Hey Friends,
How are you all? Neha here. Today, I am going to talk about 2
topics.
- Different
kinds of inks available at crafters corner
-when to
use which black ink & why (as I believe, If you know why
behind anything...you never have to remember when and which...:) )
Dye-based inks
- Dye-based inks are quick-drying and excellent for basic stamping.
- It’s pads are hard felt pad, which means it’s difficult to
over-ink
your stamp, so it gives clean, crisp images
- perfect for stamping outlines and ideal for
those new to stamping.
- They are more transparent and thinner than pigment inks.
-
They get absorbed in paper so gives brightest image on white CS.
They don't
give good results with dark CS.
- They dry quickly so
not recommended for heat embossing.
- They can be permanent/ waterproof upon
drying(ranger archival inks)
or non-permanent i.e activated with water
even
after drying.(eg. distress inks)
I am listing inks from the store which falls under this category with a
brief description.
- Archival quality means fade resistant
over a period of time. The inks are acid free, non-toxic and permanent on most paper.
- On glossy surfaces, inks should be
heat set to ensure permanency.
- waterproof makes it great for using with watercolors and/or water based markers, acrylic paints.
- Stamp cleaner is required to clean your stamps.
-
These inks are special kind they are dye inks with chalky pigments.
- they provide opaque, matt, chalky, lustrous ink coverage.
- can be used to stamp even on darker colored card stock
- These
inks share the resilience of pigment ink
but stamp and blend like dye ink
- dry quickly on absorbent
surfaces but if you work quickly
you can heat emboss with them
- permanent when heat set, they
resist smearing,
bleeding or fading even when air dried.
- great for stamping and edging and
direct to surface techniques.
- Works as
water colors too.
3) Distress Inks :
- These are water based dye
ink.
-You can use them to
create an aged look on papers, fibers, photos
-Developed to produce a
realistic weathered look
-It
has some chemical agent which delays drying time
and makes it more blend able
-
Use it with blending foam to create beautiful back grounds.
-
excellent to use it with paint brush as water colors
to color stamped images.
4) Memento Dye Inks :
- Tsukineko's
Memento inkpads feature extraordinary fade-resistant
dye inks that have made
them a staple for new
and experienced paper crafters.
-
These inkpads capture fine details and offer even coverage.
Memento is fast
drying on most papers.
-
Also, Memento inks are compatible with Copic Markers.
-
They comes in this due drop size and full size pads too.
-
If you are new to stamping and paper crafting, go for these
pocket friendly
inks. They last for a long time and comes in
many vibrant colors. They Also comes in full size pads.
5) Hero Arts Shadow, Mid tone Inks, Ombre inks
Shadow inks are specially formulated to blend into
paper surfaces
leaving a soft translucent image
while Mid-Tone Inks gives rich vibrant image.
The
Shadow Ink line is made up of pastel tones and Mid-tones
are rich vibrant colors.
Ombre
three of the Hero Arts midtone formula dye
inks in one beautiful
ombre pad to give color gradation while stamping.
6) Ranger Dye Inks:
- These water based dye inks are both fade resistant and waterproof when
dry.
- Acid free. Non-toxic. Gives even coverage.
This is the card I created previously with various dye inks
Pigment inks:
-Pigment based inks are also water based but,
unlike dye inks, they contain little
particles of color. Because of this, they
leave an impression that is more
vibrant and more resistant to water (once dry) than their dye based counterparts.
- They are fade resistant.
-They
also stay wetter longer so they are suitable for embossing.
-Their
pads are made of soft foam so be careful while inking stamp to prevent over-inking.
-On the
negative side, they can't be used on gloss stock - they smear.
-A stamp
inked with pigment ink can usually be cleaned with a wet paper towel but the
darker colors
may require the use of a stamp cleaning solution.
Products
in this category are
Mama Elephant Inks: Ranger Pigment Inks
check my previous post with these inks HERE
Clearsnap Colorbox Inks Memento Luxe Pigment inks.
Versafine
Inks
Versafine is Tsukineko's unique pigment ink
with an extraordinary ability to
crisply capture finely detailed images.
It
requires separate mention as they are natural
oil-based pigment
ink that dries quickly on matte cardstock delivering great
stamping results for fine detail.
Their
pads are hard and made of felt unlike other pigment ink's soft, foam pads.
The ink works with watercolor and markers.
The inkpad is designed to last 3-5 times longer than regular inks.
In
my opinion this is the finest stamping ink.
Solvent-based inks
-StazOn is a popular
brand of solvent-based ink, as it has a mild smell and is
available in many
colours.
-Solvent-based inks are
quick-drying, archival, acid-free, permanent inks.
-They
are designed to use with non-porous and semi-porous surfaces like acetate, glass, plastic, cellophane, aluminum
foil, leather, shrink plastic and even metal.
- You need stamp special
stazOn cleaner to clean your stamps.
Many reviews says they damage clear
stamps.
- As it is solvent
based, ink pads dry out faster and needs re inking frequently.
Alcohol inks
-These are special dye-based inks designed to give a pretty,
polished-stone effect.
-They are quick-drying
and permanent, and can be used on lots of surfaces including glossy paper,
acetate, shrink plastic, foil and metal.
- Use this transparent alcohol ink to create
colorful and dazzling effects on these slick surfaces.
-This acid-free, fade-resistant and fast-drying
ink comes in an easy-to-use precision tip bottle for easy application.
to get desired effects.
-Check the pendants I created last year from
washers HERE.
A acrylic tag for Keys, stamped with stazon.
Acrylic tag, coloured from back with blue alcohol ink. Front stamped with Stazon and printed paper glued on the back.
Acrylic tag painted with alcohol inks, golden mixative. Silver heart charm was colored with gold mixative.
Now I will come
to the second topic.
-when to use which
black ink & why
-As we saw, there are two variation of inks
permanent/waterproof and non-permanent.
-Permanent inks have alcohol in their ingredients which makes them water
proof.
-While non-permanent inks has water as their ingredients
and so they are
not water-proof.
-Now, as we know that water and alcohol do not react with each other.
- If you use a dye ink with a water-based marker, your image
would run when you color. This is because dye inks are water-based, and
water-based products will react with each other
-And same way if you stamp an image with an alcohol-based
ink and then color it with an alcohol-based marker, the image will smear. This
again is because the two products have ingredients that will react with each
other.
- So use opposite inks and medium e.g for water
coloring use Versamark or Archival and for copic or any other alcohol markers -
use Memento.
Following are few swatches I made using Memento, Versafine, Archival & StazOn for stamping flowers and different mediums to colour them.
For the above swatch, I have used Distress ink for water colouring so you can see memento bleeds if you use with water base medium. Check the crisp stamped image with versafine & it works with water based medium too.
Above, I have used water color marker... all three except memento works. But detailed stamping with Versafine is incomparable.
For the last one I have used Copic to colour. Memento works best. Archivsl and stazon doesn't as they have same ingredient - alcohol as copic.
You can
use Stazon with water color but I wouldn't recommend it as they spoil your
clear stamp and leaves black residue even after cleaning. It is ment to use on
nonporous surface so let's stick
to it...:) .
See how Stazon will
mess up with your stamp. The stamp is
permanently stained. As you can see on the paper, I tried to clean it with
cleaner ( it is regular cleaner not specially for stazon) and stamp off ink
but that thing wouldn't budge. So be careful while using so specific products.
So if you have memento and versafine you are good to go as far as paper is concerned . No need
for stamp cleaners
too.
There are
lots of products available so figure out why exactly you want it.
READ PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION.
Invest in versatile products.
Never buy
a thing just because someone is recommending or using.
Read reviews and make a
conscious choice.
And most importantly, enjoy whatever you do!
Supply used from store:'
StazOn Black Ink
