I’ve used it for watercolor and never saw a problem. Good for cards you send in mail and protects from moisture and other wet problems that can occur with mail

Use it all the time on Watercolor. The directions tell you to let it dry and buff with soft cloth in a circular motion. That works great because it removes any excess wax and doesn’t leave lines. Good product. Thanks for your video❣️

Found your video 3 years later. Didn't know this was possible. Thank you!!

I love artistic painting tips on KZfaq and Pinterest, it doesn't matter how long ago (even in years) it was posted it is still completely relevant and valuable now.

This video gave me anxiety 😅😅 but I’m glad I found it because I’ve been looking for a fixative for a while! Can’t wait to try it! Thank you!

There is a portion of damar in Dorlands and that is what actually slightly increases the perceived saturation of color. I like the end result better than fixative or matte spray varnish. I have some figural watercolour sketches that were coated years ago and they still look just fine. I hope this information helps.

This is exactly the video I wanted to see before buying this wax medium. So helpful!

This is the first time I'm seeing this after finally looking up wax medium. When I tell you I was terrified when you first laid it on a finished painting! You would think it was my painting you were waxing over hahaha. Amazing video as always, Sarah!

I've had success with Gamblin's Cold Wax Medium. Was informed of this by my instructor.

Fantastic Sarah-San. Wax on. Wax off.

Thank you for taking one for the team! I laughed when you said that. This looks incredible, I gotta try it.

Love the last one the most especially the golden glow of the trees ❤❤❤

Thanks for taking one for the team! Impressive results!

Great for watercolor! Watercolor cards, Especially watercolor postcards you will be sending through the mail! Works perfectly when using it for calligraphy on envelopes, boxes, and wrappings for packages! Love this stuff❤️👍

I heard a few people talk about this wax with watercolor and ordered some for my gouache paintings. Nice to see it in action, it confirms what I heard and read. Thank you for sharing.

Oh wow that's really impressive!

I love how this product works well for sealing my watercolor paintings. I have used the spray Fixatif as well & I didn’t really like it as well. That’s when I switched to the Dorland’s Wax. I am thrilled to see that you can use it for the Gouache paintings too, especially since I am about to try gouache for the first time.

I am so glad I found your video! I’ve been wondering how to protect my watercolors, and have had several ruined sadly. I can’t believe I never used this!

Hi Sarah thank you so much for sharing this info.

Hi Sarah ! I come back on this video to say I am grateful for the tip. I bought this wax after watching your demo. It works 😊

Love the way the wax pumps up the contrast of the paintings Sarah. Must try this! TFS!!

This is genius!! It's also oddly satisfying to watch the process 😝

Amazing demo! Thank you Sarah?

Excellent video. That wax is pretty impressive. I often mix gouache and watercolor. I'll try it. Thanks for the demo.

This was exactly what I needed to decide how to seal my pieces! Thank you.

Amazing! This is what I'm.looking got to protect my Watercolor. This should work on Watercolor. Thank you! Much appreciated this..🥰

Thank you. I’m going to try this. Your testing was very thorough. When the water beaded up on the surface that “sealed it” for me 😉 Thank you for this demonstration. Really appreciate it.

Nice! Great work

You're really talented. I love your beautiful artwork. And thank you for sharing this.

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

I think the waxed finish looks awesome and it is great it protects too

I learned something new. Thanks for your research on this.

Oh my, that is amazing! This and the great use for the medium in oil painting seem like very good reasons to get a little pot of it 🧐

This stuff looks really nice!!

Thank you!!! This video was very useful!

Wow love it.

Adding this to the art supply shopping list for next month THANK YOUUUUUU

Thank you for this helpful video!!

I'm using the same wax for my watercolours and gouache and works better than anything I know so far. I'm using palette knife first and then cotton pad with circular motion to remove if its too much of it on my painting than live it for night to dry. Great stuff!

WOW! Thank You for this! ❤️🙏🏻🕊🌿🌻🕯🪶🎨

Excellent!!

It kindof amazes me how I can wander deep into your channel and find helpful info on questions I have right now. Thanks again for your curious mind and generous artful spirit - I’m going to order some of this and try it myself 👍

I did not even start using it to protect my paintings from moisture! My paintings kept sticking to each other because at the time, I did a lot of mixed media with acrylic paint. But eventually, I continued using Dorland's even after I'd switched to strictly watercolors and then strictly gouache, because I just like that subtle sheen and the slightly heightened contrast.

Thank you for this! I have been looking for a good fixative for my goache paintings. Hopefully, our local stores have this kind of fixative.

thank you for sharing! I'm definitely going to try it :)

Thank you SO much for this info! I didn't know you could use Dorland's Wax Medium. I would definitely prefer Dorland's compared to toxic aerosol fixatives.

Than you very internationalist started using gouache and was wonder what product to use to protect my artwork

Thank you for making this video and sharing the results... I'm ordering some wax now! Curious to see how this will work with watercolor and water mixable oils.

Awsome!!!

I love to buff it to a sheen, beautiful ❤️❤️❤️👍🎨🌹

I ran out of Dorland's a week or so ago, realized that my favorite art store doesn't carry it anymore 😱 and that it costs considerably more on German Amazon. Thankfully, I found another supplier and bought a 437ml tub that will hopefully last me a long time… I found that if I actually want it to be more glossy than it is, I can just wait a day or two to let it dry completely, and then polish it with a soft cloth.

My experience was this: I used Arteza gouache and sealed with Dorlands. I used a light touch, a cotton cloth, and a good amount of wax, and waited 24 hours after paint application before applying the wax. All the colors except Lemon Yellow were fine. The Lemon Yellow definitely came off on my cloth, leaving streaks of green underpainting showing through on the painting, but the yellow didn't spread through the rest of the painting, Thankfully, this was in an area of grass and it didn't destroy the painting, but word to the wise is to practice this on a test sheet before doing it on your finished work. Also, note that Arteza is student grade gouache, not the best but very budget friendly.

thank you 💖

ur paintings r so nice! hehe

I do that for my watercolors painted on canvas treated with watercolor ground.It works really well.I like to use my hand to spread the wax this way I avoid fibers from the applicators to adhere to my paintings plus the heat of my palm melts the wax a bit and I can spread it more easily.

thank you!

Thank you 👍

Oh wow I just tried this on my first painting business card thingy. I'm so excited with how well it works. Now I feel like I can hand these out to people and they will be able to take a little bit of a beating before they end up maybe being magnetized on a fridge or something 😂

Thanks for sharing your research and experimentation Sarah! Never thought about having to protect the work in a sketchbook - but you are so right; what if you were caught in the rain or it was dropped into a puddle? So much beauty ruined! Will definitely be getting myself some of this thank you!

the anxiety of watching you spill water on the painting XD!! but good to know this stuff holds up thanks for the video

Great video Sarah...thanks so much. Do you know if painting are displayed near sunlight if the wax softens or changes. Also I have buffed soft wax in the past...

Yay! I'm so glad I found your video. Thank you so much for posting this! I'm new to gouache and just completed a piece that I will be putting up for sale at my local gallery. I wasn't sure if I should try a spray fixative. I read mixed reviews. Mostly negative. So I'll be running to Opus first thing tomorrow morning to buy some Dorland’s Wax Medium. I'm hoping that it works on my coloured pencil artwork as well. Thanks again Sarah!

I use Dorlands to seal my watercolors mounted on cradled board. While it doesnt move MOST colors, I have experienced that it moved red on a painting of a deep red amaryllis so I'll spray a workable fixative on any heavy red first in the future.

Amazing! I'm gonna keep this in mind for future paintings! I wonder if the color changes over time. If it gets more yellow for example. 🤔 Might have to do some research! ☺️

Wow!!! Something I have been looking for a long time! Thank You! ❤️ I was wondering if the wax would leave any kind of texture on the painting?

Is interesting the change of value with the wax on it, but I wonder if it looks like when the gouaches were still wet/freshly painted or differently. I totally going to use it.

I tried this on some gouache paintings and I have to say that I did get some lifting. Didn’t mess up the painting but I think I was buffing it like a crazy person - so I would say don’t scrub it like I did. I’m still going to continue to use it.

Welp, I’m sold. I personally like how it very slightly saturates the colors.

That is really cool. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully I’ll have paintings worthy of waxing someday. Lol

Can this also be used on wax pastels (neocolour 1)?

Thank you for sharing!! I'm doing some research to find the best varnish for my gouache paintings. Do you know if this works the same on canvas panels? 😊

Interesting. So I have to order some Vax, when I buy/get the gouache.

Thankyou so much for the video! This helps my curiousity of wax varnish 😆 I was about to pick between this dorland’s wax or talens gouache protecting spray. But unluckily i can’t found the dorland’s on my locals online shop ;-; Also i have some question, have you tried a gouache protecting spray before? Thanks ^^

Hi Sarah,I want to ask you: how do you paint landscapes with a lot of details{ specially rocks and pebbles},do you draw one by one or what? AND what is your advice for simplifying complexe landscapes that contains a lot of detailsin in general?

that was a fun.. again, again! did you try applying with a brush? maybe a soft sponged brush?

Is it good for Metallic guache ...planning on selling my art ..also wonder if it's durable? Thanks :)

Wow. Super helpful. I wonder how similar Dorland’s is to Gamblin’s wax.

Hello there. 😃 Thank you so much for this video. ❤ Two quick questions: 1. ¿How long do you have to wait for it to dry in order to close the sketchbook? 2. ¿Does this HAS TO to be buffered after it dries or can it be left just as is? Thank you for your help! ❤

is it possible to paint over it with gouache after it dried? might allow some gradients or other techniques without to reactivating the colors unerneath.

Can I use a synthetic brush to apply the wax medium or will it leave the brush strokes?

Is there any sort of tacky feeling after the wax dries? I’m wondering if there’s any chance of it leaving a residue on a scanner, and if it would be best to scan a gouache piece before sealing it... 🤔 The richness the wax ads is really nice.

I've tested a few small gouache pieces with Dorland's wax but found that even after a month of drying, it left a strange residue, almost sticky but not quite. Is that normal? I made sure to only use a thin coating. I live in a humid climate (however with A/C) and am wondering if that affects the surface. Opinions and recommendations welcome.

If you were to make art prints with it would the sheen be picked up in the scanning process?

Does it work with canvas? I was considering using an Elastic Mix of Epoxy rasin before this video.

Do you need to buff it after application?

How long should I wait before applying the wax medium? I just had a nightmare situation with regular varnish trying to seal off gouache on a wooden bookmark I painted and it smudged :(. I'm new to gouache so I don't know if it's because I didn't wait long enough (overnight) for the paint to set or that regular varnish is just bad for it.

Lovely work. What sketchbook are you using?

would this be suitable for putting on a gouache painting on wood? do you think? i just hate using spray fixative; last time the Krylon can exploded on me 😅

This is very helpful, thank you! I’m also curious if the wax can help to prevent condensation if the painting is place against glass with a frame? Thanks

How come we can't just use clear kyron spray? Great video:) Thanks!

Great. hopefully it won't turn yellow/ish over time ... Great, though! The colours look much brighter and very vivid.

Awesome work! I've been looking for a way to varnish my work. I use gouache and polychromos pencil. Do you think this medium is safe to use on top of the pencils?

Hello~ Thanks for the video! I just got some of this wax today. Wondering if you also use this on your larger finished pieces, and if so, do you photograph the pieces before you wax them? Does the wax make it harder to photograph or scan?

What about that rubber cement stuff, would that work too?

Hi Sarah, please I didnt find the live stream of the tree 0:06

Would this process be considered making the painting archival? Thank you.

Hello! can I ask if the wax work on gouache on canvas?

Over many years, has there been some follow-up as to how the wax ages, does it dry and start cracking?

Do you think this wax would work to seal leather shoes I painted using gouache?

does the glossy finish take weird photos? would it affect prints do u think ? :((