It's so totally cool! I've had the book closed for a couple of days now with nothing in between the pages and there is absolutely no transfer or smudging on the opposite page! I just wish I could figure out a way to blend them on the page - I'm still pondering that one... :)
I will never, ever be as artistic and creative as Helen but I love to watch her create. And I can always take her ideas and adapt them to my own significantly-less-talented style of mucking around with art stuff. ;) :)
I love these tempera sticks! I have a collection of them. The process is just so fun :D I do not blend them, but you can layer streaks of the metallic ones over the solids to create an interesting effect. I created a spooky background in a Kerby roseanes with the metallic blue over some dark colors that I think turned out pretty cool. I did use masking fluid over the picture. Mostly they're just. a lot of fun!
That's cool! I put the gold metallic over the rust red colour to create this background and then I did another background off-camera where I put the gold metallic over a combination of the rust red and the yellow ochre. I think I put down too much gold on that one, though - I can barely see the colours through the metallic shine. :) Ah well - I learned something and that's the most important thing! :)
Thank you so much, Helen! And thank you so much for being such an artistic inspiration to so many (including me :))! I never would have known about these if it weren't for you and I'm having SO much fun with them! Thank you!!!
Hi Connie I seen Helen’s videos I always watch them to learn how to paint ect she is amazing.. those paint sticks look amazing thank you for sharing ❤❤❤😊😊😊xxxx
That looks amazing! A two toned effect with the gold and rust colors is pretty cool. I will have to get some of those. A fixative free medium is always a good thing. Thanks for your bold experimentation!
These look so much fun! Wonder if you could shape them into a point with an exact knife. Keep the shavings in a little container to use later. Love the gold! ❤️🇦🇺
Hmmm... Now you have me thinking. :) The stick itself is pretty soft so they'd be easily shaped but I don't know how well they'd hold a point. I'm totally willing to try it, though! I'm not sure how well the shavings would hold up - the paint tends to dry out VERY fast and I don't know if the little bits would stay malleable or if they'd just dry out. I'm also not sure if they could be re-wetted. Also willing to test out those things, too! Thanks so much for the suggestions! :)
Connie hello, thank you for sharing. I love the rust orange and the gold, I think that would be fantastic in Kerby Rosannes book that has the Phoenix, either as a background or on the Phoenix itself. So spectacular and vibrant.
I just love your experiment videos! I never would have given these a second look because I don’t want to mess with fixatives. Had no idea they dry with that finish. Thanks for sharing. ❤😊❤
This is why I come rushing over when I see a video from you! Very fun and interesting!! I loved the outcome. I think one day you are going to curious yourself into a cool invention!!
Omy gosh I loved using the crayola paint sticks!! I used them for my background ( I blended as soon as I put it on the paper with a makeup applicator ) and I loved it. My husband got them for my toddlers but I couldn’t help myself 😂😂 thank you for showing these! I’ve been wondering about them , you know, for my kids 🤪 Beautiful page!❤
That looks so fun!!! My mother used to paint with tempera paints, until she discovered acrylics. I am not brave enough to use masking fluid, but you sure showed us what it does, so maybe I will find the courage. Ahem. You are too an artist, just like everyone who plays with new media is an artist. You may not feel like one, but you are one. That was a gorgeous background you made!!! Thank you for introducing us to those tempera sticks.
Interesting Connie, what about using with background stencils and different colour overlays - for instance autumn leaves 🤷🏼♀️ thank you for sharing these😊
Hey Connie, purchased the same sets you have together and am having so much fun using them. Haven't coloured in any books yet but you've given me the strength to carry on and give it a whirl! Enjoyed the video!
Wow, Connie, that looks spectacular! 😃 I see some tempera sticks have fallen into my Amazon basket… 🥴😁 Thank you for always trying out these things for us all! I also love watching Helen’s splodge and scribble paintings come together 😊
Hey Connie, great video, love you taking us with you on your experiments. I bet your students really enjoy being in your class. Your enthusiasm is so enjoyable to watch. Just wanted to ask if you would consider doing another video using stencils? Curious to see how well that would work with these paints. Take care and looking forward to your next video!
Hi Connie, I just recently bought these too, and your video popped up as a suggestion to watch. I tried them on watercolor paper as well as the "Small Victories" coloring book. I found that if you wet the paper first, then use the sticks, they blend nicely. I used a watercolor paint brush to move the paint around into the small areas. Hope this helps! ❤
The tempera paint sticks are somewhat different than gel crayons. :) I have a follow-up video in the works where I try a bunch of things with these tempera paint sticks and I'll definitely try using them like you describe. :)
Do you have to use masking fluid let me know! I have never used if. Glad you gave these a go. I have them too and not brave enough yet. I liked how you used the two colors.
You wouldn't have to use the masking fluid but it would be hard to be precise with the sticks and get right up to the lines on a page since the sticks are so big and chunky. That's why I used the masking fluid. :) Glad you liked it!
Interesting that they LIFT with water. Could you lay down some color, put a stencil over it, and wipe away some color with a damp paper towel or a baby wipe? It might also be fun to layer the gold or silver over another color on cardstock and then diecut it for cards.
Hello! I saw this and was curious and you solved my curiosity!! I like the metallic look of this!!! Also I am new to your channel and glad I stopped by and subscribed!!! Thank you for the explanation and your experience with this!!! This was awesome!!! Really looking at this it gives it an Asian flair with these two colors. Very interesting!!!
Thank you so much for this video! Before it was even half over I went to Amazon and ordered the skinnier ones, I think they would work in the Disney color by number
I bought some that said tempera sticks - narrower stick, M&G Washable Tempera Sticks - but I am almost certain that they are the same as a silky crayon! - what do you think? Are they basically the same? I was able to blend them out using Gamsol (spirits). I have another set coming from We Are Memory Keepers that I am hoping are truly tempera paint. I saw a skin tone set of the fatter tempera sticks on Amazon that look promising for neutrals/browns/skin. I am trying to figure out how to apply them in smaller spaces and not just backgrounds though. Thanks for the video!
@@colouringchemist I am looking forward to the follow-up video! I’m still experimenting too. The silicone tipped “brushes” I had didn’t work well to spread them, but the paper I tried it on was weird. Need to try again with some different papers.
A wonderful success. I love watching your experiments. I'm curious if you can use the metallic paint stick over any other kind of medium such as acrylic paints, watercolors, colored pencils, etc.
@@colouringchemist I'll keep watch for it. I'm very interested in these if they can go over other mediums. Thank you for bringing them to our attention.
Hey, Connie! I'm struggling to get that mirror finish you achieved with the Metallic Neocolor 1s.. no matter how I try, I can't seem to get the "strokes" from my coloring to go away. I've tried using full burnishing pressure right away as well as adding layers progressively. Once I go to lightly buff the product, it still shows the directionality from my coloring process because of how the mica reflects the light I think. If I try to buff it more/with more pressure, I get bald spots on the page! Do you have any tips? I got a really smooth shiny finish from the normal neocolor 1s, just not the metallics.
There will always be crayon "strokes" that show through with that polished metallic Neocolor I technique - I just try to colour in a consistent direction (that makes sense with the image) so that the strokes are at least all running in one direction. :) I know - it can be misleading when we RUclipsrs show pages on screen - it often makes backgrounds look "perfect" when, in real life, they are almost always a bit patchy or streaky. :) You could try doing a last layer of the metallic crayons with all your strokes going in one direction (either horizontally back and forth or vertically up and down) and don't press super hard - just hard enough to get a nice sliding feel to the crayon and to get those uni-directional strokes. Then do your polishing. You will still see streaks but if they're all in the same direction it isn't quite so noticeable (at least - that's what I find :)). And you're right - you can't buff with too much pressure or you'll take the crayon off. :) Also - make sure you're using fairly good quality tissues. The super inexpensive tissues might be too rough to get a nice finish. Hope that helps!
That background turned out quite nicely. All that gold made me think of childhood trips to Vegas. It was fun watching someone else do the same experimentation I've been doing recently with tempera sticks. I've got the Kwik Stix brand and they seem to be only slightly less transparent than my set of silky crayons (Creative Mark). For both pieces I've completed with the tempera sticks, I've pulled out my silky crayons to adjust colors or get in to smaller areas. Careful layering the metallics over other colors, the glitter can do strange things optically which might leave you with unwanted colors in your finished piece (ask me how I know!) If you're looking for further tempera stick inspiration, there's a video I wish I could link to. To find it, search RUclips for "full cup creative arts WOOOW". She's not using it in a coloring format, but it might be a fun watch regardless. She inspired me to get out the big paper and go freehand, with pretty good results.
My eyes lit right up when I saw that white. I'm constantly on the hunt for something to fully cover the hidden objects in the older Mythographics. I so wish they were smaller. They are neat but so chunky not good for much, other than a wide open background and most pages don't have those... especially due to the opacity which is a mixed blessing. If they were the size of a twist crayon you could do so much more with them. I'm guessing they wouldn't be able to be applied with a brush with how fast they dry. Please try going over the top with pencil and let me know if it works?
I'm working on a follow-up video where I test them for basing and also try some techniques for getting into the smaller spaces - stay tuned! :) There are some smaller sticks out there - similar in size to a twist crayon, I think - and I have them on order I'll include those in the follow-up video, too. We'll see if we can turn these into more than just a "one trick pony" for colourists. :)
@@colouringchemist A bit off topic but I recently discovered the newish sharpie creative pens.. basically acrylic ink, kind of like the Arrtx acrylic pens, with a brush nib. they claim not to bleed and a video I watched showed they don't streak either. The palette is rather limited with 12 colors, however I found them in my local Walmart last night and they sell a pack of just the black and white which is nice. Currently testing.
@@colouringchemist I accidentally bought the wrong one lol.. I didn't realize there were both bullet and brush tips. I picked up the brush tip I wanted this weekend but haven't played yet. In case anyone is curious the bullet tip is very similar to the 3m posca.
Thanks, Claire! :) I have a follow-up video in the works where I try out a bunch more things with these paint sticks - keep an eye out for that one! :)
I'll often put tape on the opposite page like that - I'm kind of messy when it comes to backgrounds and the tape helps to keep the other page cleaner. :)
Hi Connie. I was wondering if it's possible to scribble the tempera paint sticks onto a palette and then use a blending brush to apply them to a page? You can do this with Gelatos but maybe these paint sticks dry too quickly for this technique?
Cool! I tried a very cool new product to me. Sharpie Creative Markers. They don’t bleed through paper!!! Comes with fine brush like tip and goes on wet. Opaque. Check out reviews.
Small correction: original tempera paints were made with egg *yolks,* not egg whites. And usually something to hide the smell...powdered myrrh is pretty common for that and you can buy it by the pound.
Ah - thank you for the correction! I read that when I was researching and then promptly somehow substituted "egg whites" for "egg yolks" in my brain. :) I've filmed a follow-up video where I think I talk about egg whites again - I'll put a correction in the description box. :) And I can imagine they would need something to mask the smell - it's not like they had refrigeration back then to store the paints. :) The sulfurish smell must have gotten pretty overwhelming!
@@colouringchemist It's not that they stored any paint (it was mixed in small batches for immediate use because it dries pretty fast once blended)...but dried eggs smells just as bad, and a finished piece would stink for a looooooong time!
Yeah - I'm not comfortable with my face in front of the camera so you'll probably never see what I look like. :) I'm in my 50s, have long, reddish-brown hair that's greying at the temples, and I have grey-blue eyes. And I have what I optimistically call a "country girl" build (I'm not slim :)). Hope that helps!
Hmmmm... I'm not sure. :) They are quite opaque - especially the white - so I would think if you tried to layer the white on top of other colours, you wouldn't get that misty, bokeh look. You'd just get opaque white circles all over the page - know what I mean? :) But you could certainly try!
Fair warning if you ever accidentally get it on your clothes or fabric they will never come off. It stains instantly. I've got a sweatshirt I accidentally dropped it on and it's still there years later.
The fact that it doesn't come off is already a big deal. That background looks really beautiful. Thanks, Connie!
It's so totally cool! I've had the book closed for a couple of days now with nothing in between the pages and there is absolutely no transfer or smudging on the opposite page! I just wish I could figure out a way to blend them on the page - I'm still pondering that one... :)
Very kind of you to let me know that as well. Thanks! I subscribed! 💞
@@floralheart You're very welcome! And thank you for subscribing! :)
I saw Helen using these and wondered if there was an application for us. Always enjoy your experiments, well done.
I will never, ever be as artistic and creative as Helen but I love to watch her create. And I can always take her ideas and adapt them to my own significantly-less-talented style of mucking around with art stuff. ;) :)
I love these tempera sticks! I have a collection of them. The process is just so fun :D I do not blend them, but you can layer streaks of the metallic ones over the solids to create an interesting effect. I created a spooky background in a Kerby roseanes with the metallic blue over some dark colors that I think turned out pretty cool. I did use masking fluid over the picture. Mostly they're just. a lot of fun!
That's cool! I put the gold metallic over the rust red colour to create this background and then I did another background off-camera where I put the gold metallic over a combination of the rust red and the yellow ochre. I think I put down too much gold on that one, though - I can barely see the colours through the metallic shine. :) Ah well - I learned something and that's the most important thing! :)
That gold background is amazing!!! Thanks so much for the shout-out and kind comments!!
Thank you so much, Helen! And thank you so much for being such an artistic inspiration to so many (including me :))! I never would have known about these if it weren't for you and I'm having SO much fun with them! Thank you!!!
Connie, I love your enthusiasm whenever you find a new product to try. Love the video ❤❤❤
So glad you enjoyed the experimentation! :)
Turned out awesome!! Very cool Connie!
Thank you! :)
Hi Connie I seen Helen’s videos I always watch them to learn how to paint ect she is amazing.. those paint sticks look amazing thank you for sharing ❤❤❤😊😊😊xxxx
So glad you liked it! :) And Helen is amazing!
I like it, it's like color shifting paint. Thanks for taking the risk for us to see what happens.
You're very welcome! :)
Great video, like the chemistry and exploration of colour.
Thanks - so glad you liked it! :)
Connie, you are an artist! Love your videos!
~ Kathy Busby
Awwww... Thank you! :)
That looks amazing! A two toned effect with the gold and rust colors is pretty cool. I will have to get some of those. A fixative free medium is always a good thing. Thanks for your bold experimentation!
So glad you liked it - and liked my "throw-caution-to-the-wind" experimentation! :D
These look so much fun! Wonder if you could shape them into a point with an exact knife. Keep the shavings in a little container to use later. Love the gold! ❤️🇦🇺
Hmmm... Now you have me thinking. :) The stick itself is pretty soft so they'd be easily shaped but I don't know how well they'd hold a point. I'm totally willing to try it, though!
I'm not sure how well the shavings would hold up - the paint tends to dry out VERY fast and I don't know if the little bits would stay malleable or if they'd just dry out. I'm also not sure if they could be re-wetted. Also willing to test out those things, too! Thanks so much for the suggestions! :)
@@colouringchemist I have an ‘outside the box’ brain. 👍
@@MissChelle Love it! :)
Connie hello, thank you for sharing. I love the rust orange and the gold, I think that would be fantastic in Kerby Rosannes book that has the Phoenix, either as a background or on the Phoenix itself. So spectacular and vibrant.
Excellent idea! :)
I just love your experiment videos! I never would have given these a second look because I don’t want to mess with fixatives. Had no idea they dry with that finish. Thanks for sharing. ❤😊❤
You're very welcome - glad you enjoyed it! :)
This is why I come rushing over when I see a video from you! Very fun and interesting!! I loved the outcome.
I think one day you are going to curious yourself into a cool invention!!
You never know! ;) :) Glad you enjoyed it!
Omy gosh I loved using the crayola paint sticks!! I used them for my background ( I blended as soon as I put it on the paper with a makeup applicator ) and I loved it. My husband got them for my toddlers but I couldn’t help myself 😂😂 thank you for showing these! I’ve been wondering about them , you know, for my kids 🤪
Beautiful page!❤
So glad you liked it! Have fun experimenting! I mean... I hope your kids have fun experimenting! ;) :)
GORGEOUS!! Thanks for experimenting for us!
You're welcome - glad you enjoyed it! :)
Hello Connie. Gosh that looks gorgeous. Very interesting supply I am curious . Love these videos 💖
So glad you liked it! :)
That looks so fun!!! My mother used to paint with tempera paints, until she discovered acrylics. I am not brave enough to use masking fluid, but you sure showed us what it does, so maybe I will find the courage. Ahem. You are too an artist, just like everyone who plays with new media is an artist. You may not feel like one, but you are one. That was a gorgeous background you made!!! Thank you for introducing us to those tempera sticks.
Awww... Thank you for the kind words! And you can totally do great things with masking fluid - just jump right in! :)
This is fun. I've been looking at tempera sticks for a bit now.
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Interesting Connie, what about using with background stencils and different colour overlays - for instance autumn leaves 🤷🏼♀️ thank you for sharing these😊
Excellent idea! I'm working on a follow-up video and I'll include some stencil work - thanks for the suggestion! :)
Hey Connie, purchased the same sets you have together and am having so much fun using them. Haven't coloured in any books yet but you've given me the strength to carry on and give it a whirl! Enjoyed the video!
So glad you liked it! :) Have fun with the paint sticks! :)
Wow, Connie, that looks spectacular! 😃 I see some tempera sticks have fallen into my Amazon basket… 🥴😁 Thank you for always trying out these things for us all! I also love watching Helen’s splodge and scribble paintings come together 😊
Helen is just such a lovely, lovely artist - I wish I had a tiny fraction of her talent!
So glad you liked my "experimentations"! :)
The opacity of the white is unbelievable! Thank you for sharing!
You're very welcome! :)
Can you color on top of these with pencil?
Good question! It would be great product for basing
I'm working on a follow-up video where I try out the basing idea - stay tuned! :)
Wow! That’s brilliant!!!!
Thanks! So glad you liked it! :)
Hi Connie! This book is become the shiniest one in the world, wow!!!🤩
It really is! :)
I was just looking at those the other day, wondering if they might compare to Gelatos?! Glad to see this video come up!
They're definitely different from Gelatos but they do have some of their own very cool properties! :)
The background color came out gorgeous 😍
Thank you! :)
Gorgeous background! Thanks for demonstrating this product!
You're very welcome! :)
These are fantastic. I used the the blue metallic on a background recently and it worked amazingly. The metallic is so shiny!
I bet that looked amazing! :)
Hey Connie, great video, love you taking us with you on your experiments. I bet your students really enjoy being in your class. Your enthusiasm is so enjoyable to watch. Just wanted to ask if you would consider doing another video using stencils? Curious to see how well that would work with these paints. Take care and looking forward to your next video!
So glad you liked it! I have a follow-up video in the works - stay tuned! :)
Hi Connie,
I just recently bought these too, and your video popped up as a suggestion to watch.
I tried them on watercolor paper as well as the "Small Victories" coloring book. I found that if you wet the paper first, then use the sticks, they blend nicely. I used a watercolor paint brush to move the paint around into the small areas.
Hope this helps! ❤
Thanks so much for the suggestion! I have a follow-up video planned where I try out a bunch of things - I'll add this to the list! :)
I love it! I'm gonna get those. I love to new mediums and papers to check out.
Have fun and enjoy! :)
I don't have those crayons but similar. I found blending with a paper stump good and drawing on a pallet and pick up like paint with a little water.
The tempera paint sticks are somewhat different than gel crayons. :) I have a follow-up video in the works where I try a bunch of things with these tempera paint sticks and I'll definitely try using them like you describe. :)
It might be good to do a layer and then go over with a stencil on top with another colour. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for the suggestion! I have a follow-up video in the works where I try all kinds of things with the sticks - stay tuned! :)
I just bought some a while back, now I will try using them. Thanks❤
Have fun experimenting! :)
Do you have to use masking fluid let me know! I have never used if. Glad you gave these a go. I have them too and not brave enough yet. I liked how you used the two colors.
You wouldn't have to use the masking fluid but it would be hard to be precise with the sticks and get right up to the lines on a page since the sticks are so big and chunky. That's why I used the masking fluid. :)
Glad you liked it!
Interesting that they LIFT with water. Could you lay down some color, put a stencil over it, and wipe away some color with a damp paper towel or a baby wipe? It might also be fun to layer the gold or silver over another color on cardstock and then diecut it for cards.
It's possible! :) I don't make cards but those are great ideas for card makers - thanks for sharing! :)
Hello! I saw this and was curious and you solved my curiosity!! I like the metallic look of this!!! Also I am new to your channel and glad I stopped by and subscribed!!! Thank you for the explanation and your experience with this!!! This was awesome!!! Really looking at this it gives it an Asian flair with these two colors. Very interesting!!!
Glad you liked it! And thank you so much for subscribing! :)
Thank you so much for this video! Before it was even half over I went to Amazon and ordered the skinnier ones, I think they would work in the Disney color by number
So glad you enjoyed it! :)
I bought some that said tempera sticks - narrower stick, M&G Washable Tempera Sticks - but I am almost certain that they are the same as a silky crayon! - what do you think? Are they basically the same? I was able to blend them out using Gamsol (spirits). I have another set coming from We Are Memory Keepers that I am hoping are truly tempera paint. I saw a skin tone set of the fatter tempera sticks on Amazon that look promising for neutrals/browns/skin. I am trying to figure out how to apply them in smaller spaces and not just backgrounds though. Thanks for the video!
I just bought a set of the thin M&G sticks (and another thin set :)) and I have a follow-up video in the works - stay tuned! :)
@@colouringchemist I am looking forward to the follow-up video! I’m still experimenting too. The silicone tipped “brushes” I had didn’t work well to spread them, but the paper I tried it on was weird. Need to try again with some different papers.
A wonderful success. I love watching your experiments. I'm curious if you can use the metallic paint stick over any other kind of medium such as acrylic paints, watercolors, colored pencils, etc.
I have a follow-up video in the works where I try a bunch of different things with the paint sticks - stay tuned! :)
@@colouringchemist I'll keep watch for it. I'm very interested in these if they can go over other mediums. Thank you for bringing them to our attention.
Hey, Connie! I'm struggling to get that mirror finish you achieved with the Metallic Neocolor 1s.. no matter how I try, I can't seem to get the "strokes" from my coloring to go away. I've tried using full burnishing pressure right away as well as adding layers progressively. Once I go to lightly buff the product, it still shows the directionality from my coloring process because of how the mica reflects the light I think. If I try to buff it more/with more pressure, I get bald spots on the page! Do you have any tips? I got a really smooth shiny finish from the normal neocolor 1s, just not the metallics.
There will always be crayon "strokes" that show through with that polished metallic Neocolor I technique - I just try to colour in a consistent direction (that makes sense with the image) so that the strokes are at least all running in one direction. :) I know - it can be misleading when we RUclipsrs show pages on screen - it often makes backgrounds look "perfect" when, in real life, they are almost always a bit patchy or streaky. :)
You could try doing a last layer of the metallic crayons with all your strokes going in one direction (either horizontally back and forth or vertically up and down) and don't press super hard - just hard enough to get a nice sliding feel to the crayon and to get those uni-directional strokes. Then do your polishing. You will still see streaks but if they're all in the same direction it isn't quite so noticeable (at least - that's what I find :)). And you're right - you can't buff with too much pressure or you'll take the crayon off. :) Also - make sure you're using fairly good quality tissues. The super inexpensive tissues might be too rough to get a nice finish.
Hope that helps!
I have some of this paint! Now I can try it! Thanks o brave lady!!
Go for it! :) And you're very welcome! :)
That background turned out quite nicely. All that gold made me think of childhood trips to Vegas. It was fun watching someone else do the same experimentation I've been doing recently with tempera sticks. I've got the Kwik Stix brand and they seem to be only slightly less transparent than my set of silky crayons (Creative Mark). For both pieces I've completed with the tempera sticks, I've pulled out my silky crayons to adjust colors or get in to smaller areas. Careful layering the metallics over other colors, the glitter can do strange things optically which might leave you with unwanted colors in your finished piece (ask me how I know!)
If you're looking for further tempera stick inspiration, there's a video I wish I could link to. To find it, search RUclips for "full cup creative arts WOOOW". She's not using it in a coloring format, but it might be a fun watch regardless. She inspired me to get out the big paper and go freehand, with pretty good results.
Thank you so much for the tips! And for the suggestion for the RUclips video - I'll definitely try to find that one! :)
My eyes lit right up when I saw that white. I'm constantly on the hunt for something to fully cover the hidden objects in the older Mythographics. I so wish they were smaller. They are neat but so chunky not good for much, other than a wide open background and most pages don't have those... especially due to the opacity which is a mixed blessing. If they were the size of a twist crayon you could do so much more with them. I'm guessing they wouldn't be able to be applied with a brush with how fast they dry. Please try going over the top with pencil and let me know if it works?
I'm working on a follow-up video where I test them for basing and also try some techniques for getting into the smaller spaces - stay tuned! :) There are some smaller sticks out there - similar in size to a twist crayon, I think - and I have them on order I'll include those in the follow-up video, too. We'll see if we can turn these into more than just a "one trick pony" for colourists. :)
@@colouringchemist A bit off topic but I recently discovered the newish sharpie creative pens.. basically acrylic ink, kind of like the Arrtx acrylic pens, with a brush nib. they claim not to bleed and a video I watched showed they don't streak either. The palette is rather limited with 12 colors, however I found them in my local Walmart last night and they sell a pack of just the black and white which is nice. Currently testing.
@@waymire01 I've seen those pens on a few other channels but don't have them myself. Let me know your thoughts once you complete your testing!
@@colouringchemist I accidentally bought the wrong one lol.. I didn't realize there were both bullet and brush tips. I picked up the brush tip I wanted this weekend but haven't played yet. In case anyone is curious the bullet tip is very similar to the 3m posca.
@@waymire01 Ah - thanks for the info! Let me know how the playing goes! :)
Fantastic video! I’ll have to look out for these x
Thanks, Claire! :) I have a follow-up video in the works where I try out a bunch more things with these paint sticks - keep an eye out for that one! :)
@@colouringchemist ooh will do!
I love it !
Beautiful!
Thank you! :)
I have also never used tape on the side.
I'll often put tape on the opposite page like that - I'm kind of messy when it comes to backgrounds and the tape helps to keep the other page cleaner. :)
Haven't seen these used before. The gold backgrouojnd looks amazing. Could you draw over them with acrylic markers?
I've got a follow-up video in the works where I try a bunch of different stuff using the tempera sticks - stay tuned! :)
Hi Connie. I was wondering if it's possible to scribble the tempera paint sticks onto a palette and then use a blending brush to apply them to a page? You can do this with Gelatos but maybe these paint sticks dry too quickly for this technique?
I wouldn't think so - they dry so, so quickly. :) I've got a follow-up video where I try a bunch of stuff, though - stay tuned! :)
@@colouringchemist Thank you. I'll definitely be watching the follow up video!
What a fun experiment!
Glad you liked it! :)
Thanks so much for the video ❤
You're welcome! :)
These look fun!
They are! :)
This was interesting. Thank you!😊
You're very welcome! :)
Cool! I tried a very cool new product to me. Sharpie Creative Markers. They don’t bleed through paper!!! Comes with fine brush like tip and goes on wet. Opaque. Check out reviews.
Neat! Are those the acrylic pens put out by Sharpie? I haven't tried them yet but I've got them on my colouring "radar"! :)
How did the back of the page do?
It's great - nothing at all on the other side! :)
Small correction: original tempera paints were made with egg *yolks,* not egg whites. And usually something to hide the smell...powdered myrrh is pretty common for that and you can buy it by the pound.
Ah - thank you for the correction! I read that when I was researching and then promptly somehow substituted "egg whites" for "egg yolks" in my brain. :) I've filmed a follow-up video where I think I talk about egg whites again - I'll put a correction in the description box. :)
And I can imagine they would need something to mask the smell - it's not like they had refrigeration back then to store the paints. :) The sulfurish smell must have gotten pretty overwhelming!
@@colouringchemist It's not that they stored any paint (it was mixed in small batches for immediate use because it dries pretty fast once blended)...but dried eggs smells just as bad, and a finished piece would stink for a looooooong time!
@@ChelleLlewes Ah - good point! :)
That background looks great! New sub here 😊
Thank you! And thank you for subscribing! :)
What do you look like. I have a whole face pictured in my head. I never get to see the people though to see if I were close.
Yeah - I'm not comfortable with my face in front of the camera so you'll probably never see what I look like. :) I'm in my 50s, have long, reddish-brown hair that's greying at the temples, and I have grey-blue eyes. And I have what I optimistically call a "country girl" build (I'm not slim :)). Hope that helps!
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Gorgeous through the camera. I love it ❤
Would it work for a bokeh style background??? She asks, as she is already searching on Amazon 😂
Hmmmm... I'm not sure. :) They are quite opaque - especially the white - so I would think if you tried to layer the white on top of other colours, you wouldn't get that misty, bokeh look. You'd just get opaque white circles all over the page - know what I mean? :) But you could certainly try!
Fair warning if you ever accidentally get it on your clothes or fabric they will never come off. It stains instantly. I've got a sweatshirt I accidentally dropped it on and it's still there years later.
Oh no! Good to know - thank you for the warning!