@@JoKeet1 I think you know it as butcher paper. Shiny on one side and dull on the other. Use the shiny side. ❤️

@@gypsycruiser thanks for watching! Depending on your humidity, it can take from a couple of days to weeks to dry. The cold wax does speed the drying time vs plain oils. Dry to the touch in a couple of days in normal humidity. Completely dry can take about 2 weeks to a month.

I dont know exactly what you were looking for from it, but the point was simply to introduce viewers to the art of cold wax painting. It is a different technique in oil painting in which the paint dries faster and with more texture than straight oil painting. Many types of inclusions can be introduced into the work if one desires. Many of the Old Masters used wax in their oil paints and this technique is seeing a resurgence now.

@@I_give_I_give fun and easy! Good plan to alter your altered cards! 👍

@@SallyVanNuysMixedMediaArtist It really worked!!! thanks.

Good!! ❤️

@@chrisgriffith1573 cold wax and oil is an art medium unto itself. The cold wax provides ways of adding multiple textures and additives that plain oil will not support. The wax also promotes faster drying times. The wax does not neutralize the oil paint, rather it enhances it and provides multiple ways to enhance technique. You can lay down a layer or two of gesso before starting the oil painting or use oil paper, but most cold,wax artists prefer cradled panels as a substrate. PS…I’m not sure who you are referring to when you say “you guys” but I am happy to be a cold wax and oil artist.

@@deborahbeatty thanks for watching! I hope you’ll subscribe and come watch more videos on my channel. ❤️

@@SallyVanNuysMixedMediaArtist I did!

@@pamelamanning99 thanks for watching. Glad it was helpful. ❤️

Hi and thanks for watching 😊 I had a vague idea of what I wanted to make and then kind of went with the materials I had on hand to put them together. ❤

@@dianahunter3555 they always function like regular oils but they are water soluable to clean up. You don’t actually ever mix them with water….they are still oil paints.

@@Deedee_9090 thanks so much for watching and subbing! I’m happy that you enjoyed it and that I’ve inspired you to try something new.

@@JanisFishkin thank you so much for your comment! It’s always nice to hear that people are getting something out of all the work I’m putting into these videos. I’m basically self taught, along with several online classes on portraiture. But I’ve been at it a very long time and have learned a decent amount along the way. I hope you will subscribe and watch more. I haven’t been really active of late due to some health issues, but I really intend to get back at it soon. ❤️

@@1aaajjss it’s called The Ultimate. It’s a water based glue that I love.

@@saltlifegull4091 hey thanks for watching. They don’t curl up a whole lot. This was an experiment, so I cut it up and used the pieces for collage in other works ❤️

So happy they were helpful! That’s why I do this ❤️ Thanks for your support of my channel.

It’s very fine sand, but I don’t put enough pressure on my bowl scraper for it to damage it. Some of my palette knives have fine scratches but it doesn’t affect the work at all.

Glad to help. Thanks for watching.

Cold wax and oils is an art medium I enjoy using.

Thanks for watching. Lots more to see in my playlists ❤️

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching ❤️

You can do it!

Yes you can. Use acrylics or inks.

Hi and thanks for watching. First, it’s not a great idea to work on a stretched canvas with oil and cold wax because the canvas has “give” and the cold wax could crack once it is fully dry. As far as layers, you can begin another layer as soon as the previous layer has set up to the point that the paint is not smearing under the palette knife or bowl scraper. That said, you decide when a layer is finished…if you don’t like what you just painted, you can move it around, add more paint, scrape paint back, etc. Once you’ve decided that layer is finished, then you wait for it to set up a bit before proceeding. Depending on the environment, this can take a few hours or a couple of days. You can add as many layers as you want, as long as you want. You could go back years later and add more layers if that’s what you want to do. It’s quite a wonderful medium to work with.

Thanks for watching! The dot cards are an inexpensive way to try out her colors and they go a surprisingly long way, too.

Thanks Vivian. Yes, I use clear gesso for a lot of things, but it’s really gritty so I don’t like watercolors on top of it.

Wow thanks so much! ❤️

Thank you so much…how nice of you to say! And thanks for watching, too. ❤️

Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

Yes that’s a fun way as well. Thanks for watching ❤️

Hi Robyn, the stabilo pencil is a very waxy pencil. It is water soluble (not watercolor, per se.) It feels like a crayon when it goes down. You can leave it as is on the surface or wet it with water to blend it out. It does stay moveable with water even after it dries, which can be a drawback, so I activate it with matte medium instead and that stabilizes it so if I want to use more water based products on my project, the pencil doesn’t continue to move or smudge. Otherwise, save the addition of stabilo for the last layer of a project. A little goes a long way…the black is really strong. But it can be layered as well. I highly recommend it. There are also colored versions (white, blue, red, and brown) and a whole color set of shorter fat pencils called Woodies, which are actually intended for kids, but work the same way. I also use Inktense pencils. Those really are more like watercolor pencils that dry permanent but feel more like a lead than the stabilo, which feel more like a crayon. Hope that helps explain it, and thanks so much for watching!

@@SallyVanNuysMixedMediaArtist thanks for replying to my message! I’ve been binge watching you for a few days now. I bought cold wax to finish gouache then found out you can paint oils with it. Then I started searching for info and found you.. 😊

@@robynwhite5662 I’m glad that I was able to inspire you in some way. Thank you for watching.

Hi Debbie! Thanks so much for watching. I appreciate it!

I sprayed with water to start and at the 11:00 minute mark after I applied the ink/paint, I sprayed it with alcohol.

You are so welcome!

It’s a shame…Michael’s bought out Darcie Crafts who made the Studio 71 products. The Darcie company (Pat Catans) warehouse was just 20 minutes from me, and you could go in and buy wholesale there with a vendors license. I could find some of the products in Michael’s and Walmart shortly after the buy out, but I think all that stock has been depleted. It still comes up in search, but it’s all sold out. We had a Pat Catans retail location very close to me too, where I bought painting supplies since the 80s. Since Michael’s converted that store, it’s so different and really doesn’t compare for art supplies.

Thanks for watching! ❤️