Hi Louise, thank you for your experiments. I'm glad you tried glycerine, now I don't have to, lol. My aunt used glycerine and rose water on her face and hands every night, and loved it, it wasn't sticky and her skin was beautiful... Now, I've seen that quite a few US crafters use Daddy Van's natural unscented bee's wax furniture polish on tissue paper to make transparent 'vellum', applying it gently with a soft stencil brush - which I haven't tried. But, Nik the Booksmith's youtube 'DIY Printable Glassine - a new technique - how to make glassine - Tutorial', suggests using clear semi-gloss acrylic spray paint on tissue, which I have tried and like the outcome. So much to discover.
Glycerine is a humectant, so it retains and preserves moisture. It really won't ever dry as it continually pulls moisture out of the air. So, wet paper mostly. Coconut oil, is water soluble oil, so you might feel more confident trying it, After drying, a water based adhesive or acrylic paint may work out for you.
Thanks for the info! Very helpful. I will give coconut oil a go. I found that nut oil dries the best and would expect a similar result from coconut oil. This coupled with the water-soluble property may well provide a paper that is translucent and can have paint layers applied. Thanks very much for your time and attention, this is a great way to share ideas and knowledge and I am looking forward to experimenting with this. XXX😃😃
Hi again honey. This has been a good journey for me. Doing the UA-cam channel has pushed me to experiment more and had leaf to loads of lovely discoveries. I am looking forward to sharing them xxx
I use mat medium on my fresh flower petals,on plastic, to give me a more translucent look to them. I use mat medium so i can paint them if i want. I have petals that i use today in my collages that are over a year and a half old. You may find this a salutation to the need for the paper. Hope this helps. Love your channel and look forward to seeing what more you come up with ❤
Hi, sorry about the slow reply. That sounds like it would be beautiful and I'll definitely give it a go. Many thanks for the lovely tip. All the very best, Louise
Hi love your videos I'm artist but during lockdown I started junk journaling I also started doing wax papers. I using my paintings printed them out on to just light weight copy paper. then I lay down a towel then greaseproof paper then my print, cover again with an greaseproof paper using a hot iron (no steam) heated up the paper I then rubbed a candle on the print do this until the print is covered front & back with print covered with a layer of wax the print is now the is transparent, the prints make lovely and unique book pages I even make washi tape with them using double sided tape cutting the paper into strips. The wax is not sticky & if you buff it it gives a b shine you can even scrunch it up it gives wonderful texture ❤
Thank you so much Louise I really really enjoyed watching you show us all those different oils and the outcome too. I really really found this useful and helpful too. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumbs up too. Please stay safe and well too
Yay, mineral oil. I vote for that one too. For the designed paper that you like so much that was treated with the glycerin, I was thinking wall hanging and possibly sewing with a machine or by hand applying bits of fabric?
Thanks for the input and yes there are so many possibilities. I am enjoying all this so much that it gets difficult to make the decision about the next move. But not a bad problem to have.
I use wax. I either grate from a wax block or use pellets and an iron to melt onto paper. It makes lovely translucent, velum like paper. I don't know about the painting on after, as I use this technique on (individual, finished) pieces that are used to create my collages. But I am going to experiment a bit and let you know.
Great tip! Very helpful. And the results must be lovely and have a great feel to them. I have also tried the acrylic gloss medium. This makes the tissue paper translucent, but I find it always has a slightly sticky surface, so it doesn't work so well in journals or art books. Thanks for watching and all the best, Louise😀
Impatiently awaiting the outcome of your experiment. I used baby oil on one side only left to dry, very little oil reisdue, I wiped with a damp cloth and dried. A thin coat of clear Gesso kept the translucency, I was able to apply Acrylic and archival ink over the top. Paper kept it's strength. Thank you for taking the time to conduct these experiments and loving your papers, the link to your shop however comes up with an error message.
Wow loads of lovely information I hope everyone gets to see this. If you do a video on it I would share it. Otherwise I could do another short video and of course credit your research x
Have you tried bees wax and there are good transparent shoe polish creams that might do it. However I think the mineral oil will do the least long-term damage x and if it dries and takes clear gesso than that's perfect.
@@LouiseJannetta Ha ! Ha! Still can't figure out how to get photos off my iPod to my phone! 1. Johnsons Baby oil wiped on with a dense sponge until transparent. 2. Left flat on the top shelf with a cloth to keep off dust. 3. Wipe with a damp microfibre cloth 4. Wipe with a kitchen towel. 5. Apply Liquitex Clear Gesso in a thin layer with a sponge 6. Leave to dry. 7 Stamped with Momento inks and stencil with acrylic. Hope this helps.
@@LouiseJannetta Then found Baby Oil. I have some special effects bees wax in black that I may try rubbing over next project to highlight the creases and crinkles (craquelure?). I did come across a bottle of Ox Gall in my stash, put some onto coloured tissue paper, it took out all the colour and became transparent. Expensive on a large scale though.
Hiya did some papers yesterday liked the results with vegetable oil but the only thing I did not like it is still very oily when you leave it I have thought maybe put it outside & see if it drys or put it back into tracing paper who knows I shall experiment & see what happens. Let you know . Thanks for sharing Best Peter Scotland by the way the flowers you use are they dry or fresh thanks xx
Hiya once again any joy with the parcel let me know as gone to post office & got form to try & find it where ever it went it’s a shame where ever it went to but hay ho maybe turn up somewhere who knows anyways hope you are busy & I liked your class you did with people did nice work. Best peter Scotland xx
@@petergordon4456 Hi Peter, No so sorry but nothing has arrived. What a shame I do hope that they can track where it has got too. But I still love the card and am so proud that you have done such beautiful work utilising the papers.
Ha ha , a lovely thing to say and helps to put me at ease. I am aware that I am clumsy but it is so much a part of my creative process I have come to accept and embrace it XXX Many thanks for your kind comment and for watching the video channel. See you again in the future and all the very best, Louise X
@@LouiseJannetta I can’t say how many times I busted out laughing, as you learning the technique you are teaching, you are your best student, I love your method and am gratefully inspired! I watch a lot of art videos and mostly fast forward like speed reading, but yours are in real time 😉
@@goobygoo6105 I too get bored when things go too slowly so I have tried to keep things moving in my videos. Very kind of you to say that you get pleasure from the videos, much appreciated XXX🥰
Hi Louise, thank you for your experiments. I'm glad you tried glycerine, now I don't have to, lol. My aunt used glycerine and rose water on her face and hands every night, and loved it, it wasn't sticky and her skin was beautiful... Now, I've seen that quite a few US crafters use Daddy Van's natural unscented bee's wax furniture polish on tissue paper to make transparent 'vellum', applying it gently with a soft stencil brush - which I haven't tried. But, Nik the Booksmith's youtube 'DIY Printable Glassine - a new technique - how to make glassine - Tutorial', suggests using clear semi-gloss acrylic spray paint on tissue, which I have tried and like the outcome. So much to discover.
Wow thanks very much for all that. If we can find an acrylic friendly application then that would be so useful x
Glycerine is a humectant, so it retains and preserves moisture. It really won't ever dry as it continually pulls moisture out of the air. So, wet paper mostly. Coconut oil, is water soluble oil, so you might feel more confident trying it, After drying, a water based adhesive or acrylic paint may work out for you.
Thanks for the info! Very helpful. I will give coconut oil a go. I found that nut oil dries the best and would expect a similar result from coconut oil. This coupled with the water-soluble property may well provide a paper that is translucent and can have paint layers applied. Thanks very much for your time and attention, this is a great way to share ideas and knowledge and I am looking forward to experimenting with this. XXX😃😃
Really enjoying watching your experiments and reading viewers comments, tfs, Laura ❤
Hi again honey. This has been a good journey for me. Doing the UA-cam channel has pushed me to experiment more and had leaf to loads of lovely discoveries. I am looking forward to sharing them xxx
Thank you for doing the experiments and sharing your findings. Really appreciate it.
My pleasure, thank you for watching.
Wow! Regardless of the outcome I love your papers! I will give the mineral oil a go! TFS Hugs!
I still havent set up a group facebook page but I will. It will be so good to see everyones work XXX Enjoy X
I use mat medium on my fresh flower petals,on plastic, to give me a more translucent look to them. I use mat medium so i can paint them if i want. I have petals that i use today in my collages that are over a year and a half old. You may find this a salutation to the need for the paper. Hope this helps. Love your channel and look forward to seeing what more you come up with ❤
Hi, sorry about the slow reply. That sounds like it would be beautiful and I'll definitely give it a go. Many thanks for the lovely tip. All the very best, Louise
@@LouiseJannetta no worries about replying. I truly appreciate your help with my art. 😊
Hi love your videos I'm artist but during lockdown I started junk journaling I also started doing wax papers. I using my paintings printed them out on to just light weight copy paper. then I lay down a towel then greaseproof paper then my print, cover again with an greaseproof paper using a hot iron (no steam) heated up the paper I then rubbed a candle on the print do this until the print is covered front & back with print covered with a layer of wax the print is now the is transparent, the prints make lovely and unique book pages I even make washi tape with them using double sided tape cutting the paper into strips. The wax is not sticky & if you buff it it gives a b shine you can even scrunch it up it gives wonderful texture ❤
Wow thanks very much for the info. I am definitely going to give this a try. X
Your most welcome if you do have any problems with waxing let me know. Take care 😍
@@christinehallia1718 Thanks, Christine; that is a kind offer, much appreciated. All the best Lou X
Thank you so much Louise I really really enjoyed watching you show us all those different oils and the outcome too. I really really found this useful and helpful too. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumbs up too. Please stay safe and well too
You are so welcome! So gald it is of interest. Many thanks and keep well and warm, ll the best, Louise X
Wonderful to benefit from your experience! Thank you
My pleasure enjoy x
Yay, mineral oil. I vote for that one too. For the designed paper that you like so much that was treated with the glycerin, I was thinking wall hanging and possibly sewing with a machine or by hand applying bits of fabric?
Thanks for the input and yes there are so many possibilities. I am enjoying all this so much that it gets difficult to make the decision about the next move. But not a bad problem to have.
Hello what a lovely surprise thankyou again happy Monday x
You are so welcome, Happy Monday to you too. Thank you for watching X
I use wax. I either grate from a wax block or use pellets and an iron to melt onto paper. It makes lovely translucent, velum like paper. I don't know about the painting on after, as I use this technique on (individual, finished) pieces that are used to create my collages. But I am going to experiment a bit and let you know.
Great tip! Very helpful. And the results must be lovely and have a great feel to them. I have also tried the acrylic gloss medium. This makes the tissue paper translucent, but I find it always has a slightly sticky surface, so it doesn't work so well in journals or art books. Thanks for watching and all the best, Louise😀
Impatiently awaiting the outcome of your experiment. I used baby oil on one side only left to dry, very little oil reisdue, I wiped with a damp cloth and dried. A thin coat of clear Gesso kept the translucency, I was able to apply Acrylic and archival ink over the top. Paper kept it's strength.
Thank you for taking the time to conduct these experiments and loving your papers, the link to your shop however comes up with an error message.
Wow loads of lovely information I hope everyone gets to see this. If you do a video on it I would share it. Otherwise I could do another short video and of course credit your research x
Have you tried bees wax and there are good transparent shoe polish creams that might do it. However I think the mineral oil will do the least long-term damage x and if it dries and takes clear gesso than that's perfect.
Does clear gesso alone work x
@@LouiseJannetta Ha ! Ha! Still can't figure out how to get photos off my iPod to my phone! 1. Johnsons Baby oil wiped on with a dense sponge until transparent. 2. Left flat on the top shelf with a cloth to keep off dust. 3. Wipe with a damp microfibre cloth 4. Wipe with a kitchen towel. 5. Apply Liquitex Clear Gesso in a thin layer with a sponge 6. Leave to dry. 7 Stamped with Momento inks and stencil with acrylic. Hope this helps.
@@LouiseJannetta Then found Baby Oil. I have some special effects bees wax in black that I may try rubbing over next project to highlight the creases and crinkles (craquelure?). I did come across a bottle of Ox Gall in my stash, put some onto coloured tissue paper, it took out all the colour and became transparent. Expensive on a large scale though.
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Hiya did some papers yesterday liked the results with vegetable oil but the only thing I did not like it is still very oily when you leave it I have thought maybe put it outside & see if it drys or put it back into tracing paper who knows I shall experiment & see what happens. Let you know . Thanks for sharing Best Peter Scotland by the way the flowers you use are they dry or fresh thanks xx
Yep I found that the vegetable oil takes too long to dry as does the nut oil, mineral oil seems to dry quicker.
Hiya once again any joy with the parcel let me know as gone to post office & got form to try & find it where ever it went it’s a shame where ever it went to but hay ho maybe turn up somewhere who knows anyways hope you are busy & I liked your class you did with people did nice work. Best peter Scotland xx
@@petergordon4456 Hi Peter, No so sorry but nothing has arrived. What a shame I do hope that they can track where it has got too. But I still love the card and am so proud that you have done such beautiful work utilising the papers.
you are so talented, but also very funny, I wonder if you are aware of this? I think you should let it all hang out, you're like a clumsy genius.
Ha ha , a lovely thing to say and helps to put me at ease. I am aware that I am clumsy but it is so much a part of my creative process I have come to accept and embrace it XXX Many thanks for your kind comment and for watching the video channel. See you again in the future and all the very best, Louise X
@@LouiseJannetta I can’t say how many times I busted out laughing, as you learning the technique you are teaching, you are your best student, I love your method and am gratefully inspired! I watch a lot of art videos and mostly fast forward like speed reading, but yours are in real time 😉
@@goobygoo6105 I too get bored when things go too slowly so I have tried to keep things moving in my videos. Very kind of you to say that you get pleasure from the videos, much appreciated XXX🥰
I tested vegetable oil a while ago. The papers turned rancid.
Thanks for letting us know. Xxx. I've tried nut oil and that seems to work xxx