Piñata Colors are beautiful color-saturated, acid-free, transparent inks. They have an alcohol base which makes them indelible and moisture-resistant when dry. That means you can work freely on most any clean oil-free surface, and makes them the ideal professional product.

Highly versatile, Piñata can be used in a variety of applications, including rubber stamping, fine art, fiber art, and scrapbooking. Also use Piñata in calligraphy, faux finishing techniques, graphic and airbrush applications, as well as wood and leather staining.

Try Piñata On:

• Coated and uncoated papers • Shrink Plastics • Foiled papers and mat board • Leaf and gilded surfaces • Ceramic and Terra Cotta • Cellophane and acetate

• Glass • Leather • Metal • Fabric • Wood • Canvas

Ideas and Tips:

Nothing is as beautiful as Piñata brayered onto vellum! Color match glass drops and beads to your personal artwork. Dye Skeleton Leaves into brilliant bursts of seasonal colors. Mica bits are glorious with Piñata. And, don't forget to try Piñata on sea shells........Air-dry clays .......Grommets, eyelets and fasteners!

Try mixing Piñata with Claro - It will stay shiny and not change color. More importantly, it extends the drying and working time.

When mixing Piñata with alcohol a slightly lighter color is produced. When sponging this mixture, expect to see tiny bubble-like textures. This is very effective in making background papers and other interesting textural faux effects.

Alcohol dropped or brushed on top of dry Piñata removes the shine. This is particularly effective on terra cotta surfaces or in faux finishing techniques where shine would detract from the overall effect.

Claro dropped or brushed on top of dry Piñata will make it spread, creating rings of marble or a stone-like texture. Slight dulling occurs, but most will remain shiny. Just like real stone!

Spritz or brush layers of color over color. When wet, each layer will push aside the under layers creating amazing effects. Allowing each layer to dry will produce beautiful glazes and truly spectacular colors with clarity and depth.

Add Blanco Blanco to any of the Piñata Colors and achieve a completely new glowing range of pastel variations with a touch of opacity!

Resists:

Gum Arabic	Mix Gum Arabic with water to a heavy cream consistency. Apply this to a rubber stamp or paint it directly onto a surface. Apply Piñata. Gently wash away the Gum Arabic.
Crayons	Draw with various colors and apply Piñata.
Wax	With caution, following directions from the manufacturer, apply melted wax to fabric. Crinkle the fabric, allowing the wax to crack. Apply Piñata. Iron the wax away to create beautiful batik effects.

Piñata applied using stamped Gum Arabic as a resist.

More about Piñata Colors....
Claro slows the drying time of the colors. Claro is also a transparentizer and a color extender.

Piñata Clean-Up contains moisturizers to keep brushes soft and pliable. (TIP: Use regular rubbing alcohol to clean off most of the Piñata from brushes and sponges. Use the Clean-Up for the final rinse to keep brushes soft and ready-to-use the next time!)