Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Blending Solution 2 oz - 2 Pack

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I use this for alcohol painting and it works very well. Tried others, but this is the best. I still can't paint though.

Expensive, but I get the best blending results with this product for my alcohol ink hobby. Scent is pretty tolerable.

well worth the money. usually sold as one only on other sites

i can rely on Ranger inks and accessories. Professional quality.

DETAILS Ok, so I’m always looking for the “cheaper but just/about as good” solution. I suppose those of us that do have more sense than money follow the same ideal. For that reason I worked for months using 99% isopropyl. It was fine. I knew no different, other than it was by huge percentages cheaper than blending solution. It wasn’t until I got a huge stash of TerraSlate paper for a gift (great paper, but it reacts different to the initial placement of ink), that I looked up blending solution. First, I tried a “homemade” version. It wasn’t terrible, but not what I was looking for. I looked up a video on blending solution and figured I’d give it a try. So…yeah, there is a difference…about as huge as the cost difference between 99% isopropyl. What I’ll say is this – I still by far use the isopropyl, but I do pick up the blending solution when I’m looking for what it does better, based on where I am in my projects and what I’m looking to do. NOTE: These comments are based mostly on TerraSlate or Dura-Lar clear (regular, not wet media) papers, since I have a stash of those papers, but I’m sure it still applies to other papers. I find it’s far more important to have on hand with TerraSlate, but definitely handy to have with the Dura-Lar. DIFFERENCES/IMPACTS One of the biggest differences is that the blending solution really lifts the colors – and by this, I mean you can easily have no color (or big obvious white circles) where you drop it. This can be a blessing or a curse depending on what you want to do. If you have a great design and want a little blending in the middle, it may (especially full-strength) be WAY too much. It also has some sort of oil in it, so it can get a bit “glossy”, especially at the edges, where the ink pools. It can also make clear paper look a bit “greasy”. It takes far less of this solution to do what isopropyl does as well, so if you’re say trying to run across the length of the page to blend a “line” – it’s easy to drop much more than is needed. I tend to use this most often when I’m starting a piece – to ensure the drop, line, or shape I started with blend well. Depending on the color, I often “cut” the blending solution with isopropyl so I don’t lift more ink that I’m envisioning in that area. The other time it’s been a huge lifesaver is when I put way too much ink in a piece and need to do a “controlled heavy lift.” Because it takes less blending solution to do the same job, it’s much more controlled than flooding with isopropyl which may bleed into an area I’m good with. On a few colors the “color spread” is different than isopropyl (probably because it’s lifting more ink consistently, resulting in a truer mix of colors). --- I hope the information in here helped! I know how all this stuff adds up, so I’m hoping this helped you decide if this is for you or not. If it did, I’d love to know with the “yes, this was helpful.” ~l

This are my refills as my others are almost used up. They easily get rid of almost all ink marks, especially sharpie and ink pad marks. I do cards so stamp alot and this stuff get rid of the smudges. I also use alcohol inks so this stuff will let you really creative with those.

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