Wow I love the lion drawing with the glasses!!! 😱 Lions are my favorite animal!! I wish One day I’ll be good enough to draw something like that to hang in my room!
I use hairspray for my charcoals but I always lay them flat and spray from above then leave them to dry. I found this stops the ‘running’ effect. Great tutorial.
@@Vicerium My sister is an artist and her favourite medium is charcoal. It was her that recommended to me hairspray. Any will do but she recommended a ‘firm hold’ spray. Lay flat on the ground and spray from about 18 - 24 inches away and leave to dry. I think the only way to find out is give it a try. Maybe use a practice one first.
@@dianerixom4036 Thanks Diane. Yep i did today on my balcony desk :) First tested and then used on all my works :D Was so nervous but everything gone fine :)) Thanks to you and your sister again x
Love it super helpful! I’ve always done art but haven’t attended an actual art academy. For the past 2 years I’ve experienced with charcoal & created portraits, so far it has caught the attention of individuals & I’ve been asked for commissions which I have started to do so. I guess I’ll have to invest in the fixative, don’t want to risk it with the hairspray specially if it’s not going to be a long lasting film protective when my artwork is going to be framed.
Thank you for doing the test! I also used hairspray in art academy. When I did soft pastel drawings, I realized fixing is not only for finished art work. If you don’t fix colours between layers, the colours will rub into one, muddy tone. But if you do fix colours layer by layer, you can build up tones with different colours, and they show through each other like watercolours. The only thing that bothered me, was that white pigment tends to dissapear with hairspray, so I left it for the last (and unfixed) layer. I wonder if a professional fixing spray would eliminate this problem
The main problem with using hairspray instead of fixative is that it is non-archival - meaning that it will degrade and yellows over time, altering the appearance and durability of your artwork in the process.
Thank you so much for the video. I have done my very first project with colored charcoal. I live in a country and area that I don’t have access to professional art products and was looking for a home product. It is deeply colorful but I plan on framing it with glass and a black Matt. I am hoping hairspray would be enough, but I didn’t even know about the hairspray until your video, and thank you for the in depth report. I spent over 15 hours on this last project (8”x11”) and everyone loves what I had did and I didn’t realize the wonderful satisfaction of creating my art. The colored charcoal was a gift to me more than 25 years ago and I’m finally starting to use them. What a wonderfully frustrating medium... and to use its unique workable features is quite satisfying and I’m learning things from it every day. I wanted to preserve my work and I again thank you for your very informative video. BTW... omg you are a great artist!!!
Thank you very much for this video! I was searching for ways to keep my charcoal drawing from smudging and I definitely found it. Im glad hair spray does the job because art is just a hobby for me and i wouldnt want to spend a lot of money just for a fixative spray
I don't think it's worth spending almost 15 times the price for a quality fixer unless you're a professional artist working with commissions. They tend to darken the pastels too.
Thank you, this will save me money. Fixative is four times the price in Mexico than it is back home in England. My drawings aren’t good enough yet to justify the expense. Hairspray it is, for the next couple of years.
They are good enough, so do not put yourself down. I would use hairspray fixative for your sketches in your pad but not for main stuff. The reason why even though you think the main ones are not good enough, you be surprised how good you are when looking back. It is a permanent record of what stage you reached that point in your art journey.
Hi Lineke! guess what? I have never used fixative 😂😜😃 I am very amateur😂😂😁, although I had a vague idea of what it was about, excellent experiment, I'll investigate which ones they have in the market over here, nice to see you on video 😍😉👀Have a beautiful weekend 💕 💓 💖 love
Hi Pilar! Well, for starters the hairspray is just perfect an also excellent to start practicing the distances and to see the effects. The contrasts and colors will come out even greater and with the professional fix even more and also, you can intermediate a fix and work in deeper into your drawing after putting in a light layer. Just try it out a little bit and amaze youselve on the effect but please, keep in mind.... pray from at least an arm lenght! LOL 😱 Almost forgot................. And have a great weekend too hahahahah
Thank you Ed!! you are very welcome and please put a little bit of hairspray on that "bold spot" you have there.... hahahahaha \ LOL just kiddin you! 😂
What a great tutorial lineke, I was wondering about hairspray as a fixative, I use proper fixative myself on my charcoal drawings. Thanks once again lineke. 😘😘😘😘👏👏👏👏🇬🇧😘😘😘😘
Before adding pastels to my painting, should I add water color as a background and then fixative?....I added the fixative but I only had soft pastel and I used the Ghiant fixative but the fixative didn't work. Please can you help me with your recommendations. Thank you very much for answering me and for your videos.
Bedankt Lineke...kom ik zomaar op mede Nederlandse terecht... Ik ga opzoek naar echte fix voor kadoportretje...hoop dat ik het hier in Eilatdorpje in Israël ,kan vinden.🌺💖
Big thumbs up 👍👍👍again new experiment 😇🙏 may I know from where you get those ideas.... Wished there would be some fixative for bad relationships ..one spray and everything resolved 🌈....very informative... Thanks you so much... Lots of Love n regards always 🖌🎨👍
I used professional Koh-i-Noor pastel fixative for the first time today. I followed the distance instructions, I shook the can properly before and it RUINED my painting. A beautiful chestnut racehorse turned out so dark and muddy, destroying the hues and splashing the Pastelmat. Unfortunately, I was thinking of selling it but now it is damaged. The hairspray works well on charcoal but it also darkens the colours. Am I doing something wrong??
That is terrible Emira! I am not experienced with the professional Koh-i-Noor pastel fixative, I use the one by Gianth, and that brand leaves my pastel drawings just a littlebit darker but not noticeble. So I cannot imagine you doing something wrong....
@@LinekeLijn Thanks! By the way, is it a final fixative or workable fixative? It would be cool if you make a video to try the fixative on graphite drawing...
Hi 👋 Whilst i have the policy of giving a thumbs up to any/every video involving some sort of experiment (whether it's a pass or failure) because I always favour the brave and - regardless of the outcome - it always gives you at least some more information/knowledge about any medium. But I have seen SO many people in TH-cam tutorials say *not* to ever use hairspray as an art fixative because it turns Yellow with age. So whilst this video showed that hairstyle *can* be used as a fixative in the immediate sense, it does not show how this method is going to work long term. I would be very interested in seeing what the parts you sprayed with hairspray look in... at least a year. A very long wait for that result to hold up in the long term I know, but I guess you could just do the spraying, put it away and work with other illustrations/colouring for a year, and then come back to it after a year. And because there's so many things you can do and learn about art (I'm focusing on coloured pencils this year), one year really would really fly away quite quickly. I can't see in the screen I'm on at the moment (writing a comment takes up all of my screen) when this video was done. It's September 2020 now, so if this video was done over a year ago, you could take it out now and see if there's any yellowing/how it holds up with time. I'd be very interested in that because as you mention, fixatives specifically designed for art can be extremely expensive and I'd like to know the result (in a very yes/no fashion) - does using hairspray for a fixative cause the paper to yellow over time or not? Thank you for doing this video and hi from Australia 👋
Great question Melinda!... Ectually, I am not sure but if you have a work that you want to keep for 10 years or more, you had better use "the real thing" I guess..... ;)
Drawing with Lineke Lijn Well as they always say, fortune favours the brave and doing an experiment like this is never a waste of time and many others will find it interesting as well 👍
I can answer that, I used hairspray on a colour pencil artwork I made in 1988, the page has not yellowed, I have kept the art work out of sunlight though.
The fixative is going into your lungs and the small hairs lining the tissue of the lungs will be glued to the supporting tissue making it difficult to breath, this is permanent damage to you lungs and your ability to breath! I know because I am a print work of some 40 years, now from using the fixative even in a ventilated area I have lung issues. Spray out of doors, with a good mask or respirator.
Thank you! I feel like the difference is minimal. As a hobby artist I will use hairspray!
For your sketches yes but not for your main artwork.
this was very useful...thank you.... you proved to me that fixative is best...
Wow I love the lion drawing with the glasses!!! 😱 Lions are my favorite animal!! I wish One day I’ll be good enough to draw something like that to hang in my room!
I use hairspray for my charcoals but I always lay them flat and spray from above then leave them to dry. I found this stops the ‘running’ effect. Great tutorial.
I have 5 finished work with charcoal and was thinking to use hairspray (didnt use yet). Would you recommend hairspray ? And brand matters or any of?
@@Vicerium My sister is an artist and her favourite medium is charcoal. It was her that recommended to me hairspray. Any will do but she recommended a ‘firm hold’ spray. Lay flat on the ground and spray from about 18 - 24 inches away and leave to dry. I think the only way to find out is give it a try. Maybe use a practice one first.
@@dianerixom4036 Thanks Diane. Yep i did today on my balcony desk :) First tested and then used on all my works :D Was so nervous but everything gone fine :))
Thanks to you and your sister again x
Love it super helpful! I’ve always done art but haven’t attended an actual art academy. For the past 2 years I’ve experienced with charcoal & created portraits, so far it has caught the attention of individuals & I’ve been asked for commissions which I have started to do so. I guess I’ll have to invest in the fixative, don’t want to risk it with the hairspray specially if it’s not going to be a long lasting film protective when my artwork is going to be framed.
Thank you Wendy!
Thank you for doing the test! I also used hairspray in art academy. When I did soft pastel drawings, I realized fixing is not only for finished art work. If you don’t fix colours between layers, the colours will rub into one, muddy tone. But if you do fix colours layer by layer, you can build up tones with different colours, and they show through each other like watercolours. The only thing that bothered me, was that white pigment tends to dissapear with hairspray, so I left it for the last (and unfixed) layer. I wonder if a professional fixing spray would eliminate this problem
It is true that the professional fix is more clear than the hairspray ^^
Thank you. I love your art and accent and voice. Very relaxing.
The main problem with using hairspray instead of fixative is that it is non-archival - meaning that it will degrade and yellows over time, altering the appearance and durability of your artwork in the process.
True, but hairspray could be useful if you’re just using it to seal an under drawing for an acrylic painting
Thank you so much for the video. I have done my very first project with colored charcoal. I live in a country and area that I don’t have access to professional art products and was looking for a home product. It is deeply colorful but I plan on framing it with glass and a black Matt. I am hoping hairspray would be enough, but I didn’t even know about the hairspray until your video, and thank you for the in depth report. I spent over 15 hours on this last project (8”x11”) and everyone loves what I had did and I didn’t realize the wonderful satisfaction of creating my art. The colored charcoal was a gift to me more than 25 years ago and I’m finally starting to use them. What a wonderfully frustrating medium... and to use its unique workable features is quite satisfying and I’m learning things from it every day. I wanted to preserve my work and I again thank you for your very informative video. BTW... omg you are a great artist!!!
What a lovely comment Elana, thank you so much! ^^
I wish you all the succes with this 'frustating' but also exiting medium ... ;)
Thank you very much for this video! I was searching for ways to keep my charcoal drawing from smudging and I definitely found it. Im glad hair spray does the job because art is just a hobby for me
and i wouldnt want to spend a lot of money just for a fixative spray
I don't think it's worth spending almost 15 times the price for a quality fixer unless you're a professional artist working with commissions. They tend to darken the pastels too.
Thank you, this will save me money. Fixative is four times the price in Mexico than it is back home in England. My drawings aren’t good enough yet to justify the expense. Hairspray it is, for the next couple of years.
They are good enough, so do not put yourself down. I would use hairspray fixative for your sketches in your pad but not for main stuff. The reason why even though you think the main ones are not good enough, you be surprised how good you are when looking back. It is a permanent record of what stage you reached that point in your art journey.
Well well.... who would have guessed.... Thanks Lineke !!!
^^ I sure didn't qrap! LOL ^^ You are very welcome 😉
I love your energy so much
Lineke, I think you got some spray in to the lions face :D
Hahahahaha!! That's why he is now wearing sun glasses Tychicus! lol 😂👉😎
Thank you for your passion and as well your sharing you know.
Hi Lineke! guess what? I have never used fixative 😂😜😃 I am very amateur😂😂😁, although I had a vague idea of what it was about, excellent experiment, I'll investigate which ones they have in the market over here, nice to see you on video 😍😉👀Have a beautiful weekend 💕 💓 💖 love
Hi Pilar! Well, for starters the hairspray is just perfect an also excellent to start practicing the distances and to see the effects. The contrasts and colors will come out even greater and with the professional fix even more and also, you can intermediate a fix and work in deeper into your drawing after putting in a light layer. Just try it out a little bit and amaze youselve on the effect but please, keep in mind.... pray from at least an arm lenght! LOL 😱
Almost forgot................. And have a great weekend too hahahahah
Hi Lineke thank you for the advices, I'll see what happen spraying hair spray😂😂😂from the correct distance😣😓😞😂😄
Great, beautiful and very good Artist!
Thanks from Italy
ITA
Grande, brava e bella artista.
:D 🤗🙏 Thank you Alessio!
Very good and practical demonstration Lineke
Question: the colored pencils drawings needs fixative too? I think than yes
Thanks for the compliment!
And the colored pencils are grease based and do not need fixation ^^
Happy Friday Lineke....very informative and new to me.....Thank You
Thank you Ed!! you are very welcome and please put a little bit of hairspray on that "bold spot" you have there.... hahahahaha \
LOL just kiddin you! 😂
@@LinekeLijn LOL, it would not help....LOL
I LOVE your work!
I just started using my soft pastels n it's so much fun!
^^ Thank you Jennifer!! :D
What a great tutorial lineke, I was wondering about hairspray as a fixative, I use proper fixative myself on my charcoal drawings. Thanks once again lineke. 😘😘😘😘👏👏👏👏🇬🇧😘😘😘😘
Hi Julie! that is sooo great to hear my dear and you are ever so welcome!! xxx 😘😘 :D
Nicely demonstrated, thank you.
Love the lion 😊
Before adding pastels to my painting, should I add water color as a background and then fixative?....I added the fixative but I only had soft pastel and I used the Ghiant fixative but the fixative didn't work. Please can you help me with your recommendations. Thank you very much for answering me and for your videos.
Hi Aide, I myself never do that, I only fixate at the and of my pastel or charcoal drawing before putting it in a frame ^^
Love it, thanks
Thank you!
Hairspray it will be! Dank je wel😂☺️
Bedankt Lineke...kom ik zomaar op mede Nederlandse terecht...
Ik ga opzoek naar echte fix voor kadoportretje...hoop dat ik het hier in Eilatdorpje in Israël ,kan vinden.🌺💖
Wat leuk!! en succes met zoeken hoor! ^^ 🌺💖
Big thumbs up 👍👍👍again new experiment 😇🙏 may I know from where you get those ideas.... Wished there would be some fixative for bad relationships ..one spray and everything resolved 🌈....very informative... Thanks you so much... Lots of Love n regards always 🖌🎨👍
You are so very welcome dear Bhavesh!!
Thank you so much! This is a great help!
I used professional Koh-i-Noor pastel fixative for the first time today. I followed the distance instructions, I shook the can properly before and it RUINED my painting. A beautiful chestnut racehorse turned out so dark and muddy, destroying the hues and splashing the Pastelmat. Unfortunately, I was thinking of selling it but now it is damaged. The hairspray works well on charcoal but it also darkens the colours. Am I doing something wrong??
That is terrible Emira!
I am not experienced with the professional Koh-i-Noor pastel fixative, I use the one by Gianth, and that brand leaves my pastel drawings just a littlebit darker but not noticeble.
So I cannot imagine you doing something wrong....
Thank you! Does the Ghiant fixative work with Graphite? I guess the one you used here is for pastel! And where is it made?
It sure does! But I don't know where it is manifactured...
@@LinekeLijn Thanks! By the way, is it a final fixative or workable fixative? It would be cool if you make a video to try the fixative on graphite drawing...
@@Magnificent1393 It's a workable fixative ^^ But I don't draw with Graphite, sorry
You Remind me of Dame Judy Dench in the movie Chocolat.
^^
Do the hairspray work on oil pastel arts on a canvas?? Pls reply if u can, i would really appreciate it
Sorry to report this will only work on the dry media
Mam can we take any type ho hair spray for oil soft pastel painting mam reply.....
Yes Tisha! ^^
Can anyone tell me what k8nd of hairspray? I tried it and it didn't work
That's strange... I simply use the cheapest I can get my hand on ^^
Harikasın Lineke👏👏👏👏👏👏💖🐱🚀
Thank you Hakan! Evet, sende öylesin! 😎🎵🤟
Thank you!!
^^ You are very welcome Jackie
That is really helpful mam...😊
Thank you Snehal! 🤗💓
Thanks for Sharing
You are so very welcome dear Moosa ❤️
Can we use hairspray on watercolor painting?
That will not be nessesary Aqsa!
@@LinekeLijn you mean watercolor painting don’t need any varnish?
@@aqsawassem489 That is correct Aqsa, it will not swipe off the paper like pastel does ^^
Hi 👋 Whilst i have the policy of giving a thumbs up to any/every video involving some sort of experiment (whether it's a pass or failure) because I always favour the brave and - regardless of the outcome - it always gives you at least some more information/knowledge about any medium.
But I have seen SO many people in TH-cam tutorials say *not* to ever use hairspray as an art fixative because it turns Yellow with age. So whilst this video showed that hairstyle *can* be used as a fixative in the immediate sense, it does not show how this method is going to work long term.
I would be very interested in seeing what the parts you sprayed with hairspray look in... at least a year.
A very long wait for that result to hold up in the long term I know, but I guess you could just do the spraying, put it away and work with other illustrations/colouring for a year, and then come back to it after a year. And because there's so many things you can do and learn about art (I'm focusing on coloured pencils this year), one year really would really fly away quite quickly.
I can't see in the screen I'm on at the moment (writing a comment takes up all of my screen) when this video was done. It's September 2020 now, so if this video was done over a year ago, you could take it out now and see if there's any yellowing/how it holds up with time. I'd be very interested in that because as you mention, fixatives specifically designed for art can be extremely expensive and I'd like to know the result (in a very yes/no fashion) - does using hairspray for a fixative cause the paper to yellow over time or not? Thank you for doing this video and hi from Australia 👋
Great question Melinda!... Ectually, I am not sure but if you have a work that you want to keep for 10 years or more, you had better use "the real thing" I guess..... ;)
Drawing with Lineke Lijn Well as they always say, fortune favours the brave and doing an experiment like this is never a waste of time and many others will find it interesting as well 👍
I can answer that, I used hairspray on a colour pencil artwork I made in 1988, the page has not yellowed, I have kept the art work out of sunlight though.
Does it work on paintings
No Daniel, not at all ^^
That's great. Btw awesome drawing. Looks very beautiful. Have a great day ma'am 😊
A Dubble thank you Dix!!! Have a great weekend 😀💓🌺
The fixative is going into your lungs and the small hairs lining the tissue of the lungs will be glued to the supporting tissue making it difficult to breath, this is permanent damage to you lungs and your ability to breath! I know because I am a print work of some 40 years, now from using the fixative even in a ventilated area I have lung issues. Spray out of doors, with a good mask or respirator.
Hairspray might go waaaay yellower in years tho compared to an actual fixative.
Not happened to my stuff.
If you can smell it than "you are too close" to it. Use a mask! It's waaayyyyyyy healthier!
But fixative smells like pears, lovely ha ha!
@@warrenc1829 It has chemicals in it that you should breathe in.