Tips & Techniques
Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers are the mess-free
and easy way to decorate craft and home decor
projects with paint! The Acrylic Paint Dabbers are
portable–convenient to carry to crops and classes.
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Features:
• Available in 36 coordinating Lights, Brights,
and Earthtones colors,
black and white, plus 4 new Metallic
Dabbers in Gold, Copper, Silver and Pearl.
• Palettes and paintbrushes are no longer a necessity!
The dabber top allows for effortless
application directly onto foam and rubber stamps, paper,
canvas, plastic, metal and
more.
• The unique formula allows paints to be blendable when
wet.
• Ranger’s acrylic paint dries in minutes to a smooth,
matte finish; drying time can be
speeded up by using the Inkssentials™ Heatit™ Craft Tool.
• Great for use in books and journals as the pages will
not stick together.
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Monochromatic effects are easy with the coordinating
color palette of Earthtones,
Lights and Brights. |
Coordinating Line of Colors:
The Adirondack palette of 12 each of Earthtones,
Brights and Lights, plus Pitch Black and Snow Cap White
provides a multitude of opportunities to mix colors and
match other elements in a project.
Coordinate the Dabbers with Ranger’s vast line of
Adirondack products:
• Dye Stamp Pads and Re-inkers
• Alcohol Inks
• Pigment Pens
• Color Wash™
• Dimensional Pearls™
• Embossing Powders |
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Tips:
• Shake bottle well before using.
• When using the dabbers for the first time, prime them
by inverting the bottle, pressing down on the dabber top
and gently squeezing the sides of the bottle. Hold down
for approximately 30-60 seconds or until you see paint.
The dabber bottles have a valve, that when pressed down,
opens the valve to allow the paint to flow. Holding the
valve open longer allows more paint to properly flow
into the dabber top. Do not repeatedly tap, bang or
hammer the dabber, as you are not allowing the valve to
stay open long enough to deliver the paint into the
dabber.
• Close paint tops between uses to prevent paint from
drying on the dabber top.
• If dabber has not been used for an extended period of
time, it may be necessary to re-establish flow. Do this
by spraying water on the Non-Stick Craft Sheet and rub
dabber top in water; this will help re-wet the paint
inside the dabber top to rejuvenate a continuous flow of
paint.
• Blend dabber paints on canvas, paper, and rubber
stamps. If different color paint gets on the dabber top,
simply dab onto paper towel until dabber top is clean.
• Immediately clean stamps with water or stamp cleaner
after using paint dabbers.
Techniques:
• The ergonomic dabber design allows for ease of use
with many “Direct-to-Surface” techniques such as
stipple, dots and swirls, edging paper or canvas,
creating stripes and plaids and achieving full coverage
on paper mache, wood, fabric paper, canvas, etc.
• For “dry brush” effects on photos, paper or other
surfaces, hold dabber in one hand and surface in the
other and swipe across paper. By holding the dabber in
the air, you’re not fully pressing down the valve,
thereby restricting full paint flow, allowing for a
light application of paint.
• To use as a glaze, simply mist surface with water
using the Inkssentials™ Mini Mister™ and swipe dabber in
a circular motion. This is a great way to achieve a
subtle matte wash across vibrant patterned papers or
over another layer of paint.
• For a weathered look, paint with an Earthtones Dabber
and dry swipe with the coordinating Lights color. The
surface will appear sanded or worn off.
• Use on foam stamps by dabbing directly onto the
stamp-no messy brushes or palettes to clean. Great for
both rubber and clear stamps.
• Create the look of metal by painting the surface with
any of the four new Metallic Acrylic Paint Dabbers.
• To paint with a brush, shake first and simply unscrew
the top and dip it directly into bottle.
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