A BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUND USING DISTRESS INKS | EASY FOR BEGINNERS | Adult Coloring Tutorial

[@christinescoloringandcrafts]

It screams Easter, Spring and Summer all together. I love it!

[@lauramaynard4946]

So pretty 💗💜💗

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Thank you so much.

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

It looks like a sunset!! ❤

[@jeanblythe1595]

That is a Wisconsin sunset if I ever saw one! :D Gorgeous!!!

[@Mocha77793]

Such a pretty background. I have a lot of distress inks. However, a lot of my books are so intricate, and there is not a lot of background space. 😢

[@nancymensch1087]

I love Tim Holtz products and have been using them for over 20 years, as I am a scrapbooker and card maker as well as a colorist. I use the foam applicators for the inks and actually attach them on the bottom of my ink pads ( I have the big ink pads, but they would probably fit in the small ones). The felt ones that you have are for alcohol inks.

[@audraburchfield1768]

Thank you so much for sharing your process for completing a coloring page. For those of us who are just beginning, it helps to know that we are not alone in our struggles.

[@kristytyra2633]

Another fun way to add Distress Ink is using an ink color and a stencil. I just kind of fade the color in and out around the page. I'm also wondering is if there would be enough wax in the pencil you put down for it to resist the ink. Might be worth looking in to

[@ingelagoransson3560]

Ok this is FUN. I´ve also been using distressinks for years, in my cardmaking. I think if you get distressink over your Prismacolors you can gently wipe it away with a dry cloth. The wax should resist the ink. There are inkblending brushes and there are some really tiny ones, but if you have small makeupbrushes that could also work. If you tap your dabber/brush just slightly on a peace of paper after loading ink on it, before going to the page, that prevent getting spots of ink. Thank you so much for your videos! I have learned so MUCH. I´m so heavy handed with my pencils, but watching your gentle coloring has been really helpful! 😊☺

[@jamiecee4960]

May have to do this in the near future. Looks really pretty. Never heard of these. Such pretty colors. Such a pretty background.

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Definitely experiment with distress inks sometime soon. They are so much fun and I love the background I created and the beautiful bright colors. Next time I may use them on an entire coloring page with pencils. Happy Coloring!

[@Smurfina]

I swatched my Distress inks yesterday and to my suprise all my 50 pads are just fine still after 15 years.

[@SherriC88]

Did youbalso kkow you can use these like a water colour? All you do is smoosh the ink pad on a glass type or silicone mat....and grab a paint brush! Water brush or tombow blender, i think even the alcohol blender pen will work! So so fun!!! And dont forget to blend those coloyrs to get other colours!

[@bonnielivinidaho8773]

The little eyeshadow sponge applicator also works.

[@HelenMAnderson]

Ooh, also the felt pads are really for use with alcohol inks. Try the foam pads for the blending tool!

[@jeanblythe1595]

This is so gorgeous--very Eastery!!! I haven't gotten the Distress Inks yet, was afraid of them. You have sold me on them, for sure. I hope they are as nice to me as they were to you--your color sense is perfect!!!

[@ChantelleArts]

beautiful idea ☺

[@RWE1791]

You can add a spot of glycerin on a mat and mix with the ink and it glides over paper

[@Emmawilliams83]

Absolutely beautiful love how you did the background I’m always anxious when trying to my backgrounds will try your way tysmfs 🥰

[@diane9596]

Maybe try using a Q-tip for the tight spaces? Thank you for this video!!

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Great idea!!

[@karenwilson9218]

What can be used instead of the ink dauber? I don’t have enough inks that I want to go buy one. It looks great!

[@diannhulen710]

Thanks pamela

[@HelenMAnderson]

Try Squeezed Lemonade for a nice lemon. Also Distress Glaze is great for covering the areas you've already coloured, to do the background. It acts as a resist 😊.

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Thanks for the tips!

[@kyliescolouringindownunder3098]

Beautiful I have all the distress ink.. I’m too scared to use them I’ll get there

[@suelundeen1554]

I did buy a tro few sets and a few pan pastels that I am experimenting with. Thanks so much for this one learned so much

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Have fun with your new coloring supplies! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Happy Coloring!

[@elizabethnaisbitt1795]

How Awesome, but I would like to ask if you need to use a fixative over those distress inks to stop them transferring over to the opposite page. Tfs xo.

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

You don’t need a fixative. The ink dries and stays. 😀

[@elizabethnaisbitt1795]

@@PamelasPassionforPencils Thnx for getting back to me, I must be thinking of something else which I've used in the past and it made a real mess of my opposite page.

[@topcropper]

This is a beautiful background. I am a card maker so I use a lot of distress oxide inks with blending brushes. Now I want to try those on a background lol. I’m so happy I found your channel!!!

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Welcome to my channel! This background was so fun! Have a great day.

[@catlady256]

I love this thanks so much I bought some inks but they seemed to be dry right from the start. Hopefully I will be able to find the refresher spray on Amazon

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

That's what happened to me when I purchased my first inks. They were all dried out. I'm glad to finally have all the tools I need so that I can use them more often now.

[@Bridget1229.]

Hi pamela! I love watching your videos and I learn so much from you. I really enjoyed watching you use the distress inks amd am interested in starting with a few colors or kits, whichever makes the most sense. Are there frequently used background colors or specific kits you would recommend starting with? Thank you so much for your thoughts!

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Honestly, I would get the colors you like most. I just used the colors I had available to me in this video. Grab some colors and have fun!

[@diamondpaintingpeacock9772]

Hi😊 What is the difference between the regular distressed ink and the oxide ink? Do you use them in the same way? Thank you love love love your products for organizing your coloring and love watching your tutorials and color combinations for Prismacolor. 😊😊

[@veronicabickley9196]

Hi, the ink is different. Distress ink is of the dye ink family, more transparent and dries quickly.Oxides are mainly pigment ink, they have a slightly chalky finish and are more opaque, they are also slower drying. Hope that helps

[@catlady256]

Will the inks mark the other page when the book is closed?

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I didn't have an issue when closing the book. As long as you wait for them to dry, you're fine. They dry quickly.

[@sharlenechapman6718]

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[@ChelleBeeby]

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