Hello, I discovered your channel last year and enjoy your videos. I’ve always loved your use of water mediums on your pages. I just wanted to say thank you for uploading this video and carrying out these experiments. My hands/fingers often get sore when I use colouring pencils, so I tend to use watercolour pencils and inktense pencils more often in my colouring books. I find both watercolour and inktense pencils relaxing and enjoyable to use and they don’t cause my hands any issues. I’ve been thinking about trying my watercolour paints in colouring books and by some miraculous coincidence… your video was suggested to me this morning and it is exactly what I’ve been looking for! It was so interesting to see how the paints worked. I was convinced there would be some bleed through on the areas where you used more water, but was pleasantly surprised when there wasn’t any at all. I wanted to thank you for the hard work that went into this video and for your generosity in sharing the experiments, it was very helpful and has given me the confidence to have a go with my watercolour paints in my colouring books 😊❤️
Very interesting results, I thought for sure there would be a lot of bleed through. Especially the Gansai Tambi, due to the amount of paint and water. So good to know that her book can handle lots of water. Thank you for testing for us.
LOL! It never fails, we try to make things bleed through and none of them do. I will say that the US Bassford paper actually handles watercolor quite well also, I've never been brave enough to soak it, but I've used light layers and single color washes quite a bit. It has a strange response, instead of the usual buckling it tends to simply swell, so the entire area you paint on is raised a bit compared to the surrounding area, even when dry. Thanks for trying... I appreciate the time spent.
Hi Jackie, thanks for sacrificing a couple of pages for the experiment. I really enjoyed the video. I know how to use my not so loved Johanna books now. I feel like you about her books, I think we all started out colouring in her books and loved them and then you realise how many other gorgeous books are out there. Loved the crinkle of the pages, makes me very happy. Thank you for the fantastic video 😊
This was lovely! I’m a firm believer in designating a test page in every coloring book. Mediums can behave so differently on different paper. I write notes near each sample and give it my 0-5 star rating. I even sometimes experiment with layering, such as wc paint, then colored pencils, and then fine liners. I hope you continue sharing your experiments with us! ❤
Thanks for watching. You sound much more dedicated than I am 😁 it has been interesting and useful to do the experiments….not sure how regular it will become though for me, even though I know how valuable it is 🙃
A guide for anyone who wants: the sakura is a dye based traditional watercolor (gum arabic binder), the van gogh is a pigment based gum arabic, the neo is a pigment based watersoluble wax binder, and the gansai is a pigment based glycerine/starch binder. Other brands should behave similarly if you match up the composition.
I'm enjoying the experiments. Also just loads of fun to hang out with ypu while im adding pen to paper. Thanks for the lovely visit during my early morning coloring. 😊🩷
I had a feeling the Johanna Basford paper would behave well, it usually does, but I'm kind of surprised at just how much difference there was between the various individual products as they settled down on it to dry. I usually pick a palette and go, not mixing brands, more out of a lack of space for multiple palettes than any particular affinity or preference, so it was an eye-opener for me to see them side by side. Yes, I found watching paint dry to be informative and engaging, lol. This was a really interesting comparison to watch! Charlotte had a great idea, and I'm glad she suggested it and you executed it so thoroughly. Thanks Jackie!
I’m glad you enjoyed it , I don’t normally go to this much trouble but it is useful to see how the various Waterbased medium behave and could potentially be used together. I really am surprised none bled through!
Hello, I discovered your channel last year and enjoy your videos. I’ve always loved your use of water mediums on your pages. I just wanted to say thank you for uploading this video and carrying out these experiments. My hands/fingers often get sore when I use colouring pencils, so I tend to use watercolour pencils and inktense pencils more often in my colouring books. I find both watercolour and inktense pencils relaxing and enjoyable to use and they don’t cause my hands any issues. I’ve been thinking about trying my watercolour paints in colouring books and by some miraculous coincidence… your video was suggested to me this morning and it is exactly what I’ve been looking for! It was so interesting to see how the paints worked. I was convinced there would be some bleed through on the areas where you used more water, but was pleasantly surprised when there wasn’t any at all. I wanted to thank you for the hard work that went into this video and for your generosity in sharing the experiments, it was very helpful and has given me the confidence to have a go with my watercolour paints in my colouring books 😊❤️
Very interesting results, I thought for sure there would be a lot of bleed through. Especially the Gansai Tambi, due to the amount of paint and water. So good to know that her book can handle lots of water. Thank you for testing for us.
LOL! It never fails, we try to make things bleed through and none of them do. I will say that the US Bassford paper actually handles watercolor quite well also, I've never been brave enough to soak it, but I've used light layers and single color washes quite a bit. It has a strange response, instead of the usual buckling it tends to simply swell, so the entire area you paint on is raised a bit compared to the surrounding area, even when dry. Thanks for trying... I appreciate the time spent.
Hi Jackie, thanks for sacrificing a couple of pages for the experiment. I really enjoyed the video. I know how to use my not so loved Johanna books now. I feel like you about her books, I think we all started out colouring in her books and loved them and then you realise how many other gorgeous books are out there. Loved the crinkle of the pages, makes me very happy. Thank you for the fantastic video 😊
Glad it was helpful! I love that crinkly noise too….thats why I don’t get nervous about using water in my books 🤣
@@spare_room_studio can we have lots more crinkle sounds please 😂
This was lovely! I’m a firm believer in designating a test page in every coloring book. Mediums can behave so differently on different paper. I write notes near each sample and give it my 0-5 star rating. I even sometimes experiment with layering, such as wc paint, then colored pencils, and then fine liners. I hope you continue sharing your experiments with us! ❤
Thanks for watching. You sound much more dedicated than I am 😁 it has been interesting and useful to do the experiments….not sure how regular it will become though for me, even though I know how valuable it is 🙃
A guide for anyone who wants: the sakura is a dye based traditional watercolor (gum arabic binder), the van gogh is a pigment based gum arabic, the neo is a pigment based watersoluble wax binder, and the gansai is a pigment based glycerine/starch binder. Other brands should behave similarly if you match up the composition.
Thanks for sharing the information, I hope you found the video interesting….i wasn’t expecting that none of them would bleed through!
I'm enjoying the experiments. Also just loads of fun to hang out with ypu while im adding pen to paper. Thanks for the lovely visit during my early morning coloring. 😊🩷
Thanks so much, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! One of these days I might have to get brave enough to try doing a “live”? 😵💫
I had a feeling the Johanna Basford paper would behave well, it usually does, but I'm kind of surprised at just how much difference there was between the various individual products as they settled down on it to dry. I usually pick a palette and go, not mixing brands, more out of a lack of space for multiple palettes than any particular affinity or preference, so it was an eye-opener for me to see them side by side. Yes, I found watching paint dry to be informative and engaging, lol. This was a really interesting comparison to watch! Charlotte had a great idea, and I'm glad she suggested it and you executed it so thoroughly. Thanks Jackie!
I’m glad you enjoyed it , I don’t normally go to this much trouble but it is useful to see how the various Waterbased medium behave and could potentially be used together. I really am surprised none bled through!