| If you are considering starting a craft then rubber | | | | coloring in the stamped images is probably the best |
| stamps may be the way to go for you. They are fun, | | | | way to start out. This also lets you use more different |
| have varying levels of difficulty so you can keep | | | | colors and enables you to add in affects such as |
| having challenges as you become more and more | | | | shading. The best inks to use are the ones that last |
| experienced, and it does not cost all that much to start. | | | | the longest and these types are normally the acid-free |
| If you are already considering using rubber stamps | | | | archival inks. |
| then you might have some questions such as what | | | | If you want to color directly onto the stamp then you |
| people use to create images, what type of ink they | | | | can use things like colored pens and ink. The easiest |
| use, and how they get all that wonderful detail and | | | | way to apply ink to a stamp is to purchase an ink pad |
| color into their stamps. Below you will find the answers | | | | and simply press the stamp directly onto it. There is an |
| to these common questions as well as a bit more | | | | almost unlimited amount of different colors that can be |
| detail about rubber stamping in general. | | | | purchased and many companies will make pens that |
| When adding color to rubber stamps there are two | | | | match ink pad colors to help for touch ups. |
| directions that you can take; you can color the stamps | | | | For coloring stamps after you have applied them to |
| themselves, or color after you have stamped. To get | | | | paper you can use items such as colored pens, |
| the best results, coloring the rubber stamp before you | | | | watercolor pencils, and even just normal everyday |
| use it is the way to go. In doing this you will be able to | | | | pencils. Ensure that you wait for the ink to dry before |
| achieve a high level of control over the color of the | | | | you start coloring it in to reduce the chance of any |
| stamp and you can really make each part of the | | | | smudging or ink run. It is also a good idea to do a few |
| image stand out. This is the hardest to do and takes | | | | tests on a stamp to see if the pens or pencils you are |
| the most work so if you are only starting out the | | | | going to use will make the ink run. |