What do you get when you mix pigment, wax, and oil? You get a pigment stick of creamy soft texture also known as Gelatos. Gelatos are acid-free, odorless, and water-soluble. They can be used by themselves or combined with water through a series of techniques to create a watercolor medium.

Gelatos with mixed media art
Gelatos quality pigment is resistant to fading under normal lighting conditions and is compatible with most other acrylic mediums. The easy twist up design of Gelatos makes them easy to maintain and store and their solid opaque color is perfect to cover large surfaces.

Gelatos can be used on paper, cloth, canvas, wood, and fabric. We recommend using a thicker paper such as watercolor paper and using a sealant when working with fabric. Gelatos are also great to use when journaling in your books, notebooks, or bibles, and their vibrant colors look great against dark colored surfaces. With such versatility, it can be hard to know where to start with your Gelatos. Here you can find a handful of techniques to gain a better understanding of this medium.

(Note: when using Gelatos with fabric, treat your work as a piece of art. We do not recommend laundering any items to which Gelatos have been applied.)

Blending Gelatos is a great technique to add color and dimension to your work. Combine colors together to create new colors and blend multiple colors together with your fingertips, a cotton swab, water, or a blending tool. Another technique to try on your Gelatos is edging. With the edging technique, create a distressed or grunge effect by drawing color along the edge of your paper then blend to fade color inward.

Water-resistant wax pastel.

Excellent lightfastness.

Usable on various materials: paper, wood, cardboard, glass, leather, fabric, stone, etc.

Soluble in turpentine.

Encaustic on hot metal.

Can be combined with Neocolour II.

Water-soluble.

Canson® Graduate Drawing pads feature a durable and lightly textured white drawing paper. The surface stands up to repeated rubbing out without creating lint. These pads contain 30 sheets, perfect for drawing and creating something in vibrant colours!

Etchr Portrait Sketchbooks are made with 100% cotton and are available in Hot Pressed and Cold Pressed.

These sketchbooks are vegan friendly and use 230gsm for cold press or 220gsm for hot press, acid-free, artist grade 100% cotton paper. Each book has 52 pages. They open flat in portrait format. The paper is ideal for mixed media. The cover is cotton fabric and can be painted on.

Available in B5, A5, A6.

Zig Posterman Chalkboard Pens are waterproof, opaque and lightfast. They are suitable for indoor & outdoor use. Zig Chalkboard Pens can still be removed from non-porous surfaces with a damp cloth and glass/window cleaner or Zig Chalkboard Cleaner. Zig Posterman Chalkboard Pens can be use on chalkboards, whiteboards, glass, plastic, mirror, metal, slate and ceramics.Please note: for sale in the UK and EU only.

Faber Castell Polychomos are the finest oil-based colour pencils on the market. Each pencil has a 3.8mm lead which is coloured with high-quality artists' pigments suspended in an oil-based binder. This lead is bound to its casing of Californian cedar-wood, which renders it exceptionally break-resistant. It is water-resistant, smudgeproof and has exceptional covering power, though it will also sharpen to a very fine point for detailed work. The full range includes 120 colours which are graded good, very good or maximum for light-fastness.According to Faber Castell's light-fastness scale, this pencil is graded Excellent (***).pdf=POLYCHROMOSArtistColorPencils.pdf Polychromos Artist Color Pencils colourchart.

The multi-functional Goldfaber Aqua Dual Marker is the perfect companion for your creative journey and supports you to achieve several DIY trends. Equipped with two different nibs – brush and fineliner – it offers thousands of opportunities for creating stylish letterings, delicate watercolourings, preliminary sketches, colouring smaller areas and hatching or drawing precise contours. The water-based ink is ready at any time and can also be entirely washed out with water. The marker is a pioneer in his category: caps and barrel are made from 100% recycled plastic to protect the environment.

Zig Posterman Chalkboard Pens are waterproof, opaque and lightfast. They are suitable for indoor & outdoor use. Zig Chalkboard Pens can still be removed from non-porous surfaces with a damp cloth and glass/window cleaner or Zig Chalkboard Cleaner. Zig Posterman Chalkboard Pens can be use on chalkboards, whiteboards, glass, plastic, mirror, metal, slate and ceramics.

In addition to the highest lightfastness, the Luminance 6901 leads benefit from an extreme softness which enables you to obtain subtle mixings and gradations, as well as blendings. Every shade has been formulated using finely-ground pigments chosen for their purity, intensity and resistance to UV.

Etchr Perfect Sketchbooks contain 44 A5 pages of artist grade 100% cotton paper, protected by a sturdy hardbound cover.

These sketchbooks are vegan friendly and use 300gsm acid-free, artist grade, 100% cotton cold press paper. They open flat and have a landscape format. The paper is ideal for a range of dry and wet media, especially watercolour, ink, markers, acrylic, and gouache.

Cold Press/ ’Not' surface - slightly textured surface. It is the most popular surface for watercolour painters as it allows for a little texture in your work. Good for large areas of wash but also for detail.

In addition to the highest lightfastness, the Luminance 6901 leads benefit from an extreme softness which enables you to obtain subtle mixings and gradations, as well as blendings. Every shade has been formulated using finely-ground pigments chosen for their purity, intensity and resistance to UV.

Wonderfully dry and dusty stroke, just like charcoal. Can be dry mixed and blended or used as a water colour. Brilliant results on dark backgrounds too. Available in 60 shades, various ranges and also individually. High pigmentation guarantees great luminosity and opacity as well as colour-fastness and colour brilliance. The soft lead also draws perfectly on delicate paper. The wooden shaft protects the lead from breaking.

Zig Posterman Chalkboard Pens are waterproof, opaque and lightfast. They are suitable for indoor & outdoor use. Zig Chalkboard Pens can still be removed from non-porous surfaces with a damp cloth and glass/window cleaner or Zig Chalkboard Cleaner. Zig Posterman Chalkboard Pens can be use on chalkboards, whiteboards, glass, plastic, mirror, metal, slate and ceramics.

XL® Mixed Media Textured is specially designed for mixed media techniques. This versatile, heavyweight paper will charm the boldest students.
It has the advantage of having two different surfaces: on one side, its special grain allows pigments to grip; the other side is ideal for felt pens and markers. Anything is possible on this all-terrain paper!

XL® Mixed Media Textured is also available as a book. With its large spiral binding and hard cover, it is the ideal companion to enhance one's creativity when travelling.

Conte Pierre Noire pencils are made with soft leads that are dense, deep, indelible and matt black. These pencils work brilliantly on all types of supports, from craft paper to linen canvas. These pencils are suited to both drawing and sketching. With a sharpened lead, the drawing is lively and accurate; with a half-worn lead, the work is more spontaneous and free.

Grades ranging from H to 3B

Length 176.5mm / Diameter 8.5mm / Lead diameter 5mm

In addition to the highest lightfastness, the Luminance 6901 leads benefit from an extreme softness which enables you to obtain subtle mixings and gradations, as well as blendings. Every shade has been formulated using finely-ground pigments chosen for their purity, intensity and resistance to UV.

In addition to the highest lightfastness, the Luminance 6901 leads benefit from an extreme softness which enables you to obtain subtle mixings and gradations, as well as blendings. Every shade has been formulated using finely-ground pigments chosen for their purity, intensity and resistance to UV.

Caran D'ache Pablo Coloured Pencils match the superior quality required for colour drawings, while the precision of Pablo leads is ideally suited to realist drawing. The dry 3.8 mm diameter leads ensure an exceptionally high covering power and create minimal powder / dust. Artists, designers and students can rely on the lightfastness of the leads, as well as their perfect opacity. The covering power of Pablo colour pencils enables easy usage on a large number of surfaces, ranging from textured paper and cardboard to wooden panels. The barrel of each pencil is completely varnished and sealed with a shiny colour that corresponds to the colour of the lead.

• Water-soluble wax pastel.• Exceptional covering power.• Excellent lightfastness.• Dry or wet drawing on all materials.

Lyra Rembrandt Aquarells are watercolour pencils with have hexagonal wooden cased cores. These highly pigmented pencils are produce brilliant lightfast colours. With their 4mm wide cores, Lyra Rembrandt Aquarells are perfect for blending and effects. These artists' quality coloured pencil pigments can be dissolved almost completely in water producing fantastic effects, that vary from opaque colours to near translucent shades.

Faber Castell Polychomos are the finest oil-based colour pencils on the market. Each pencil has a 3.8mm lead which is coloured with high-quality artists' pigments suspended in an oil-based binder. This lead is bound to its casing of Californian cedar-wood, which renders it exceptionally break-resistant. It is water-resistant, smudgeproof and has exceptional covering power, though it will also sharpen to a very fine point for detailed work. The full range includes 120 colours which are graded good, very good or maximum for light-fastness.According to Faber Castell's light-fastness scale, this pencil is graded excellent (***).pdf=POLYCHROMOSArtistColorPencils.pdf Polychromos Artist Color Pencils colourchart.

Water-resistant wax pastel.

Excellent lightfastness.

Useable on various materials: paper, cardboard, glass, wood, leather, fabric, stone, etc.

Soluble in turpentine.

Encaustic on hot metal.

Faber-Castell's PITT pencils were designed for sketching as they harder than conventional pastel pencils. This means the lines you create do not disappear completely when smudged, they are also water and fade resistant. The pencils are ideal for contours, outlines and fine details and are rich in pigment. The harder core also means that they may be a bit more durable when sharpening them to a fine point. They are available in 5 degrees of hardness ranging from extra soft to extra hard.This pencil has black lead and is extra soft.