Society of Decorative Painters

onlinepainting November 30, 2012

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Colored Pencils Tip – Have you tried the Romantic Rose project featured in The Decorative Painter issue #4 2012? The piece was painted using the product Gamsol. Here are some tips for using this product. First, make sure you use a soft acrylic brush to apply it. Second, lightly wet the brush with the Gamsol product. Third, blot the brush on a piece of lint free paper towel. Fourth, softly brush the product over the area. Then, proceed to the next stage in the painting process. If you proceed to paint right after applying the Gamsol, you will see how your pencils melt with your piece. If you do not like it you can wait until the Gamsol is completely dry before continuing. I have taught this method several times and the students love when the pencils melt with the piece.

(I need to advise everyone that somehow two of the names of the colored pencils used with this project were printed incorrectly in The Decorative Painter. Specifically Parma Violet was changed to Parma Blue and Powder Blue was changed to Powder Violet. Please make a note so you can buy the correct supplies.)

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