperment oil....maybe l will try it too. Thanks for sharing. 🌿💞🌿
Thank you for this! I have just started using colored pencils and I'm always looking for comparison videos of products, from pencils to blenders! I would like to know also about the residue left behind. Do the parafin and baby oil leave an oily spot after it dries thoroughly?
Thanks for this information and doing all the testing. I have only ever used water but looking forward to experimenting now
Thank you for the comparison, my only concern with the paraffin and the baby oil is the discoloration of the paper after use. I also feel like using the same appliance for application would have been better for the demonstration. I get great blending results with Gamsol by using a q-tip. Thank you for giving other alternatives.
Very thorough testing chart, thank you
Happy new year Jennifer, I have used zest it to help blend many mediums, I too bought mine from jacksons. Love that you are exploring all types of products to successfully blend coloured pencils
Wow eye opening techniques here…….. can’t wait to try!!!! Thank so much Jennifer 😊
Great info! Of all the products you demonstrated, the only one I had heard of and tried was alcohol. I’d like to try the paraffin. Thanks!
That was a great idea!!! 😮❤ I am going to try some of these out! Thank you!!
I love this video. I would like more videos on blending.
I’ve resisted solvent and oils because I work mostly in books and didn’t want to ruin them. But for Christmas I got papers to try that would feed through my printer and purchased downloaded art off Etsy as I wanted to work in more mediums. Now I will breakdown and give the parison oil a try as well! Thanks for the info!!!
Music notes are going off in my head!!! Wow! This was amazing in so many ways. I love that it even showed what you might use in different ways! I am so going to try this AND I am going to do my own test sheet to have on hand for when I want different effects, and I will know what does what. I am also going to go try the different oils and see how they do. You guys are amazing and I love how you take our artistic minds and open them up even more. Talk about "kicking it up a notch!" I have been with you a month now and don't know how I lived without you guys lol.
Wow. So excited I found your channel. Makes me want to try my colored pencils again! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for all your videos, they help us a great deal.
Can we see a small coloring page using the rubbing alcohol and the paraffin oil to see how its used in a real life use.
I just started working in colored pencils and training myself to be light when coloring. I have been looking at what people use for blending and knew that I could not handle the chemical things because I have chemical sensitivity. Baby oil gives me a headache too. I bought an colorless alcohol pen to try but I got a headache from that. That was surprising because alcohol doesn't give me a headache so I will be trying alcohol. I will probably try that paraffin oil sometime in the future also thank you very much for your video
Thank you for the demonstration. Enjoyed your tutorial.
Wow, just found you and I’m a new color pencil and coloring book user. I never knew about blending of pencils. Love your experiments.
I will try again. Just found you! Loved the coloring with the paraffin oil. Very nice.
Great info! I had no idea about this so I am excited to try it. Thanks!
Aww I had headphones in and could hear rose snoozing away... sooo adorable
Thank you - I'm liking the unscented element. I am surprised at the alcohol outcome. Thank you for for taking time to make and present this info.
I would suggest replacing the OMS/Gamsol with Chelsea Classic Studios Lavender Spike Oil. OMS might not have an odor but they still have fumes that can kill you over time. Chelsea Classic products contain no carcinogens. I have no monetary relationship with CCS other than giving THEM money, I started using this brand when I had a cat that loved to help me color and paint. Also, if you paint with oils they have some fantastic fat and lean oil mediums also made with lavender oils.