SpectraFix Degas Spray Fixative SF-31270 (12 oz Spray Bottle)

Works well on pastel ,

Ive being using W&N fixative for sealing charcoal, its ok but cant use inside as the fumes are terrible. Found this, did all the reviews on line and it really works on charcoal. Spits a bit, but doesn't damage anything…. And its charcoal ok ! So if your looking to fix charcoal in your studio and be able to live long enough to see the results… this is the stuff !

On first application my painting looked very dark but dried perfectly so I am pleased with the result. I think it will last a long time as the spray is fine and as it is a bit pricey compared to other fixatives worth the extra money

The clear plastic cap was missing so to stop the nozzle drying up I have had to improvise. I have yet to try the product.

I bought this on a recommendation from an online artist and it works lovely. Dries completely clear and hasn't changed the colour or smudged. The bottle is rather large and if like me you're doing a drawing a week then it will last me ages. I've mainly used it on graphite with my Koh I noor woodless pencils and Tomo 100's, but i have used it with Faber Castel Polychromos and it has worked just the same. One complaint would be the packaging was a little flimsy, but the product is excellent.

Completely odourless, a good size, and a fantastic way to protect my pastel drawings. Much more pleasant to use than other fixative. Didn’t damage or change my pastel painting, Completely invisible once dry, and can be used to fix every layer. What's not to love!

These people care about their customers because the product arrived well presented and packaged carefully and generously. I haven't used the product yet but I'm sure it's fine. This sounds strange perhaps... but when a seller shows respect to their customers, you feel it and appreciate it.

Fit for purpose

Spectrafix is completely non-toxic, and I have very serious health issues that cause me to be extremely sensitivities to all chemicals. So I was excited to purchase this as a fixative for my charcoal and pastel drawings. After much trail and error, I realized that the best way to use this is in many very light layers, letting each layer dry about 10 - 15 minutes between each one. This works best with thin drawings, but if you keep building and building layers of this spray it will eventually work. At least for me, with my type of artwork. I usually do mixed media with lots of texture and such. I have not noticed large droplet marks (spray the art piece on the wall, not laying flat down, and you will get fewer droplet marks) but again, I tend to have lots of texture to begin with. I use this over graphite drawings as well when I do not want to them to smudge. This has never changed the color of my artwork, like the chemical sprays do!!! BIG huge bonus there as a professional and finicky artist. This takes more time than the heavy duty chemical-filled sprays, but this will not make you ill from using it! This is natural and has actually been used for hundreds of years. I don't think that any charcoal / pastel adhesives actually make charcoal / pastel completely smudge free without intense layers. Another great tip with this is to use it AS you create your art layers, not just on top of the final art piece! That helps a TON!! ...Good luck friends. Be patient, and use the best products for your beautiful creations!!

A really great way to fix watercolor and pencil drawings and not toxic like other aerosol sprays.

It will fix your artwork but you pay the price of having the looks of your artworks altered. You will have a shiny layer of gloss over your artwork. I used this on my oil pastels and as you can imagine it's Oil pastel so the liquid will stay on top of the artwork it will never combine or be absorbed into the artwork. It will just sit on top till it can dry which will take forever. You may not notice as HUGE of a problem if your artwork is pencil on paper or a different type of medium but on OIL PASTEL you will have problems using this fixative. The spray nozzle is SO SO bad that it leaves HUGE droplets of different sizes on your work. It literally is like a showerhead style spray. Since oil pastel has a slippery surface some droplets will gather together and form literal tiny puddles. You will have sections with puddles, sections with large or small uneven droplets and or sections with nothing. It's a total disaster. It will also take forever to dry and using hairdryer will dry it quicker but you risk blowing the droplets together into a puddle just total disaster. You also get droplet water marks on your artwork. This spray is seriously a mission impossible. You will be spraying away 5% of the bottle trying to get the whole artwork covered. waiting forever trying to spray it a 2nd time 3rd time. It's terrible. I have ruined 2 artwork trying to use this fixative and I conclude you cannot use it on oil pastel artwork. You have to buy a different bottle to put this solution in or it will never work. So be prepared to invest in a different/better spray bottle that can do ultra fine mist if you're going to use this product. Or it will totally fail you.

It's so far the best I got for dry medium.. loved it .

Use to protect artwork and works great.