Base Paste for Markers will double the longevity of your ink. The pigment in this recipe is strong. You can probably tone it down a bit. Beautiful texture and dries in minutes. Easier to use than pastels, stay dry like a pencil, it's blends smooth like paint. Even I was shocked at the results. It's only getting better. This isn't replacing the Base Paste for pencils. Pencils need a lighter, less pigmented base so you can work over it. Markers have much stronger pigmentation, so let's turn up the color!
Marker Paste Recipe
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Recipe
1 tsp Linseed oil
1 TBSP Mineral Oil (Baby Oil)
1 and a 1/4 tsp Beeswax melted (This is a change from the 1 TBSP)
1 Stick Oil Pastel
2 tsp mica powder. You can adjust this if you want to decrease the pigment. Add a drop more Beeswax if you do.
Directions
Step 1.
Chop up the oil pastel into very small chunks (Mince)
Step 2
Mix in the Mineral Oil and Linseed Oil into the Oil Pastel. Mix in mica powder. Let it stand for at least an hour to 3 hours while mixing occasionally. You can't over mix. You can leave it longer than an hour. I have let it sit for a full day. It won't go bad. If it gets dry, just add a few extra drops of mineral oil. It should look like a liquid paste. Thinner than toothpaste, thicker than water.
Step 3
Heat up about an inch of water to a boil. Using the bottom of a tin can (I use a soda can). You can use aluminum muffin tins too. Place the mix into the can and then the can into the water. It will float and create a double boiler. Do not heat the mix directly on a flame. Put the heat down so the mix stays warm to slightly hot. Do not boil the mix. It should not be hot enough to burn you if spilled. This is a project for adults. Children need supervision. Make sure you use adequate ventilation. Do not cook the mix. Melt slowly and gently. Do not leave the pot alone while on the flame. It's no different from making candles. Use all the same precautions.
Step 4
Melt down enough beeswax to add 2 tsps to each can. You can remelt and reuse the beeswax. Don't throw out the can.
Step 5
Once the oil/pigment is melted down, take it out of the warm bath and mix. Mix around 3-4 minutes until it thickens. Once it thickens put it back in the bath and melt it down again. It should take around 60 seconds.
Step 6
Remove the oil/pigment from the bath and add 1 and 1/4 tsp bees wax. Mix again until thicken begins. Put it back in the bath for around 60 seconds. Keep mixing. Remove from the water and pour into your container.
This is a very pigmented mix and will thicken slower than the pencil base paste. Do not pick it up. Leave it for around 15 minutes and then you let it cool down. It's ready to use in about an hour. It will be softer than the pencil base paste.