KingArt Water Soluble Gel Sticks set of 48 | Full Swatch & Comparison | NeoColor II Alternative

In this video I'm unboxing, swatching, and giving my first impressions of KingArt Artist Mixed Media Gel Sticks set of 48. How do these compare to CaranD'ache NeoColor II's? Let's find out!
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[@karenfishman2671]

I like to use these to color larger spaces and backgrounds. I prefer to use them dry, not activated with water. If you let them dry overnight after applying the surface will lose its tackiness and you will be able to use colored on top dried gelstick surface for accents/shading. They are fun to use! ❤

[@d_themessyperfectionist]

Oh wow!! Thank you so much for the tip. I’ll have to give this a go. And this is why I love our little community!!

[@bambookat8796]

thank you for the review! Kingart was on my list as an option instead of neocolor...I have had my eye on neocolor 2's for a long time and am now ready to take the plunge!

[@d_themessyperfectionist]

Awesome! Glad it helped. Let me know what you think

[@deb.e.mixedmedia]

These work best for me by applying them dry to a plastic palette( like the Caran Dache one) and then picking them up with a flat makeup brush or soft toothbrush and then swirling them onto your page. After about 24 hours they will be practically permanent.

[@d_themessyperfectionist]

Oh wow, thank you so much for this!!

[@artsy_endo]

For my understanding the king art gel sticks are more similar to Faber Castell than neocolor II. I don't think they are that similar to neocolor II. But probably a good alternative to gelatos if cheaper. You can use it dry or wet, to use dry if you have the Carandach palette or a cutting board with texture you can put them in the palette and use a brush, like the ink brushes, or sponge to spread it in the page, you can even mix colours. Personally I don't have the king art but I have a few gelatos and silky crayons and really enjoy to use them, specially for bigger background, they apply really smooth. To use wet for me it works better to put it in the palette first instead of directly to paper. Give it a few tries and hopefully you can make them work for you.

[@d_themessyperfectionist]

Oh wow!! Thank you so much for this, this is great info for me and I will definitely be trying these techniques! Appreciate you

[@debnealey3590]

How do these compare to the oil pastels?

[@d_themessyperfectionist]

Hi there, you know, honestly I’m not sure as I’ve not had much experience with oil pastels. Sorry I couldn’t be more help in that department. I’d say there is more comparison to NeoColor2 water soluble crayons if anything though.