A Review of Products for Use in Bible Journaling
This is the fourth in a series of product comparisons. In this review, I looked at Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Dylusions Fluid Acrylic Paints.
I used Prima’s Art Ingredients Clear Gesso, Ranger’s Clear Gesso, and Liquitex Clear Gesso to prepare my pages. Click here to check out my review of these products.
On these pages I used the foam blending tool to apply the Distress Inks. I used my finger to apply the Dylusions Paint.
Prima (1): The Distress Ink went on smoothly. The colors remained bright. The Dylusions Paint went on smooth, blended well and dried quickly.
Ranger (2): The Distress Ink went on smoothly. The colors remained bright. The Dylusions Paint went on smooth, blended well and dried quickly.
Liquitex (3): The Distress Ink was a little rough to apply. The blending foam seemed to catch on the rougher gesso. The colors were not as bright. The Dylusions Paint went did not go on as smoothly. The colors did blend well and dried quickly.
Naked (4): The Distress Ink went on smoothly. The colors remained bright. The Dylusions Paint went on smooth, blended well and dried quickly.
Prima (1): The Distress Inks did not bleed through and there is no ghosting. The ink that shows was accidentally applied while inking the front. The Dylusions Paint did not bleed through, but the rich colors did show through a little.
Ranger (2): The Distress Inks did not bleed through and there is no ghosting. The Dylusions Paint did not bleed through, but the rich colors did show through a little.
Liquitex (3): The Distress Inks did not bleed through and there is no ghosting. The Dylusions Paint did not bleed through, but the rich colors did show through a little more. The paint that shows was accidentally applied while applying the paint to the front.
Naked (4): The Distress Inks did bleed through a little. The Dylusions Paint did not bleed through, but the rich colors did show through.
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Hi Lisa!
Thank you so so much for all the really helpful posts! I’m starting to do my bible journaling for the first time and am still wondering which gesso I should purchase because of my limited budget. I’ve read some reviews about how distress ink pads do not work on prima art basics gesso at all as the ink will be wiped off, and that such a problem wouldn’t occur on Ranger’s. May I know if you’ve encountered this problem?
I’d personally prefer Prima as it’s more affordable, but if distress ink pads don’t work on it, I’ll consider buying Ranger.
Many thanks for your help. God bless x
Thia