Comparing 5 stamping inks for watercolor

I recently had a question hit me about a little swoosh of watercolor that behaved wrong -which led me down the rocky road of testing. Ha! But for those just getting started with watercolor this is likely right up your alley. Join me for a bit of trying out different inks to see what they do - and then go test brands YOU have!
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Anthurium and the whole new release: bit.ly/36xR5ia
Essential Arches, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies ---- bit.ly/3zjFz71
Inks:
VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black - bit.ly/2DsWL20
Jet Black Lawn Fawn Ink Pad: bit.ly/2IF1WxZ
Fadeout No Line Ink, Ink On 3: bit.ly/3j5xlGb
Candied Apple, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad ---- bit.ly/3y1v32O
Barn Door, Ranger Distress Ink Pad ---- bit.ly/3w0Sat7
Arches Cold Press Paper:
• EH - bit.ly/3jHRrHA
• BLICK - bit.ly/37i96Tc
Daniel Smith Watercolors -
Anthraquinoid Scarlet:
• EH - bit.ly/3gT6WKH
• Blick - bit.ly/2IFvwDR
Perylene Maroon:
• EH - bit.ly/3pu3yv4
• Blick - bit.ly/35wPUzK
Sap Green:
• EH - bit.ly/2SRcoEr
• Blick - bit.ly/35aC3P7
Perylene Green:
• EH - bit.ly/371DoJC
• Blick - bit.ly/35wPUzK
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[@pokey3010]

Beautiful flowers Sandy and great information.. Thank you

[@CherryBlossomHill]

Versafine Claire ink also works very well.

[@SophieJ24]

Thank you so much for this video. My go to ink was smearing on my watercolor/mixed media paper and I was getting incredibly frustrated. Ink on 3 Blackout detail ink has become my new go to after this. Thank you for also introducing me to their Fade-out No Line Coloring detail ink. I’ve been wanting something like this for a while now!

[@SandyAllnock1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lkelly2314]

Thanks for reminding me how beautiful anthuriums are! The tips/techniques are easy to follow, thank you!

[@lisadelong1455]

I love these comparison videos. I find them so helpful. I love those kind of flowers/leaves. I love your card!

[@georgesgentry5835]

So happy you used the anthurium stamp. I'd been checking it out this morning cause I love anthuriums. Now I think I understand why so many you tubers emboss their stamps before they watercolor on the canson paper. Great tips , tfs Sandy

[@ladyflimflam]

I’ve been using Fabriano Studio 25% cotton hot press on stamped images colored with both ink tense pencils and DS or QOR tube watercolors with good results. I’ve been preferring the ink tense pencils just because I’ve been working with small images recently.

[@Phrenicglitter_Itsallinmyhead]

I found this video very helpful, thank you!

[@karenzemko6518]

Great info as always. Handling the water is the hardest part to learn, and the proper paper helps a lot. TFS

[@brendajennings5438]

Thanks for the info. I own both papers and am new to watercolor so I'll plan my projects accordingly. TFS Beautiful card!!

[@orlahastings4563]

Very helpful as always Sandy, thank you. 😘

[@sheilagraber5577]

Beautiful card❤️

[@sharonjohnsonart]

Great information! 🖌️🎨

[@MsDonnnG]

Thanks for sharing! You definitely gave me a couple of new ideas! Thanks for adding some creativity to my mailbox! :-)

[@roxytimmons482]

Thank you always for you expertise💕

[@deniselothrop70]

Very helpful

[@SandyAllnock1]

Glad you think so!

[@barcelonachair6487]

Question. Other than art you do for business/work, how do decide what to create each day? It is by medium, inspiration, agenda or something else entirely?

[@SandyAllnock1]

Mostly by what I feel like that day. Keeps the mojo fresh. Some days if I had work stuff keeping me from creating, I get a sudden burst of mojo. So I don’t always mind the drudgery when it gathers up creative momentum I can spend. 🥰

[@Ninjamom4]

❤️❤️❤️

[@RinasAMaker]

Absolutely beautiful!!! (and PS - Rinaisamaker… who “harasses” you on ig is not me LOL) ❤️

[@barbarahill6365]

Will fabriano paper act like the Canson?

[@SandyAllnock1]

Some of them-most companies make high and low end papers both. Ie the Canson company makes the Arches brand as well as the XL student paper.

[@ivyseabreeze]

What size brush did you use to paint the leaves?

[@SandyAllnock1]

Hmmm this was a long time back…and it looks like I forgot to list brushes. I’m going to guess a round #12 for leaves this big.

[@ivyseabreeze]

@@SandyAllnock1 Yes, your videos are useful, 2nd and 3rd watch around too. Thank you for making videos that are helpful no matter where a person is in their art journey.

[@SandyAllnock1]

@@ivyseabreeze 🥰🥰🥰

[@pink25poppies1]

Is versafine onyx black good for alcohol markers too?

[@RinasAMaker]

Noooooooooo not friends at all

[@pink25poppies1]

@@RinasAMaker thanks for warning me!

[@SandyAllnock1]

Nope. Nancy’s right.

[@pink25poppies1]

@@SandyAllnock1 i really appreciate this video & comments to know what ink to use and how! Eta just discovered that pigment ink will smear w watercolor (markers) as well.

[@NotaSeaBass]

Distress ink is a dye ink, so wouldn't it soak right into your paper, which would explain why you didn't pick as much up when you went back over it with your water? Distress Oxide is part dye, part pigment, so the pigment ink sits on top of your paper, thus explaining why the color is so much stronger when you add your water.