I'm just starting out with the Inktense pencils and watching your video taught me so much and gave me the confidence I needed. Being in my mid 70's I believe you are never too old to learn something new - particularly when it is craft related and so much fun!!! Thank you so much and I look forward to watching more of your videos. Have a great day.☺
I loved this doodle, the way you transferred it to the canvas bag and the colours you chose. Just quickly I would say that, if you don’t want the colour to bleed you are better off using a textile medium as the colour activation liquid rather than water. The other thing to say is the all Inktense on fabric should be heat set. This is usually done with an iron with a light piece of fabric set over the area to be set. Once that is done it is safe to wash.
Oh my goodness what FUN this was to watch - and so many helpful hints and tips as you worked. This is SO pretty!!! I had no idea you could use Inktense on canvas, but I have never owned a set. I’ve seen them used, but not this way! I adore functional art - especially mixed media functional art. ❤ Thank you for such a sweet lesson Stephanie!!!! More more more please!!!! This was amazeballs!!!
I really like this project. It turned out beautiful. I have always liked bags and have painted some with acrylic but I like the way you did your bag. Keep up the beautiful artwork.
Thank you Mary! One of the things I really liked about the finished piece is how soft it is - unlike acrylic paint that is stiff and can crack depending on how thick the paint was put on. I need to wash my bag and give an update on how it did.
This is a bag to be proudly used around town. I would love to more. I recently bought a set of 24 pencils for $9.91 from Michael's. You've inspired me.
I'm inspired!! Thank you! I'm over 70 but keen on learning new arty things. Delighted to find I can use my Inktense pencils and blocks. Thank you. It's lovely. Wish I could draw with such confidence!!! What fun!!😊
Good evening 👋😊 DC What an Awesome project Thank you for sharing love the colours you used for the flowers and leaves tipped pinkish enjoy your weekend 👍☺️🌹💌🦄👋
I enjoyed this. The design is charming and works well on the bag. I admired the way you sorted out the little glitz . Well done and an inspiring idea. Thank you.
Chamomile! Thank you so much for watching- I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this project. There’s lots more on my channel and new videos on my drawing board too! Happy creating.
when i use my Derwents i use them wet. so im very intrigued my you doing your thing with the dry pencils. that way i have the perspetive of both techniques to think about and initiate for myself.
Mona! I really needed to hear that today. I’m having such fun and hope that others are having fun watching too. I’ll be doing more doodled bags for certain!
Yea! My way of thinking is: nothing is life or death when it comes to creating art. You can have fun and enjoy yourself being creative. No need to panic, just breathe and see if there’s something that you can do to help get the project heading in a direction that makes you happy.
I enjoyed you video found it interesting and informative I also like how you save your area where you didnt like the smooshed mistake you remained calm and learned to add more plants wonderful idea...mikelle art mom✍🎨👩🎨💛🇨🇦🇺🇸
Awe thank you! I always try to remember that things can be turned around and will usually work out when I stay calm and relaxed with my art. It’s just a couple dollars of materials and my time- if it isn’t working out and I’m getting super frustrated I will just set it aside for a while - get a drink of water and maybe step outside for a bit. When I come back with fresh eyes I can usually see a way to make it work. I’m always going to add more plants 🌱 if I can. 😊 thank you for your lovely comments! I appreciate you taking the time to write!
So love this. Was looking for information on the inktense pens, so happy I find you ! I'm excited to watch more of your videos and try some of this myself !
@@DeliberatelyCreative .... Wow! Thank you for replying! I would be interested and happy to see whatever you're planning to do. If you are taking subject requests, I'd like to vote for a capybara. They're just adorable, and not hard to draw. If you are asking about technical aspects, I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble and/or expense, but I think it would be interesting to see a comparison (maybe on one piece of fabric?) with six identical subjects (maybe a rose?) done in Inktense pencils, v. Inktense blocks, v. Inktense paints (if you have them). Also, can you explain if it would make a difference between using them with water v. fabric medium?
Hi Stephanie! I stumbled on to your video because I would love to know how to doodle....and learn to be brave enough to actually try (seriously, I can't even draw stick figures!) BUT...I can paint once I get a design traced onto a surface. I wanted to say that I thought this piece turned out fabulous! I'm maybe mistaken, but it seems that perhaps you're new to fabric coloring? If you've never tried using fabric medium instead of water, I really encourage you to pick up a bottle and give it a try--you can buy it at just about any craft store--Joann's, Hobby Lobby, Michael's, etc., and it's really inexpensive. It looks like a milky whitish fluid, but it does not impart any color at all. The big plus in using it is that it isn't water so when you moisten your brush with it and use it on the pencil, the colors won't bleed into the surrounding areas like water does. In this particular piece you did, bleeding was just fine, but if you ever want to do something more detailed and controlled, the fabric medium will definitely make your life so much easier. You'd use it just like you did your water--you can even "clean" your brush in it by moistening the bristles in it and then wiping it on a paper towel/towel/etc. I also find that its slickery texture gives me more time to blend colors together so they flow one into another rather than leaving behind stop and start "lines" where I put multiple different colors together, like leaf tips one color, leaf middles another color and then leaf bases yet another color. Should you ever want to use acrylic paint to paint doodled totes (to gift or to sell), may I recommend DecoArt So-Soft paints--they actually do leave the finished piece soft, pliable and incredibly long lasting. I have sweatshirts I painted more than 20 years ago that still look and feel wonderful no matter how many times I've washed them in the washing machine and tossed them in the dryer (inside out). I hope this information is helpful to you and I thank you so much for the wonderful video you recorded. You do inspire "bravery"!
Thank you for your wonderful information- yes I have used fabric medium before and it is makes for lovely blending etc. I mostly shared this using water because many folks have the Inktense and they just eat to get a quick taste of how they will work on fabric. I appreciate the time and thought you put into your comment- it Meade so much that you watched and shared your experience with the whole community! Thank you!!!
Yes, just do a heat set from the inside - would certainly be fine in the rain 🌧️ the colors may fade a bit - just cold water wash then dry - I’m not sure if the bag would shrink- mine is 100% recycled cotton.
Wish I could draw like you but I cannot….I have coloring books as I color. Please tell me how I could transfer a coloring page to a canvas bag. I have the canvas and the Inktense pencils. Thank you! I really love your drawing!
There’s lots of ways to transfer your coloring pages to the canvas- get a photo copy/scan of the page and blow it up to the size you need at a copy store. Then you can put the bag over a bright window or a light pad and trace the design, or you can get some transfer paper at the craft store and trace on top of the copy to transfer to the canvas- or if you have an app like DaVinci Eye you can use it to transfer. Hope that helps!!
I’ve never used the Inktense products. Do you know for sure that the color is heat set and if the bag is washable? I’m a doodler as well. Love how your project turned out❤
The colors are permanent after they are activated. They will fade a bit the first couple washes- I wash with cold water and vinegar- always do some testing with your fabric and colors before making your whole project- have fun doodling!!
Very beautiful. I have watched some videos using inktense crayons and thought of getting them and now I'm thinking maybe the pencils would be better. Do you have an opinion on this? Thank you. Patricia
Hi there! Thank you for watching. I have both the blocks and the pencils- the blocks are great for filling wide areas or for using like pans of watercolor. The pencils are great for more detail. I love them both- I would get a small set of the pencils first if you are undecided- as they are less expensive. Have fun!
I’m wondering if you had a problem with bleeding? It doesn’t look like it, so I’m wondering if maybe it’s the fabric. So many tutorials on using inktense pencils on fabric warns against using water because of the bleeding.
Thank you for watching and your question! I don’t have any problem with the colors bleeding in the canvas bags. It could be the thickness of the fabric. I was saturating the areas with enough water that the pigments were blending and smoothing out. I haven’t ever used a fabric medium but I have heard from others that it works for blending out the colors. I may need to get some to test on both the canvas bags and also on thinner cotton fabrics.
Oh yes more doodling on fabric please this is terrific
Whoohoo!! I have more bags- maybe I do some of the doodle flowers from my newest videos.
I'm just starting out with the Inktense pencils and watching your video taught me so much and gave me the confidence I needed. Being in my mid 70's I believe you are never too old to learn something new - particularly when it is craft related and so much fun!!! Thank you so much and I look forward to watching more of your videos. Have a great day.☺
Thank you so much! I hope you find many more fun and informative videos here on my channel! I totally agree that we should always keep learning
Wonderful demo of Inktense pencils and doodling! 💕Thank you for sharing! 😊
So happy you enjoyed the lesson! I have shared several Inktense lessons here in the channel!
I loved this doodle, the way you transferred it to the canvas bag and the colours you chose.
Just quickly I would say that, if you don’t want the colour to bleed you are better off using a textile medium as the colour activation liquid rather than water. The other thing to say is the all Inktense on fabric should be heat set. This is usually done with an iron with a light piece of fabric set over the area to be set. Once that is done it is safe to wash.
Thank you for watching and your thoughtful and informative comments!
Oh my goodness what FUN this was to watch - and so many helpful hints and tips as you worked. This is SO pretty!!! I had no idea you could use Inktense on canvas, but I have never owned a set. I’ve seen them used, but not this way! I adore functional art - especially mixed media functional art. ❤ Thank you for such a sweet lesson Stephanie!!!! More more more please!!!! This was amazeballs!!!
Yea!!!! Thank you- I love functional art too!
Absolutely love your doodling. I find it so relaxing when I doodle.
I'm so glad!
I really like this project. It turned out beautiful. I have always liked bags and have painted some with acrylic but I like the way you did your bag. Keep up the beautiful artwork.
Thank you Mary! One of the things I really liked about the finished piece is how soft it is - unlike acrylic paint that is stiff and can crack depending on how thick the paint was put on.
I need to wash my bag and give an update on how it did.
I stumbled across this video by accident and boy am I thrilled. This project is absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much!
I love hearing that! It’s so fun to find new channels on RUclips. Thank you for watching and commenting I hope I’ll see you round here again!
So beautiful
Thank you!🙏
This is a bag to be proudly used around town. I would love to more. I recently bought a set of 24 pencils for $9.91 from Michael's. You've inspired me.
Whoohoo! George I have already taken it to the market and it worked great. Thank you for watching!!
I'm inspired!! Thank you! I'm over 70 but keen on learning new arty things. Delighted to find I can use my Inktense pencils and blocks. Thank you. It's lovely. Wish I could draw with such confidence!!! What fun!!😊
Good evening 👋😊 DC What an Awesome project Thank you for sharing love the colours you used for the flowers and leaves tipped pinkish enjoy your weekend 👍☺️🌹💌🦄👋
So happy you got the chance to watch. Thank you for your lovely comments!
@@DeliberatelyCreative You're Very Welcome too ☺️🌹🦄
Beautiful I’m inspired.
Yea!!! Have fun. Thank you for your sweet comment
Thank You, this is Wonderful teaching and Beautiful !😃👍
Thank you for watching!
I'm really amazed how those colors came to life after they were getting wet. Great job!
Thank you! There’s several Inktense videos on my channel that all have that same surprise of intense colors!
Lovely!!
Beautiful work
Thank you for watching! I hope you try it for yourself!
I enjoyed this. The design is charming and works well on the bag. I admired the way you sorted out the little glitz . Well done and an inspiring idea. Thank you.
Chamomile! Thank you so much for watching- I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this project. There’s lots more on my channel and new videos on my drawing board too! Happy creating.
Beautiful
Thank you!
when i use my Derwents i use them wet. so im very intrigued my you doing your thing with the dry pencils. that way i have the perspetive of both techniques to think about and initiate for myself.
That is great to hear. I love helping our community find new ways to use their tools! Thank you for watching and your comment!
Very inspiring 🦋
Thank you! I hope you’ll try something similar’
Oh wow!! Loving this design Stephanie!! You're so incredibly talented my friend!! Fab colors!!! Truly love it!! 🙂🥰 Yes please do more bags like this!!
Mona! I really needed to hear that today. I’m having such fun and hope that others are having fun watching too. I’ll be doing more doodled bags for certain!
@@DeliberatelyCreative Oh I sure enjoy watching all your videos! Looking forward to the next one!! 🤩
You inspired me! I bought the tools and drew this pn a white t-shirt. Had the best time! Thank you
Whoohoo!! I love enabling creativity. Keep enjoying yourself
I am aiming to try this out, one way or the other.
You can do it!
Beautiful! Loved the way the color moved with the water...so unexpected! Thankyou
Yes! I love the intensity of color that happens when we add water to the dry pigments. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Just fabulous! Tfs. I love that you took us with you through an original.
I’m so happy you came along too!
Oh my goodness !!! I love this so much. Am already planning Christmas T-shirt’s.
Oh so happy to be helpful!! Thank you for watching
Love your idea, might have to have a go but I will be cheating, I'll be stamping mine lol
That certainty works! Great idea
i love the way nothing bothers you. i would be in a panic all the way. LOL! very instructive and great video work. i hate shaky cameras!
Yea! My way of thinking is: nothing is life or death when it comes to creating art. You can have fun and enjoy yourself being creative. No need to panic, just breathe and see if there’s something that you can do to help get the project heading in a direction that makes you happy.
I enjoyed you video found it interesting and informative I also like how you save your area where you didnt like the smooshed mistake you remained calm and learned to add more plants wonderful idea...mikelle art mom✍🎨👩🎨💛🇨🇦🇺🇸
Awe thank you! I always try to remember that things can be turned around and will usually work out when I stay calm and relaxed with my art. It’s just a couple dollars of materials and my time- if it isn’t working out and I’m getting super frustrated I will just set it aside for a while - get a drink of water and maybe step outside for a bit. When I come back with fresh eyes I can usually see a way to make it work.
I’m always going to add more plants 🌱 if I can. 😊 thank you for your lovely comments! I appreciate you taking the time to write!
So love this. Was looking for information on the inktense pens, so happy I find you !
I'm excited to watch more of your videos and try some of this myself !
I'm so happy you found my channel and videos! I hope you have tons of fun creating!!
Love your doodle journal. How fun! Your canvas bag looks amazing. Those Inktense pencils blend really well.
Thank you!yes, I am in love with the Inktense and how they blend!
I would love to see a bag, with a turtle. Love your work.
Oh that’s a great idea! Thank you for watching and your comment.
FABULOUS THOROUGHLY ENJOYING THIS PROJECT XXXX
So happy that you found this helpful and entertaining!
I'm just learning and it's beautiful❤
Love this! I have not tried this yet but will soon. Thanks!!
Whoohoo! So excited to hear what you think when you get the chance to try it out for yourself! Thanks for watching
Absolutely loved this❤. I am going to try this for sure. Thank you so much for the tutorial ❤
You’re welcome 😊 so happy you found it to be helpful! Thank you for watching!
❤love watching you play!
Love having you watching!! Cheers!
Great job! What a fun project! Would love to see more fabric painting.
Whoohoo! Awesome to hear. Thank you for watching- any suggestions on what you would like to see me fabric paint?
@@DeliberatelyCreative .... Wow! Thank you for replying! I would be interested and happy to see whatever you're planning to do.
If you are taking subject requests, I'd like to vote for a capybara. They're just adorable, and not hard to draw.
If you are asking about technical aspects, I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble and/or expense, but I think it would be interesting to see a comparison (maybe on one piece of fabric?) with six identical subjects (maybe a rose?) done in Inktense pencils, v. Inktense blocks, v. Inktense paints (if you have them). Also, can you explain if it would make a difference between using them with water v. fabric medium?
You are fearless, this is what I have to learn…
Yes! Be fearless- on one is going to be hurt if you don’t do it exactly the way that you want it the first time.
Looks fabulous thank you for sharing. Love to see more 😊
Whoohoo! That is great to hear. More videos coming soon!
Really lovely, I’m going to try it myself tomorrow xx
Thank you so much! Have fun doodling!
Love this and this is the first time I've found your channel!!
Thank you and welcome to our creative community!
What fun! Thank you! ❤
So happy to hear that you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Just found your channel…this was so much fun and nice too!❤
Thank you so much! I appreciate hearing from new viewers. I hope you’ll be back for more.🤗
So beautiful!!
Thank you! I hope it has inspired you!
Ooooohhhh... This looks like fun! But I have to wonder would this sort of thing work on a Tshirt?
Yes absolutely! Thank you for watching
Very inspirational. I wonder what sharpener have you used in this video ?
Great Demo
Thank you! So happy you enjoyed it
Hi Stephanie! I stumbled on to your video because I would love to know how to doodle....and learn to be brave enough to actually try (seriously, I can't even draw stick figures!) BUT...I can paint once I get a design traced onto a surface. I wanted to say that I thought this piece turned out fabulous! I'm maybe mistaken, but it seems that perhaps you're new to fabric coloring? If you've never tried using fabric medium instead of water, I really encourage you to pick up a bottle and give it a try--you can buy it at just about any craft store--Joann's, Hobby Lobby, Michael's, etc., and it's really inexpensive. It looks like a milky whitish fluid, but it does not impart any color at all. The big plus in using it is that it isn't water so when you moisten your brush with it and use it on the pencil, the colors won't bleed into the surrounding areas like water does. In this particular piece you did, bleeding was just fine, but if you ever want to do something more detailed and controlled, the fabric medium will definitely make your life so much easier. You'd use it just like you did your water--you can even "clean" your brush in it by moistening the bristles in it and then wiping it on a paper towel/towel/etc. I also find that its slickery texture gives me more time to blend colors together so they flow one into another rather than leaving behind stop and start "lines" where I put multiple different colors together, like leaf tips one color, leaf middles another color and then leaf bases yet another color. Should you ever want to use acrylic paint to paint doodled totes (to gift or to sell), may I recommend DecoArt So-Soft paints--they actually do leave the finished piece soft, pliable and incredibly long lasting. I have sweatshirts I painted more than 20 years ago that still look and feel wonderful no matter how many times I've washed them in the washing machine and tossed them in the dryer (inside out). I hope this information is helpful to you and I thank you so much for the wonderful video you recorded. You do inspire "bravery"!
Thank you for your wonderful information- yes I have used fabric medium before and it is makes for lovely blending etc. I mostly shared this using water because many folks have the Inktense and they just eat to get a quick taste of how they will work on fabric.
I appreciate the time and thought you put into your comment- it Meade so much that you watched and shared your experience with the whole community!
Thank you!!!
You used your pen to make shadows instead of the Derment pens. Any reason why? I really enjoyed your class and I’m eager to use my Derwent pens again
Just a personal choice- I love experimenting with my art supplies. Thanks for your question!
Can the bag be washed without ruining the art?
And us it safe from rain?
That's amazing 😍
Yes, just do a heat set from the inside - would certainly be fine in the rain 🌧️ the colors may fade a bit - just cold water wash then dry - I’m not sure if the bag would shrink- mine is 100% recycled cotton.
Wish I could draw like you but I cannot….I have coloring books as I color. Please tell me how I could transfer a coloring page to a canvas bag. I have the canvas and the Inktense pencils. Thank you! I really love your drawing!
There’s lots of ways to transfer your coloring pages to the canvas- get a photo copy/scan of the page and blow it up to the size you need at a copy store. Then you can put the bag over a bright window or a light pad and trace the design, or you can get some transfer paper at the craft store and trace on top of the copy to transfer to the canvas- or if you have an app like DaVinci Eye you can use it to transfer.
Hope that helps!!
👍👍
I’ve never used the Inktense products. Do you know for sure that the color is heat set and if the bag is washable? I’m a doodler as well. Love how your project turned out❤
The colors are permanent after they are activated. They will fade a bit the first couple washes- I wash with cold water and vinegar- always do some testing with your fabric and colors before making your whole project- have fun doodling!!
Very beautiful. I have watched some videos using inktense crayons and thought of getting them and now I'm thinking maybe the pencils would be better. Do you have an opinion on this? Thank you. Patricia
Hi there! Thank you for watching. I have both the blocks and the pencils- the blocks are great for filling wide areas or for using like pans of watercolor. The pencils are great for more detail. I love them both- I would get a small set of the pencils first if you are undecided- as they are less expensive. Have fun!
What brush are you using?
Awesome project..wish more time was spent on the “painting” part though
I’ll be doing more paintings that share the whole project. Thank you so much for watching and commenting
Where’s the purple…on the dead heads I am hoping…..
I’m wondering if you had a problem with bleeding? It doesn’t look like it, so I’m wondering if maybe it’s the fabric. So many tutorials on using inktense pencils on fabric warns against using water because of the bleeding.
Thank you for watching and your question! I don’t have any problem with the colors bleeding in the canvas bags. It could be the thickness of the fabric. I was saturating the areas with enough water that the pigments were blending and smoothing out.
I haven’t ever used a fabric medium but I have heard from others that it works for blending out the colors. I may need to get some to test on both the canvas bags and also on thinner cotton fabrics.