Can you use these just as a regular crayon or do you have to use a paint brush? Or do they required using water to color with? I looking for something
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Yes, water and a brush is needed to give a water color effect, but using a stump to move the color around might work. Playing is the only way to see how much a medium can do.
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They write and draw well over dried watercolor. Ive also had success using them with soft pastels, colored pencil, and ink. The only medium I have had bad luck using these with is graphite.
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They CAN be painted; can't remember what type I used, but it was some cheap-o kid paint, and it worked long enough for my son to turn in the assignment! :)
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Hmmmm....I am not exactly sure why someone would say that a paint brush cannot be used, unless they were perhaps talking about a specific application. You should be able to use a brush with no problems really. In fact, there are artists that use these to paint on wood, canvas, and other media that is even beyond my understanding. I have even heard of others mixing these with water color paints to create numerous paint technique variations as well as unique finishes. I really apologize for any confusion, but I am sure someone may have been referring to a more specific topic.Hope that helps out....Keda Dyes IncThank you for your interest Hmmmm....I am not exactly sure why someone would say that a paint brush cannot be used, unless they were perhaps talking about a specific application. You should be able to use a brush with no problems really. In fact, there are artists that use these to paint on wood, canvas, and other media that is even beyond my understanding. I have even heard of others mixing these with water color paints to create numerous paint technique variations as well as unique finishes. I really apologize for any confusion, but I am sure someone may have been referring to a more specific topic.Hope... » Read More Hmmmm....I am not exactly sure why someone would say that a paint brush cannot be used, unless they were perhaps talking about a specific application. You should be able to use a brush with no problems really. In fact, there are artists that use these to paint on wood, canvas, and other media that is even beyond my understanding. I have even heard of others mixing these with water color paints to create numerous paint technique variations as well as unique finishes. I really apologize for any confusion, but I am sure someone may have been referring to a more specific topic.Hope that helps out....Keda Dyes IncThank you for your interest « Show Less
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Seems like, with another Make-A-Plate Kit, we used our own water-based markers because theirs dried up before all my kids were done coloring. This time we just used theirs. I do believe that any water-based markers should work. I'd try it, but I hesitate to urge others to.
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These are paper. So you can use pencil, ink pen, sharpie marker, or a crayon if you'd like :)They are not shiny or have a difficult surface with which to work.
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Yes, you can use regular markers or crayons or anything on the paper. But the color wonder markers only work on the special paper.
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Yes, you could. I printed on them and then wrote with pen, but they're the same texture as regular labels (kind of like regular paper), so colored pencils would work fine.
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You can use any water based paint (thinned and cleaned with water) You can also use any oil based paint thinned and cleaned up with lacquer thinner. You can use with any stain. Clean up is more difficult (in my opinion) with an oil based paint or stain. I prefer water based paint. :)
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Personally I have never used watercolors on them - only acrylics - but I am pretty sure watercolors would work, especially if you put a nice gesso base coat on first or another color. Good luck!!
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I use a clear gesso or a matte medium over them. Because they activate with water, you want to swipe your brush or roller quickly over them so they won't spread to areas you don't want color. You could also use a spray fixative or spray--but again, you have to be careful not to get them too wet so spray lightly. If you don't do one or the other, and you try to use ink pens of any type on them, you will ruin your ink pens. Hope this helps.
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i'm thinking they are crayola. either way, they worked great when we used them! hope that helps.
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They are not waterproof in my experience unfortunately. No idea if they can be used with watercolors but if you're writing on something wet they probably won't do well.
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We used these crayons directly on fabric, though you could use transfer paper and then iron your design onto fabric. The problem with that is the "mirror effect" -- any text must be written in reverse so that the transfer makes the correct image onto the fabric.
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Brian I havent used these for air brushing only regular coloring. I have seen videos in the air brushing that are awesome. Hope this helps
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These are not water-based ink, if you want to mix them with water it won't work....But it is perfectly possible to use a paintbrush or the finger in order to hive them a form, a shape, and will not smear, don't worry!
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Use good quality chalk. I believe our grandchildren use Crayola Chalk. No I do not work for the Crayola company