Faber-Castell Gel Sticks - 12 Twistable Watercolor Crayons for Kids with Brush - Watercolors for Kids

This impressive set of gel sticks boasts rich and vibrant colors. They go on creamy-smooth, and you can apply water for a watercolor effect. I’m getting started in Bible journaling, and there are lots of artists using these to create veritable masterpieces of art in their Bibles. I am far from being an artist, but I feel like one while using these “Gelatos.” They indulge my creative bent!

Metallic gelatos (or "gels," many quibble if they are the same, they work like the gelattos for me, and lightfastness has not proved to be an issue), an absolute favorite. I'll chime in on the glowing reviews. Love the colors, love the effects, love the way they glide on. And they last forever. I've been an enthusiastic user of this set for many months, and I have tons left. The gold will be the first to go, and I'll simply replace it with the gold/silver duo kit. The finishes you can create with these are absolutely stunning, if not mesmerizing, then just continue working with it. Water soluble, vibrant, shimmer that never disappoints. For the price of a couple of S**rbucks lattes.

These are so cool... I resisted jumping on the gelato/gel stick bandwagon for too long! These are lots of fun- I love the texture and how they blend so well dry with my finger or a tool or wet with a paintbrush. This package gives you some great colors to start creating with, and I think it's a pretty good price for what you get. These are sort of like a really soft blendable oil pastel, but better! I can't see any negatives about this purchase right now, it even came really fast in the mail!

LOVE THESE! These are amazing; you can watercolor with them, and use dry and blend them like pastels. The consistency is a little harder than lipstick. They blend beautifully! I use them to color in stamped images, and for artwork and to add shimmer on top of markered images. I even combined these with water and put them in Tim Holtz/Ranger Mini Mister bottles and made my own shimmery mists in the colors I wanted. Similar mists are $5 and up each! There are many tutorials on YouTube if you want more information. These have become so popular with crafters I could not find them for a good price anywhere else except Amazon. This is not considered artist grade but I think they are good enough and are wonderful.I recommend you also buy the 12 count non - metallic gel sticks.

As far as I can tell, these are exactly the same as gelatos, but much more reasonably priced. I compared the gold gel stick with a gold gelato I had previously purchased and could not see any difference between the two. Same texture, color, they react identically with water. Even the plastic tubes are identical, save for one line of printing (one tube has the word gelatos, the other repeats Faber Castell). The only difference seems to be Gelatos come in more colors. Save your money and buy the Gel sticks, especially if you want to experiment with a new medium. I love these, but removed 1 star because you can't retract the stick back into the tube. That's just ridiculous. Even cheap twist out crayons can be retracted.

I'm an artist so one of my favorite things to do with my 2 year old is painting and drawing. I had never used this product before but it was super easy, the colors glided on and when we finished drawing, we used sponge brushes to create a water color. I bought the regular and metallic set. I get tired of just scribbling with crayons so we used the watercolor sticks as a soft background, then metallic crayons on top, then chalks and finally glitter paint. The result was a stunning abstract that I plan on framing. Well done Faber-Castell on a great and very fun product!

These FC Gel Sticks are wonderful. I'm not trying to compare the Gelatos to the Gel Sticks, just simply pointing out how nice the Gel Sticks are. They are creamy, and work well when water is added, for the watercolor affect. The smoothness is nice when coloring with them alone, because they have a deep, rich color tone. They are ideal for children's use, as well as adults. Just a great artistic product, in my opinion. The variety of colors is sufficient, due to their blending ability.

I bought these after seeing a review on youtube comparing these with the gelatos. I am impressed for the price, they blend well and do the same thing as gelatos with the exception that I do seem to have to use a little more with these than the gelatos. But for the price, using more is okay as I'm still saving money. They're great for mixed media art and crafts with my daughter. They're fun and a different dimension than paint.

Beautiful crayons. I love them very much and I use them regularly.

I know these are made for kids not like the Gelatos that Faber Castell make too. These are a very good replacement for those gelatos which are very highly priced. Ive used these with gelatos and cannot honestly see a difference in the use of. The only difference is they are not permanent as the gelatos are. They need a sealant if your going to preserve your craft work. I can say they are amazingly soft and easy to use. They blend beautifully with Caran Dache Neo watercolour crayons, Inktense block colours and other gel type crayons. The colours work with fingers to blend, sponges and a hint of water, brushes and all kinds of possibilities are endless. I love them and they are just part of my stash of gelatos without worrying what quality I have. Perfect if your budget is running a little low after buying EVERYTHING you need to create mixed media art.

Love them!

Très satisfaite de ce produit , texture très agréable à travailler et beau rendu sur du papier embossé . Ce produit équivaut les gelatos de la même marque et sont beaucoup moins chers .

Purchased this item to use for mixed media work. I have used the sticks for colouring embossed backgrounds for cards. They give really good results and are very simple to use. Haven't used them for mixed media yet but don't think they will disappoint. Very creamy consistency and easily blendable. Would recommend to anyone in the art and craft world.