As promised, I have the new inks checked in, photographed and up on the Stampeaz site.
Sadly, some of the inks that I have loved for years are being
discontinued, so I went searching for possible replacements. I think I
found one. I wanted something that would work with finely detailed
images, dry quickly, be light fast, and fade resistant. Also, I wanted
the pads to have matching inkers available, so they could be refreshed
easily, rather than needing to be replaced when they started to lose
their juiciness.
VersaFine Clair seems to have most of the advantages of our beloved VersaFine originals, with the added benefit of inkers to match the pads. I always found it frustrating that VersaFine only made refills available in Onyx Black and Vintage Sepia. I plan to keep carrying the original VersaFine pads and inkers as long as they’re available to me (my supplier seems to be phasing out the standard sized pads, but I can still get the minis).
Some of the Clair ink names are a little obscure, but I have
pictures of each pad and inker, so you can get a pretty good idea by
selecting them from the drop-down menu. (For example, the orange pad
below is called, “Summertime” and one of the reds is known as, "Glamorous".)
I'm going to keep looking for new ink possibilities, and I hope that these will be useful - I'm looking forward to giving them a try.
2 comments:
Congrats on new product finds.
Are these waterproof?
Do they come in smaller sizes for boxing?
Thanks,
Sheila
Yes, Sheila, once it's dry, you can use watercolors or markers with the VersaFine Clair inks. Sadly, they don't come in mini sizes at this point in time. I don't know if they will add smaller sizes or not. I just hope they add more inkers to the line, because there are some other colors that don't have inkers available. (Frustrating for those of us who love their inkers!)
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