Stabilo Woody 3 in 1 - tips and tricks

Is it a watercolour, is it a pencil, is it a crayon??? According to Stabilo, the Woody crayon is all three in one. Originally designed as chunky pencils for small hands, mixed media artists have been loving the versatility of these pencils. I've come late to the party as I have only just come across them, so in this film I put them through their paces to see how they perform on black and white paper, with ink, on wet paper etc You get the idea! I learn a lot along the way and will show you the stripey abstract piece I did to see how they performed. ‪@stabilo‬
This is not a sponsored film - my son gave them to me for Christmas! If you would like to support my art, please consider donating via KoFi, which will let me make more content: ko-fi.com/lizc... Thank you!
I got lots of questions about lightfastness ratings, so I reached out to Stabilo after the film went out and they replied very quickly (well done!). I have put the chart on the community tab of this channel. Some like black and gold are very lightfast, others like the pastel shades are fugitive, so choose your colours wisely!
Without wishing to spoil the surprise, I thought they were great fun and have ordered a few colours which were missing from the set - a good purple, turquoise, white and gold. I like to support small shops if possible, so I ordered from: outbackyarns.c... for £1.59 each (plus postage).
However if you are ordering other supplies and want to add them, I have just become an affiliate of Jackson’s. This means you pay nothing extra, but I get a small commission from your purchase. Here is tge link: www.jacksonsar...
If you already use Woodys, let me know your favourite way of using them please in the comments.
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[@deborahgiles8214]

Wow those marks on paper dissolve far more completely than some of my watercolour pencils. I'm happy to know ahead of trying them that even the ink of the fine liners will re-dissolve the thick application on paper as well. These look pretty fun!

[@LizChadertonArt]

they are fun

[@floydfloart1240]

I really enjoyed this video, you covered so much more than I’ve seen on other channels. It opened my eyes to the true versatility of these woody pencils. Thanks for the ideas.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I think they are great fun!

[@PaulWalesArt]

I've had Woodys in my arsenal for about 4 years and while I like them a lot, I hardly ever use them! Thank you for sharing this exploration and test - it gives me lots of ideas on how to incorporate them into mixed media. ♥

[@LizChadertonArt]

time to dig them out!

[@lilybay1]

I would like to hear your opinion about NeoColor vs Woody

[@LizChadertonArt]

I’ll have a play and see what I come up with 😊

[@mariac4602]

Would love to see a side=by-side comparison of stabilo and neocolors. I appreciate that you don't show us every single step of the swatching process which for me, can feel a bit tedious. I want to see the results of the swatching and a little bit of the process. Yours is 'just right'. Just discovered you channel and love it!

[@LizChadertonArt]

That’s really useful feedback…thank you

[@dompirate]

Discovered these pre COVID, loved them straight away. During LockDown we were able to have GrandChildren visit in the garden, we had great fun playing various games, drawing pictures and trying to write backwards on the window. They were a hit. Definitely the go to crayon, paint stick for my artistic 10 year old GrandDaughter.

[@LizChadertonArt]

well you are a lovely granny, as I think these are expensive for children’s crayons!

[@thepoodledoodlepainter]

Really interesting and I loved the final result ❤

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you!

[@autumnrain1892]

Always wanted to try those.

[@LizChadertonArt]

A lot of fun, and too expensive to give to kids!

[@autumnrain1892]

@@LizChadertonArt agreed!

[@kookaburra24]

What a wonderful way to explore the material

[@LizChadertonArt]

it taught me a lot.

[@esilabet]

Oh that looks like so much fun! I Never seen that, it's right up my alley... love that

[@LizChadertonArt]

they are very tactile. I love the chunkiness of them

[@karendirmish2696]

I have been a Watcher of your wonderful videos, since I first discovered you! Your laughing demeanor and wonderful Art, really makes me happy, and I’ve learned so much! Thanks for sharing, Karen Dirmish , USA and learner! You are amazing and I thank you for teaching Zme! 3:54

[@LizChadertonArt]

Wow, thank you! It’s my pleasure.

[@susancook1617]

Thanks Liz, very Interesting and I loved the end abstract result. The little portable palette is such a great idea, thank you for sharing 😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

You are so welcome!

[@annashirley5185]

My kids have woodys in their art cupboard and I never thought to use them myself. I'll be getting them out now, thank you!

[@LizChadertonArt]

You are a far nicer mum than I. My kids got wax crayons!!

[@mishayx5258]

These look pretty cool, thankyou for the demonstration of all you can do with them ❤❤

[@LizChadertonArt]

They were fun and do appeal to my inner child!

[@avanellehansen4525]

Nice video. I appreciate your not talking over music. Elizabeth St Hilaire has a good Utube video using Woodies on foam stamps. New subscriber.

[@avanellehansen4525]

Spritz foam stamp with water, then color it with Woodies and stamp it.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I will check it out. when I started making films I used to put music because I thought that’s what you should do. I stopped!

[@user-py8cm3zc7g]

I love them! You too, can have holly leaf decoration on your windows, if you have a 4year old around. Good, vibrant colours. Thanks for a great demonstration. 12:40

[@LizChadertonArt]

I didn’t try them on glass. luckily my kids are grownup, so I won’t have to hide them away 😆

[@cheesegoddess1]

These are super interesting. Thank you!!

[@LizChadertonArt]

my pleasure!

[@VBeeMe]

I’d love a set of Stabilo. Nice to warm up with them or use them in abstract.

[@LizChadertonArt]

yes, I think they will be great in mixed media work

[@michalcooperman201]

Thank you for the intro to Woodies, Liz. I love my water colour pencils and this looks like it could be just as much fun. All the possibilities, fantastic. Thanks to your videos I've just bought some black water colour paper to try my metallic water colours on. So many lovely projects, so little time!!

[@LizChadertonArt]

But you will never be bored!

[@michalcooperman201]

Never a truer word spoken.

[@carybrown2019]

so interesting- thanks very much!

[@LizChadertonArt]

glad you think so!

[@carolinekeenan8192]

Really interesting…thank you!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michelel3372]

This is very helpful. I have a small collection of Woodys but wasn't sure how to use them. Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@LizChadertonArt]

You are so welcome!

[@sharonling-LetsArtToday]

What a lovely son! I’ve had my woodys for about 5 years. They’re buried in a cupboard somewhere 😂😂 They are outrageously priced for originally being children’s crayons! You have given me some ideas and may just get them out again. Thank you 😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

Get them out for sure! I feel sorry for forgotten materials…..

[@sharonling-LetsArtToday]

@@LizChadertonArt I will say I was very well behaved in the comments re some of your comments in the video 😂 I know childish ! lol

[@LizChadertonArt]

Oh no, what did I say? Was it something very stupid?? I think we should embrace our inner child and play, as long as it doesn’t go to playground bullying…@@sharonling-LetsArtToday

[@sharonling-LetsArtToday]

No nothing stupid. It was along the lines of laughing about your son looking at you strangely re the name! 😊😊 I think the name makes a lot of people “giggle a little”.

[@user-sd2jb1gg4w]

I don’t have woody but I do have another large water soluble crayon. You have really inspired me to use them differently than I have so far. That portable palette idea looks great! Thank you so much for your videos.

[@LizChadertonArt]

What brand do you have? I’ve found out that Lamy make something similar

[@PaintSplash5]

I was playing around with some low grade watercolors I have and was feeling like I wasted my time. And then I thought...oh, I'll fix them with the woodies! And sure enough, adding a few whimsical accents really helped. Although these are market to kids, they really do feel first rate. I love them too.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I think they are great for expressive marks

[@madelinepampel5185]

Brilliant video !

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you so much

[@LizChadertonArt]

@arlenewalsh8671 Sorry without seeing the mark it’s impossible to say…

[@catniplovescake]

💫😺 cool fact about the NEOCOLORS: they are a great go-to for face/body painting❣️ dampen/wet them as you decorate body parts - when dry, they stay put until you wash off with water 🤗❣️

[@LizChadertonArt]

And how did you discover that 😂😆???

[@J.Dibble]

I *JUST* purchased a set of Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils from Blick - another 3 in one from Stabilo: pastel, pencil, and water soluble. Eager to try them!

[@LizChadertonArt]

ooh, never heard of those

[@J.Dibble]

@@LizChadertonArt Am i aiding an art supply addiction???? 😁

[@LizChadertonArt]

I am trying to develop discipline! @@J.Dibble

[@J.Dibble]

@@LizChadertonArt The plight of an artist??? 😇😉

[@LaviniaNova]

I heard about these last year or so, but couldn't find them in our local craft stores. That's a good thing because I have way too many supplies. I am planning to start using the supplies this year😂

[@LizChadertonArt]

Definitely use what you have first!

[@tonispencer5149]

They look amazing! I want some! I have a bigger set (I think there are 30 in it) of the Caran D'Ache neocolour pastels and I am very fond of them. I love the idea of a mini portable palette, too. I'd never thought about that before. I will definitely be trying it out, though. Honestly, the "Ooooh!" that came out of my mouth when you drew on the wet paper was unexpected! I've used chunky water-soluble graphite crayons in a similar way. Not quite the same result but it's close. I wonder how they would work with the graphite... Hmmmm! I recently bought some water-soluble oil pastels, too. I'd never seen or heard of them before! I've only ever used solvents and oils with oil pastels previously. Not quite gotten the hang of them yet, but I'm having fun figuring things out with them. I'd bet they'd work well with these, too. As for the pen, I'm wondering if a brush pen would work instead of the fineliner.

[@LizChadertonArt]

So many art materials, so little time.... I have just got some lightfastness info from Stabilo and popped it on the Community tab of this channel if you want to take a look x

[@sararamer-dean7846]

I would love to see a comparison with Neocolor II. I guess I haven't seriously considered woodys because of lightfast questions.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I have contacted Stabilo to ask about lightfastness….

[@AlliListArt]

me to please Liz x love Alli X

[@LizChadertonArt]

I've just received a light fastness chart from Stabilo - some are great and some aren't. I've put it on the community tab of this channel if you want to see all the colours and how they are rated @sararamer-dean7846 @allilistart

[@LizChadertonArt]

@@AlliListArt I've just received a light fastness chart from Stabilo - some are great and some aren't. I've put it on the community tab of this channel if you want to see all the colours and how they are rated

[@sararamer-dean7846]

@@LizChadertonArt Thank you so much for getting and sharing this information! They do look fun, and there are enough lightfast colours to make a little palette out of.

[@mjpete27]

Hulo Liz, I know these are NOT for me! No pigment info and they do not go the full length of the stick! I have used the Neocolor sticks for many years and they work so wonderfully! I use the bits from sharpening them into a palette and they work just like watercolors. I have only snapped a stick once, but I am quite careful with them! I have watched quite a few videos on these woody sticks and this is how I know they are short inside the wood body! I have purchased the 10 set for years and branched out to the 15 when I wanted a few more choices and I was able to buy a few colors open stock at my local Drafting supply store! I did get a 30 stick set for a birthday gift last year but I am not using up the extra colors, well not yet! Thanks for your opinions on these and I look forward to seeing you get to know the Neocolors more! Good Luck!

[@LizChadertonArt]

I have contacted Stabilo about the pigments, so will be interested to see what they say. I am not surprised the pigment doesn’t go to the bottom as you wouldn’t be able to use the stub, but they should be open about it. I’m interested to see how long they last. I’ve used Neos on and off for a while but they don’t bring me joy, whereas these appeal to my inner child 😆

[@LizChadertonArt]

I've just received a light fastness chart from Stabilo - some are great and some aren't. I've put it on the community tab of this channel if you want to see all the colours and how they are rated

[@susanorban3059]

From another artist that did an experiment - the color dosent go to the end. About a 3rd is color.

[@LizChadertonArt]

That’s disappointing to hear

[@swyntopia]

Dear lady Chaderton ! Once more greetings from the continent, and I wish a happy new year, to all the audience ( is that english ??? ) ! You show what I do since months in the waiting room at the doctors. 🙂 I get my scetchbook and just that mini palette and waterbrush you demonstrate here ! It works so fine over pen scetches, but the darks are not very dark. Because it´s portable, I don´t use the woodies on the way. I prepare that palette with the woodies and that crayons, those crayons even include white, semi transparent, in my eyes. I like that method very much to kill boring time, and because it´s so portable. I really can recommend it.............and I do so ! 🙂 You know I´m no native english speaker, that´s why my english is not perfect. I curiously await your next vid ! 🙂

[@LizChadertonArt]

sorry to hear you are speeding so much time at the doctors, but what a great use of your time. And your English is great!

[@swyntopia]

@@LizChadertonArt thank you ! As long as someone spends time at the doctors ( or governements or others ) waitingroom, this person is still alive ! 🙂🙂🙂

[@LizChadertonArt]

That’s very true!@@swyntopia

[@judyt4087]

I'd like to see how they compare to Neos too. Also, do you have regular watercolour pencils to make a comparison?

[@LizChadertonArt]

yes, that would be good…

[@karenbrown5174]

I love your final piece! I have had Woody’s in my supply collection for quite some time, although I don’t use them often. I have an 18 pencil set which includes purple, white, gold and silver. I’m not positive about this, but I am guessing that the problem with the fine liner is that your piece may still be a little wet. None of these pens like wet media.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you! Time to get them out again. I’m pretty sure it was dry and I tried several times… it was the thick applications which gave me problems. I will take another look.

[@frobinson9357]

I just watched the video from a while ago about monetizing your channel. Maybe you've already answered this question elsewhere, but I'm very curious about this and have not seen it addressed: Does it matter to your bottom line if we click "Skip" for the ads? I heard we should watch up to at least 30 seconds, or whatever for the shorter ads for it to count. I almost never watch any ad longer than 1 minute but I do try to hang in there for 30 seconds if I like the video producer. Some ads are up to 40 minutes! so needless to say, Skip is clicked faster than a person can exit the video. Thank you Liz.

[@LizChadertonArt]

40 minutes….thats crazy! On skippable ads you have to watch 30s for it to count. And don’t worry, I skip them too!

[@frobinson9357]

@@LizChadertonArt Thank you!

[@arlenewalsh8671]

Thanks for the video Liz. The black pencil on wet paper made lovely rough lines that I have been trying to find out how to make for quite a while now. I have seen them done in another way but cannot find where or how it was done. The best way I can describe it is that it looks similar to making marks through carbon paper. Rough type marks. I am so frustrated that I can’t find how it was done. Maybe it’s a printing thing, I don’t know. Would you have any ideas please? Thanks so much 😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

I’m sorry I can’t really come up with ideas without seeing the type of mark…

[@arlenewalsh8671]

@@LizChadertonArt ok, thanks for the reply Liz. I’ll keep trying to find where I saw it.

[@foreverlearningart]

This turned out to be a cute little abstract! Too bad there was no purple, it would have looked great with the blues and greens. I like these but can't see spending the money for them. The neo 2s were expensive enough, lol.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I have since bought a turquoise and purple!

[@lorihanby6733]

I’m curious what they would do on the black paper if you wet the paper first.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I’ll take a look!

[@sandyb4693]

Very interesting product. You mentioned being curious as to how much crayon/pigment is in the pencils. Lindsay Weirich did a review and she actually sharpened the other end of the pencil and found that quite a bit of it has no pigment/crayon in it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5DWlWqria2nbas Thanks for sharing your experiments. I always learn something.

[@3534538]

I watched Lindsay's video as she posted it and at first I felt a bit ripped off. But Stabilo says that the pencils contain about eight times the amount of product than a regular pencil. So it seems that in the end they're worth what you pay for them.

[@LizChadertonArt]

@sandyb4693 thank you, I will watch that!

[@LizChadertonArt]

@3534538 it makes sense not to have pigment at the end as you can’t hold the stub. They should be transparent about it

[@3534538]

@@LizChadertonArt Yes, I just imagine the surprised look on the face of a parent who finds out that they can sharpen the pencil but it's only wood now 🤔 Since Stabilo sell them as children's product they could even sell this as a "special feature" - smaller children can always hold them comfortably and you don't waste colour when the pencil gets too short. Anyway, my inner child likes to just scribble around with them 😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

mine too! @@3534538 I've just received a light fastness chart from Stabilo - some are great and some aren't. I've put it on the community tab of this channel if you want to see all the colours and how they are rated