How to use Faber-Castell Pitt Pens/pigment ink pens for adult colouring: Part 2.5 | Adult Colouring

[@janeteggleston4764]

Have really enjoyed seeing the different ways to use the pigment pens. Hope I can learn to use them more creatively.

[@colouringchemist]

Glad you like the series - enjoy your Pitt Pens! :)

[@louisescherbain312]

Thank you. Always informative.

[@colouringchemist]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@JoAnneSmith-di8ok]

Thank you for the additional information. This is well worth looking at again.

[@colouringchemist]

You're very welcome! :)

[@RachelHendersonColouring]

these look great

[@colouringchemist]

Thank you, Rachel! :)

[@JessicaSzempruch]

I have a US version of Fragile Worlds, and a UK version of Worlds within Worlds (both Kerby), and the paper as far as I can tell is the same. The only difference is the binding. Glue bound for the US and stitch for the UK.

[@colouringchemist]

Thank you so much for chiming in, Jessica, and for comparing the paper for me! :)

[@louisefurze1074]

Hi thanks for this lots of great information, you have inspired me to look into buying, what set do you recommend 24, 48, 60 for a beginner to pens , i normally use pencils, but would love to give these a go 😊

[@colouringchemist]

You're very welcome! If you want to try them, you could purchase a few colours through open stock. That way, you can get colours that you'll be more likely to use rather than a mixed set. :)

[@HeatherRoselliDesign]

Connie, I’ve been watching as many of your Pitt pens videos as I can. What is the best blending media for them - water, water based blender like Tombow, alcohol type blender pens, Meltz, zest-it, Gamsol, or the new multi ink blending solution from Staedtler? Thanks!

[@colouringchemist]

In my experience, plain water doesn't work super well unless you're working on, say, watercolour paper. A blender solution with a little bit more "body" (probably something that contains a bit of glycerin) tends to give better results. The Tombow blender pen worked ok, as did the homemade Meltz blender pen I made, but the new multi-ink blending solution from Staedtler works quite well. I created my own blender pen using an empty Schmincke Aqua Drop Liner pen - the nib on that pen is fairly similar to the nibs on the Pitt Pens/Staedtler Pigment Brush pens. You can also buy replacement nibs for the Aqua Drop Liner pen. Remember - you need to work quickly if you're going to get the Pitt Pens to blend on non-watercolour paper. You don't have a lot of open time with the ink on regular types of paper. Since Pitt Pens and the Staedtler Pigment Brush pens contain water-based inks, any alcohol or solvent-type blender solution probably wouldn't work very well. It may move the ink a bit but not as well as the solutions I mentioned above. That may be an artistic choice, though - if you only want to move the ink a tiny bit, you could certainly try an colourless alcohol blender pen to see what kind of effect you get. It's all about experimenting and finding the effect/technique that you like the best for a particular situation. :) Hope that helps!

[@HeatherRoselliDesign]

@@colouringchemistthanks Connie! I’ve tried everything I have in several books now and can’t get much blending with any of the solutions I asked you about. I’ve gotten some blending with just the pens themselves on the smoothest papers, which is great. I ordered the new Staedtler blending liquid, so I hope it will do a good job. I would love to see a video from you using it to blend. 😊

[@colouringchemist]

@@HeatherRoselliDesign Just a heads-up - if you're looking for the same kind of smooth blend that you'd get from coloured pencils, that will probably never happen. :) I've learned to embrace the splotchy/streaky nature of the blend and just go with it. :) It's better on some papers but average to poor on most papers. Most of my blending is done with just the pens. My best advice - keep trying and playing around with different techniques until you get something that you like. :)

[@sonsofvivi2214]

Are the Pitt pens safe to use? On my packet they say that they are odorless and I checked the MSDS and the website, and like acrylic paint you are not meant to ingest them, but it still concerns me

[@colouringchemist]

Assuming that you're using the pens as directed, they should be just fine. The ink isn't meant to be ingested so just make sure you aren't putting the pen nib in your mouth.

[@sonsofvivi2214]

@@colouringchemist Thank you