Loved your presentation!!! By the way, I bought a box of “complete” Gelatos about 4 years ago (they came in a very pretty Design Memory Craft box, with a water brush & 2 sponges which neither I used), then I had 2 deaths very close together. Needless to say, I put them away in storage in a sealed plastic box away from dust, light and moisture. It is not til a few hours ago that I retrieved the set of Gelatos & thought I would use them as crayons. To my horror the only 6 Gelatos I had used before storing them away, they were all crumbly & definitely not useful as crayons. I stumbled on your site and found that their only true use for my Gelatos now are as tools for watercolours. My problem: in your opinion/experience, am I likely to ever experience the Gelatos as crayons again? Can you recommend any method to restore their creaminess as crayons or should I resign myself that they are just very expensive water colour tools? Your feedback is much appreciated. Best wishes. 😊🌈

Gem, this is a great video, i got some for Christmas and only knew one method to use them, so this is really helpful.

Thank you for making this video!! I have my eye on getting some of these but was wondering what to do with them. Now I know 🙂

I had never heard of these until I saw your video, and they look like something I might use. Thank you for the comprehensive review, super helpful!

You are such a good teacher with a delightful personality.

Hi, great over view of Gelatos! I need to start using them again. 😊💙

This is more than I'd thought of or have ever seen done on there videos. I have about 27 of them and may take them out soon. Thank you for the inspiration.

I had never heard of these before until now! Definitely a medium I would love to try! 💖

This is a very nice tutorial!

Once again Gem, you've taught me how to use a new art medium in a delightful way. I was gifted the Iridescent set of these and had never used them. Thank you so much for this! I'm excited to experiment! Blessings, xo

Thanks for video tutorial. Been wanting to try these for so long. Definitely going to have to give them a try now. Thanks for sharing. JuliAnn

Wow ! Thanks for sharing,love it 😊

Thanks for this great overview. I was looking for permanent oil pastel like medium to do backgrounds in my bullet journal, and these seem really great for that. Ordered some to try them out. Great to see all the ways they can be used. Great voice, tone and pace.

love your video, you did a great job. I also bought a large box of the Gelato about 5 years ago, I have barely used them, your right they last forever because the colors are so intense.

I just bought some of these Gelatos and was wondering how to use them , thank you! 😃

Don't forget to use clear gesso to prep your pages. It works wonders on thin pages.

Great video Anna. I like the idea of using them rather than doing backgrounds with pencils. Your video was really informative as I am new to coloring. Thanks so much. Hope to see more of your videos!

Hi Gem, you did this in Hanna Karlzon’s book Daydreams as a background 😊. I have since bought the pastel set so thank you for this video! Cheers Susan D

Thank you! I had some Gelatos and used them as crayons, and some smearing, too...but actually had no clue as to their use. Yeah! Now I will be using them...

I have learned a lot from you. Thank you.

Love your videos

Thanks so much!

Great video😍

I love seeing the beautiful face that goes with my favourite accent ever 😊😊 keep up the wonderful work!

Thank you for the great overview. I was fortunate to buy a large number of these on FB marketplace recently. I now know a lot more ways to use them. I have also applied them to backgrounds by brushing on using the same technique as Distressed Ink which worked nicely. Definitely appreciate my well priced FB marketplace buy a lot more now.

I love your upbeat attitude as well as your voice & (Scottish?) accent. In the U.S., we have a brand of these called KINGART that is much better packaged, more affordable, but a little less pigmented. The textured grip and shape feel great in the hand and the tops snap on to the ends so they don't get lost. They provide a great case to keep them in as well!

Gah! Why am I always 2 days behind! I’m not getting notifications even though the little bell is checked. These gelatos look quite interesting.

Oooo. Love that dragon. Sooo pretty. So what would be the difference between say.....a gelato and like an inktense or another kind of water activated pencil?

I just bought these today..got a great deal on them! Wasn't sure how to use them until I found this video. Thanks so much!! Also, where did you get the dragon picture from? :-)

Thanks so much watching this January 14.2021 pulled out my few colors,, to color with finally and answer,,how to dry them spray fixative,,and don’t need to buy anything Whooooo,,, Sending hugs from California 💗😂🇺🇸

I love the gelatos I use the water brushes and I use them like water colors

I use these on my polymer clay veneers. You can make a beautiful watercolor look.

I have used these on Bible paper and they do not show through. I use them with baby wipes and let them dry. Great for backgrounds.

That's odd. I've got a few and they are old and in the more solid packaging which you said is newer. I've just ordered 4 sets of 15 for £38 in a sale. Looking forward to the iridescent and translucent sets

Thanks for sharing, LOVE the accent ( says the American from northwest) 😊

why did you not cover the dragon with clear gesso before you painted?

What water brushes do you use?

Love the tutorial, thanks, I’m guessing these have lost some popularity, I just bought a bunch for 25 cents each off a clearance table at my local art supply store.

I could listen to you read dictionary! I LOVE your accent. The tutorial was great as well. 😊

Omg!!! That eraser!!! Lol. I haven't found anywhere that sells them separately as there a couple of colours I am after. There all in the states and I am in the UK xx

Thank you! New to gelatos. This was very helpful. And you are too cute! LOL. I consider "rubby finger" a technical term! LOL 😂

I bought gelatos to make backgrounds for hand lettering ,you think this will work? and what spray you said to use? for sealing the color? thanks

Wow what a clear presentation with precise instruction what is your clear paintbrush

Thanks for your video! 👍 I really like your accent, too. Where do you live?

You’d think for what these cost they’d be fully fugitive in water. They leave behind pretty heavy ghosting where your original stroke is. Marbu makes some that are half the price, twice the size, more colors, but they don’t fully melt either with water. Gelatos cost more than neocolor 2 do and almost all of that value is in the plastic lipstick case it’s in.

I bought mine at Ross a pack of six for $1.99 with paint brush and a stamp

Those things look like fun!

I got my self a set of the hobbycraft water soluble crayons a long while back to see if I liked the concept of the gelato type medium. I was cautious because I’m not a fan of pastels or oil pastels. I found for me they were too like oil pastels for me, to messy and hard to put things where you want them. I also found that when using them in a watercolour style that they just didn’t complete with actual watercolour. So the crayons were consigned to a box in the back of the cupboard, because even my son didn’t like the feel of them and how they behaved. Just not an item for me it seems!

There is a baby wipe technique as well

Can you use these on ceramic tiles?

I wanted to add some comments about the product itself but first I would like to say thank you for showing the different uses you have discovered. I am sure people will appreciate the information. In general, I really do not recommend Faber-Castell Gelatos - the pigmentation is lacking, they are not lightfast, they are overpriced, and they can’t even be layered easily. If you want a comparable but better product, I would check out the Tim Holtz Distress Crayons. They have more pigment, eventually do dry so may be layered more easily, and in general are a better product. The Neocolor II sticks are professional grade, much more lightfast, highly pigmented, and are definitely superior to Gelatos. If you are creating works of art to sell or even for your own display, use professional/artist grade materials. Art made from Gelatos will not last. I also find that Gelatos can be blotchy and some colors do not dissolve well in water; the other products I mentioned perform much better.

Where did you buy your brushes and what brand are they?

man, I got four Gelatos at Michaels for .97 cents each... they look like the older ones though, idk if that has something to do with it

I've been trying to decide if I want to try these or neocolors. Hhhmmmmm

I am an artist but not interested in selling my work and not interested when they said that an artist must use Lightfast tools to prevent fading of artwork

Never mind your accent - I'm here for the info. This is a great intro to an art supply I've had for years and thought I knew. :) Thanks for the video.

Your Irish accent??❤🥰😍

CANADA 🇨🇦

They come in a cheap clear plastic box you cannot use again. They require a lot of water to spread the colors or blend. They are also too expensive for what you get.

Don't like them. Bought the whole set, tried them out because I was super excited about them but they're just too hard to work with.

Not worth the money for me.

It's v longwinded

What water brushes do you use?