Comments on: Lyra Watersoluble Wax Crayons; Review

By: billiescraftroom

billiescraftroom — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:52:27 +0000

Try getting in touch with Joanna Sheen, who’s website I linked to in the review. She may be able to give you manufacturers details to see if there is a UK distributer for single Lyra crayons.

Best wishes

Billie

By: Scatty Kat

Scatty Kat — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:31:28 +0000

Hi I too have found the Lyra Aquacolours fab, but want to replace just two or three that I use most, and cannot find a supplier, hence I too will be replacing these colours with the neocolor II’s. Shame that they are going to lose custom by not reacting to this arty need. I’ve found them really useful especially for ‘on the run’ plein air sketching…. Scattykat…

By: billiescraftroom

billiescraftroom — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:59:28 +0000

Hi Dixie

Would be interested to hear how you applied the wet glaze without disturbing your original colour from the crayons. Do you have pictures of your finished work or a blog perhaps?

Thanks for your comment

Best wishes

Billie

By: Dixie

Dixie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:57:47 +0000

Hi there,
I just came across your site and love these crayons too.
I have been putting a product over the finished art work called MicroGlaze by JudiKins and this way the colour is preserved.
But I will keep checking in a year!
Dixie

By: billiescraftroom

billiescraftroom — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:11:04 +0000

Hi Liesan

Thanks for your comment, I’m so glad you brought that up. Personally for the use I’ll be making of the crayons it won’t affect me, as I’m going to use them within a book, so less of a problem for light to fade my colours.

For anyone wanting to use the crayons on art that will be on a wall or on display though, lightfastness will be a big factor.

Best wishes and thanks

Billie

By: Liesan

Liesan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:29:06 +0000

Great review

I’d like to add that there is one more slight downside to the lyra crayons. I’ve used both them and the neocolour II extensively and found that after about a year the lyra colour may fade or change slightly and it is particularly not lightfast where the neocolour stays the same in most conditions as far as I’ve been able to test.

best wishes
Liesan

By: billiescraftroom

billiescraftroom — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:32:54 +0000

Hi Beuchertiger

Thanks, glad you liked it. I had been after the Nocolor crayons but the price put me off. I’m getting on ok with these Lyra ones and everyone who has them seems pleased with them.

Let me know if you need a link to the Lyra manufacturers and I’ll post it.

Best wishes

Billie

By: buechertiger

buechertiger — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:45:15 +0000

What a funny coincidence – I only recently bought reeves water soluble wax pastels and I am already very fond of them. Probably they are even cheaper at least in Germany (I bought 12 for 3.80€)

Thanks for the tip at the end! – This is another great review