How do I blend ink? What equipment do I require? What colours complement each other? Why can't I get adequate coverage? All of these are valid concerns when attempting to incorporate ink blending into your crafting.
This helpful guide will answer all of your top ink-blending questions and more. We'll show you the brushes and tools you'll need to make the best blends, including some innovative new blending tools and crowd favourites!
And don't forget to check out our quickstart guide at the end for the best ink-blending tricks, tips, techniques, and craft tools!
Blending Tools
Nuvo's Ink Blending Tool With Domed Foam Applicators
Speaking of things you can't live without, Nuvo spent years developing an awesome tool to help every crafter become an expert ink blender and artist! We combined the convenience of a handled blending tool with the revolutionary domed shape of a craft dauber to create an entirely new world of ink blending!
If you're looking for a simple introduction to ink blending or a way to improve your blending skills, this is the tool for you. The extra thick domed foam allows for no-line blending and easy stencilling. The thickness of the foam allows for consistent ink absorption and distribution on your project.
You can also save the inked applicators for each colour or gently rinse them to reuse them later.
Nuvo Blender And Scraper Craft Tool With Felt
This new Nuvo's blender tool works well with alcohol inks and Yupo paper, but it also works on cardstock and other papers with regular inks, paints, and other media. When you want to change up your rainbow, simply wash with a little dish soap and rinse thoroughly - or remove the felt pad completely and replace it with a fresh new one.
Tim Holtz - Mini Ink Blending Tool
They've been used on countless crafting projects for over a decade and are adored by many scrapbookers, card makers, mixed media artists, journalers, and others. Of course, we're referring to Ranger Ink's Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool. With this one tool, you can distress your paper, create a background, evenly apply paints, blend inks, and so much more.
These Tim Holtz tools are standard in most crafters' toolboxes, thanks to its smooth, comfortable handle and versatile replacement blending foams. The Mini Ink Blending Foams quickly attach with a simple hook and loop material and begin blending your inks. Because the foams are thin and disc-shaped, they absorb ink quickly, as a result of which you can achieve high saturation and ink transfer for vibrant results.
Nuvo Blending Dauber Tools
Nuvo's Blending Daubers and replacement pads have a lightweight, curved handheld design that makes endless hours of crafting a breeze.
Their one-of-a-kind design resembles a small pillar and features a similar hook and loop attachment on the end for blending foam pads.
The tool's column design allows you to specify where you hold the tool and how much pressure you apply. Hold it near the foam for more concentrated ink placement and pressure, or further away for softer, more delicate colour swirls.
