Thank you so much, Frances ❤️

Wow, where to find it?

I think Dick Blick but maybe Jerry's Artarama. I couldn't find it locally here in Albuquerque. Happy painting to you.@@username58482

THANK YOU!!!! Do you use this to enhance blending as well?

@@janabouc Yes, it makes the blending of colors on the paper easier.

Thank you so much!

😁 I am happy it was helpful!

I am very glad this was helpful, Ann!

I am very glad you found this information helpful 😊 Thank you!

You are welcome, Melissa! I am glad it was helpful :)

I am glad it was helpful! 😊

Thank you, Brian 😊

Thank you so much, Anne! I am glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful! 😊

:) This medium is for preventing gouache paints from drying too fast while you are painting. You can bring your dry paints back to life by doing the following. Spray them very well with distilled or tap water, close your palette and let the paints soak overnight. The next day, open the storage palette and see if they are soft enough to stir them with toothpicks. If they are still too stiff and can’t be stirred easily, you will need to spray them again and leave them in the closed palette for another 24 hours. This should be enough for your paints to soften. Now you only need to stir each of the colors well until they get an even consistency and they will become nice and creamy again. After that, you can add a few drops of the blending medium or propylene glycol to each one of the colors. They will dry slower in the closed palette and when you are using the colors.

@@LenaRivo Thank you, that's very helpful!

Hi Ed! This medium is used not to reactivate drying gouache, but to slow down the drying time of it. To reactivate dried out gouache you can use water, there is no need to use gum arabic, but if you want your gouache paints to dry slower on you palette this blending medium (which is basically pure propylene glycol) is the solution 😉

Thank you so much for letting me know that this method has been working for you! I am glad to hear that! I also like the 24-well palette much better than its smaller version.

My pleasure, Andre. I am very glad this was helpful!

It will! 😁

@@LenaRivo thank you. a game-changer, since i've been struggling with this aspect of gouache. love your course; your ebooks; and the painting i purchased!

@@t.m.rudavsky7620 thank you so much, Tamar! ❤️ This medium is really a game-changer for us! 🤩

I am glad it was helpful, Colleen!

Katie, I am so glad this tutorial was helpful to you and that you are enjoying my online course! Thank you so much! ❤️

I am glad it was helpful, Joan!

Adding further... I see that in your blog article you do address this fact: "Propylene glycol is alcohol by nature. Its properties are similar to the properties of glycerine, but unlike glycerin, it evaporates from the paint film completely without affecting its characteristics, while glycerin never really leaves the paint layer, which can result in stickiness of the painting’s surface. That’s why I would avoid adding glycerin to acrylic, gouache or watercolor paints." Good to know. I haven't found any stickiness myself, but will have to experiment some more. I now have to wonder if VEGETABLE glycerin is the same as just glycerin?

This medium is made of propylene glycol which evaporates from the paint completely while glycerin never leaves the paint layer completely. For this reason I have never added it to my paints. Pure propylene glycol can be used instead of this medium. It costs about the same as glycerin.

That was exactly my first thought that it is glycerin. I often use it during the summer when humidity is at 3%. Works great, but there is shine with the glycerin as well as the blending medium.

@@vallektz the shine was because glycerin doesn’t evaporate from the painting completely, while this medium, which is made of propylene glycol, does. It doesn’t create shine. It evaporates completely leaving the painting absolutely matte. I have tried it in different proportions and even when I added the medium instead of water to make my paints more fluid it didn’t affect the matte finish of gouache.

In that case, I would have to carry 24 bottles with me and squeeze all the colors on my palette before starting to paint :) I am glad this video was helpful to you!

😂 I am glad you have found it helpful, Faisal! ❤️

I am glad it was helpful, Peter! Happy painting to you too!

You are very sweet, Grazyna ❤️ I am happy you enjoyed this video!

Yes you can, Ronny. This medium acts just like water. It only evaporates slower.

Спасибо большое, Алена! Я очень рада, что вы находите информацию, которой я делюсь, полезной 😊

No, it evaporates completely from your painting leaving its surface matte :)

I am very glad it was helpful, Nicola!

Спасибо, Денис 😊 Дааа, нам очень повезло жить в такое время. Не только, потому что у нас есть легкий доступ в качественным материалам, но и к интернету, который позволяет нам делиться знаниями и вдохновлять друг друга 🥰❤️ Творческих успехов вам и радости!

@@LenaRivo Спасибо огромное и Вам, всего самого доброго!

Glad it was helpful, Betty! ❤️

I am so happy this video has helped you with your gouache! 😊 ❤️

Glad you have found the video helpful :) In the palette box, gouache stays moist forever if you mist it with water a couple of times a month, even without the medium. This medium prevents gouache from drying instantly when you paint, so it gives you more time to mix colors and apply them to the paper.

@@LenaRivo Thanks so much for the follow up!! Once I get a bit more used to gouache, I’ll sign up for one of your classes!!

So glad this was helpful to you, Nadine! 😊

I am glad it was helpful 😊

Since gouache is a water-soluble medium, it feels unnatural for me to add oil to it. Even though essential oils are supposed to evaporate completely over time, we can’t be completely sure about their purity and whether they contain fractions of ordinary vegetable oil that do not evaporate and instead oxidize over time or not because those oil really can leave greasy spots on a gouache paints.

I agree, that is why I'll try to spray just the underlid. I guess, since some painters directly put it in their gouache, that just having it on under the lid will not be that bad. You seem to have a very scientific approach and mind, do you have a science background?

@@Neorhim I do :) I have a degree in physics.

Ha… you are unmasked my lady. ;-)

If I can ask… have you ever used the same type of palette for acrylic? And do you know if acrylic would also be prone to mold if it was in an airtight palette? Or is it the Arabic gum of gouache, that essentially causes the problem with mold? In the same time, the problem with Ivory black may come from the fact that there is an animal ingredient to it. But what about your pink? Or several people having troubles with titanium white?

Yes, it does! Glad this information was helpful 😊

@@LenaRivo so glad I found your video, it’s really helpful! Thanks so much 💖

:) I am glad it was helpful, Melanie. I think this medium will work as well with acrylic gouache.

I am glad it was helpful :) What I have found out about mold is that it doesn’t grow on gouache colors made of quality materials. Cheaper gouache colors mold easily, as well as the more expensive M. Graham gouache (probably because they add honey to their paints). My gouache color don’t get moldy. I use mostly cobalt, cadmium and earth pigments in my palette. Although, regardless of the paint you are using, this medium might resolve your problem, at least partially, because it has antibacterial properties.