You can buy OMS "Odorless Mineral Spirit" in large bottles and buy a letter sealer bottle at a Office Supply store which is just a sponge dabber bottle and fill it with the OMS which last a long time or you can get a lipgloss container and a cotton ball soaked in OMS and use that.
Thank you soooo much! I've been wondering how to make my bottle of Gamsol have that dauber top and now I know it's a letter sealer top! You've saved me many hours of frustration!
Thank you for this video. I color with gamsol and colored pencils too. Because I can't seem to blend well with copics. Thank goodness I didnt get too many copic markers.
At a stamp convention several years ago, there was a booth, who I can't remember but it was a digital stamp website, they were using watercolor pencils gamsol, it worked quite nicely, colors were brighter and more intense than with water or colored pencil- more pigment I think. , so if you don't have traditional colored pencils, it can be used with watercolor pencils. Also they would not let my then 6 year old niece use the gamsol for safety reasons(they gave her some water to use)...which made me happy they were being safe over customer happiness.....it may have been Squiggles digital stamps.
Karla- I don't recommend using Gamsol with watercolor pencils. The media in WC pencils is made to be dissolved with water, and Gamsol has fumes and vapors that are meant to dissolve wax and oil. So using Gamsol with a watercolor pencil is unnecessary and exposing you to more fumes and vapors for no reason. Use a hammer to pound in a nail, not a suitcase. :)
CraftTestDummies That's good, because I'm not a paper snob either lol I was just wondering if it made a difference in the results depending on what card stock you use.
***** Pat- I did a follow-up video comparing different brands of pencils, and based on YOUR suggestion I also tried some different papers. Thanks for the suggestion and I hope you find it helpful!
Thanks for the video, could you to a comparisons on prisma pencils and spectrum nor color pencil please I want to get a set of pencil but not sure which would be the best. Thank you in advance.
Have been using Gamsol with colored pencils for a few weeks. So much fun and you're right, it makes an artist out of anyone!
Thanks for the demo. I have just recently purchased the kit and wanted to be sure I knew how to use it. Can't wait to give it a try. Thanks again...
Great more enabling LOL just ordered some☺️ great tutorial! I liked the crayons blend better than the high end 🥰 very pretty and I can’t wait to try
My blending abilities with other mediums is horrible, but with gamsol and my prismas I am an artist. Thank you so much for this tutorial!
I have used a nub for drawing..but never knew it could be used for mineral spirits and colored pencils. Cool!
You can buy OMS "Odorless Mineral Spirit" in large bottles and buy a letter sealer bottle at a Office Supply store which is just a sponge dabber bottle and fill it with the OMS which last a long time or you can get a lipgloss container and a cotton ball soaked in OMS and use that.
Thank you soooo much! I've been wondering how to make my bottle of Gamsol have that dauber top and now I know it's a letter sealer top! You've saved me many hours of frustration!
Thank you. I need to get my gamsol out and do some coloring.
Good learning for me. I don't color, but if I ever start I'll be doing it this way for sure.
Great video! Makes me want to color. Now if I could only remember where I put my Gamsol....lol! TFS, Heather
Thank you for this video. I color with gamsol and colored pencils too. Because I can't seem to blend well with copics. Thank goodness I didnt get too many copic markers.
At a stamp convention several years ago, there was a booth, who I can't remember but it was a digital stamp website, they were using watercolor pencils gamsol, it worked quite nicely, colors were brighter and more intense than with water or colored pencil- more pigment I think. , so if you don't have traditional colored pencils, it can be used with watercolor pencils. Also they would not let my then 6 year old niece use the gamsol for safety reasons(they gave her some water to use)...which made me happy they were being safe over customer happiness.....it may have been Squiggles digital stamps.
Karla- I don't recommend using Gamsol with watercolor pencils. The media in WC pencils is made to be dissolved with water, and Gamsol has fumes and vapors that are meant to dissolve wax and oil. So using Gamsol with a watercolor pencil is unnecessary and exposing you to more fumes and vapors for no reason. Use a hammer to pound in a nail, not a suitcase. :)
Thank you so much....I just made a bear and Im thrilled with your lesson.Wanda
Thanks for sharing this tip. I'm going to give this technique a try.. Also can you tell me the name of the stamp set you used; its too cute
Pat Hanuman It's from Inky Antics and it's called "Kite Buddies." It's designed to be used with the HoneyPop product to create pop-up cards. :)
did you say that these are watercor pencils or just regular colored pencils?
Great tutorial. What brand or type of card stock are you using? TFS ~ Pat :)
***** Pat- I'm not a paper snob. I use whatever is on hand! I think this was 65lb weight from WorldWin.
CraftTestDummies That's good, because I'm not a paper snob either lol I was just wondering if it made a difference in the results depending on what card stock you use.
***** Pat- I did a follow-up video comparing different brands of pencils, and based on YOUR suggestion I also tried some different papers. Thanks for the suggestion and I hope you find it helpful!
CraftTestDummies Awesome! Thank you so much. I will go check out that video. I appreciate your help. Have a great day!
Great video! Thank you
Very helpful thank you
So after you've used the gamsol to blend, can you go over it with another color? To add more detail, etc.
very helpful ...thanks
Do you use the same stump blender and sharpener even if you're using baby oil or turpenoid natural do your blending?
Does this also blend oil based colored pencils?
Thanks for the video, could you to a comparisons on prisma pencils and spectrum nor color pencil please I want to get a set of pencil but not sure which would be the best. Thank you in advance.
I just posted a video today of different colored pencils and blending INCLUDING Spectrum Noir- thanks for the suggestion and I hope it's helpful!
CraftTestDummies Thanks so much Jenny this really helped. I think I'm going to so with prisma.
can I use it for oil painting to thin it?
schmootz...love it
what kind of paper should I use?
Is Gamsol better than other OMS?
Gamsol is a brand name of OMS. 😉
Yes, I know but it is GAMSOL any better than the other OMS? It’s more expensive and just want to know whether it is better or not.
nevermind I saw at the end of the video you used different kinds of pencils.
How much is Immortal Spirits worth
I use Gamsol and Prisma pencils all the time, I love the look!!! Way more affordable than Copics!
You can buy a few sets, and not break the bank
I have used a nub for drawing..but never knew it could be used for mineral spirits and colored pencils. Cool!