Some of the inks that I have loved for years are being discontinued, so I went searching for possible replacements. I think I found one. I wanted something that would work with finely detailed images, dry quickly, be light fast, and fade resistant. Also, I wanted the pads to have matching inkers available, so they could be refreshed easily, rather than needing to be replaced when they started to lose their juiciness.
VersaFine inks have been wonderful and I love them, but the only colors that have refills available are Vintage Sepia and Onyx Black. VersaFine Clair, on the other hand, has a variety of pad colors with inkers to match. I plan to keep carrying the original VersaFine pads and inkers as long as they’re available to me (my supplier seems to be phasing out the standard sized pads, but I can still get the minis).
Some of the Clair ink names are a little obscure, but I have pictures of each pad and inker, so you can get a pretty good idea by selecting them from the drop-down menu. (For example, the orange pad below is called, “Summertime”.)
While VersaMagic is being discontinued (and is on sale through the end of this month), I have managed to get my hot little webbed feet on more Kaleidacolor pads and inkers, so we can all relax about that for a little while.