How To Paint with Inktense Pans, Are they Watercolor? Butterfly & Lavender Painting on a Postcard
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Today we will create a painting using Intense paint pans but feel free to use any watercolor you have.
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Inktense Paint Pan Studio set of 24: shrsl.com/2rseb
Watercolor post card: shrsl.com/2rsgd
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*These are the Arteza postcards I used: amzn.to/36FsiZR
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*I'll have a review of these paints in a couple weeks but I have checked into them and they are very lightfast! Here are the ratings: media.accobran... *All but 2 in the 24 set have #8 on blue wool scale which is excellent (over 6 is considered lightfast)
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Lindsay, thank you so much for this! I could paint along with you all day long 😊 I also want to thank you very much for your recent content. You've def made quarantine much more tolerable - not to mention FUN! I appreciate you! 😘 Love & Bless
You are so welcome!
"Why do I call it a petal?" I do the same thing, because in my imagination, a butterfly's wings are somewhere between the floral world and the insect world. They are my evolutionary "link" between two utterly disconnected worlds. :-)
Lovely. Your stuff is always great. And you are always so inspiring. You were the first watercolour artist I started to follow years ago and I always come back to your channel; it's educational, inspiring, informative, creative, and FUN! My sister even recognizes your voice when I'm watching one of your tutorials!! Always look forward to your contributions here and on Instagram. God bless you, Lindsay.
I love it! I have the pencils and the blocks! I love how the white behaves with the other colours! I also love butterflies and the buddleia which is my favourite colour! So plenty of inspiration for me! This is definitely a go to after the weekend! Thank you and appreciated!
Love this. I promised myself no more paints, but they look really interesting. Thank you x
Lindsay, thanks for the clear and concise presentation. I am at present using water colour to paint yachts and marine themes. Needed something different to both water colour and gouache, as will launch a series of yacht presentations with architectural detail and inktense looks ideal.
Thank you Graham
Oh boy...I think I'm going to have to get these! I only have the Inktense pencils...but I love them! This turned out lovely! The colors are wonderful, and I love how the butterflies just pop! So pretty! I love the postcards too! The shape and size are so cute!
We raised 3 Monarch butterflies one Summer...or Fall...can't remember when they came out of the cocoons...but it was amazing! Held them in our hands, and then watched them fly away! It really was wonderful. I have a picture of one sitting on my finger. 🤗
Thank you for sharing Lindsay! It is so appreciated! 💜🧡💚
The butterflies are so pretty. I love the others you showed at the start especially the peacock. they were all pretty. I just love birds. thank you for doing .
Yum yum yum! Art supplies... Derwent art supplies ... even yummier! 😋😋😋💗💗💗
I have the pencils and the blocks and use them under my colored pencil art. I really need to use them on a quilt I keep forgetting that they are good on fabric . Thanks for the reminder.
Beautiful painting. The butterflies are my favorites!!! They seem flowers or evening dress . They fly gentle and elegant. I like all your nature drawings. Very beautiful 🦋💐hi Lindsay 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️
I love using Inktense ... always seem so vibrant. Love your creativity, your explanations, and how this turned out.
Butterflies and flowers bring the wonderful memories of a warm summers day! Thank you for painting such a cheerful picture! It’s lovely! Inktense is a fun medium to use!
Lovely and great tips on working with the inktense pans. I got a small set in an art box last year and haven’t done too much with them yet. Time to pull them out. Would love to see the peacock too!
After watching this video I played around with the pencils and the blocks! The white in the block/pencil doesn't want to play! Didn't get the white as you did in the video. with the pan set. Thank you for getting me to experiment! What did I expect from this medium after watching the pan set! I expected to put colour down with the block (let it dry) and thought the white pencil would have been a good high light with regards to using it .Must admit my inspiration as a newbie took a nose dive! To me the white pencil is a blender not a high lighter! I do like this product and will continue to play! Thank you for giving me the inspiration to play with my stash! Appreciated!
The white has to go on wet, even the pencil.
I think Inktense pencils are india ink, so should work the same way, which is awesome. Same with the watercolors, I suspect. It's a mystery how these are rehydratable and the Doc Martin ones aren't. But it is what it is. I am typically better at pondering the technical and chemistry aspects of painting than I am at actually painting, LOL. Science degree+nerdy... Love watching the brush flit around the painting. Pretty, Lindsay. I definitely want to do this one, right up my alley.
Thank you for this video! It's kind of interesting to me seeing people just find out about Inktense stuff - over here in the UK, Derwent's been making Inktense pencils for a while (although the pans are a way more recent creation), and so it's really cool to see people discovering them for the first time if that makes sense. The art you made with them is absolutely gorgeous! :D
I love inktense on fabric - i bought a set of the sticks a few years ago and I do enjoy working with them. I always heat set with a dry iron on the fabric and I have washed it and it holds up very well and doesn't stiffen the fabric like fabric paints do. After seeing your video on the pencils and finding that 40% off coupon for michaels I jumped in and bought the set of 12. I can't wait to try them out! I love that you introduce us to all of these products. I do find that I need a lot of water on the fabric but as the name implies you can build to an intense saturated color especially on fabric.
Butterflies so lifelike. Great background too. TFS Lindsay
You make prefect sense to me! LoL I tripped over a cat toy last night and I said to my husbands, "Why didn't you watch where Iwas walking!" LOL Just came out of my mouth like that! LOL I will get these paints what a great set to use for cards and not have to worry about what you put on the painted card. I have added Wink of Stella on a painted a card and created a mess!! This is so pretty, thankyou!!
Awesome! Very nice art. You are talented. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work. I thought it was wonderful. And I will continue to support you.
I love this! The inktense have such beautiful, bright intense colors!💜💜💜
So pretty... Looks like fun. I just ordered that inktense 24 pallette and found your video. We love Painting.. yep. I would need a photo reference for that card. Happy fun girl!
Derwent graphitint pans are my favorite. But I’ve really been drooling over the new line and wash pan set (combo of inktense, graphitint,pastels and a water brush).
I love the white orchid too!
Gorgeous painting, Lindsay! They turned out perfect. Your drawings and paintings always look fantastic! Tfs.
Nice ink paint pallet, your butterfly’s looked great. Loved that soft blue you used. Thanks for showing us how these ink water paints flow, quite bright looking, was thinking the lavender would look a little muddy as there was so many colours but I guess this is the difference between water colours and ink water colours.
I have the blocks and never fell in love with them the way others did, I will definitely have to try this technique.
Magnifique j'adore 👍👏👏👏
This turned out lovely. Thanks Lindsey!
Thank you so much for all the reviews you do! I've been able to learn about so many different products and get so many great deals from your channel. Just picked up some derwent paints to make postcards. :)
OMG I was going to send you a question about the difference between blocks and pencils. I too noticed that the blocks have a grittiness to them. Ok so I am not just unlucky to have a bad batch of blocks or something!
Excellent work
Love it! Gotta get my set!
Hello new subbie here 😊 love your art videos! They're calming
i am in LOVE with these. I actually bought the 72 set of the inktense blocks, cut them into smaller pieces and put them in DIY watercolor tins, so I could have all their colors. These are for sure my fave watercolor type product. (Not that I have too much experience with watercolors).
Great vid, as always. Love your stuff!!
Thanks Dean! I'll have a review coming up in a couple weeks. There are 9 new colors in the pan set but they are available open stock do if you like any of the new colors you can get it in a half pan and pop it in your palette:)
@@thefrugalcrafter Yes!! You KNOW I need all the colors. #thefirststepisadmitting... 😍
This is so pretty, Lindsay.
Thanks again Lindsay... I was wondering about the inktense products... it’s always sooo helpful to watch you 🤓💝 and hear your opinion on these things 💫
I have had the 36 set pencils ser 2-3yrs and have done almost nothing with them, I will be pulling them out to use on fabric this semester, this is really inspiring
Yay!
It turned out beautifully! Love it! TFS
Lovely watercolor like it simple look good colorful keep going brilliant work 😄👍
Yay! I bought pallets one and two last year! Although some of the color names are different. Oh well!
Thank you so much for a demonstration to use it for cards!
I think they changed some colors, block shows 3 sets of 12, buy derwent only shows sets 1 and 2 with no overlap.
I LOVE intense! Thanks for this great demo ... I made a sandpaper palette for my inktense pencils
Why sandpaper? Just curious :)
@@delila351 I invented a pallet to use the pencils more like paint - I used carpet tape to fasten a sheet of wet/dry emery cloth sandpaper to a plastic clipboard - made a grid of hot glue walls for wells - scribble pencils on and use wet brush to dissolve into ink
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Beautiful. I love Inktense and wish there were more videos using them. Thanks
Have you watched Lisa Clough from Lachri fine art? She did the art on the inktense tins and has lots of videos on using them.
@@dees3179 Thanks Dee S, I'll look her up now.
Lisa is great!
Thanks for this review. I just bought the 12 color pan set & wanted to see them used before they arrive.
Glad it was helpful!
Ooh, love these. I love my Inktense, pencils, but love how easy these are to use. Your butterflies look great...but this Texas girl would love to see a real Maine lighthouse! How about one in watercolor or alcohol markers?!
Good idea, I did paint the mohegan lighthouse here: th-cam.com/video/0dwhaHUrRjA/w-d-xo.html
I would imagine that you could stamp on the Inktense after it dries completely. I could see using maybe a Lavinia stamp, or something else with a strong profile.
Great job
Thank you for sharing! I think will open my new 12 Inktense set and give them a try.
You should!
So I have Inktense pencils and inktense blocks. I agree about the transparency difference in pencils and blocks. I love to use inktense and it is definitely a different experience than watercolor. I will probably get the pans.... I have to have all the things!
I'm glad other people notice it. I was wondering if I lost my mind lol!
Such a gorgeous painting Lindsay. I really need to try and pair alongside you. Think I'm going to get my watercolours out this weekend. Might have to ask for the inktense paints for my birthday. You're doing my mental health so much good during this pandemic, but my bank balance is struggling 😀😀
Thanks so much for this Lindsay! I have the pencils and one of the travel pan sets and really appreciate your tips on using them. I love the idea of postcards, saves having to seal watercolors. I’ve been thinking of using them on fabric too.
I mix with fabric medium and it doesn’t blur at all.
@@dees3179 thanks Dee, I’ll give it a try.
I used to use the fabric medium and it'd probably a good idea on unwashed fabrics like a canvas bag or apron but I found on cotton or prewashed fabrics it doesn't need it.
@@thefrugalcrafter thanks Lindsay! I was thinking of making some simple little mug rugs with coffee mugs or desserts painted on them, for gifts. Will be using cotton so will skip the fabric medium. Maybe I’ll add it to your request page 😉 don’t know if you’d want to tackle that😆 sewing and painting in one tutorial.
@@thefrugalcrafter thanks Lindsay, useful to know.
Very pretty. Would love to receive this in the mail.
This seems like such a cool product!
That came out beautiful!🦋
Would u consider doing a video on getting inspiration for what to draw/paint. Sort of THE BLANK CANVAS issue. Lov ya, thanks.
I just bought the set of 12 now I wish I’d waited. I didn’t know they had a 24 set
You can buy the second set of 12 for no repeats...I believe Cult Pens has them both , and the larger set...in England.
This is Beautiful..I just bought my set..♥️
You have been doubting on those for ages :P can't wait to see if it works for you. ( Im dying to try the beautiful range of the earthtones in the inktense blocks set of 72 a bit more )
PS I use the blocks like I would a wc pan ; if I put it directly on the paper it is more opaque but that would,at least with my pencils, be the case as well if I put to much on the paper. I love to use m for tone on tone value practise or for a wc grissaile bc it does not lift it is perfect for that.
Just when I’m thinking, what size brush is she using to get those tiny dots of white or those fine hairline black, you mention having trouble keeping a point. You are much better than you think. Great tip on paint what you see not what you think you see. Lovely painting.
Beautiful !
Lovely!
Beautiful ❤️
Lindsay...thanks for the gorgeous painting....just wondering exactly WHAT you did differently for the first and second painting...It was not clear to me , when you mentioned it. I have tried this set about 6 months ago, and found it GREAT. to use on cellulose paper for an under painting, that will not lift , for watercolours to go over...as long as you make it THIN enough...it is permanent...so great for glazing over watercolours on cheaper paper...like a "sealer" of sorts...but transparent...awesome product and much easier to use than the pencils...to get washes and large areas...love the big set, though you can buy the two separated individually...then you have 2x12 pans , instead of 1x24 pans...thanks again for the awesome demo...Janis
omgoodness inktense pans?! yaaaaay ayyyyyyy ayyyyyy ayyyyyy
Next chance I get I'll have to try my paint set 1 of inktense and see what it turns into. Haven't really done too much with them especially recently. Those looked so nice.
I got over an hour and a half of ads, and only 5 minutes weren't midroll interruptions. YT giving multiple 40 minute long ads during videos is insane.
oh no, I'll check on that!
Beautiful postcards Lindsay, but I'm not surprised. Looking forward to tomorrow. Take care and God bless you and yours. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas
So beautiful my friend :)) plz stay connected and make more videos 🎉
Thank you for uploading this video, it’s very informative 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Thanks for sharing ♥️
I love the inktense pans. Could you show us how to paint the orchid?
And the peacock 😱
Aah!! Love this! There is nothing like seeing the pigment flow into the water on the wet paper. Ok. Dragging out my Inktense blocks tomorrow. Always forget how much I love them! Hmmm. How could I set the blocks up in a palette? Could I cut off a chunk and put them into a 1/2 pan? Worth the struggle??
I did that and never used it, I'd just use them in they tray they came in.
"Watercolor and Inktense side by side,not much difference when using water,Inktence being much Boulder in color,it takes a special talent,shall I say Lindsay!!!-Lynn
this is so beautiful Lindsay.🌹
Aww, Lynn, thank you so much:)
@@thefrugalcrafter you are very welcome Lindsay🌹
Love this!
This came out beautiful!
I was watching a random tutorial the other day regarding watercoloring over stamps for cards.. and she had some sort of a cream you literally rub over the paper after it is painted and inked which renders it waterproof. I don't recall what it was called.. but there is a way to make your postcards waterproof.
Probably microglaze
I've had them for about 3 yrs. I don't use them often though. They are very staining, but that's to be expected
So if you apply them thinly, are they really *fully* waterproof then or are they just more waterproof than other watermedia?
in my experimenting if you wet the watercolor paper and then apply them they are permenent. If you apply them on dry paper they can still lift. They don't lift on prewashed fabric tho. I think the sizing in watercolor paper prevents full indelibility and wetting the paper disturbs the sizing a bit.
I have the blocks and when they dry they have a chalky pastel look to them. You got to be careful because you can smear the paint around.
Looks lovely, now im really curious about these paints, could you please give us more info about them.
Yes, I'll post a full review in a couple of weeks!
I have never been very happy with Inktense products. There are so many other paints (I know they are supposed to be ink) that give better quality colors. I couldn't find my blocks so I used my pencils and a wet brush to get the liquid character you were using. The colors come out looking flat. I loved the picture and will try again with some other product. I should confess I am not a great painter and it isn't unusual for my first try to not look so good, but I think part of the blame is from the Inktense colors. I noticed that the name of the colors you were using do not match the names on my pencils. Do you think they are trying to fit into the paint community by making their names match closer to standard color names? Hmmm... Thanks for the video, loved the picture.
I think the goal with the pan set is to bring out only lightfast colors and those tend to be more muted. There are 9 new colors in the pand not in the regular lightfast range. I found the pencils to be more luminous than the blocks. I recommend trying them on fabric, they are wonderful! This project can be done with your favorite watercolors tho so use what works best for you!
Agh. The evil bead! They’ll getcha.
I didn’t know they made a 24 set. I think i want these. I’d like to use them for the underpainting, light washes of color blocking that won’t lift. Do you think they’re worth it for that purpose? I don’t want them really for full paintings.
It's up to you, they are lightfast tho (23 of the 24, watch out for cherry) so there should not be any issue.
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Thanks Lindsay.
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I know this is a bit older but have been watching and rewatching your videos.
Are inktense products good to make bookmarks or can they still rub off?
I just ordered these and pencils after seeing your video today.
If you add water to them and let them dry they won't rub off or reactivate
Beautiful. I am currently playing with alcohol ink painting. Or should I saw blowing.
Love this! Also QUESTION: are there different colors in the studio set then the 2 smaller sets? I have both of them but don’t want to purchase this if they’re the same colors
It's confusing because I think they released a 12 set and then came out with set #1 and set #2. If yu get set #1 and set #2 there are no duplicates and the colors in #1 and #2 together are in the 24 set according to Derwent. On blick they list three 12 pan sets and one has duplicates. Here is the derwent chart with lightfast info and you can see what colors are in what sets: media.accobrandspartner.com/a/420096?
I just reread your questions, yes, you have all the colors are ready if you have the 2 12 sets, there are only 24 colors in the range:)
Ok thanks so much for the reply!!!! Love how informative you and your videos are!
Can you get the same effect doing that painting with the Inktense pencils? Can you still mix colors as well if you scribble the pencils on a palette, wet and then mix? I have the pencils but I haven’t used them yet so I’m wondering what is the best way to use them.
Thanks Lindsay. I got a 12 color set of the inktense pans thinking it would be good for plein aire. And was so disappointed how opaque and dull they were when they dried. Almost chalky looking but not in a good pastel painting way. Also I got muddy color when mixing. Maybe the 24 set is better for mixing as there are more to choose from. I'm glad I found them on a super sale and got them for a song. I gave them to the kids as they don't do mixing or care if they stay transparent. 😉🙃💜
Oh no! That's a bummer, I think they ha anorinal 12 set and then did away with it opting for a set #1 and set #2 with no overlap in colors. I know they wanted to only bring the lightfast colors out in the pans so that's probably why the colors were dull. I felt the same way about the blocks (LOVED the vibrant pencils) until I used them on fabric and I was hooked! I don't quilt properly however I have an idea that I'd like to do an art quilt sometime using these! I've seen other quilters use them and it is so pretty. Maybe try them on fabric and see.
@@thefrugalcrafter I'll try on fabric. Thanks Lindsay. I got the #2 set.🙃💜
I ve been checking them but would like to know what you think.....Which ones of the inktense are better to work on the fabric...pencils or the pan. ?
It depends if you want to apply them dry or wet . You can do both with the blocks. I am going to try the pand on fabric soon so I'll have a better idea then. I will say I prefer the pencils on twill, denim or canvas as it grabs the pigment. On soft fabric (like t shirt material) I prefer painting it on like eith blocks or pans.
Are they India Ink? Is that why they are permanent when dry? BTW, I LOVED your hand puppet butterfly. LOL!
I'm not sure how they would get india ink in a chunk like that. Whatever it is its cool!
These looks so wonderful!!! Where they are opaque, does the dried painting feel chalky at all? The price is so good on blick right now. I may get a set to try out.
Not the colors I used but the earth tones may
I see you sketch a lot, what if you (meaning me) Can’t even draw a stick figure. How do you recommend starting it?
Lindsay has a beginners drawing class in her teachable school. Highly recommend!
Thanks! That is a great class to learn or you could trace if all you want to do is paint.
I’d recommend landscapes and flowers. Anything with simple shapes
Great job I have never heard of this of paint. Can you give us (me) more information on them.
23 out of the 24 colors are lightfast, they glaze well and are permanent on fabric. I'll have a full review in a couple of weeks. I liked to them on Blick where they have the best price. They are also available open stock if you just want to try a few colors.
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you so much for taking the time to answer a very newbe painter.
I assume this is an acrylic paint formulation.
I don't think so because the dry block rewets
@@thefrugalcrafter Interesting! Now I'm really curious about this product! 😊👍
I love inktense but they weren’t lightfast for me.
The pans? I know there are fugitive colors in the pencils and blocks but they selected lightfast colors for the pans they say
@@thefrugalcrafter I haven’t tried the pans. That would be wonderful if they are lightfast. I used the pencils. Can’t remember which colors faded.