Removing Wax Bloom
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What is Wax Bloom?
Wax bloom is a white haze that appears on some colored pencils project because a layer of wax rises to the surface. It happens to heavily worked areas, to areas painted with Black, or even to colored pencil pieces that have been sitting around for weeks.
How to Remove it?
1. First wipe softly the surface with a soft cloth. Sometimes this will do the trick.
2. Use Workable Fixatif. Fixatif can change your colors so if you decide to use this method test it first. Paint a strip of each color used in your project in a piece of paper. Fold the paper so that you cover half of these strips and leave the other half uncovered. Spray with fixatif the uncovered half. Unfold the piece of paper and you will know if your colors have changed.
3. Use of gamsol will break down the wax component and turn your pencil into pure pigment. Remember if you use gamsol I recommend to apply another layer of colored pencil, unless you are applying it to pure Black.
