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More videos on YouTube Step 1) First Coat. Apply one coat of paint to your piece; let it dry completely. Step 2) Second Coat. If needed, apply a second coat in the same color to get the desired amount of coverage. Step 3) Distressing. Once your final paint coat is dry, you can start distressing it with fine-grit sandpaper.
How does distress paint work?
Distress Paints are very fluid water-based acrylic paints for multiple surfaces. Also when they’re dry there’s no texture; It’s a very smooth finish unlike other acrylic paints. The paints really absorb into the medium you’re working with. The colors are vibrant, rich and consistent.
What is distress paint?
Distress® Paints are very fluid water-based acrylic paints for multiple surfaces. Tim and Ranger developed these special paints to be reactive with water just like Distress® Inks and Distress Stains—perfect to accomplish a wide variety of artistic techniques.
Can you use distress paint on fabric?
Distress Paints are very fluid water-based acrylic paints for multiple surfaces – paper, wood, metal, fabric, glass. Distress Paints have a convenient dabber system for easy and mess-free application. Use it to get a timeless matte finish on craft projects.
Can I use distress ink on wood?
Distress Inks can be used to color small wooden objects such as plaques, frames and trinket boxes. Load the blending tool with ink and rub it on the wood surface in the direction of the grain. As you add colors and build up layers, rub the tool in a circular motion to further blend the colors.
What is distress stain?
Distress® Stains are fluid water-based dyes for papers and other porous surfaces. Use for quick and easy ink coverage for backgrounds and larger areas. This allows for controlling the release of Distress Stains from the bottle. By pressing the dabber top down onto surface, the valve opens and fluid releases.
How many distress paint colors are there?
Currently, there are 65 colorful Distress colors available for you to create a rainbow of colorful projects. Let’s explore the newest releases in the Distress collection and make sure you follow Tim on Facebook and YouTube so you can tune in live for every new color!.
What is the difference between distress ink and regular ink?
Dye inks are transparent in nature and, due to their “thin” quality, dry quickly. Distress Oxides, on the other hand, are primarily constructed of pigment ink, a type of ink that is opaque and, due to its natural thickness, dries more slowly. This is the first key difference between the two inks.
Can you watercolor with distress oxide inks?
Since Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks have both dye AND pigment properties, they offer a very unique look when used for watercolor. The ink moves nicely with water (thanks to the dye ink properties).. but is somewhat opaque (thanks to the pigment ink properties).
How many Tim Holtz distress ink pads are there?
Tim Holtz Distress Inks are a collection of 36 waterbased inks that are perfect for the vintage, stained, and aged effects crafters are creating for scrapbook pages, cards, rubber stamping, and altered art projects.
What is distress spray stain?
The 1.9 fl. oz Distress® Spray Stains feature a quality mist sprayer. Use for quick and easy ink coverage on porous surfaces. Spray through stencils, layer colors, spritz with water and watch the color mix & blend. Available in 64 colors that include White Picket Fence plus 3 Metallics.
How many distress spray stains are there?
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Spray Stain – Full Set of all 28 Stains.
How many mini distress inks are there?
Tim Holtz® Mini Distress Ink Pads are a collection of 60 individual 1” x 1” water-based dye inks. Like their larger counterpart, the Minis feature a raised felt pad with ink that is reactive with water and coordinates with the Distress palette of products.
What are the newest distress ink colors?
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads (New Colors!) Villainous Potion (October 2021) Prize Ribbon (July 2021) Salvaged Patina (April 2021) Kitsch Flamingo (Feb 2021) Rustic Wilderness (Nov 2020) Crackling Campfire (August 2020) Speckled Egg (May 2020).
Where is Tim Holtz from?
I’m a native of California’s central coast where I live with my husband Jay. I also love to travel, look for old junk, beautiful architecture, inspiring artwork and am willing to pack a bag at a moment’s notice.
What paint to use to look distressed?
Yes you can distress furniture paint with regular flat latex paint. It’s a budget friendly alternative. A flat latex paint is easy to sand and you can use my vinegar and water distressing technique . You can layer two colors, and create lots of the looks if you use flat latex paint.
How do you paint a distressed look on a wall?
To achieve the distressed effect you skim over the Volterra coat with a trowel. Use sweeping actions side to side and up and down. Wipe the trowel with a wet rag every few strokes to removed Volterra build up on the trowel. The more you ‘work’ the Volterra the more distressed the overall effect will be.
Is distress ink permanent?
Distress inks are amazing just because they react with water and they are not permanent. It gives you the ability to play with many different techniques.
What is the difference between Tim Holtz distress ink and distress oxide ink?
The main difference between the two inks (for me, at least) is the texture of the ink when you’re blending. Distress Oxide Inks are creamy and sort of sit on the surface of the cardstock. This allows for easy blending when you add a second color of ink.
How long does distress ink last?
While pigment paints often remain unchanged in direct light for over a year, these thin particle dyes in Distress Inks start to fade in 1 to 3 weeks. By the one year mark most of these colors will have completely disappeared (as if they were never there).
Are distress oxide inks permanent when dry?
NOTE:Like Distress Inks, Distress Oxides are always reactive with water. They do not dry completely permanent on your paper, if they get wet they will react.
Are distress inks waterproof?
Shadow Inks dry quickly and are permanent. Distress Inks are water-based and fade-resistent. They are not waterproof. Distress inks blend beautifully and are fun to use with a variety of paper crafting projects.
Can you stamp over distress Micro glaze?
You should see that the Micro Glaze has resisted the colours. You can even stamp over the top once the colour is dry and then, once again, you should be able to wipe off the ink from the resist areas. (Providing you use either a water based ink, or Archival will work as long as you wipe it off quickly!)Oct 11, 2016.
