Gel Pen Coloring: Part 6 - Glycerin Blending 

+chiribitica monica lopez, this makes me soooo happy! Never lose your love for art!

+Susie G., yay! So glad it is working for you! I believe I am the first to try glycerin with gel pens! I love making new discoveries 😊❤️

+Carey Clapp, so happy to hear that you are loving this new idea! Thanks for watching.

+Cindy Knapper, yay, so glad I'm getting you so excited!

+LaDonna Shelly, it's amazing how great it works! Art magic 💖

+Sharon Stegeman, YAY!! Love hearing this! Only thing better would be if we could hang out together and color. Have fun!

+Leah Speller, you will love this!! Glycerin is soooo easy to work with! Have fun!

lol. That happens to me when I watch certain RU-vid channels too. Have fun shopping and thanks for watching

+David T, I'm glad you found my videos for all your smearing needs! 😉

+Dana Jordan, I use such a small amount of glycerin that it dries very fast...sometimes within moments. If I use a little too much it may take up to 10 minutes or so. Thanks for watching.

+J. Adams, let me know how it goes for you.

+Catrena Belgamh, it dries very fast, so I don't think it is necessary, but give it a try and see what happens.

+Lynne Bailey, awesome!!

You need vegetables glycerin which is probably what you got. Just guessing by your comment...it sounds like you may be using too much. Glycerin is naturally sticky and slick so a very small amount goes a long way. You can add a small amount of water to the glycerin if you would like. Experiment in a separate bowl to see if you find something that works better for you. I usually use straight glycerin. I plan to do a follow up video on this technique in the new year.

Teresa Dunbar Also the folder temperature can make it thicker.

Glycerin is wet, so if you use a lot it will soak through. Just use a small amount and a thicker paper and you will be good to go. If in doubt, just test it on the title page of a book so you will have peace of mind.

+DM Prejean-Winters I’m so sorry you are having such a hard time. Will you please send me an email through the contact form on our website so We can help direct you to the pages. By the way, there is no software to download.

Have you tried this ?

@@anxietykraftskrisi9404 I did try all three. The oils end up soaking into the paper and ruining what you’re doing. The glycerin doesn’t.

Just look for sakura gelly roll. They are try best and inexpensive

@@Uniacoty they are definitely not inexpensive. I own a ton of gel pens of all different brands and kinds (well over 500 pens) and the Gelly Rolls are by far the most expensive of all of them. You can buy packs of over 100 gel pens for the same price as a pack of 12 Gelly Rolls. I do agree though that Gelly Rolls are juicy specifically the moonlight collection. I have a set of 120 gel pens from Aen Art that are pretty juicy although the classic pens in that set aren't the juiciest however it does come with 20 classic pens which is quite a large selection compared to most sets. The classics in that set are also .38mm as well. The neons in that set are super juicy and the metallics are the perfect combo of pigment to metallic. I have a set of 48 glitter gel pens from Typecho that are also semi juicy and if you layer them the colors are pretty vivid. I have a ton of other sets but those are my favorites right now. If you like opaque gel pens like the moonlight collection from Gelly Roll then you might like my newest find. It's a set of 26 opaque gel pens from MiSiBao. They're retractable gel pens with each pen having a letter of the alphabet on them. Amazon has them listed as "MiSiBao 26 Color Letters Soft Touch Pure Gel Ink Pens". They have so many amazing opaque colors I have never seen in any gel pen set I own or have looked at. They color much like the Gelly Roll Moonlight pens. They all work absolutely perfectly, are super vivid, color so smoothly, and only one layer is needed. They're some of the best gel pens I have ever used. The only downside to them is that they do dry pretty fast and once they're dry you can't really color back over them that well if you needed to. They're perfect for coloring and writing both though.

@@Xessa82 Well that is true, they are quite expensive when compared to some other pens however personally I found them to be far better than cheaper brands that I have tried so it makes them worth the cost. I do like Uni ball's metallic gel pens but they cost about the same. I will check out MiSiBao, opaque pens are my favorite since I like to draw on black paper. Thank you.