CHALK INK PAD COMPARISON

Chalk Ink Pad Comparsion
Chalk Ink Pads
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Comparison of Chalk Ink Pads

Comparison between:
Stampa Rosa's Fresco
ColorBox Chalks
Ranger Antiquities

These three ink pads all provide a muted chalky look and all three have whitish residue or chalk visible in their reinkers.

Ink Type
ColorBox Chalk and Fresco are both dye ink. Antiquities is a fast drying pigment ink, and can be embossed. Ranger makes matching embossing powders for its Antiquities ink.

Pad Type
ColorBox Chalk comes on a foam pad with "skin" like Ancient Page. It is juicier, when new, than Fresco or Antiquities. Fresco comes on a felt pad, as does Antiquities, which is not common for pigment ink. The combination of this type of pad with pigment ink seems to give it the aged mottled look that Ranger was seeking.

Performance on White Paper
The ColorBox Chalk because of the juicy nature can be hard to get an even image with, particularly when trying to ink larger or bold lined stamps. This, however, seems as though it could be bonus for creating some character in certain artworks. ColorBox Chalk had, by far, the cleanest second image (second stamped image without reinking the rubber stamp). Its lighter colors are also more visible on white paper than Antiquities light colors. Fresco's pad makes it easier to get a clean first image but the second image is hardly visible. This is also true for Antiquities. Using a pigment ink in a felt pad is interesting. It is much easier to keep from over inking the rubber stamp, but it is also harder to get extra ink for embossing.

Performance on Black Paper
A darker color of ColorBox Chalks was used for this sample. It is hardly visible on black paper. Some of the lighter colors are more visible but still not overly striking. None of the Fresco Colors we tried were visible on black paper. All of Antiquities colors were not only visible but nicely striking and the clear choice for use on dark paper.

 
ColorBox Chalk - Warm Violet

  
Santa Rosa's Fresco - Sicilian Spice

  
Ranger's Antiquities - Topiary


ColorBox Chalk - Warm Violet
restamped image without reinking

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