Blending Crayola Crayons with Mineral Spirits

In this video I used Turpenoid to blend Crayola crayons on an image from my coloring book COLORING DREAMS. Watch to see if this was a good idea… Or not!
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[@cassandrabeair63]

Using crayola crayons are a great alternative to oil pastels i use them for backgrounds alot of the time 😁 Thanks for the video

[@DeaLenihan]

You’re welcome! I agree. 💕

[@jennbickerstaff]

Beautiful job, I'm so glad you tried the Mineral spirits, its so fun ! I use the technique on backgrounds and it always amazes me how pretty it comes out! Great video❤

[@DeaLenihan]

jennbickerstaff thank you! It was great fun. ❤️

[@amandalarissavieira7428]

Wow, the results are so much better then I tjought it would be. Great idea, Dea.

[@DeaLenihan]

Thanks Amanda! I had several people recommend that I blend with baby oil or mineral spirits--they were right! ox

[@FernCurtis]

Hi Dea- What a fun project all the way around! One of these days, I'm going to have to pull those crayons out and just "play"! 😊

[@DeaLenihan]

Fern I think that is a wonderful idea! Have fun! xo

[@soleilmanart]

Nice idea, wonderful technic 😍

[@mercedesarce1504]

Look really cool!

[@DeaLenihan]

Mercedes Arce thank you! It was so much fun! 💕

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

gives it almost a acrylic paint like quality

[@699jude]

Thanks Dea, I've really enjoyed both these videos and the finished result was not what I might have expected beforehand, I don't think the casual glance would lead anyone to assume you'd used wax crayons. I was intrigued to see how the wax behaved with mineral spirits; somehow I was expecting them to be so highly soluble that the colour would appear to melt at the first touch, luckily they reacted in a far more controllable manner and they worked really well with the Prismacolor pencils. As I said before, I'm going to have to get mine out and experiment. The other thing you said about the freeing effects of trying something that you don't expect to work, I wholeheartedly agree with. Not long ago I decided to experiment on a page in a book I really didn't like. I threw everything at it, from covering it in white gesso, sanding it down afterwards and colouring it in a mixture of coloured pencil, real brush pens and gel pens. I didn't care, I had no emotional investment in it and at the end of it, I was agreeably surprised at how good it looked! On the other hand, there are pages where the image is so exquisite I feel inhibited about colouring, in case I ruin it!

[@DeaLenihan]

YES! Exactly! We have to be less invested in the outcome and more in the process. Hope you heard your mention in the video--thanks again for the idea. xox

[@699jude]

@@DeaLenihan Yes thank you Dea, I did hear my name mentioned!

[@dustyward9509]

Awesome idea! I am so glad Dea is so awesome to try it out. Thank you❣

[@joettaemerson9446]

Awesome coloring, I did a picture a month ago with my new 64 count. It turned out beautiful like yours

[@joeygalvin8860]

Pretty neat experiment thank you Dea

[@DeaLenihan]

Thank YOU Joey! :D

[@joettaemerson9446]

Hello Dea, that was so cool, thank you💕

[@DeaLenihan]

Awww you're welcome Joetta--thank YOU! xo

[@clair545]

I like this method. More control than a q-tip

[@DeaLenihan]

Yes I agree.

[@cindydoster1987]

I recently watched a video of someone using Crayola crayons. She laid down her color. Then, she scraped off the wax layer, leaving most pigment. It smoothed out the color and gave great full coverage.

[@DeaLenihan]

Oooo!! Very cool, and you just gave me an idea Cindy! Thanks! I'll tag you in the video when I mention it. xo

[@cindydoster1987]

@@DeaLenihan I look forward to it. I really enjoy your videos.

[@cindydoster1987]

@@DeaLenihan here's the link to the video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGG5g5qjoJl5bpI

[@coloringwithd]

Cool. I never even thought about this. 😳 Thank you for sharing this great idea. Have a nice day 💐

[@DeaLenihan]

You're so welcome! Hope you try it. Have fun! xo

[@Melinda-S]

Very cute picture! Color with Donna did this recently in one of her videos. It turned out pretty nice. Have you tried putting Gamsol or any paint thinner into an empty Copic marker? I like the control it gives over the paint brush when applying it, but I am pretty bad at using paint brushes. I'm guessing that a colorless blender marker would work as well.

[@DeaLenihan]

Melinda Reading and Coloring Enthusiast thank you and what a great idea!! Thank you! 😃

[@BB-nz5sk]

Hello - give your experience with putting Gamsol into an empty Copic marker, I was wondering if you ever put it into a waterbrush - like one made by Koi or Ohuhu.

[@Melinda-S]

@@BB-nz5sk I love it. I won't use Gamsol any other way now. I have no idea if it'd work in a waterbrush. I think it would depend on how airtight the cap is. If it's not perfect, the Gamsol will evaporate. I'd start with low budge waterbrush if I tried it. That way you're not out but a few pennies.

[@jptraveladventures]

Are mineral sports like gamsol? I saw another video using that to blend.

[@DeaLenihan]

Janis Petzold yes they are. Hope you give it a try. So fun.😃

[@blondti480]

Someone shared using petroleum jelly as a blending medium. It falls in the icky idea category but I was curious and decided to try it. You dip the tip of your pencil, (I used Prisma but I think any will work) and color with it. It only takes a very tiny amount. It worked surprisingly well! I was concerned with it leaving a residue but it does not. After a day I think it was, there was no sign of it. You can color on top of it also. Has anyone else done this?

[@DeaLenihan]

I did a video with Vaseline and baby oil--I got some flak about it--some were saying that I was showing methods that would ruin pencils and pages--I had a good time and while I think it works...it does eventually soak through to the other side. Here's the vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJjXkmqXgK6tacU Have a great day! xo

[@FernCurtis]

Kathe, I haven't used vaseline too much as I prefer to blend with using just my pencils, BUT...did a picture almost a year ago of a seahorse with the seaweed etc. I wanted my water to look darker the further down I went as that is what real water does, so I did use vaseline on that picture knowing that it would deepen my colors and fortunately I did NOT have the vaseline soak into the back of the page. The page however was a downloadable PDF and so I was coloring on my favorite paper to color on-65# card stock. So...I think it may have to do with the type of paper you are coloring on. 😊

[@FernCurtis]

@@DeaLenihan - Please see what I had to say to Kathe above my comment to you.

[@blondti480]

I normally do not use blending medium but had to try it. It's fun to experiment!

[@crystalfranklin2583]

Coffee spill on your artwork=happy little accident

[@DeaLenihan]

Exactly Crystal!!

[@davejones2717]

:-)

[@DeaLenihan]

Hi Dave!! Hope all is well! xo