Originally Posted by snicktrain
Originally Posted by teacherbailey
Wow....thanks! I've always read that the watercolor pencils have to be finished off with more than just an iron; I think somewhere I saw that they needed to be gone over with some kind of gel medium to really be permanent? Can anybody comment? Have you used these in a quilt that was washed a few times, and did they stay bright?
Yes, I remember reading on this board somewhere that you need to use Aloe gel. Not the colored kind, the clear pure Aloe.
Aloe vera gel only activates the color. Then heat set to make it semi-permanent.
Gel medium will make it permanent (I am told).
If you want to have colored pencil be permanent with less trouble, use ... Derwent Inktense pencils which are actually ink and are permanent when activated with moisture like water or aloe vera gel which will prevent bleeding.