Krylon K01374000 Gallery Series Fixatif Aerosol Spray, 11 Ounce

I won't lie, I work with pastels, and I hate sanded papers. So I blend a lot. This fixative allows me to layer with ease. Fixative make the colors darker, so I just adjust for this. This Fixative doesn't darken the colors too badly. It really is smudgeproof

Arrived as advertised I like this to use for pencil drawings. Keep them from smudging overtime help lock them in place

I've started dibblin and dabbling with drawing portraits using graphite and charcoal. It got a little messy so I did some research on what I could use to prevent smudging....I tried this stuff. I sprayed 4 coats. I loved the results and so did my sister (the portrait was for her)

I like this spray for simple watercolor pieces, charcoal, and watercolor/dry media pieces. Just be careful not too pool it and let it dry longer than you think is necessary. I haven't tried it on more detailed watercolor pieces. I don't like it for soft pastel. It darkens work far too much. It needs 5-10 layers, depending on pastel layers and texture, but that happens with Sennelier also. But Sennelier is tougher coverage, at least my oil pastel spray is. I will be trying their dry pastel version next. Be sure to wear a mask and spray outside, but I figure that's obvious. I also live in windy Wyoming and place my work in a shoe box to spray, propping the lid open a bit for airflow.

I'm so pleased with this product! (the 1374 Fine Art Fixatif) I use pan pastels in my sketchbook and the pastels transfer/smudge on the facing pages when the sketchbook is closed. A few coats of the fixatif solved the problem - it's dry and not tacky, dries smooth, and leaves only the slightest satin finish, and isn't heavy.

I been using this stuff for the past few weeks now and so far its performing better then the regular krylon workable fixative. With the krylon workable fixative, each time i used it i kept either getting a dusty gray layer on top that would just wipe off and the drawing would not be fixed to the paper which took way too many coats to do or too much fixative would end up the paper not allowing me to draw on top of it anymore. The gallery series fixative doesn't have either of those problems for me. Takes very little layers to fix it to the paper and that when using thin/light coats. Though i would say, the workable part of this, you should be careful because if you spray too much it will turn into a final fixative. You probably wont get many more drawing layers down with this also unlike a regular workable fixative. i would say maybe two or three layers of drawing. If you need a lot of workable layers then you may want to play it safe and use a plain workable fixative. the directions say: for a workable fixative, apply VERY light coats for a workable protection for a final fixative, apply just a several light coats for a final protections

Works great! Fine mist protected my artwork (pastel pencils)

My favorite art fixative. Wish it was easier to find but I will always come back here to grab a can or two. The best!