The Tim Holtz Distress range is a complete color system for scrapbooking, art journaling and mixed media. Although all products belong to the same family, they are not the same. Each sub-range has a different formulation and reacts differently on paper and with water.
Below you can see what each Distress product is and how it works.
🎨 Distress Inks
Water-activated dye inks designed for blending, layering and reactive techniques. They absorb into the paper and move with water, creating aged effects and organic backgrounds.
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🧪 Distress Oxide Inks
Hybrid inks combining dye and pigment properties. They produce a soft, chalky finish and react strongly with water, creating the signature oxidation effect.
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💦 Distress Spray Stains
Water-activated dye inks in spray form. They soak into the paper, delivering fluid movement and expressive color for backgrounds and mixed media work.
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🌫️ Distress Oxide Sprays
The spray version of Distress Oxides. Hybrid oxide inks in liquid form, offering chalky oxidation effects with strong water reactivity.
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✨ Distress Spritz
Translucent shimmer sprays. Not a base color medium, but designed to be applied over other Distress products for shine, highlights and finishing effects.
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🖍️ Distress Crayons
Solid, water-reactive color sticks. They activate with water and provide intense pigment, texture and control for mixed media applications.
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- Distress Crayons (single & sets)
✏️ Distress Watercolor Pencils
Watercolor in pencil form. Water-reactive and ideal for detail work, shading and controlled color application. These are color tools, not inks.
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- Distress Watercolor Pencils (single & sets)
🛡️ Distress Archival Inks
Permanent, waterproof archival inks. They do not react with water and are used when a stable stamped image is required before adding wet media.
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