Review and How to Use the CARAN D'ACHE Neocolor 1
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Learn how to successfully use the Neocolor I by @CARANDACHEcom in this product review and tutorial!
I’ll review my thoughts, best tips and things that I have found to be successful in using this amazingly versatile media!
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I am enjoying your videos!! You are so organized, thorough, and articulate when sharing your art and information. Thank you so much!!!
Hi there! Thank you so much & I’m so glad you’re here!🙌🏼👩🏻🎨 👨🏻🎨
Great information and comparisons, Ann! I have the Neo 2’s that I need to play with more! Love the art you created too-Vincent and Fox are perfection!!! 🙌🏻😍
Haha thank you Doreen! High praise☺️ I love the Neo 2’s as well. Serious workhorses & both are so fun! Glad you enjoyed this💜💜
Great video! I never knew how versatile these are! I love vintage art supplies. I have prismacolors from the 1970s -I guess that makes me ‘vintage’ also 😂
Vintage is never a bad thing! I’m glad you enjoyed this, Kathy!
I’ve always been so curious about these. I have the set of 15 Neocolor II’s, and I would look at the I’s and think…”but they are just crayons”! Now I fully understand the difference and it’s been a fascinating video, many thanks Ann. The fox is adorable, and really gave me an idea of just why these have been around so long. Oh and I loved the colours in the Van Gogh style - they were popping off that page. ❤️🖌️🎨👩🏻🎨❤️
Thanks, Anita! Yes, the Neocolors really are very special! Both the 1s and the 2s!
I have about 40 Neo 2 crayons and only a couple Neo 1 crayons. I have only used the 2s as a resist. That was a nice demonstration of their capabilities. Plus, your aunt's set is a treasure and was fun to see. Thanks, Ann.
Hi DeeAnn! I’m delighted you enjoyed this-thank you! Moreover, I hope you continue to enjoy your Neocolors!❤️🤠
Brilliant! Thank you for sharing… 🙏🏼💕
Hi Chang! You’re so welcome and in thank you for watching and commenting!
That paper is great for colored pencils, too. I think it's easier to burnish on, which doesn't really make sense? But it totally works! And yes -cheap AND toned! I prefer the Neo Is, but I have a fair number of 2s because my LAS sells those open stock. I'm so glad you mentioned how lovely it feels to run your hands over a finished piece! I definitely love to do that. :P Neocolors have become one of my favorite mediums - lots of color payout, like drawing, and not messy like pastels.
Hi Rita thank you for watching and commenting! They are so unique in their tactile joys, aren’t they? 😄 I truly love these. Both the Neocolor I and II are truly two of the unsung heroes of the art world, and I would love to see a lot more artists of all skill levels dive in and enjoy them💙
I am going to use colored pencils on this paper! Thanks for the suggestion and I can’t believe I didn’t think of that 😂 I don’t know about you, but I tend to get set in my ways of thinking which supply works with which paper-and I get so caught up in creating that I rarely change…because if it works, why change?
My go-to for Colored Pencils has always been arches hot press. Perhaps I should try Neocolors on the Arches Hot Press, too!🤯
Hi Ann,
that paper looks very interesting and doesn't seem to cost an arm and a leg, which is good news! Amazing,how quickly the pencil was rubbed out, ( unless it's all magic of editing and you were sitting there for half an evening, trying to get it off 😂 😂😂 )
I am very happy that Neocolors won the vote, now I got to know they are wax based, not oil based as I thought initially. It explains the white cast some of them have, I believe it's called " wax bloom" , I noticed that on some of my Derwent pencils, which are wax based as well.
The portrait is amazing 😍, absolutely delightful! 👍
And what a surprise you had in your sleeve - I wonder, what plans do you have for that vintage set. Are you going to use it? It is probably a feather in Carand'ache hat that their crayons didn't go down in quality with time, I hate, when you are looking for something that you knew to be a wonderful thing in the past, and when you get it, it's nothing like before, the only thing that stays the same, is a name.
Thank you for a lovely video, totally enjoyed it! 👍
Hi Ellen!! I swear by all of my art supplies that I did not edit that pencil erasure! I. Love. This. Paper! I do hope you can find it in your area & that it’s affordable. It’s almost like stippling paper (or stippled paper?) anyhow-just great stuff.
The sheen in wax-based media is normal, but “bloom” is a whitish cast that can occur over time (kind of like on my old set). There are a lot of videos on YT re: wax bloom & how to deal with it . I’ve never really been accosted by it on a finished piece-but time will tell.
My Prismacolors leave a streaky sheen-that’s why I’m on a quest for “THE” colored pencils…might be on a 🦄 hunt; who knows…I’m sure as with all things, some supplies work best in certain situations.
Glad you enjoyed this one-hope it entices you to venture into some new artistic territory !🩵😁
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It definitely will!
I do get bored sometimes if using one type of art supplies for a time and then I stop, until new unicorn on the horizon arises 😂 and then, again, the circumnavigation of all available to me supplies begins . I noticed this happening several times and start to think of this as " having a...for example, graphite phase", which turns into inks, paints, and so on, until I get stuck on one art supply - usually watercolour 😂 - get mad at it, because it takes too much time to dry, or dried too quickly, pack everything away and turn to the graphite again. Until new unicorn 🦄.
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Good luck with your unicorn hunting!
@ellenp7455 how is it possible that you and I are the same person?😂💜😂💜🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄
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No way! You too?! 🤣
Good. I am not alone! Hurray 🎉
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Just got the set of 15 and the Canson paper . Tried my silicone tool to blend. They are so creamy!
That’s wonderful, Sue! I hope you continue to love them! 🩷👩🏻🎨💙
@@artonthecreek I watched the Frugalcrafter use them on top of a heated floor mat. She was drawing cherries.
@suel4269 I use a heat tool-they work great with heat! I’m glad Lindsay’s video was helpful as well🩷
Excellent! 39:33 your heat gun presentation is fantastic, this could be applied on any oil pastel technique, I will give it a try. What I often do is simply use a candle to heat the tip of the oil pastel Neocolor I sticks to melt gentrly and apply impasto. It is brutally rare to watch a video on Neocolor I. I have the 40-color set, which I purchased 2023 June and used a number projects. In my opinion it is too expensive for what it is. In my city we can buy Mungyo, Talens Van Gogh oil pastels and Sennelier open stock as well as in kits, and I simply cannot see a major role of Neocolor I in this arena.
I agree, they seem to be a niche medium. Using heat to create impasto techniques with oil pastels can be quite lovely. Thanks for your comments!
Can you use walnut or linseed oil in place of odorless turpentine?
Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! I don’t think that would be an issue, however, I will fully admit I am not very familiar with oil paints or mediums. I can’t see where it would be a problem though because the wax is likely sourced from an oil. Try it on a scrap piece! It would be a fun experiment and. It too costly as they are sold open stock. Have fun a sun let me know your results!🤠❤️
Yes both work completely fine. But, they are totally different "animals". (Odorless) turpentine behaves exactly as odorless mineral spirit, and brutal chemical. On the other hand linseed oil is human friendly, you can even eat it. Since linseed oil is vegetable oil, it will soak your paper throught, doesn't matter how thick is the paper, which will not disappear; practically dissolves your paper to a certain degree, so it is not really for in-sketchbook projects. It is a fantastic material for oil pastels, just pay attention to the other side of your linseed oiled paper.
Is it possible to use them without any blending medium?
Yes.
@@artonthecreek is there another way to blend them? I’m not finding many tutorials.
@suel4269 I did use a solvent on this piece, however you can use your fingers or a silicone tool as with clay sculpting - I like to heat the Neocolor 1 with a heat tool then blend. This works well with Neocolor IIs as well. I did a little bit of that here is you are interested: ua-cam.com/video/uMBZBmvxSRY/v-deo.htmlsi=46WYgB8Q69Ljfzez
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have further questions.
Once an oil pastel is complete, it's very fragile as it never cures. Customers will ask how to protect the picture. Glass & frames are the best solution which you'll typically see in museums.
That is true. Because of their unique characteristics, oil pastels remain workable . For this reason, those final corrections are approachable before framing.
The Neocolor 1, a wax-based pastel, will perform differently when using, given its different makeup.
Thanks for your thoughts!
I fullheartedly disagree, unlike dry pastel, oil pastel can be perfectly fixated, I can even use oil pastel work in my sketchbooks. I prefer oil pastel (including Neocolor I) because it is perfectly fixable: You can use artist-grade varnishes, or spray fixatives, all will work, even hair-spray is fantastic with oil pastels.
Would you say the Neocolor 1 are much like oil pastels?
Hello and thanks for watching and commenting! They are harder than oil pastels, but can be blended and worked in the same way as oil pastels. I find them absolutely a joy to work with - and the final texture is so dreamy it's rather irresistible in my opinion!
Neo 1s hold up better than oil pastels for handling. Very little accidental smearing.
@lisah336 that is due to their wax content. The oil takes longer to cure, and any “oops” smudges can be easily avoided in oil pastels by using glassine, a blending stump, or simply re-blending or scraping off.