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07-11-2016, 07:59 AM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southern Florida
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Distress Paint vs Dylusions Paint?
Is there anyone who can speak to the differences? I have Distress paint and I've looked at the Dylusions and the colors seem more saturated and vibrant. And there are fewer colors. And the packaging is very different. Other than that, I'm at a loss.
I can't find a comparison anywhere online.
Any have both and can tell me how they differ?
TIA
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07-11-2016, 09:50 AM
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Inking Addict
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario,Canada
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I have used both in my art journal. The dylusion paints are thicker than the distress and cover very nicely. The colours are way brighter. They seem to be very different and both have a place in my collection...lol. Do you feel enabled? I also found the dylusion paint will dry out in the container after opened...so don't save it for a year.
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07-11-2016, 10:01 AM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southern Florida
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Thanks! I think I'll get a couple of colors and see how I like it. Always a pleasure to be enabled. ;)!
BTW, Dyan talks about the drying-out issue in her videos, which seems to be a function of the wide shallow container. Air gets in there after you open it and the paint starts to thicken as there is a thinner and thinner layer of it. She says you should take a mister and mist the top of the paint with a bit of water after you are done using it for the day before closing it up, to replace the inevitable evaporation.
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07-11-2016, 08:05 PM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Rochester, WA
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Distress Paints are created to be water reactive so you can do marbling techniques, etc., favored by Tim.
Dy's paints are created to dry quickly for art journaling and techniques favored by Dy.
Dina"s paints are thick bodied to hold texture.
__________________ Vic (Victoria) in WA
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07-12-2016, 04:07 AM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southern Florida
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Thanks, Vic. There was a live chat yesterday on Online Card Classes with Tim for Summer of Creative Chemistry and one of the first questions asked was about the paints, and he ssaid just what had been said here.
I love Distress Paint for the techniques and the Distress palette, and I think Dylusions would be fun because they are so bright and so easy to write over. I'm definately going to try the Dylusions out.
Last edited by Rachelrose; 07-12-2016 at 04:20 AM..
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07-12-2016, 04:45 PM
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Tennessee USA
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The important difference with Distress Paints is they are permanent once dry. So you can layer techniques over them in your art journal. I love them!
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07-15-2016, 06:20 PM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Rochester, WA
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__________________ Vic (Victoria) in WA
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07-16-2016, 07:24 AM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southern Florida
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Okay -
I did some testing of both Distress paints and Dylusions on tags. I even threw in some Paper Artsy Fresco Finish paints, because all three are designed for crafting and journaling and dry with a matt finish so that you can write on them.
I worked on manila tags, and my test was to see if all of them could be applied using a mini blender (like Dyan does) in order to cover a large area (like a journal page).
The Dylusions was far and away the best. Absolutely no contest. But then that's what Dyan wanted from her paints and they definitely deliver.
I have not tested with baby wipes yet, which the other way Dyan applies paint to her journal pages.
The Distress really did not spread over a large area well, and the Paper Artsy paint also did not do well in terms of coverage. Again, not a fault or a flaw, this is not what either paint purports to be good at. They are great for other things.
I will say, though, that I don't really like that low, wide Dylusions jar, and I don't know why Dyan insisted on it, since you could have put the paint in a flip top bottle and squeezed it onto a craft sheet, which is where she works from anyway. The opening is too wide for such liquid paint. It feels very spillable and the paint is too exposed to the air. I also find the odor a bit plasticy.
But great colors and amazing coverage.
Just thought I'd pass that along. Sorry no pictures of my tests. Didn't think of it at the time and too lazy to redo it.
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07-27-2016, 10:25 AM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Rochester, WA
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__________________ Vic (Victoria) in WA
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07-27-2016, 10:50 AM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southern Florida
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Saw and bought them. But have not used them yet, so that link was very timely!! Or, should I say, Just-In-Timely!
Thanks, Vic! !
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