I’ve been using Inktense for many years ... you have to be sure all the pigment has been dissolved/ activated for them to be permanent. Unlike watercolors where I use a very soft brush, I use a stiffer synthetic brush for the Inktense to be sure they are fully dissolved
Me too and I find this review quite disappointing because she is definitely not making the pencils justice, it is not used correctly, it dissolves completely and you can still see the letters, so the pigment is completely not dissolved 🥴
Inktense have been great for me. I love them.. It just seemed a little rushed (Karen Campbell, rushed?? Not you! Lol 😉) hence the missing E and the switched Prismacolor and that other one I have never heard of. Once they get really "juicy" and rubbed into the paper and everything has been used, the pigment has all been activated then once dry I have not had it reactivate (that word always makes me think of the Wonder Twins "Twins Power! ACTIVATE!" (I had to actually look it up bc I thought it was the Power Rangers. I've never heard of the Wonder Twins. Hmmm. Anyway, maybe try again with the Inktense since you have em.
Well I’ve recently bought the inktense blocks, and after doing washes with them, they still activate when dry. I dissolve the pigment, but it makes no difference. I don’t believe that anyone who’s done a painting with them can’t reactivate the colour with a wet brush once it’s all dry.
Karen, you should correct the message of the video. It's not fair to blame the producer for wrong declarations of their pens , when you don't use them correctly. The washes can't be waterresistant, when the penstrokes are not fully diluted.
All these pencils had a huge disadvantage because they weren't used properly to begin with. When you colored the samples, you pressed down hard and just did streaky lines and with the names you also pressed down hard for a watercolor pencil and you actually created a divot in the paper so when you washed over the name, only a tiny bit moved because the rest was imbedded. Same with the scribbles you used, I suspect there was a lot of pencil pushed down into the paper like an engraving. Especially with Intense. If you want to give a true test for watercolor pencils, layer the colors using a soft hand and add several soft layers, then do the water test. But, yeah.. Inktense is permanent as long as you can wet all the pigment that you put down.
Seems that paper is another factor most miss the mark on...while ii prefer hot press watercolor paper for line & wash, cold press & rough at that work better to best....& dry to the touch may still be damp...
When I questioned them about that, they said I did not activate everything I had put down. All the pigments must be activated to go permanent. And that has pretty much been my experience. Love your videos Karen, so good.
That is my experience also.. one of the benefits of Inktense is that you can work with them on acrylics. But you need to activate them thoroughly,. They are really cool. You just have to know how they work.
That's what I have found. Haven't used the pencils but I do have the watercolor pan set. If I lay the pigment down thicker, it will reactivate. Water it down more, it won't move. But their inktense can also be used on fabric and such and stays permanent. (I've gotten it on my bedspread and it's still there after a year and many washes! Just as bright. Lol
@@Zoomfreaky Can you use this over gesso or acrylics? If you draw, but don't set it with water will it smear if you varnish or put acrylic paint over it? Thanks.
FYI, the Derwent watercolor you used in an old formulation. They have changed the product substantially. You can recognize the updated ones by the updated paint job - dark blue vs. light blue. Hope this helps.
I love all Derwent products too and the Inktense are lovely. Maybe they reactivated because not all the pigment had dissolved properly when you first activated them? I also have a lightfast test (over 2 years) on the Inktense on my channel and not all of the Inktense pencils are lightfast either, I am very sad to say. I still love them though!
I’m afraid my inktense blocks reactivate after using. I make a thick wash in a watercolour palette, so all of the pigment is fully dissolved, and yet, a day after painting with them, the reactivate like watercolour
Inktense applied with a brush, not scribbled directly onto the paper, are much more permanent! I never use them directly on the paper unless I want an opaque look. They also need to dry or cure for at least a day before they’re really permanent. I put my wet brush onto the color on the pencil. That way, the color is activated right on the brush and it ends up being smoother looking and nicely blended.
Makes sense! The way I like to use them is OVER my acrylic paintings and not directly on a canvas or paper but that’s great to note! Paper is most definitely of utmost importance for every medium so that absolutely is great advice!
I think you should try the same or similar colors , if you don't you won't get accurate results. And as far as black goes it usually does well in even the cheapest of brands
That’s a very legit point. And after this I’ve started doing jsut that so funny you should mention that. I did do a black comparison - it was cool to see how different they actually all were! You can see them here. Fascinating! IS MY BELOVED STABILO STILL BEST for Mixed Media Drawing? (Product Comparison) th-cam.com/video/bAK5CEMc-xA/w-d-xo.html
I find Inktense works best when not applied straight on the paper. I use the slightly abrasive wells in the plastic insert in the box. Scribble on the colour, mix to an ink with water then apply, then I've found them to be permanent. I let each layer dry and build up the colour. I also find Inktense to be massively pigmented so I need very little. Try different techniques to see what works for you.
I've been using intense for several months now and I don't burnish the paper as you did in this test. From what I can see, you are a tad bit heavy handed with all of the pencils and the paper is going to keep your pigment below the surface. Thereby releasing the "stored" pigment as you add water. I haven't had the same results as you did in this video.
The artist Lachri on TH-cam does several Inktense demos and she teaches exactly HOW to use them. Her art appears on 2 of Derwent Inktense tins. Check her out for more. I'm a silk painter and I normally use silk dyes, but I've tried Inktense on silk. For silk I've found that as long as you do your mixing of the Inktense, whether pencils or blocks, on a palette and then apply the fully dissolved ink to the silk, once dried it is permanent and can be painted over again and again. Yet, just like watercolor glazes, it MUST be fully dried before you add the next layer. Happy Painting and God Bless 😃
Hi Karen, with the inktense I've found that if you wet and dissolve all the pigment they are permanent and won't move. So I use the blocks more and my pencils for different effects, but if you dissolve every bit, they are permanent. 😁💜
yes that is the trick with inktense pencils......to activate all the juicy pigment...with the pencils its also fun to put the wet brush onto the pencil point to pick up pigment......I love them!!
That has been my experience with the inktense pencils too. All the pigment has to be dissolved and then they are permanent. I noticed it a lot when Karen did her challenge for drawing the eye and nose, etc with stabilo. I only had an inktense pencil and you could not reactivate and blend the way she did with a stabilo.
Can't even get Derwent aquarelle any more must have been a very old pencil, and who presses that hard ? surely the fact that it was moving the most means there is actually more pigment in the pencil to activate (if it was activated correctly in the first place and dried properly...)
The best thing about inktense is that you can activate them after dry on dry and move them around. If you activate them wet on wet then they are permanent after drying. That makes them perfect for for glazing,but they need to dry first before you apply another layer.
I have had mine intense for over 2 years as well. I have to make sure that I desolve ALL of the pigment and tend to let them air dry for an hr. This is how I get them not reactave. I use them as washes for Skys and and large objects. Let them dry and use watercolor for mid details.
I think the inktense has to be fully activated and cured a while? I did a small piece in one of my journals and it doesn't activate but it was sitting a while so..... how fumy it's still activating on this test. Thank you for this test now I want to get some Derwent aquarelle pencils. They are awesome!!! I have all of the 5 or so colors of the stabilo pencils. Besides the awesome black, the dark blue one is gorgeous too and the brown. I also now want the tinted graphite pencils too. Here I go more supplies...lol. Thank you for the demo!
Yes all ink has to be fully activated. Someone recently did a video on this and realized they barely wet their work and was surprised when it ran. It took a min to figure out. I can’t remember who but will come back if I do.
Just wanted to say I love using my Inktense pencils. They are very pigmented and hold great vibrancy when watered down. I've been able to use them also on both paper as well as canvas.
Derwent Inktense are permanent if you have activated all of the color you laid down. Light layers when adding directly to paper or pick up the pigment from the pencil with a brush helps. I love layering different colours of Inktense for effects.
Use medium to activate the color, not water, and it will be permanent when dry. Clear gesso, gloss or matte medium, anything like that. Works a treat. 🙌🏻
You have to totally activate all of the color there before it’s permanent. The thicker pigment underneath never got activated in the first place. Try again.
They have to be completely dissolved for them not to re-activate. Then they are completely like ink and will not run after applying water again later on. After it dries you can layer several layers with drying in between.
It pays to know your supplies, how they can be used, how they react to other mediums, and what their intended purpose is. Once you understand the supply you know instinctively how to use it best.
Good morning Karen, I'm wondering if you have ever considered using a clear coat spray, (Krylon), before you put your modge podge, or whatever sealant you are going to use? I ask because I also like using stabilo pencils, I just spray the clear coat before I varnish my art work...
Great question!! I actually Like the smear!!! So I do it on purpose 🤣 if I don’t want it to move I’ll always just grab a regular (non-watersoluble) color pencil just to kind of limit the layers of gunk if you know what I mean ! (Rather then spraying a fixative or whatever, those are pricey too).
For anyone who's bummed that Derwent has discontinued the Aquatones I just wanted to mention that koh i noor has woodless watercolor pencils called Progresso and Cretacolor sells some called Aqua Monolith. I have not tried either but I think I saw them on thefrugalcrafters channel
It's super weird, I was planning on buying the inktense pencils tomorrow. I literally decided that 30 minutes before you uploaded this video. Thank you for testing all of these and sharing the results with us!
🤩 Great video! Unfortunately the Derwent Aquatone pencils aren’t available anymore!! So sad! Also...those Inktense pencils are so amazing BUT are only permanent if you activate EVERY LAST grain of the dry pencil that you lay down. So...don’t bank on the permanent properties, especially if you are working on textured papers.
Your work is exquisite, so glad I found your channel. Do you have any videos on mixed media wooden boxes. You seem to be the only taking about mediums, sealer etc. Prime, first or seal with medium Help
Referring to the Inktense, I wonder if you didn't activate all the product the first pass. I have a set of wood pencils and as I've used them, I've noticed the ability to keep activating a thick deposit of pigment. I should say I bought my set a few yrs ago, and while I haven't seen anything about Derwent, per se, I've seen a few videos about other color pencils,...maybe Prismacolors...not being the same product they once were. I've found my Inktense colors to be not reactivated once dry. At least, that's my memory of it.....been a while since I've used them. Having said that, now I want to get them out and check. I'll get back to you :)
Hi Karen, Love your videos. I have to confess, I'm very confused as I have purchased a selection of colours both in pencil and block form to try out. I have tried both forms on both mixed media and cold press WC paper, both seem to unexpectedly lift/smudge with a damp brush once dried (same behaviour as described in your vide0). I wonder if you can shed any light on this now that its been a year now? Thanks
Yes! If you read the zillions of comments 🤣 they all state it’s because every last bit of it hadn’t first been activated- has to ALL 100% melt first before it will freeze forever! I hope that helps!
@@KarenCampbellArtist HIya, thanks for replying. Yes, I'm definitely aware of this comeback :) , that is why I tried it with blocks mixed in a palette but still having issues.
@@RicheUK to be honest I don’t use them!! You can also use ANY type of watersoluble pencil and then apply a sealer to do layers over (with other art supplies) on top.
What paper were you using? I know it was a valid comparison because all of the pencils were used on the same paper. But I wonder, if this was not 100% cotton, maybe some of the pencil pigments would have moved a little more on 100% cotton??
Interesting. I have just been gifted a set of Inktense sticks, to help me recover from a serious brain injury....I was an artist before. I have been experimenting with them, and have found that as long you make sure the layer is completely dry before going over, they do exactly what they say on the tin. I love them. Really helping me to get back onto my 'arty' feet.
So I color with inktense and found this happens if you do not activate all the pigment and it is designed that way on purpose so you can use it both as a pencil and an ink. They are very vivid and very different from watercolor. I do not use them if I need watercolor, I just use watercolor. I do not like watercolor pencils either, I have some cheap Michaels brand that works when I want them but overall when I want watercolor I just use watercolors. Also, try the test after a day. It might change things a bit. Also was your brush clean? It looks like you have some woody brand pigment still left.
Good Grief! So glad you made this video! I have tried and tried to get my inktense blocks to not reactivate on the second go with water and have assumed it was something about the amount I use, amount of water, etc! LOL! On the topic of tests have you used pan pastels?
As a pencil user the paper choice will effect them. If I use my best paper, they do not leave pencil marks at All. And if you're using then as watercolors. You're not supposed to press hard to make sure that the pigment becomes activated...
Inktense are super cool for fabric, put a hot iron on it after wedding it and it is definitely permanent! Blank cotton canvas bags, etc.… Maybe it needs to be on 100% cotton paper??
Wait, you mean permanent as in washable, with laundry detergent and staying vivid? Then this might be my solution for marking and numbering the weighted blankets and the little exchangable sandbags to be exchanged to individualize the weight of the blanket.
@@NickUncommon I would try it out on different fabrics, machine wash on cold, make sure you use an iron to set the color after it has been wet and worked into the fabric with a brush. I’ve seen a lot of people use this Derwent product For quilting projects. I’m doing it on canvas bags. They are 100% cotton.
I know this is an older post.... I purchased my Inktense watercolour pencils specifically for fabric... I use it for fabric art quilts, mixed with a fabric medium... works wonderful for permanent bright colours. I did heat seal it with an iron afterwards. But I have not washed any of my wall hangings. I'll have to try cotton paper for card making. Thanks. :)
It has already been pointed out that the Inktense will be permanent if fully dissolved, but I also wanted to mention that Albrecht Durer is the same way. I do wonder about the paper you used. It is strange to me that most of the pencils had so much trouble dissolving.
@Karen Campbell MIXED MEDIA mine didn't do what yours did. They went perminent if you mix pigment completely with water. I had no lines and I used your bottle method. Infact, I was able to color another line with the pigment on the brush. Go over with water and the lines were darker.
I have enjoyed watching the comparison and thank you so much for doing this experiment. However, one thing still bothers me - I can't figure out how to seal water soluble crayons, pencils, markers so that they don't smudge. How do I seal a project or a layer with such medium? I like adding a top layer made using water soluble materials but then can't seal the entire project.. Please, help me. Thank you!
@@KarenCampbellArtist Thank you so very much for responding to my comment so quickly. I viewed the Hamburger file the other day and watched the Hamburger video, even a couple of times to make sure I am not missing anything but I am still not sure how to handle watersoluble supplies. They can't be sealed with anything? On the cheat sheet you recommend not using watersoluble supplies before adding the sealer if we don't want smudges. What can we use on top of such supplies, then, to have them sealed? I like to collage my backgrounds and things go well as long as I don't use watersoluble media - everything is sealed and good but once I add, say, an image colored with watercolor pencils, paint or marker on top of it all, I can't seal it all together. What am I missing? Thank you!
there is a great deaI of coIour that has not been activated in each of the blocks you originaIIy put down. If you used Iess originaIIy {a thinner Iayer} it does Iayer in permanent coIour
The inktense perform far more permanent if the full pigment has been activated. It's my favorite water soluble media. Just got the inktense paints and painted the peacock I have as an avatar. So fun. Your reaction was hilarious. I'll be back to view other vids😁👍
I love Derwent too so we have to be careful with the ‘permanent’ aspect. I’m super impressed with the Aquatone. I haven’t seen them before so I’ll be tracking them down for my next purchase. Considering how expensive the Caran D’Ache are, I’m underwhelmed with them.
Speaking of water soluble media, have you ever tried the Pentel EnerGel retractable liquid gel pen? I decided to sketch last night using only a ink pen and Tombow markers. I had found myself doing a lot of erasing lately so I wanted to challenge myself and use ink so I would not erase. Well! When it was time to use the Tombow Marker and my watercolor brush to finish my sketch, to my surprise the ink pen was reacting to the water as well. Who knew? I really like the way my sketches came out. I will post them in the Awesome club.
Oh I have not tried those!! Sounds so cool, I’ll check them out! And look forward to seeing those in school!!! Take care Sherry and thanks for sharing! ❤️❤️❤️
@@KarenCampbellArtist karen you will love them trust me. I went on Amazon this morning to order a few more and found out they actually come in sets of 12 and 20 colors. I ordered two more black pens and ordered a set of 12 colors to try. Check out the pics on FB at Awesome Art School. The flowers on the dress were only activated and no Tombow color used on them. That pen is very reactive.
You had a lot of product underneath that probably did not get activated as the square was still highly visible. Maybe when used in a drawing you would have seen a difference.
What is this I just read, that the Derwent Aquatone are discontinued?!! After watching this video I went to buy them and couldn't find them, so I did a quick search and they are discontinued!!! Anyone know why?!
@@veystone2580 so dumb!! That’s exactly how I felt when Faber-Castell discontinued their big Pitt Pens except for one set! I’m like, “erm....your product is essential to my work and unlike any other product on the market! Nooooooooo.” I feel like they have no clue what we love and need from them. Their loss I guess but 😭😭😭😭
@@KarenCampbellArtist I know right?! I wonder if there is an agenda.... like for instance (and this is me just thinking, not saying this is the case but....) when did the Inktense come out?... When was the Aquatone discontinued?.... Was the Aquatone more expensive than the Inktense or more affordable?....Did they last longer than the Inktense?!.. . I guess u can see, where I'm going with this... The Derwent Watercolor is a waste of money, they are not good, Period.... then there is the Inktense, an INK in a pencil form, something different, more expensive than the Regular Derwent Watercolor, so for the people who like the Brand, is better to spend a little extra on the Inktense..... but then, you go searching for the Aquatone, as an option (which is better than the Inktense) and surprise, surprise, they no longer exist..... soooooooooo.... I ask myself, when were those 2 out for sale?..... Was the Aquatone more affordable than the Inktense and lasted longer?..... I don't know, just rambling here. 😅
@@KarenCampbellArtist The Big Brush PITTs! Don’t even get me started! Especially after the “color purge” a few years ago … once that happened, Big Brush PITTS were the _only_ way to get Cream, Manganese Violet, Chrome Oxide Green and more! For me, in shutting down this line, Faber-Castell not only took away an important product - they stole a while chunk of my palette!!
HAHAHAHHAAAAAHAHAA!!!! THAT WAS SOOOO FUNNY!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 To be fair, there were still some pigment that wasnt activated, so that was why it reacted that way.... but nevertheless your reaction was priceless!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looked to me like you MIGHT have a slightly heavy hand with the pencils and that may be why you didn't get total dissolvage ( yes, that's a word 🙄 ) of all the pencils. But yeah, you def need to dissolve all of it or it will continue to move on you. I love watercolor pencils, but as for Inktense I go for the blocks, you get so much more for your money. There are other brands for pencils or crayons. Oh! Where do you get your Stabilo pencils? I'm placing a order at Jerry's right now and they don't have single black ones, just sets and boxes of 10 or 12. Or is that how many you order? I should have known. Never mind haha. I didn't really want one anyways. Hahaha 💟&✌y'all
Wait, what? People pay you to learn how to color in coloring book images? Nicccccceeee! Yes inktense claims are true. When used as intended, they were invented hundreds of years ago to draw on silk. I'm not sure when they became known to the art world but using this formulation of ink for fabric has been around for generations.
Karen, thanks for that test. I was surprised also. Although I don't have any Derwent pencils, I do have some water-soluble pencils I got from IKEA. They do work pretty good.. I got them in the kids art section when I was there a long time ago. LOL Also these IKEA colored pencils are about 5" long, and fat..about twice as thick as a reg. pencil. I did a test like you did of putting water on them, drying them, and then rewetting them, and they also did reactivate. As I can recall, they were cheap, and no name on the pencil. Sorry I don't have the package, but its just a light brown wood pencil, and I don't remember it saying on the package that it was water-soluble. But you know I had to try them out.. LOL Thanks for this video.
I think those were Staedtler Aquerelle. The Derwent Aquatone Sticks aren’t available in Canada at the moment unfortunately, not sure about the US. Perhaps you can order them directly from Derwent in the UK.
In agreement with all your other viewers....inktense are permanent if you fully activate them. Can I also drop in a recommendation for Lisa Clough at the channel lachri fine art here on YT who did the art work for the tins of inktense, and has a tone of instructional videos showing how she uses them. She’s a great laugh so worth checking out anyway for anyone who wants some inktense ideas. I think for what you are going for you need the blocks, use like a pan paint, then they won’t move.
This was so hard to watch. You scrubbed to hard when laying the samples. Then you slopped water on the samples like you were using a mop, but not washing the floor! If you redo this test more carefully, you will find that Inktense are permanent.
Is it possible that individual colours have different qualities as well? Maybe it would have been a fairer test to use the same colour for each brand. ✨🌸✨
I love watching you test the things i use most or that I'm considering. At the moment I'm destashing a crapton of stuff from my art room that I just never use or don't enjoy and I find your videos to be both validating and informative. :D Now I know maybe I am not just being picky with my space and instead am being smart in what I'm keeping! LOL thank you for this! By the way, have you tried the translucent gelato products? OMG... you might like them for faces of lighter tones that have olive or mustard colorations.
I am so glad you put the fact out loud about the Inktense pencils not being permanent. I am a quilter and I bought, first, pencils later biggest blocks set for my fabric painting. I tried pencils both on paper and fabric, activated every last bit of pigment, heat set with an iron (in case of the fabric) but when I re wet it, the colour washed out both from paper as well as fabric. Later I resorted to using fabric medium with inktense to make the ink permanent, but upon drying the vibrancy was pretty much reduced and the result was quite chalky. I had to build layers upon layers to make the colour less dull. I even wrote an e mail to Derwent Inktense but never got replied back. All said and done, I still really like the pencils and the blocks and will keep using both my sets to create my unique artwork. I am not a great artist but love to try different things with my Inktense indeed. Hello from Lahore, Pakistan 🇵🇰
Hi Shabnam! That sounds like a total pain, sorry to hear that! I guess as long as you are still able to use them for other things, that's good at least.
Great review I am always in the market for watercolor anything. I think I will stay with the few pencils I have and continue with the markers!! Thank you!
Hello you have to really make sure you have got the granules wet the first time the way you did it you should have used blocks and mix then paint then apply let it dry completely then rewet to see if permanent which they are when used properly the pencils and the blocks work a little differently because they are in different forms I find the white to be different in comparison if you want opaque mix block and water make you marks let dry as they dry it becomes opaque but the pencil and water as it dries it will remain almost transparent even after dryinlg.
you are activating the pigment that you hadn't already activated in the first pass. karen. you go girl! but inktense ARE permanent once dry after wetting for the first time but you need to dissolve (not 'melt') all of the pigment first. duh. i do love you, karen! i wish i had your energy! xxxx
There is a learning curve with inktense. Especially because they don’t behave like watercolor.🤣 I got the Caran D’Ache Palette Aquarelle with a textured side I rub the inktense blocks or pencil on it and use a brush to add water then paint with it. You can use some very fine sandpaper to do the same thing. I love Derwent’s Aquatone Woodless Watercolor pencils. I was heartbroken when they stopped making them. I was hoping they would enlarge the set.
People who watch this video and do not read the comments will have the wrong impression of Inktense. They are very permanent when used correctly, which is not demonstrated in this video. It's a wonderful product, but this video is, sadly, turning people away from it, which does them a disservice. People like reliable reviews, and this video may give people the impression that others you have done may not be, either.
This was my genuine experience and I’m not going to doctor the results to satisfy a company that I fully support and love. Nearly everyone commented at what I did incorrectly so hopefully that will help educate them as it did me! I absolutely love Derwent and their products but this, for better or worse, is just what happened! People can read the comments and decide for themselves. I’m glad the comments are there to help educate. I truly thought they weren’t what they claim to be and now i know! I’m not perfect, don’t claim to know everything and am happy to stand corrected!
Also guilty supply hoarder. It's a little embarrassing. 😂 Gotta keep trying stuff until u find the one you love, right?! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Lol
I just got my 36 Inktense Pencils set and waiting on my 40 Neocolors to arrive from overseas, yay! I have FSS on everything as well, but I just couldn’t justify $500+NZ (yep, that’s the price) for the biggest sets so had to stay midrange. I did buy 242 alcohol markers too... cheap brand tho, Copics are $14 each here 😂😂😂and I got 242 for the price of like 10-11 Copics. Fun fact... I can’t draw either... I just like having a well-stocked craftroom 😂😂😂 Buying supplies and using supplies are two diff hobbies! P.S. Obsessed with that fat brush you’re using.... I want, cos it’s pretty! So now I have to go watch your other art supply videos to find out info ... for more buying 😂😂😂
So weird, I discovered this old comment on your video when I went searching for info on Inktense which I bought back 5 months ago and still haven’t used... cos I thought I only discovered you 3 weeks ago... when I bought 3 of your books! Shame on me, I mustn’t have really looked at your channel and subbed back then 😂
This experiment seems to be flawed. I would have loved to see you going over the complete resolved pigments from allwater colors to see which one are truly water fast/permanent.
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I’ve been using Inktense for many years ... you have to be sure all the pigment has been dissolved/ activated for them to be permanent. Unlike watercolors where I use a very soft brush, I use a stiffer synthetic brush for the Inktense to be sure they are fully dissolved
Thanks so much, Katherine! And thanks about the brush info.
Me too and I find this review quite disappointing because she is definitely not making the pencils justice, it is not used correctly, it dissolves completely and you can still see the letters, so the pigment is completely not dissolved 🥴
Inktense have been great for me. I love them.. It just seemed a little rushed (Karen Campbell, rushed?? Not you! Lol 😉) hence the missing E and the switched Prismacolor and that other one I have never heard of.
Once they get really "juicy" and rubbed into the paper and everything has been used, the pigment has all been activated then once dry I have not had it reactivate (that word always makes me think of the Wonder Twins "Twins Power! ACTIVATE!" (I had to actually look it up bc I thought it was the Power Rangers. I've never heard of the Wonder Twins. Hmmm.
Anyway, maybe try again with the Inktense since you have em.
Well I’ve recently bought the inktense blocks, and after doing washes with them, they still activate when dry. I dissolve the pigment, but it makes no difference. I don’t believe that anyone who’s done a painting with them can’t reactivate the colour with a wet brush once it’s all dry.
Karen, you should correct the message of the video. It's not fair to blame the producer for wrong declarations of their pens , when you don't use them correctly. The washes can't be waterresistant, when the penstrokes are not fully diluted.
I've come to the conclusion that if you do art you are also a hoarder. You can't do one without the other so everybody can now shed the guilt.
Love that Wendy!!! 😂😂😂😂
Hi there Wendy. I’m a hoarder too! Now that I know it’s because I do art, I can stop feeling guilty about it! Haha.
@@peterbutler7113 😂😂😂 love it!
@@peterbutler7113 hee hee 🤪
Are we a group now? Can we make T-Shirts? With our INKTENSE PENCILS?! HAHAHA that's awesome 🤣
All these pencils had a huge disadvantage because they weren't used properly to begin with. When you colored the samples, you pressed down hard and just did streaky lines and with the names you also pressed down hard for a watercolor pencil and you actually created a divot in the paper so when you washed over the name, only a tiny bit moved because the rest was imbedded. Same with the scribbles you used, I suspect there was a lot of pencil pushed down into the paper like an engraving. Especially with Intense. If you want to give a true test for watercolor pencils, layer the colors using a soft hand and add several soft layers, then do the water test. But, yeah.. Inktense is permanent as long as you can wet all the pigment that you put down.
Thank you, Laureen. I've gotten lots of feedback from this video, and will certainly take that under consideration.
Seems that paper is another factor most miss the mark on...while ii prefer hot press watercolor paper for line & wash, cold press & rough at that work better to best....& dry to the touch may still be damp...
Also the permanent thing has to do with giving it time to set and or using heat. So if you heat set it on fabric yes it's permanent.
When I questioned them about that, they said I did not activate everything I had put down. All the pigments must be activated to go permanent. And that has pretty much been my experience. Love your videos Karen, so good.
Thank you, Cathey and good to know.
That is my experience also.. one of the benefits of Inktense is that you can work with them on acrylics. But you need to activate them thoroughly,. They are really cool. You just have to know how they work.
That's what I have found. Haven't used the pencils but I do have the watercolor pan set. If I lay the pigment down thicker, it will reactivate. Water it down more, it won't move. But their inktense can also be used on fabric and such and stays permanent. (I've gotten it on my bedspread and it's still there after a year and many washes! Just as bright. Lol
Yup. Just watched some other videos on it and all of the pigment must be activated first.
@@Zoomfreaky
Can you use this over gesso or acrylics? If you draw, but don't set it with water will it smear if you varnish or put acrylic paint over it? Thanks.
FYI, the Derwent watercolor you used in an old formulation. They have changed the product substantially. You can recognize the updated ones by the updated paint job
- dark blue vs. light blue. Hope this helps.
Thank you for letting me know!
I love all Derwent products too and the Inktense are lovely. Maybe they reactivated because not all the pigment had dissolved properly when you first activated them? I also have a lightfast test (over 2 years) on the Inktense on my channel and not all of the Inktense pencils are lightfast either, I am very sad to say. I still love them though!
Thanks, Kari!
Maybe they need to be drier for longer?
Which colours aren’t lightfast please
@@dianneholst3209 the pinks and the black, sadly.
You have to actually activate all the pigment with inktense then it will not move when re wet ....
Thanks so much, Miranda!
Your welcome 😀 I love them ❤
I’m afraid my inktense blocks reactivate after using. I make a thick wash in a watercolour palette, so all of the pigment is fully dissolved, and yet, a day after painting with them, the reactivate like watercolour
Inktense applied with a brush, not scribbled directly onto the paper, are much more permanent! I never use them directly on the paper unless I want an opaque look. They also need to dry or cure for at least a day before they’re really permanent. I put my wet brush onto the color on the pencil. That way, the color is activated right on the brush and it ends up being smoother looking and nicely blended.
Thanks for the insight, Meldra! I like hearing what works for people.
I was disappointed in my watercolor pencils, too- until a friend said to use 100% cotton paper with them.
That was the problem.
Makes sense! The way I like to use them is OVER my acrylic paintings and not directly on a canvas or paper but that’s great to note! Paper is most definitely of utmost importance for every medium so that absolutely is great advice!
Good tip
I think you should try the same or similar colors , if you don't you won't get accurate results. And as far as black goes it usually does well in even the cheapest of brands
That’s a very legit point. And after this I’ve started doing jsut that so funny you should mention that. I did do a black comparison - it was cool to see how different they actually all were! You can see them here. Fascinating!
IS MY BELOVED STABILO STILL BEST for Mixed Media Drawing? (Product Comparison)
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I find Inktense works best when not applied straight on the paper. I use the slightly abrasive wells in the plastic insert in the box. Scribble on the colour, mix to an ink with water then apply, then I've found them to be permanent. I let each layer dry and build up the colour. I also find Inktense to be massively pigmented so I need very little. Try different techniques to see what works for you.
Thank you, I appreciate hearing about your experience with them and will have to try that.
I’ve never thought about using them like this. I’ll give it a go.
I hope you have revisited inktense. They are definitely permanent when pigment totally dissolved. You have done them an injustice.
Thanks for watching. I will certainly revisit.
I've been using intense for several months now and I don't burnish the paper as you did in this test. From what I can see, you are a tad bit heavy handed with all of the pencils and the paper is going to keep your pigment below the surface. Thereby releasing the "stored" pigment as you add water. I haven't had the same results as you did in this video.
Thanks for the feedback!
The artist Lachri on TH-cam does several Inktense demos and she teaches exactly HOW to use them. Her art appears on 2 of Derwent Inktense tins. Check her out for more.
I'm a silk painter and I normally use silk dyes, but I've tried Inktense on silk. For silk I've found that as long as you do your mixing of the Inktense, whether pencils or blocks, on a palette and then apply the fully dissolved ink to the silk, once dried it is permanent and can be painted over again and again. Yet, just like watercolor glazes, it MUST be fully dried before you add the next layer.
Happy Painting and God Bless 😃
Thanks so much!
Hi Karen, with the inktense I've found that if you wet and dissolve all the pigment they are permanent and won't move. So I use the blocks more and my pencils for different effects, but if you dissolve every bit, they are permanent. 😁💜
yes that is the trick with inktense pencils......to activate all the juicy pigment...with the pencils its also fun to put the wet brush onto the pencil point to pick up pigment......I love them!!
That has been my experience with the inktense pencils too. All the pigment has to be dissolved and then they are permanent. I noticed it a lot when Karen did her challenge for drawing the eye and nose, etc with stabilo. I only had an inktense pencil and you could not reactivate and blend the way she did with a stabilo.
Thanks, everyone!!!
@@lauranorris6232 LOL, I was going to send you this video. you beat me to it
The Derwent Auqatone line is discontinued btw
You have to make sure the inktense is fully activated in the first place then it becomes permanent
Thanks for your feedback!
You didn't dissolve the first layer completely. It will reactivate whatever did not activate the first time.
Thanks, Maria!
Can't even get Derwent aquarelle any more must have been a very old pencil, and who presses that hard ? surely the fact that it was moving the most means there is actually more pigment in the pencil to activate (if it was activated correctly in the first place and dried properly...)
Thanks for watching.
The best thing about inktense is that you can activate them after dry on dry and move them around. If you activate them wet on wet then they are permanent after drying. That makes them perfect for for glazing,but they need to dry first before you apply another layer.
Thanks for watching, Jason!
I have had mine intense for over 2 years as well. I have to make sure that I desolve ALL of the pigment and tend to let them air dry for an hr. This is how I get them not reactave. I use them as washes for Skys and and large objects. Let them dry and use watercolor for mid details.
Thanks, Patricia!
You aren't an 'art supply hoarder.' You are curating an extensive collection of art supplies for research purposes.
Yesss, you are definitely one of my people! I love it!
@@KarenCampbellArtist We're doing science the fun way ^^
I think the inktense has to be fully activated and cured a while? I did a small piece in one of my journals and it doesn't activate but it was sitting a while so..... how fumy it's still activating on this test. Thank you for this test now I want to get some Derwent aquarelle pencils. They are awesome!!! I have all of the 5 or so colors of the stabilo pencils. Besides the awesome black, the dark blue one is gorgeous too and the brown. I also now want the tinted graphite pencils too. Here I go more supplies...lol. Thank you for the demo!
Yes all ink has to be fully activated. Someone recently did a video on this and realized they barely wet their work and was surprised when it ran. It took a min to figure out. I can’t remember who but will come back if I do.
Thanks Jean and Sue!
Karen Campbell MIXED MEDIA thank you 😘
Your demo didn’t activate all the pigment you laid down the first time so there was so activating on the second go around Katherine had it right.
Thanks for watching.
Just wanted to say I love using my Inktense pencils. They are very pigmented and hold great vibrancy when watered down. I've been able to use them also on both paper as well as canvas.
Thank you!
@@KarenCampbellArtist thank you 🎨😊👍 love your fun videos. They've been inspiring me to try new ideas.
Derwent Inktense are permanent if you have activated all of the color you laid down. Light layers when adding directly to paper or pick up the pigment from the pencil with a brush helps. I love layering different colours of Inktense for effects.
Thanks for watching, Jayne!
Use medium to activate the color, not water, and it will be permanent when dry. Clear gesso, gloss or matte medium, anything like that. Works a treat. 🙌🏻
Great tip, thanks for sharing!
You have to totally activate all of the color there before it’s permanent. The thicker pigment underneath never got activated in the first place. Try again.
Thanks, Ramona!
You have to thoroughly wet the inktense pencils to get the effect advertised which means paper makes a difference
Thanks so much!
They have to be completely dissolved for them not to re-activate. Then they are completely like ink and will not run after applying water again later on. After it dries you can layer several layers with drying in between.
Thanks, Karen!
I use Inktense to dye fabrics. It is permanent, and the fabrics are washable. Perfect for clothing and art quilts!
Nice!
That's why I don't color with the inktense on the paper or in my case my rocks. I wet a brush and wet the tip of the pencil.
Great tip!
Might aswell get intense blocks then next time.
@@GrumpetteJV They make a huge mess. I had a small pack to start with.
It pays to know your supplies, how they can be used, how they react to other mediums, and what their intended purpose is. Once you understand the supply you know instinctively how to use it best.
Thank you, so very true!
Good morning Karen, I'm wondering if you have ever considered using a clear coat spray, (Krylon), before you put your modge podge, or whatever sealant you are going to use? I ask because I also like using stabilo pencils, I just spray the clear coat before I varnish my art work...
Great question!! I actually Like the smear!!! So I do it on purpose 🤣 if I don’t want it to move I’ll always just grab a regular (non-watersoluble) color pencil just to kind of limit the layers of gunk if you know what I mean ! (Rather then spraying a fixative or whatever, those are pricey too).
If you seriously activate all of the pigment of the intense they will not move.
Thanks, Mary!
For anyone who's bummed that Derwent has discontinued the Aquatones I just wanted to mention that koh i noor has woodless watercolor pencils called Progresso and Cretacolor sells some called Aqua Monolith. I have not tried either but I think I saw them on thefrugalcrafters channel
Oh thanks so much!!! Great info!
inktense a little water goes a long way
Thanks for watching, Jennifer!
It's super weird, I was planning on buying the inktense pencils tomorrow. I literally decided that 30 minutes before you uploaded this video. Thank you for testing all of these and sharing the results with us!
Awesome timing!!!
🤩 Great video! Unfortunately the Derwent Aquatone pencils aren’t available anymore!! So sad!
Also...those Inktense pencils are so amazing BUT are only permanent if you activate EVERY LAST grain of the dry pencil that you lay down. So...don’t bank on the permanent properties, especially if you are working on textured papers.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip. I always appreciate input.
Your work is exquisite, so glad I found your channel.
Do you have any videos on mixed media wooden boxes. You seem to be the only taking about mediums, sealer etc. Prime, first or seal with medium Help
Hi Nancy! Let me think about that, but I would start with the hamburger PDF:
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Referring to the Inktense, I wonder if you didn't activate all the product the first pass. I have a set of wood pencils and as I've used them, I've noticed the ability to keep activating a thick deposit of pigment. I should say I bought my set a few yrs ago, and while I haven't seen anything about Derwent, per se, I've seen a few videos about other color pencils,...maybe Prismacolors...not being the same product they once were. I've found my Inktense colors to be not reactivated once dry. At least, that's my memory of it.....been a while since I've used them. Having said that, now I want to get them out and check. I'll get back to you :)
You always spark something in me when I watch you.
Thanks, Teresa! This is all good insight, I appreciate it.
Yes I agree you did not completely activate them at the first pass.. I just know I can’t lift any of the color when I have tried!
I read that a blow dryer will not seal it it must be left overnight. Not sure if that works but that is what i read!!
Ooh, thanks Diane!
Hi Karen, Love your videos. I have to confess, I'm very confused as I have purchased a selection of colours both in pencil and block form to try out.
I have tried both forms on both mixed media and cold press WC paper, both seem to unexpectedly lift/smudge with a damp brush once dried (same behaviour as described in your vide0).
I wonder if you can shed any light on this now that its been a year now? Thanks
Yes! If you read the zillions of comments 🤣 they all state it’s because every last bit of it hadn’t first been activated- has to ALL 100% melt first before it will freeze forever! I hope that helps!
@@KarenCampbellArtist HIya, thanks for replying. Yes, I'm definitely aware of this comeback :) , that is why I tried it with blocks mixed in a palette but still having issues.
@@RicheUK to be honest I don’t use them!! You can also use ANY type of watersoluble pencil and then apply a sealer to do layers over (with other art supplies) on top.
@@KarenCampbellArtist Thanks for that. I also researched that the lightfastness, this as well seems to be very uncertain to say the least
@@RicheUK oh interesting!! Thx for sharing that!
What paper were you using? I know it was a valid comparison because all of the pencils were used on the same paper. But I wonder, if this was not 100% cotton, maybe some of the pencil pigments would have moved a little more on 100% cotton??
It was 140 lb cold press watercolor paper, definitely not 100% cotton!
Interesting. I have just been gifted a set of Inktense sticks, to help me recover from a serious brain injury....I was an artist before. I have been experimenting with them, and have found that as long you make sure the layer is completely dry before going over, they do exactly what they say on the tin. I love them. Really helping me to get back onto my 'arty' feet.
Thank you so much for sharing! Super helpful!!
So I color with inktense and found this happens if you do not activate all the pigment and it is designed that way on purpose so you can use it both as a pencil and an ink. They are very vivid and very different from watercolor. I do not use them if I need watercolor, I just use watercolor. I do not like watercolor pencils either, I have some cheap Michaels brand that works when I want them but overall when I want watercolor I just use watercolors. Also, try the test after a day. It might change things a bit. Also was your brush clean? It looks like you have some woody brand pigment still left.
Thanks for the tips, all good things to consider.
Good Grief! So glad you made this video! I have tried and tried to get my inktense blocks to not reactivate on the second go with water and have assumed it was something about the amount I use, amount of water, etc! LOL! On the topic of tests have you used pan pastels?
Thanks and so glad it isn't just me, Marian!
As a pencil user the paper choice will effect them. If I use my best paper, they do not leave pencil marks at All. And if you're using then as watercolors. You're not supposed to press hard to make sure that the pigment becomes activated...
Paper is for sure everything.
It’s permanent *after 48 hours*.
Thanks, Cecily!
Inktense are super cool for fabric, put a hot iron on it after wedding it and it is definitely permanent! Blank cotton canvas bags, etc.… Maybe it needs to be on 100% cotton paper??
Thanks for the tips! I like hearing the different ways people use things.
Wait, you mean permanent as in washable, with laundry detergent and staying vivid? Then this might be my solution for marking and numbering the weighted blankets and the little exchangable sandbags to be exchanged to individualize the weight of the blanket.
@@NickUncommon I would try it out on different fabrics, machine wash on cold, make sure you use an iron to set the color after it has been wet and worked into the fabric with a brush. I’ve seen a lot of people use this Derwent product For quilting projects. I’m doing it on canvas bags. They are 100% cotton.
I know this is an older post.... I purchased my Inktense watercolour pencils specifically for fabric... I use it for fabric art quilts, mixed with a fabric medium... works wonderful for permanent bright colours. I did heat seal it with an iron afterwards. But I have not washed any of my wall hangings. I'll have to try cotton paper for card making. Thanks. :)
It has already been pointed out that the Inktense will be permanent if fully dissolved, but I also wanted to mention that Albrecht Durer is the same way.
I do wonder about the paper you used. It is strange to me that most of the pencils had so much trouble dissolving.
Thanks so much!
to be fair, you scribbled the color on with pressure. not all the colors were activated, hardly a fair or accurate test was it?
Thanks for watching, I appreciate your feedback.
I just ordered my first set and I'm not good with color but I thought I'd give these a try.
Hope you like them!
@Karen Campbell MIXED MEDIA mine didn't do what yours did. They went perminent if you mix pigment completely with water. I had no lines and I used your bottle method. Infact, I was able to color another line with the pigment on the brush. Go over with water and the lines were darker.
I have enjoyed watching the comparison and thank you so much for doing this experiment. However, one thing still bothers me - I can't figure out how to seal water soluble crayons, pencils, markers so that they don't smudge. How do I seal a project or a layer with such medium? I like adding a top layer made using water soluble materials but then can't seal the entire project.. Please, help me. Thank you!
Let me know if this helps:
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@@KarenCampbellArtist Thank you so very much for responding to my comment so quickly. I viewed the Hamburger file the other day and watched the Hamburger video, even a couple of times to make sure I am not missing anything but I am still not sure how to handle watersoluble supplies. They can't be sealed with anything? On the cheat sheet you recommend not using watersoluble supplies before adding the sealer if we don't want smudges. What can we use on top of such supplies, then, to have them sealed? I like to collage my backgrounds and things go well as long as I don't use watersoluble media - everything is sealed and good but once I add, say, an image colored with watercolor pencils, paint or marker on top of it all, I can't seal it all together. What am I missing? Thank you!
some of the colors take a while to become permanent, others are immediate especially the dark colors.
Intense are my favorite. nothing else is equal.
Thank you!
there is a great deaI of coIour that has not been activated in each of the blocks you originaIIy put down. If you used Iess originaIIy {a thinner Iayer} it does Iayer in permanent coIour
Thanks, Shelley!
Hey Karen just curious if it would make a difference if you did the test in the same or very similar color with all of them
Not sure, but I will have to try it out. Thanks!
Play with inktense a little more.. it wasn’t fully activated and a tiny bit of pencil goes a very long way
Thanks, will do!
Could I please get the cheat sheet?
Thanks for watching! Here you go:
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Do you know if Neocolors 2 crayons re-wet after activated and dried the first time around?
They definitely do! They are true watercolors.
The inktense perform far more permanent if the full pigment has been activated. It's my favorite water soluble media. Just got the inktense paints and painted the peacock I have as an avatar. So fun. Your reaction was hilarious. I'll be back to view other vids😁👍
Thanks for watching!
Can I get a copy of the hamburger cheat sheet please?
Hi Rebecca, thanks so much for watching!
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What kind of paper were you using? Doesn’t seem to be a watercolor paper?
Watercolor!
I love Derwent too so we have to be careful with the ‘permanent’ aspect. I’m super impressed with the Aquatone. I haven’t seen them before so I’ll be tracking them down for my next purchase. Considering how expensive the Caran D’Ache are, I’m underwhelmed with them.
Thanks, Brenda! I love hearing everyone's experiences with these and other similar ones.
Speaking of water soluble media, have you ever tried the Pentel EnerGel retractable liquid gel pen? I decided to sketch last night using only a ink pen and Tombow markers. I had found myself doing a lot of erasing lately so I wanted to challenge myself and use ink so I would not erase. Well! When it was time to use the Tombow Marker and my watercolor brush to finish my sketch, to my surprise the ink pen was reacting to the water as well. Who knew? I really like the way my sketches came out. I will post them in the Awesome club.
Oh I have not tried those!! Sounds so cool, I’ll check them out! And look forward to seeing those in school!!! Take care Sherry and thanks for sharing! ❤️❤️❤️
@@KarenCampbellArtist karen you will love them trust me. I went on Amazon this morning to order a few more and found out they actually come in sets of 12 and 20 colors. I ordered two more black pens and ordered a set of 12 colors to try. Check out the pics on FB at Awesome Art School. The flowers on the dress were only activated and no Tombow color used on them. That pen is very reactive.
@@sherryjackson2404 eeeeek!!! Off to look right now!!
FWIW, I use water with gel pen all the time to blend, smooth and adjust colors.
You had a lot of product underneath that probably did not get activated as the square was still highly visible. Maybe when used in a drawing you would have seen a difference.
I'll have to try that, Debbi!
Is there a support group for us art supply hoarders!😀
Haha, right?! We totally need one, Vickie!
What is this I just read, that the Derwent Aquatone are discontinued?!! After watching this video I went to buy them and couldn't find them, so I did a quick search and they are discontinued!!! Anyone know why?!
I had no idea!! It’s so sad!!!! They were by far the best!
@@KarenCampbellArtist yeah! Is a shame! 🤷♀️
@@veystone2580 so dumb!! That’s exactly how I felt when Faber-Castell discontinued their big Pitt Pens except for one set! I’m like, “erm....your product is essential to my work and unlike any other product on the market! Nooooooooo.” I feel like they have no clue what we love and need from them. Their loss I guess but 😭😭😭😭
@@KarenCampbellArtist I know right?! I wonder if there is an agenda.... like for instance (and this is me just thinking, not saying this is the case but....) when did the Inktense come out?... When was the Aquatone discontinued?.... Was the Aquatone more expensive than the Inktense or more affordable?....Did they last longer than the Inktense?!.. . I guess u can see, where I'm going with this... The Derwent Watercolor is a waste of money, they are not good, Period.... then there is the Inktense, an INK in a pencil form, something different, more expensive than the Regular Derwent Watercolor, so for the people who like the Brand, is better to spend a little extra on the Inktense..... but then, you go searching for the Aquatone, as an option (which is better than the Inktense) and surprise, surprise, they no longer exist..... soooooooooo.... I ask myself, when were those 2 out for sale?..... Was the Aquatone more affordable than the Inktense and lasted longer?..... I don't know, just rambling here. 😅
@@KarenCampbellArtist The Big Brush PITTs! Don’t even get me started! Especially after the “color purge” a few years ago … once that happened, Big Brush PITTS were the _only_ way to get Cream, Manganese Violet, Chrome Oxide Green and more! For me, in shutting down this line, Faber-Castell not only took away an important product - they stole a while chunk of my palette!!
If you find aquatone let me now where to get them... i heard they were discontinued! so saaaad
Oh no!!! I definitely will, Patricia!
HAHAHAHHAAAAAHAHAA!!!! THAT WAS SOOOO FUNNY!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 To be fair, there were still some pigment that wasnt activated, so that was why it reacted that way.... but nevertheless your reaction was priceless!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Glad I could make you laugh 😊
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looked to me like you MIGHT have a slightly heavy hand with the pencils and that may be why you didn't get total dissolvage ( yes, that's a word 🙄 ) of all the pencils. But yeah, you def need to dissolve all of it or it will continue to move on you. I love watercolor pencils, but as for Inktense I go for the blocks, you get so much more for your money. There are other brands for pencils or crayons. Oh! Where do you get your Stabilo pencils? I'm placing a order at Jerry's right now and they don't have single black ones, just sets and boxes of 10 or 12. Or is that how many you order? I should have known. Never mind haha. I didn't really want one anyways. Hahaha 💟&✌y'all
I like dissolvage as a word! Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!
Wait, what? People pay you to learn how to color in coloring book images? Nicccccceeee!
Yes inktense claims are true. When used as intended, they were invented hundreds of years ago to draw on silk. I'm not sure when they became known to the art world but using this formulation of ink for fabric has been around for generations.
Ha! Im not sure where you got that idea from, that’s definitely not what happens 😂
@@KarenCampbellArtist you said you had an art school. Do you not charge people? I didn't mean anything bad by it. I think it's amazing.
@@phillipstroll7385 you said I charged people to color in coloring book images so I didn’t catch on you were talking about art school, sorry!
Thanks so much!! I do own and operate an art school: AwesomeArtSchool.com and I’ve published 2 dozen books to boot. I kinda live for this stuff!
Omg this video is hilarious!!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 I love your spontaneity!!! ♥️♥️♥️
@@albertor8303 aw that’s very sweet of you in a sea of hundreds of comments telling me the same thing that I didn’t activate them fully lol
On the Aquatine what makes it a pencil not a crayon?
I think the pencil shape
Karen, thanks for that test. I was surprised also. Although I don't have any Derwent pencils, I do have some water-soluble pencils I got from IKEA. They do work pretty good.. I got them in the kids art section when I was there a long time ago. LOL Also these IKEA colored pencils are about 5" long, and fat..about twice as thick as a reg. pencil. I did a test like you did of putting water on them, drying them, and then rewetting them, and they also did reactivate. As I can recall, they were cheap, and no name on the pencil. Sorry I don't have the package, but its just a light brown wood pencil, and I don't remember it saying on the package that it was water-soluble. But you know I had to try them out.. LOL Thanks for this video.
Thanks, Teresa! I will have to see if I can find those.
What brand was the aquarell? I can not find the Derwent brand anywhere.
I think those were Staedtler Aquerelle. The Derwent Aquatone Sticks aren’t available in Canada at the moment unfortunately, not sure about the US. Perhaps you can order them directly from Derwent in the UK.
Thanks, Brenda!
I'm fairly certain Derwent no longer makes the aquatone pencils.
I just love the way you keep us learning thank you!
Thanks so much, Christine!
In agreement with all your other viewers....inktense are permanent if you fully activate them. Can I also drop in a recommendation for Lisa Clough at the channel lachri fine art here on YT who did the art work for the tins of inktense, and has a tone of instructional videos showing how she uses them. She’s a great laugh so worth checking out anyway for anyone who wants some inktense ideas.
I think for what you are going for you need the blocks, use like a pan paint, then they won’t move.
Thanks so much, Dee!
Inktense must be fully activated. In this video it was not.
Thank you!
This was so hard to watch. You scrubbed to hard when laying the samples. Then you slopped water on the samples like you were using a mop, but not washing the floor! If you redo this test more carefully, you will find that Inktense are permanent.
Thanks for watching.
Hi Karen, I love these kind of videos!
Oh I’m so glad to hear that! Will keep them coming, lord knows I have so many supplies to test and compare! Thx! 🥰
Is it possible that individual colours have different qualities as well? Maybe it would have been a fairer test to use the same colour for each brand. ✨🌸✨
Thanks for the suggestion!
One commenter said it isn't water solvable using GAC 100, but I use it with success all the time.
Good to know!
I love watching you test the things i use most or that I'm considering. At the moment I'm destashing a crapton of stuff from my art room that I just never use or don't enjoy and I find your videos to be both validating and informative. :D Now I know maybe I am not just being picky with my space and instead am being smart in what I'm keeping! LOL thank you for this! By the way, have you tried the translucent gelato products? OMG... you might like them for faces of lighter tones that have olive or mustard colorations.
I have a video on gelatos actually, so great minds think alike. Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much! I actually depend on inktense to do that and leave the line. I hadn’t seen 2 others you used. Much appreciated. 🎨💕
You are so welcome, Nell!
I am so glad you put the fact out loud about the Inktense pencils not being permanent. I am a quilter and I bought, first, pencils later biggest blocks set for my fabric painting. I tried pencils both on paper and fabric, activated every last bit of pigment, heat set with an iron (in case of the fabric) but when I re wet it, the colour washed out both from paper as well as fabric. Later I resorted to using fabric medium with inktense to make the ink permanent, but upon drying the vibrancy was pretty much reduced and the result was quite chalky. I had to build layers upon layers to make the colour less dull. I even wrote an e mail to Derwent Inktense but never got replied back. All said and done, I still really like the pencils and the blocks and will keep using both my sets to create my unique artwork. I am not a great artist but love to try different things with my Inktense indeed. Hello from Lahore, Pakistan 🇵🇰
Hi Shabnam! That sounds like a total pain, sorry to hear that! I guess as long as you are still able to use them for other things, that's good at least.
Great review I am always in the market for watercolor anything. I think I will stay with the few pencils I have and continue with the markers!! Thank you!
Glad I could help, Cheryl!
Hello you have to really make sure you have got the granules wet the first time the way you did it you should have used blocks and mix then paint then apply let it dry completely then rewet to see if permanent which they are when used properly the pencils and the blocks work a little differently because they are in different forms I find the white to be different in comparison if you want opaque mix block and water make you marks let dry as they dry it becomes opaque but the pencil and water as it dries it will remain almost transparent even after dryinlg.
Thanks for sharing!
you are activating the pigment that you hadn't already activated in the first pass. karen. you go girl! but inktense ARE permanent once dry after wetting for the first time but you need to dissolve (not 'melt') all of the pigment first. duh. i do love you, karen! i wish i had your energy! xxxx
Thanks, Michele!
I’ve used Inktense on fabric and it didn’t reactivate
Thanks, Janet!
Try sealing with cold wax!
Great tip, thanks Jackie!
Derwent inktense after activated you are to let them throughly dry. Then iron which set it
Thanks, Donna!
@@KarenCampbellArtist love your channel. Found by a mistake or as I like to look at a Blessing
Aw ink really appreciate that! Thank you! And if allllllll the comments for the whole video, yours is the most helpful of all so thank YOU!!! ❤️
Note: Derwent discontinued the Aquatone line. :( maybe if they hadn't been round they would have sold better.
Oh, good to know, thank you!
You didn’t activate the intense completely the first time that’s why they activated.
Thanks!
There is a learning curve with inktense. Especially because they don’t behave like watercolor.🤣 I got the Caran D’Ache Palette Aquarelle with a textured side I rub the inktense blocks or pencil on it and use a brush to add water then paint with it. You can use some very fine sandpaper to do the same thing. I love Derwent’s Aquatone Woodless Watercolor pencils. I was heartbroken when they stopped making them. I was hoping they would enlarge the set.
People who watch this video and do not read the comments will have the wrong impression of Inktense. They are very permanent when used correctly, which is not demonstrated in this video. It's a wonderful product, but this video is, sadly, turning people away from it, which does them a disservice.
People like reliable reviews, and this video may give people the impression that others you have done may not be, either.
This was my genuine experience and I’m not going to doctor the results to satisfy a company that I fully support and love. Nearly everyone commented at what I did incorrectly so hopefully that will help educate them as it did me! I absolutely love Derwent and their products but this, for better or worse, is just what happened! People can read the comments and decide for themselves. I’m glad the comments are there to help educate. I truly thought they weren’t what they claim to be and now i know! I’m not perfect, don’t claim to know everything and am happy to stand corrected!
I hoard art supplies too. Someday I’m going to be retired and actually be so happy I did.... lol. I hope 🤪
You totally will be!
Also guilty supply hoarder. It's a little embarrassing. 😂 Gotta keep trying stuff until u find the one you love, right?! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Lol
I cant even use the Lucy ,you can hardly see what you trying to see to paint
Thanks for watching, Bernice!
What paper are you using, possibly it's the papers fault not the pencils.
Thanks, will have to check!
I just got my 36 Inktense Pencils set and waiting on my 40 Neocolors to arrive from overseas, yay! I have FSS on everything as well, but I just couldn’t justify $500+NZ (yep, that’s the price) for the biggest sets so had to stay midrange. I did buy 242 alcohol markers too... cheap brand tho, Copics are $14 each here 😂😂😂and I got 242 for the price of like 10-11 Copics.
Fun fact... I can’t draw either... I just like having a well-stocked craftroom 😂😂😂 Buying supplies and using supplies are two diff hobbies!
P.S. Obsessed with that fat brush you’re using.... I want, cos it’s pretty! So now I have to go watch your other art supply videos to find out info ... for more buying 😂😂😂
Thanks and so glad I am always in good company! And a well stocked craft-room is a wonderful thing to have!
So weird, I discovered this old comment on your video when I went searching for info on Inktense which I bought back 5 months ago and still haven’t used... cos I thought I only discovered you 3 weeks ago... when I bought 3 of your books! Shame on me, I mustn’t have really looked at your channel and subbed back then 😂
You’re adorable! Thanks for testing these for us.💕
You're so welcome, Susan!
This experiment seems to be flawed. I would have loved to see you going over the complete resolved pigments from allwater colors to see which one are truly water fast/permanent.
Hi Susanne, thank you for watching. I had a lot of comments about redoing this experiment, so who knows, maybe another video on it one day.