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== Pigment ink ==
 
== Pigment ink ==
 
Pigment ink has the following properties:
 
Pigment ink has the following properties:
* most often comes on a foam pad
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* most often comes on a '''foam pad'''
 
* is opaque (not see-through) which means that
 
* is opaque (not see-through) which means that
** it can be layered without the colors mixing, so if you stamp a big image in blue and then a smaller red image on top, the smaller image will still show up red
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** it can be '''layered''' without the colors mixing, so if you stamp a big image in blue and then a smaller red image on top, the smaller image will still show up red
** it can be used on dark or kraft card stock and will not change colors much (if at all)
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** it can be used on '''dark or kraft card stock''' and will not change colors much (if at all)
* is slow-drying (and thus can be used for heat embossing)
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* is '''slow-drying''' (and thus can be used for heat embossing)
* has a thicker consistency
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* has a '''thicker consistency'''
* are easy to blend, because of their viscosity and slower drying time
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* are '''easy to blend''', because of their viscosity and slower drying time
* give good stamping coverage because they stick well to stamps
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* give '''good stamping coverage''' because they stick well to stamps

Latest revision as of 18:15, 28 May 2020

Pigment ink

Pigment ink has the following properties:

  • most often comes on a foam pad
  • is opaque (not see-through) which means that
    • it can be layered without the colors mixing, so if you stamp a big image in blue and then a smaller red image on top, the smaller image will still show up red
    • it can be used on dark or kraft card stock and will not change colors much (if at all)
  • is slow-drying (and thus can be used for heat embossing)
  • has a thicker consistency
  • are easy to blend, because of their viscosity and slower drying time
  • give good stamping coverage because they stick well to stamps