Starts at 15:04 Golden Satin Liquid Glaze 15:35 Dina Wakley Clear Gesso 23:53 Liquitex Professional Matte Medium 30:48 Art Basics Clear Gesso 39:20 Daniel Smith Transparent Watercolor Ground 45:39 Liquitex Basics Matte Varnish 52:37 Jerry's Studio Acrylic Medium & Varnish 1:00:20 Bleed-Through Check of Alcohol Markers on all Papers 1:08:08 Scoring Each Art Supply & Protective Coat Medium 1:10:34 And the Winners are... 1:15:24
Thank you for the time stamps I kept trying to find info on Daniel smith ground and I could not quite get the right spot on the video....mikelle art mom🎨👩🎨✍
To reduce paper curling, cover one side with a preparation, dry, then coat the back side. Acrylic is a form of plastic. Heat should never be applied. Watch it break down, bubble, then harden when a piece of heavily coated cardboard is overheated in an oven just on a low setting. (Which should probably happen only by mistake b/c plastic gives off nasty vapors.) Heat destroys the polymer structure; it’s plastic. I thought you tried an excellent assortment of coatings, and just the right kinds of media. Alcohol is a solvent for acrylic; so It will dissolve to some degree an acrylic coating. I am really glad you contributed this testing. Thank you very much.
Maybe if you put a second layers, all your clear protectors would receive 4/4 except Daniel Smith which is a sand textured! But one which is working quite nice and cheaper to buy is ModPodge clear spray matte, which I am quite sure you would be very pleased with this one with two layers, the liquid one is working great with two layers too, by using the small white roll quality sponge (with no marked traces on paper) and this bottle is quite cheap to buy in comparaison of yours ones! From Quebec in Canada 😊 have a nice weekend! ❤
This is such a great video, all the Hannah Karlzon are double sided and it has been really hard choosing one image over another when you want to colour both. I will be trying this today!
Helpful video, thanks for making this. Just a note, there is a difference between gesso and matte medium, so the only gessos here are the ones called gesso.
I have the inktense pencils and never use them because of the paper…..to find something that would enable be to use them would be lovely. I am not fond of prismas although most people just love them, I prefer my polys. Wish you had tried the polys on these sheets.
I am so sorry for forsaking that question. I am reaching this super great helpful and saw you went into the pen you....der. Again I am sorry for wasting your time. Ty so much for your videos
You are using a “blending pen” to blend your water color products, would you be so kind as to let me know what this pen is as I would like to have one . Thank you!
I want to ask you, did you use an alcohol clear blending brush to blend the water colour mediums ? Thank you for your reply. I am about to start using gesso in my colouring books, so this was very helpful, thank you.
Do they have water color paper at Walmarts? Maybe I could use my hair dryer....never use it on my hair anymore......I just purchased the Neocolor 2 and not too keen on using too much water. Some people iron their pages from the back only, low heat.
I know my Walmart has some watercolor paper, just not by their other paper. It’s usually in their crafting aisle. I’m not sure of the brands nor quality of it though. If you have a craft store near you like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby, I would definitely try there first. Otherwise, there is always good ole amazon. That’s where I get everything. Lol.
@@LisasColoringCorner Walmart are selling Canson XL watercolor pad at 300gsm thick, it is a nice quality paper for water base medium but not fir alcohol! 😊
I tried alcohol markers over the golden satin glazing liquid and it dried out my sharpie. So would you say not to use alcohol markers over any of these page preps?
Lady from « The Art Spirit « did the Art Basic clear gesso. She has good results with the Polychromos and.....to my surprise the Prismas. The only thing she did different was she Applied 3 times the gesso and dried it each time with hair dryer. Thought you might be interested. Let me know.
I am not exactly sure why anyone would use a liquid media in a coloring book unless they wanted to use a water base media. So not exactly sure why Prisma was tested, but to be fair I think it should be blended with Odorless Sprit Minerals to see if it gets rid of the white spots and if pills the paper. Also I wish you could have tested pastel pencils. Using a liquid media gives texture as well as absorption so I am wondering if it would help when using pastel pencils in books .
I think it's important to test pencils on it as well. I love using my neocolors for backgrounds and my pencils on top of the neocolors and for everything else. I use daniel smith's watercolor ground which gives a GREAT texture but I don't prefer it for my pencils so I usually have to avoid any spots I'm planning to color on top of. It's awesome to find something I can use on the entire page!
That was a very useful experiment and confirms my preference for Golden Satin Glazing Liquid. The texture of the Golden Satin is a plus, because it enables you to get a rich application of pigment onto the page. You noticed this with the smoother gessos. Blending is harder, too, with the smoother ones, because the surface is too slick and the pigments slide around like fingerpainting. The slow-drying quality of the Golden Satin gives you more time to get it nicely smoothed out on the page, but once it's dry, it does not react with water-based media at all to affect drying time.
Belle yes I was a little surprised by this experiment to tell you the truth. But now I know if I want to do this in a coloring book in the future. Unfortunately, I had originally bought all these looking for a good one to use with alcohol markers so I could color with them in two sided books.
@@LisasColoringCorner Yah, what a bummer it just does not work for alcohol markers. With practice, I'm getting really great results with water-based markers on gesso…but do I really want to gesso every single page of those nice two-sided books? I just can't decide yet.
The things we do for our coloring. 😂 I barely have time to color so do I also want to spend time to treat pages before coloring? 😝 Thanks for taking time to do this for us. I am adventuring into water mediums (Tombows, Inktense, Neo II, etc.) so this is timely for me.
Starts at 15:04
Golden Satin Liquid Glaze 15:35
Dina Wakley Clear Gesso 23:53
Liquitex Professional Matte Medium 30:48
Art Basics Clear Gesso 39:20
Daniel Smith Transparent Watercolor Ground 45:39
Liquitex Basics Matte Varnish 52:37
Jerry's Studio Acrylic Medium & Varnish 1:00:20
Bleed-Through Check of Alcohol Markers on all Papers 1:08:08
Scoring Each Art Supply & Protective Coat Medium 1:10:34
And the Winners are... 1:15:24
Thank you for the time stamps I kept trying to find info on Daniel smith ground and I could not quite get the right spot on the video....mikelle art mom🎨👩🎨✍
To reduce paper curling, cover one side with a preparation, dry, then coat the back side. Acrylic is a form of plastic. Heat should never be applied. Watch it break down, bubble, then harden when a piece of heavily coated cardboard is overheated in an oven just on a low setting. (Which should probably happen only by mistake b/c plastic gives off nasty vapors.) Heat destroys the polymer structure; it’s plastic. I thought you tried an excellent assortment of coatings, and just the right kinds of media. Alcohol is a solvent for acrylic; so It will dissolve to some degree an acrylic coating. I am really glad you contributed this testing. Thank you very much.
Maybe if you put a second layers, all your clear protectors would receive 4/4 except Daniel Smith which is a sand textured! But one which is working quite nice and cheaper to buy is ModPodge clear spray matte, which I am quite sure you would be very pleased with this one with two layers, the liquid one is working great with two layers too, by using the small white roll quality sponge (with no marked traces on paper) and this bottle is quite cheap to buy in comparaison of yours ones! From Quebec in Canada 😊 have a nice weekend! ❤
Awesome video, Lisa!! Thank you for such a thorough comparison :)
oh2bon2r you’re very welcome. 😊
This is such a great video, all the Hannah Karlzon are double sided and it has been really hard choosing one image over another when you want to colour both. I will be trying this today!
WOW!! THANK YOU FOR THIS MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO!!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!
Thanks so much for doing all this work! It really helped me out. Take care! 😊🎨💖
I'm glad it helped you, Deb.
Thank you so much for this very informative tutorial. It’s very appreciated.
Your dedication amazes me...ty muchly for this I bought W&N clear gesso to use with alcohol markers...haven’t tried it yet tho...ty for sharing...🥰
Be_A_Bright_ Sparkle you’re very welcome. 😊
Thank you for this very helpful video.
Thank you for the test! Really appreciate it.
Morticia B you’re very welcome!
@@LisasColoringCorner bbbb
Helpful video, thanks for making this. Just a note, there is a difference between gesso and matte medium, so the only gessos here are the ones called gesso.
And varnish!
This is an amazing video, thank you for taking the time to do the test
This is exactly what I am looking for! Thank you!
Thanks for the extensive tests.
Thank you so much for doing this and sharing the results!
Ana Anjine you’re very welcome!! 😊
Thank you Lisa 🧚♂️
Rather interesting I was going to get the daniel smith but I'm deftly going to go for the golden instead..thank you for doing this review
Very informative Thank You Lisa.
Marilyn Blue you’re very welcome. 😊
Very thorough. Thank you for the information.
Amy Sue West you’re very welcome. 😊
I have the inktense pencils and never use them because of the paper…..to find something that would enable be to use them would be lovely. I am not fond of prismas although most people just love them, I prefer my polys. Wish you had tried the polys on these sheets.
Thank you for the video, the only available brand I am sometime able to find is the Liquitex Clear gesso.
I think personal preference depends on the way you apply the gesso. Someone suggested apply it with an old debit card itssmotther.
Which gesso has the smoothest non-gritty texture when dry,
Very helpful demonstration. Can you tell me how many layers of the gesso was put on each page?
Jaxsan Sanders I put two thin layers on.
What types of blender are you using? Btw Great videos!! 🤘❤️❤️❤️❤️thank you!!
Hmmm this video was from so long ago, I really can’t remember. Sorry.
I wonder if you used gamsol on the prismas?
Not sure. If I did, it was awhile ago.
Thank you. Great info 👍
Hi just wanted to know what the pen is that you are using with the Derwent inktense. Love your work 💜
I like to use the Tombow colorless blender. For me, it’s much easier to stay in the lines than a water brush.
I am so sorry for forsaking that question. I am reaching this super great helpful and saw you went into the pen you....der. Again I am sorry for wasting your time. Ty so much for your videos
I wonder if you colored with the alcohol markers on the other side of the paper?
Hmmm never thought of that. Might have to try it.
Just what I wanted
Glad it helped.
You are using a “blending pen” to blend your water color products, would you be so kind as to let me know what this pen is as I would like to have one . Thank you!
I like to use the Tombow blender pen: amzn.to/3vP9RON
The 3 pack is much more economical than the single pack; only a couple more bucks for the three.
In your blending pen.....are you using water or alcohol? How is this pen filled ?
I am using the Tombow blending marker. It is a waterbased blending medium and can be bought separately: amzn.to/2NQgxcJ
I want to ask you, did you use an alcohol clear blending brush to blend the water colour mediums ? Thank you for your reply. I am about to start using gesso in my colouring books, so this was very helpful, thank you.
Seeing this quite an old video, I'm not sure but I probably used my Tombow blender marker as I usually use those for my watercolor pencils, etc.
I wonder if instead of the wax pencil, you would use oil based? Just curious.
Hmmmm not sure.
Is the golden satin non toxic? does it have a smell? Thank you so much btw, for doing this video, it's so helpful
Is there anywhere we can see each individual page (after it has been worked on) by itself?
I no longer have that. I’m sorry.
@@LisasColoringCorner Okay, thanks for letting me know.
Do they have water color paper at Walmarts? Maybe I could use my hair dryer....never use it on my hair anymore......I just purchased the Neocolor 2 and not too keen on using too much water. Some people iron their pages from the back only, low heat.
I know my Walmart has some watercolor paper, just not by their other paper. It’s usually in their crafting aisle. I’m not sure of the brands nor quality of it though. If you have a craft store near you like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby, I would definitely try there first. Otherwise, there is always good ole amazon. That’s where I get everything. Lol.
@@LisasColoringCorner Walmart are selling Canson XL watercolor pad at 300gsm thick, it is a nice quality paper for water base medium but not fir alcohol! 😊
I tried alcohol markers over the golden satin glazing liquid and it dried out my sharpie. So would you say not to use alcohol markers over any of these page preps?
I did not notice that. I would say use the smoothest gesso you can find as it wouldn’t damage your marker as much.
Lady from « The Art Spirit « did the Art Basic clear gesso. She has good results with the Polychromos and.....to my surprise the Prismas. The only thing she did different was she Applied 3 times the gesso and dried it each time with hair dryer. Thought you might be interested. Let me know.
Thank you, Mickey.
Did You print these with laser or inkjet printer?
No, I print everything on my laser printer.
I am not exactly sure why anyone would use a liquid media in a coloring book unless they wanted to use a water base media. So not exactly sure why Prisma was tested, but to be fair I think it should be blended with Odorless Sprit Minerals to see if it gets rid of the white spots and if pills the paper. Also I wish you could have tested pastel pencils. Using a liquid media gives texture as well as absorption so I am wondering if it would help when using pastel pencils in books .
Ya this was done so long ago. I’m sure I would have done it differently now.
I think it's important to test pencils on it as well. I love using my neocolors for backgrounds and my pencils on top of the neocolors and for everything else. I use daniel smith's watercolor ground which gives a GREAT texture but I don't prefer it for my pencils so I usually have to avoid any spots I'm planning to color on top of. It's awesome to find something I can use on the entire page!
That was a very useful experiment and confirms my preference for Golden Satin Glazing Liquid. The texture of the Golden Satin is a plus, because it enables you to get a rich application of pigment onto the page. You noticed this with the smoother gessos. Blending is harder, too, with the smoother ones, because the surface is too slick and the pigments slide around like fingerpainting. The slow-drying quality of the Golden Satin gives you more time to get it nicely smoothed out on the page, but once it's dry, it does not react with water-based media at all to affect drying time.
Belle yes I was a little surprised by this experiment to tell you the truth. But now I know if I want to do this in a coloring book in the future. Unfortunately, I had originally bought all these looking for a good one to use with alcohol markers so I could color with them in two sided books.
@@LisasColoringCorner Yah, what a bummer it just does not work for alcohol markers. With practice, I'm getting really great results with water-based markers on gesso…but do I really want to gesso every single page of those nice two-sided books? I just can't decide yet.
Belle yah I know what you mean.
I would of tried a blender on top of the prisma to see if it would of blended out a bit better.
Jane Bevan that is an awesome idea. So I went and tried 6 different kinds/brands. And unfortunately it didn’t make much difference. 😔
@@LisasColoringCorner shame. Thanks for trying.
Jane Bevan no problem.
Use an iron, do not set too high. Works great.
😮
The things we do for our coloring. 😂 I barely have time to color so do I also want to spend time to treat pages before coloring? 😝 Thanks for taking time to do this for us. I am adventuring into water mediums (Tombows, Inktense, Neo II, etc.) so this is timely for me.
Mousey Deb I agree. I definitely would not do this all the time, only if there was a specific page that I really wanted to use water based mediums on.