Coloring Fabric with Inktense Pencils
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2020
- See a few of Monique's favorite ways of coloring fabric using Inktense watercolor pencils. A fun and easy way to color black and white fabrics, embroidery designs, alter applique projects or create unique works of quilted art!
For supplies and more information visit www.ladybugscabin.com
The embroidery designs shown in this video are from Anita Goodesigns "color me with stitches"
(upcoming online class! March 25th 2023: sewbattical.com/product/color... )
If you would like to play along you will need:
Inktense pencils
Stiff paintbrushes in various sizes
Water brushes (or some water in a small container)
Textile or Fabric Medium
Optional: iridescent medium
Black and white fabric and/or light colored fabric
Freezer Paper
Sharpie
Iron and ironing surface
Your inner child!
Thank you so much for your demo! I’ve had these pencils for over 10 years and have rarely used them! Beautiful examples. ❤️
I hope you are inspired to get them out and have some fun! Best way to learn is allow yourself to make a fun and lovely mess. :)
fantastic teacher! thank you for getting right to the how-to without yammering on about useless malarky🤪. Learned more from you in this 20 some minutes than hours of watching other inktense videos. Now gonna watch some of your other videos🥳🥳. The freezer paper tip was the best!🎉🎉🎉
Your comment made me giggle! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you have fun coloring!
Thank you, what a revelation, I have found a whole new way of expressing my art!
I'm so glad that it was useful for you! I can't wait to see what you create!
Oh my goodness . . . just beautiful! I have been watching CZcams videos on how to use Inktense pencils on fabric for over two years, and you are the FIRST artist who has EVER mentioned the "outliner" pencil! What a game changer! I--of course--only bought the set of 12 Inktense pencils which does not come with the outliner. I will soon be purchasing some of these for myself. THANK YOU again for this wonderful video!
My pleasure! The outliner pencil is a must have (well...I must have it at least!) I do have some sets of inktense on sale on my site if you're looking for a good deal...and might even have some single outliner penciils too)
Wonderful video! This is packed with tons of info and it was done in such a relaxing and supportive way that I feel much more knowledgeable and confident going forward! Thank you so much!
I'm so glad you enjoyed this! I hope you have a wonderful time playing and exploring
Thank you so much for this. This answered some questions I have and gave me more ideas. My family may not see me again for quite some time.
Glad you enjoyed it! And at least your family will know where to find you :)
Monique! Where have you been all my creative life! I just found your video and WOW! a whole new world just opened up!! I bought the Inktense Pencils last year and they have just been sitting on my shelf, until today! I’m going to try some of your terrific ideas now. This approach is a total revelation. Bravo and thank you so much for your clear inspiring tutorial. I can’t wait to hear (see!) more. So grateful.
I'm so glad you are inspired and ready to play! Let me know how your exploring goes :)
THANK YOU!!! You did such a great job explaining this - your instructions are very clear, your camera clear and steady, good lighting, excellent narration!!!! YAY! Can't wait to try this!
I'm so glad you enjoyed my video Susan :) Let me know if you have any questions as you start to play. Happy coloring!
Omg. One of the best presentations of this technique ever. Great job nice voice to listen to!!
I'm so glad that you enjoyed this video and find it helpful! (and thank you for your sweet words too!)
Hello Monique, I've just been learning how to use inktense pencils (as a watercolorist) and was searching for tutorials. Great video. I'm especially excited to learn you live nearby, in Montana. Small world.
I'm so glad you found me! I hope I get to see some of your artwork too!
Great Idea drawing the dragonfly onto the shiny side of the paper
Thank you so much 😀
Wonderful video! Thank you so much.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Happy coloring!!
Wow just wow! Absolutely stunning.
Thank you!
Love that crayon and stitching on top so effective 😍😍😍😍😍
this is going to be such a game-changer for me!
Great video I learned so much I’m getting ready to paint on a ready-made coverlet which has big designs on it and I’m gonna color those in. Thank you so much for helping me learn how to use these and content pins and you were very great by the way.
My pleasure! Happy coloring!
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What a FABULOUS tutorial. I am starting to understand a lot of things that can be done with the Derwent Inktense pencils. Thank you Monique . I love your excellent diction and your lovely soothing voice. And I especially LOVE that you used the word FUN so many times. In these times of still being quarantined, we NEED TO HAVE FUN
You are most welcome! (and it is FUN isn't it?) :)
Correct I’ve watched a number of them and understand how the medium works to confine the color spread. Muslim apparently also can do that but I’m a FMQ so I have already used it to embellish or alter the fabric I have rather than buy more fabric. Love the outline and fabric iridescent medium I’ve Not seen those elsewhere and this is a good review on basic techniques as well.
Excellent video! ❤ thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for a very well explained video.
You are most welcome!
Thank you so much you gave me some great tips!
I'm so glad you enjoyed them! Have fun playing!
just learning about these pencils. Got a set of 12 and can't wait to start
Have fun playing! (and get ready to want to add a few more colors to your set!) :)
Great introduction to Inktense pencils. You covered a lot of information I. A short time. Materials, options, effects of different techniques. I can't draw but I can trace and color inside the lines, usually. You have a very relaxed teaching method. Thanks for taking the time to provide an inspir6video.
Glad it was helpful! And let yourself color in (and even outside) those lines. Let me know if you have any questions as you move forward. I love sharing my addiction....er...I mean enthusiasm... with others! Happy Coloring!
Thanks! What a thorough demonstration. Your work is lovely.👍🏽😍
Thanks Evelyn! I appreciate your sweet words and I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Brilliant tute, thank you so much. Made my own fabric medium from glycerin so looking forward to using all your tips and techniques xoxox
How fun to make your own medium! Have a wonderful time playing and experimenting!
@@LadybugsCabin thank you.. I am 😚
Love this video. Great information and easy to follow instructions. Look forward to trying Inktense pencils on fabric 🎨
Glad you enjoyed the video! Happy playing :)
Love your video. Very informative.
So glad you enjoyed it!
So excellent teaching!
I'm so glad you found it instructive! Happy Coloring!
This was so helpful. Ive just discovered Inktense so well done you for sharing your knowledge and ideas!
I'm so glad you found it helpful and that you've discovered the joy of Inktense! :) Have fun playing!
Learned a lot from you, thank you 😊
You are very welcome!
This was very informative! Thank you for such a thorough video! Your work is beautiful!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
Love these ideas. You do beautiful work!
Very well explanation. Excellent demonstration!
I'm so glad you found it useful!
Great presentations! Thank you so much. Greetings from Argentina.
Thanks for watching from across the pond!
Wow! What a fantastic tutorial! Thank you SO much xxxx
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent and in depth tutorial. I really appreciate the different applications and versatility of use you have shown. Thank you so much for the inspiration
I so glad you enjoyed it and are inspired to start playing too!
Thank you for this comprehensive and inspiring tutorial 😀
You are most welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video tutorial. You're the best teacher I've come across on CZcams. The work you did on fabric with the stitching on top of the Inktense pencil colours was really gorgeous. Love from Amanda Jones in Melbourne, Australia ❤
What a lovely note Amanda! Thank you for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed the video. I hope to have another one up soon about using the inktense blocks as well. Have fun playing in colors and I hope I can make it back to Melbourne again someday. It has been far too long since I was able to spend time there!
27:47 Your video just popped up & it is very timely. I want to try using my Inktense pencils for writing in calligraphy on fabric. TFS!
I'd love to see what you create!
OMG that's all beautiful ❤️ i love the way you explain how you coloring with inktense pencils 😀
Thanks Elizabet! You have a great drawing videos too!
Wonderful with detailed instructions. I might even try some of the techniques. Thanks
I hope you do! Let me know if you have any questions as you play!
Having just splashed out on some Inktense pencils this was a fab-u-lous tutorial to give me the confidence to try a watercolour technique on fabric. I’m a great dressmaker, but a poor artist, and wanted to create a special gift for my mother this Christmas. As she is a botanical artist, but now in her 80’s with arthritis, she has changed over from watercolour to coloured pencils. I have started to make her a pencil roll to store her fancy watercolour pencils. I am decorating with the Inktense pencils using Tim Holtz autumn blueprints stamps as my outline. I was having trouble controlling the bleeding but now with your help I have got to grips with the basic technique. I know she’ll love it however it turns out, but now I will be proud of my gift. Something positive has come out of 2020 for me, thanks to you 😊
I am so glad to get your message and to know that you're feeling more confident and creating such a beautiful gift for your Mother. Thank you so much for taking the time to send your sweet note and please don't hesitate to ask should you have any other questions as you continue exploring!
Lovely story in the sense she can still use her pencils to do some art and well done the gift sounds lovely xx
Great ideas!! Love all of them specially mixing colors with appliqué. You are an artist!! Beautiful work 😍
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you so much for this informative video Now I know what I need to do NOW😁❤️
Havev a blast playing!
That was a fun new idea for me!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great tutorial!
Thank you so much for this.
I am going to work with my 8 year old grandchild for making some fabricplay with her!
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Dear greetings from Bavaria
I'm so happy you enjoyed the video! And I can not WAIT to see what the two of you create together. I hope you're share some photos! :)
@@LadybugsCabin where can i share our pictures?
@@junimondin You can share it on my Ladybug's Cabin Facebook page, or you can email me at my website ladybugscabin.com!
@@LadybugsCabin thank you! I will do that. 💖
Have a good and healthy time.
Hi! So glad I watched this! I have a set of Inktense pencils and haven’t done much with them yet. So many great ideas. Good to see a Fab Fuzer!
thank you Kathy! I'm so glad it was helpful for you. Get those pencils out and play and let me know if you have any questions! (Yay Fab Fubzers!)
Ladybugs Cabin I just finished watching your very informative video. I have the inktense pencils and learned a lot from this video. I was able to find the fabric medium, but am having problem finding the Liquitex iridescent medium you used. Could you please tell me the exact name, and if it has a code number, that would also help. I thank you very much. Denise
@@Nanamo0n I have some for sale on my website too!
Thank you so much I learned a lot!!!
I"m so glad you enjoyed the video. Have a great time playing!
I am totally new to this coloring of fabric. But I want to learn it to magnify my embroidery. I really apprecited your explanations and demos. Thank you very much for your time.☺☺
It is my pleasure! I hope you have a great time playing and exploring!
I had an idea to make a quilted piece for a friend to hang of a painting she did in a class that she gave me. My idea was to find a batik fabric for the background but now, I could just make a batik-like fabric of my own. Thank you for this demo.
This is a perfect tutorial for helping me to get started with my pencils, which I have already had for a year! I have some specific projects in my mind, and I did not know how to get from a photo to a drawing on the fabric. Thank you!
I'm so glad it was helpful! Yes...get in and play with those pencils. I'd love to see what you create
Thank you, very comprehensive I learnt a lot.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Great tips, thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Let me know if you have any questions.
Congratulations you earned a new friend 😄
Hi! Thanks for sharing your expertise. I bought an Inktense set of 72 pencils two years ago. I tested the colors, but I was afraid to use them. Yesterday, I watched your video, so well presented, so many techniques, that I was finally encouraged to try them. I painted a Moon Moth on a white blouse. It turned out absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Your comment makes my day Teresa. I'm so glad you got your pencils out of their box and created something beautiful!
beautiful
I'm so happy you enjoyed it!
I just found your sight, and I really loved it!! I’ll be back for another fun lesson. ♈️
I'm so glad that you found me! Have fun exploring
I absolutely love using inktense on fabric! I never thought about using the iridescent medium!! I am trying my hand at doing some quilting projects with the pencils :). Awesome video!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Have a blast adding a little sparkle to your work too :)
fantastic video !!!!! Precise and informative.
Thank you so much Margie. I'm glad you liked the video and I appreciate you letting me know
Thank you! You inspired me to try!
I hope you have a wonderful time playing and exploring!
Love it!!
Thanks Alicia!
This is so cool!! I was watching inktense videos for card makers then you popped up. I used to embroider and I think I’d like to try this sometime. Thank you!
This technique is so fun with embroidery! I hope you have some fun playing!
OMG I love this option, I do both quilting and embroidery work and this will solve so many issues I have been having with my own designs, I tried the fabric pens but I could never get the shading right at all. I already have the Inktense pencils for my other hobby lol so I can see they will be making their way to my sewing table😹thank you for sharing🤗🤗🤗
I think you will really enjoy letting those pencils come play with you in your sewing room! :) Happy creating!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I just purchased the inktense pencils and also fabric paint. I have a small sewing business and this gives me so many ideas to up my creativity for my business.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Let me know if you have any questions as you explore. :)
Excellent tutorial, thankyou
You are very welcome!
Excellent lesson
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
So much useful information and tips. Thank you!
You are most welcome! Let me know if you have any questions as you explore :)
Thanks great video and you are an excellent instructor
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for your sweet words!
Awesome tutorial. Thank you so much.
You are very welcome! Enjoy playing!
wow!!!! brillant
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Great video thank you
So glad you enjoyed it!
Geweldig zo duidelijk deze uitleg 👍😀
Ik ben zo blij dat je het leuk vond
WOW! fabulous video. I have been using inktense pencils for a while and your video helped clarify some issues like water vs medium. You video has great ideas for transfering patterns onto cloth to quilt and then paint!!! 18 stars...best ever.
I'm so glad you found the video helpful Pam! I'd love to see some of the fun things you are creating! Happy Coloring!!
@@LadybugsCabin I visited your webpage-lots of inspiration there...also signed up for your newsletter by email.. I do a lot of fabric painting with Helen Godden and lumiere paints. I have the full yummy set of inktense pencils (blocks also) and have done a bit of painting but one can always learn more especially if they are self taught and have no idea what they are doing;)
@@pammarbourg9613 I'm glad you visiting my site! Never feel bad about being self taught! It's those of us who are willing to explore who will always discover new fun things! (and sometimes how best NOT to do somethings. :D) Play on!
WTH, what an idea! Awesome! You covered all the bases, even on options for the outliner pen. Do the colors not bleed at all? Great idea, you go girl! Your tricks opened up a whole new realm of possibilities with fabric. Subscriber from sunny Florida.
Thanks! Anytime you invite water to the party you're not in control of when it goes home :) But once the colors are dry they are set. If you want to keep the colors from bleeding as you work, using the fabric or textile medium will certainly help you 'stay in the lines'.
You helped a lot you really helps a lot thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you for this fun video I am intrigued with textile art as want to experiment so this is such a good video for me. I have been looking at fabric paint but using the pencils with the medium very effective also as like you said so intense 😀😍
I love to have as many ways to color as possible! I hope you have a great time exploring :)
@@LadybugsCabin thank you 😀
Another use force my Inktense pencils that I had no idea about. Thank you!
You are very welcome!
Thank you! Great information and inspiration that I’ve been looking for! I have intense pencils and didn’t know there is one for outlining! I’ll have to look for it
If you look at the end of the pencil there are titles for each color. Let me know if you have any problems finding it. (it is included in sets 24 and up)
Excellent tutorial! I just started experimenting with inktense pencils and you shared so many wonderful ideas! 🥰❤️🤗
Glad you enjoyed it! Have a great time playing!
Learned a lot! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful work!
Thank you!
This was an incredible presentation, THANK YOU!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I learned a lot ❤ thank you
It is my pleasure Bernadette! I hope to post another video about using the blocks soon as well. Happy coloring!
This is very good. Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it Cheryl!
Excellent lesson! Is the fabric stiffer with the water or the medium? Harder to hand embroider through?
Thanks Diana! With water the hand of the fabric does't change at all and is easy to work with. The medium won't change it much either, unless you really use a lot. (but if you want no stiffing, then water is your best bet).
WoW great technique thks
You’re welcome 😊 I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
not to take away from this great video but if you, like me, already have derwent watercolor pencils (and can't justify or afford inktense) the watercolor pencils work GREAT with the fabric medium process! I tested today with liquitex fabric medium on cotton and heat set with a dry iron. The color stayed vibrant and did not wash out with hand soap. The test I did with just water and pencil washed right out.
Yay! That doesn't take away anything at all! I do mention it at one point that you can use any watercolor pencil and the medium to bond it with the fibers for fabric (as a number of us do have collections of great watercolor pencils :) But I do love the ability to use water as well--which is why I'm such a fan of the Inktense. Keep playing and coloring! The world will just get more beautiful :D
I've watched every video I can find on using Inktense pencils on fabric. Yours was one of the best. This is the first time I've heard of iridescent medium. Is this medium specifically for fabric? If so, what brand name? I found iridescent medium online for acrylic paints, but I'm not sure that you can use it on fabric, particularly if you wanted to wash an item.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! My favorite Iridescent medium that use the most is from Liquitex. While it is not specifically made for fabric, it works well on it. www.ladybugscabin.com/shop/c/p/LIQUITEX-IRIDESCENT-MEDIUM-x31792984.htm
I have not had any issues with washing items that I've used this on, and sometimes if I just want to add the shine without color I paint it on fabric directly. Start with a small amount first as it doesn't take much, and let it dry to see how much shine you've got before adding more...it's easy to overdo it! :)
Fantastic video! I want to use stamps to make a particular fabric design for masks for myself and was having trouble with the inktense color spreading far outside the lines. You gave lots of great tips that help immensely. Thanks! Is Delta the brand of medium you are using?
I use a few different mediums. Delta works great, but so does the liquitex brand. There are a number of brands out there, and I have yet to find one that I don't think works well. Use your paint brush (stiff) to bring the color out toward the line instead of coloring right up to the line and it will also help in keeping 'the creep' from happening!
I’ve watched a number of inktense videos starting with Helen Godden in Australia and slowly getting to use paints on fabric with Free motion quilting (FMQ) and understand how the medium works to confine the color spread. Muslim apparently also can do that but I’m a quilter so I have already used it to embellish or alter the fabric I have rather than buy more fabric. Love the outline and fabric iridescent medium I’ve Not seen those elsewhere and this is a good review on basic techniques as well. My next project will be a landscape panel of my own. I do use a light box to transfer coloring books, stencils, or just photographs taken from uncopyrighted items which I alter. So I am reviewing a lot of the videos to refresh my knowledge and ran across this one, and like the additional sparkly medium, I want to try that. I usually outline with a fabric marker and stitch over that. I also didn’t know freezer paper could be used as a transfer medium. I also have used friction pens and Clover makes a white one for dark fabric those are iron erasable!
Sounds like you are having a great time playing and experimenting! I used friction pens a few times, but had the color come back after a while, so I'm a bit wary of them now--although I know lots of folks who use them and don't have any issues. I love using freezer paper (to help stabilize my work as I'm coloring), but I do still have to trace the lines on to the fabric..it won't transer the lines for you. :)
Can you do a tutorial that concentrates on the iridescent medium please.
great idea! I'll work on getting something up for that :)
Thank you for this tutorial. Will the colour that was applied using fabric medium fade with washing? I want to add some colour intensity to a quilt that will be used and washed.
I use this method on quilts that are washed and have had wonderful results. If you do experience any fading a few years down the line, you can always refresh the color again!
I was scrolling around and came across your video, and I love that it's a completely different medium and I love it! Can I use a heat gun or hair dryer to speed things up, or would I have to let it dry on it's own before continuing? Thank you so much! 😄🤗💗🕊️🌹
Oh- how long does the color last on fabric before it fades from washing?
I'm glad you found me :) Yes, you can use a hairdryer or heat gun to speed things up if you like (be careful with the heat gun of course so you don't damage the fabric!) Just like any colored fabric the more washings it goes through the more things can fade...but the fun thing with these pencils is that if you ever want to bump the color back up again you can! :) I don't tend to wash my quilts much (or if they are wall art--at all) but I have done some testing on projects to see how they launder and I've been really happy with the results.
This is one of the best presentations ever. I want these pencils. But I‘m a total beginner, so I have a question to the mediums. I found a textile medium, but the iridescent I found is for acrylics. Is That correct? Thanks a lot
Hi Nicole! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video :) (and check out my website if you want a good deal on the pencil sets too) Textile medium can be added to acrylic paint to make it color fast on fabric--so in essence all textile medium/fabric medium can be used with acrylics...as can the iridescent medium as well. It just so happens to also work great to activate the inktense pencils and still give you some control on where the color spreads.
Great video, thank you! How do you seal it or make it wash safe? You mentioned when it dries it’s set, but is that only when using the fabric medium or with water as well? I did a sample piece and it still moves. I’m working on a shower curtain and worried that it will bleed.
What a fun idea! What kind of fabric are you working with? Is it 100% cotton? or is there some synthetics blended in? Synthetic fabric doesn't take the color as well as 100% natural fibers will. Also, if your fabric has a lot of sizing in/on it, you could try washing it first to make sure you don't have any barriers keeping your ink from saturating the fibers. If you still get movement of your colors when they completely dry, it's also possible that you didn't completely activate the colors (getting the fully wet) when you added them. Unless the colors are activiated they will wait until the next time water shows up and then run around. :) You can certainly heat set the fabric after you are done coloring even with using water, but isn't necessary. (It won't hurt anything if you would rather give it an extra layer of protection).
What an excellent tutorial! Although I used Inktense Pencils a few years ago to make some curtains your demonstration taught me a lot of new things, especially the use of the outliner pencil! I had just never used it. I have one question: I have a large bottle of fabric medium, rather than buy another bottle of iridescent medium could I add glitter dust to the medium I have to get the same effect? Might that work? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and beautiful work with us.
I'm glad you found this video useful! I've not tried using glitter dust to the fabric medium but I would say it would be worth doing a small test. Let me know how it goes!
Thanks! I learned a lot! I’m thinking of using my Inktense pencils to “decorate” a white jean jacket. I think I should practice before starting the jacket. My question is, will denim respond differently than a cotton fabric? I wouldn’t want any big surprises!
Denim can be made out of pure cotton (which means that it will take the color well). If your jacket has a blend with some synthetics then it might not do quite as well. I would do a small little test inside the jacket before you get started on the outside design. And work with some other denim scraps prior to that to get used to working on a slightly rougher surface than flat cotton as well! Let me know how it goes!
Hi, great video. Have you washed many of these? I’m curious how much they would fade. Thanks 😊
I have washed projects that I've colored and had great results. I think the most issues I've heard of fading that people have experienced have come from prolonged direct sunlight exposure. Most important thing to remember is that the colors are not permanent until after they have been activated (wet) and then let dry. If you have some pencil color that didn't get fully activated and you get it wet to wash, that bit of pencil can either wash away or spread to other areas.