tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post5784460579241032171..comments2023-04-02T00:48:35.021-07:00Comments on Ink, Stamp & Scrap....: Side by Side watercoloringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post-59805300205003377492007-02-26T11:52:00.000-08:002007-02-26T11:52:00.000-08:00thank you so much for doing this comparision, I lo...thank you so much for doing this comparision, I loved seeing it. I actually like using my ink pads and my aqua painter.Lisa C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08120703729064743940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post-17123518960415536222007-02-14T18:55:00.000-08:002007-02-14T18:55:00.000-08:00It looks like your paper pilled when using the wat...It looks like your paper pilled when using the watercolor pencils and crayons because it wasn't watercolor paper. Regular card stock does not tolerate water very well and always shreds with too much abrasion (rubbing). Watercolor paper is made specifically to handle the excess moisture without breaking down and falling apart while you work.<BR/><BR/>Also, the Prisma technique can be a tricky sometimes. One misconception is that the "blending" refers to the actual blending of the colors together, but this is not the purpose of the technique. The "blending" that takes place when using Gamsol is the blending of the pencil lines and streaks that occur when coloring in your image. Not the blending of colors into one another. So many people are frustrated with this technique because they have different expectations of what the technique acutally promises to do. Only a very very small amount of Gamsol is needed - perhaps the fact that you oversaturated your paper might have been part of it as well. All the Gamsol is there to do is to temporarily break donw the wax in the pencil so the pigment is easier to smooth out ("blend"). <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you didn't like your results. These are some great techniques that you should consider giving a second chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post-70321788029750103052007-02-08T10:36:00.000-08:002007-02-08T10:36:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing! I also love using the ink on ...Thanks for sharing! I also love using the ink on the inside lid of our inkpads. In addition to squeezing the inkpad, you can take the same color marker (if you have it) and scribble with it on the inside of the lid and use the ink from that. Also, you can put 1-2 drops of matching reinker in the lid of the inkpad. I usually watercolor this way (using any of these three sources of the ink!) and my Aquapainter, which I'm more comfortable with than the paintbrush. The advantage to using the inside lid of your inkpad instead of a different palette is that when you close the inkpad, the ink that's in there (be it from the inkpad, marker or reinker) stays there and usable forever! One drop of reinker can be used for a LONG time!! No waste!<BR/><BR/>Susan<BR/>moot96@aol.comSoozie4Himhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009767527773270743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post-73564911354758054562007-02-08T06:39:00.000-08:002007-02-08T06:39:00.000-08:00Hey, great side by side comparison. I think you n...Hey, great side by side comparison. I think you need a subscribe button for your blog (feedblitz?). I'd love to stop back and read more of your future posts. mnhyrkas at SCS and Simply SentimentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post-11725650529624328862007-02-07T11:14:00.000-08:002007-02-07T11:14:00.000-08:00Great job! Very thorough and very informative - y...Great job! Very thorough and very informative - you've done all the work for us! Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807616738822587210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post-81999779741057333502007-02-07T10:01:00.000-08:002007-02-07T10:01:00.000-08:00Very good! I wish I would have seen this a long t...Very good! I wish I would have seen this a long time ago....but unfortunately, I had to learn the hard way.Rose Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09307793119719190903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766034390711874110.post-53333153326019484502007-02-07T02:11:00.000-08:002007-02-07T02:11:00.000-08:00This is terrific...thanks for sharing! I will have...This is terrific...thanks for sharing! I will have to include this in my cool blog posts of the week...cheers!Allison Rankinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709725791930196158noreply@blogger.com