When using watercolor pencils to fill in ...
Evan & Joy Herring
... what kind of ink are y'all using to stamp the main image?
I've tried to use regular ink, but of course, being water-based, it
runs and (usually) spoils the whole picture.
I've had better luck with embossing powders, but I don't want to have
to emboss *all* the time.
Are there any permanent inks out there that wouldn't smear when one
wants to enhance the final picture with watercolors? And if so, can
y'all recommend them?
Thanks ---
Joy
http://www.mindspring.com/~eherring/joy
John M. Nielsen
I do a lot of water colour of stamp images with water colour pencils,
water colour pans paints, water colour tube paints and water-based
markers. I have found two types of ink that do not smear - Fabrico
fabric inks and ordinary stamp pad ink from the stationery store (it's
real cheap too). I heat set both of these - no embossing - just heat
set the ink.
I took a class with a local watercolourist and she used two Fabrico pads
- one I think was like and ultramarine and the other a cerulean blue -
she inked using the lighter ink first, then the darker ink, "kissed" off
some of the ink on scrap paper and then stamped her image - nice feint
blue image that almost disappeared under the water colours.
Hope this helps.
anna - north of the 49th
Suzanne Beia
Dear Joy,
Hi! In answer to your question about watercolor pencils, I would like to
recommend the Printworks' Watercolor Permanent inkpad. I have seen it
used very successfully in cardmaking and have had very good luck with it
myself. I order mine from a store called Mrs. O'Leary's Mercantile in
Wichita, KS (they do mail order) and I'm sure the pad is available from
many other sources, as well. I hope you find it helpful and enjoy your
stamps!
Sincerely, Suzanne M. Beia (e-mail address: smb...@webtv.net)
Deni Johnson
> Evan & Joy Herring wrote:
> >
> > ... what kind of ink are y'all using to stamp the main image?
> >
> > I've tried to use regular ink, but of course, being water-based, it
> > runs and (usually) spoils the whole picture.
> >
> > I've had better luck with embossing powders, but I don't want to have
> > to emboss *all* the time.
> >
> > Are there any permanent inks out there that wouldn't smear when one
> > wants to enhance the final picture with watercolors? And if so, can
> > y'all recommend them?
You need to get yourself a Printworks Watercolor pad. They are great--and
only cost about $4.50. They have black and brown, and re-inkers are
available too. They are great-----they do not smear at all! I usually
use a solvent stamp cleaner to clean the stamps--regular stamp cleaner
won;t work.
Deni
SHARONJOAN
I had the same problem until I found Printworks Watercolor Designer Ink.
Since I started using Printworks Watercolor designer ink I haven't had any
problem with it running.
Sharon
Linda Berman
> Evan & Joy Herring wrote:
> >
> > ... what kind of ink are y'all using to stamp the main image?
> >
> > I've tried to use regular ink, but of course, being water-based, it
> > runs and (usually) spoils the whole picture.
> >
> > I've had better luck with embossing powders, but I don't want to have
> > to emboss *all* the time.
> >
> > Are there any permanent inks out there that wouldn't smear when one
> > wants to enhance the final picture with watercolors? And if so, can
> > y'all recommend them?
> >
> > Thanks ---
> >
> > Joy
> > http://www.mindspring.com/~eherring/joy
>
Give Excelsior Inkpads a try. I have been happy with black.
Linda
campbell
I use Stamp Affair fabric stamp ink to do the outline. When it's dry, it is waterproof, and you can use markers, watercolors, etc. to fill areas with colors.