Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
Ask any maker, everyone has their favorite inks. The inks you love depend on your style and the techniques you love creating with. I have several brands and types of ink in my studio, but I really love five of them. These are the inks I reach for the most to create the perfect blends or stamp the perfect image. I've used affiliate links below if you're interested in snagging a few of these for your collection.
Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink - This is my go-to for stamping images I'm going to be coloring. This ink is ideal for all the coloring mediums I use including Copics, colored pencils, and watercolor. I love the new obsidian black because it's such a true sharp black, a very black black.
VersaFine Black Onyx - I have one word - sentiments. I stamp nearly every sentiment with this ink. In my opinion, there is no better ink for a sharp, crisp sentiment. It's especially good for tiny text stamps. VersaFine is also great if you want crisp black embossing lines. Stamp and emboss with clear powder for a crisp black embossed image.
VersaMark Watermark Ink - This is an embossing and watermark ink. I've tried other embossing inks and always go back to Versamark. The results are clean and crisp, even with fine detail stamps. While I don't do much tone-on-tone stamping, this ink is great for that effect as well.
Ranger Distress Ink - My first Distress Ink love, and still my fave. I use these for all kinds of great background techniques, ink blending, and I love using them for watercoloring images. This is a beautiful water-reactive ink that creates some stunning effects for cards.
Ranger Distress Oxide - These blend like butter. Literally the best blending inks in my opinion. These inks have amazing water-reactive properties for fun watercolor and distress techniques as well.
If you're interested in more on these inks check out the links below.
Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink - This is my go-to for stamping images I'm going to be coloring. This ink is ideal for all the coloring mediums I use including Copics, colored pencils, and watercolor. I love the new obsidian black because it's such a true sharp black, a very black black.
VersaFine Black Onyx - I have one word - sentiments. I stamp nearly every sentiment with this ink. In my opinion, there is no better ink for a sharp, crisp sentiment. It's especially good for tiny text stamps. VersaFine is also great if you want crisp black embossing lines. Stamp and emboss with clear powder for a crisp black embossed image.
VersaMark Watermark Ink - This is an embossing and watermark ink. I've tried other embossing inks and always go back to Versamark. The results are clean and crisp, even with fine detail stamps. While I don't do much tone-on-tone stamping, this ink is great for that effect as well.
Ranger Distress Ink - My first Distress Ink love, and still my fave. I use these for all kinds of great background techniques, ink blending, and I love using them for watercoloring images. This is a beautiful water-reactive ink that creates some stunning effects for cards.
Ranger Distress Oxide - These blend like butter. Literally the best blending inks in my opinion. These inks have amazing water-reactive properties for fun watercolor and distress techniques as well.
If you're interested in more on these inks check out the links below.
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