Just out of curiosity , has anyone here ever used Liquid Graphite , and if so your opinions? Thanks ..Carol

Hi Carol, believe it or not last year while shopping at Wall Mart of all places I stumbled on to some liquid graphite pencils with replaceable cartridges, I found I could get great detail, but also found the liquid has no blending power, and can blot and easily smear while wet. I personally don't like to use them too often.

Brian.

I haven't seen liquid graphite available in Canada except for the liquid graphite pencils that Brian mentioned. I've tried those and they're horrible.

You can buy liquid graphite from Jerry's Artarama in the USA and perhaps other places. It is an Australian product. I did write to the manufacturer asking about it, but didn't get a response. Great customer service!

From what I've read, you can get very much the same results with a watersoluable graphite pencil or a grey watercolour for that matter. Once wetted, you can't erase, so it has the same permanency properties as any other waterbased material. I have used Derwent Aquatone pencils and think they would have similar effects.

I've also just used a graphite wash pencil - The General...and its similar to aquatone pencils, soft dark tones to draw with and watersoluable.

I looked at the Jerry's Artarama and this is the one I think I was questioning..

Rewettable Liquid Pencil - This formulation allows you to remove areas using water similar to watercolor techniques where you will lift color. When dry, you can remove colors as well by simply erasing. Use on Yes! Canvas or Ampersand Claybord Textured (Aquabord) for easy reworking. When finished, you can apply an acrylic spray to make permanent. All colors are highly lightfast and non-toxic. As the newest Media on the market, it has received rave reviews and is by far the most interesting new artist material to use. Give it a try to explore whole new realms that never before existed!

I know when doing watercolor sometimes it is easy to lift after rewetting .. Graphite I don't know..

The one you are talking about at Wal mart sounds interesting but I would hate to get very far along and have it smear ..However I have tossed drawings that I have smeared by not paying attention and getting in a hurry..

I think the liquid graphite would be helpful in covering large areas in large Drawings ..
what would think ?

Thank you both for the input .. I appreciate it very much

I have never tried the liquid graphite but can say that the problem I would have with it is that it does not fall into my realm of competence. I'm confident I could create some interesting pieces with it but I'm not sure I would want to invest the 2 or 3 months that I feel it would take to master and explore different techniques. In addition to that it is a wet medium so I image it would be best to use a watercolor paper.

Keeping with the theme of liquid and graphite, I have been interested in spending some time with water soluble graphite pencils. They work like color pencils so the learning curve is pretty short.

For covering large areas, I use either charcoal or graphite powder. With water soluble graphite I would try and see what a wash would look like.

Thanks RJ great input .. I too was wondering about the paper and what effect it would be to get it wet..wouldn't it buckle like watercolors tend to do? Hmmmm... something I may just put on the back burner for a larger heavier test project.. I have not used the water soluble graphite pencils yet .. you all have convinced me ,I need to give it a try.. sounds like they could be a great asset to a drawing ..

I, too, have been puttering around with the Aquatone pencils. They take getting used to like most new things you try.

I am going to Hobby Lobby this weekend ..( a 100 mile trek for me ) and load up on some of these items .. You will have to keep me informed on the~~ puttering~~ ..I could order online ,,, but well the shopper in me needs to get an art store fix..