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I have Brushos but not Colorburst so I can't compare, I'm afraid. Brushos are fun though, you can get some lovely effects really quickly and easily.
Although I don't use them all that often, I happen to have just posted this Brusho card on my blog! It probably took about 20 minutes from start to finish (using a heat gun to speed up the drying time).
I have Brushos, and from what I have read and seen, a single Brusho colour splits into more colours than the Colour Bursts do, so the whole effect is far more random. For instance, if you sprinkle a red Brusho, when you wet it you will get oranges/yellows etc appear. With a Colour Burst, you will get red. I'd suggest watching a few You Tube videos of both products, and that should give you a better idea which one will fit your style better.
I have Color Bursts and like them a lot. The colors are true, vivid and blend easily. I also have new Color Burst Liquid Metals, which I hope will allow me to create my own metallic/foiled papers with blended colors in one step.
I have lots of colors of color bursts but only 2 of the brushos. To me, they are both very similar and since i had so many color bursts, I did not invest in the brushos too.
After watching a series of Youtube video last night, I ordered the 12 pc set of Brushos and the Carribean colors of Colorbursts. I'm looking forward to creating backgrounds to use with my stamped images.
I have a few pots of Brusho, and the whole set of Bisters. I think along with what shazsilverwolf said, the main difference is that Brushos are made in the UK, Colorburst is made in the USA & Bisters are made in another country (that I can't remember right now). I like em all naturally, & I've seen some other company's come out with their own versions. Color is fun no matter the medium.
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those are the same color burst I have.. I have Brushos, Bister, Magenta Nuance, and they are all a little different. What I don't like about the color burst is the large hole in the bottle...working on a way to change that. Brushos are my favorite.. Bought a set off Amazon then went to either Dick Blick or Jerrys' Artorama and picked up the other colors I wanted. The Magenta Nuance are also a pure color like the Bister...these were my retirement gift to myself. Can you tell I am sort of obsessed with the colored powders? One, I have to research again, is supposed to be able to mix with alcohol to make my own alcohol inks...will see. I love to use the backgrounds to die cut..do words and then use both negative and positive pieces to make cards with an inset. Double the cards with no more work. Try them on cheap glossy ink jet photo paper..a whole new world.
Sandy Allnock has a three-part video series about watercolor powders. (She also has a video with an alternative.) In the first, she compares Brushos and Colorbursts. I have a set of Colorbursts, played with Brushos once, and find them similar.
The Colorburst bottles are very small but so little powder makes such a big impact that I think I'll be using the same bottles when I'm 120 years old.
I thought I'd use them more than I do. Fun though.
Dog byte ---- making the alcohol inks is even more fun then playing with color powders. There are several recipes online. I bought a bunch of clear spray bottles from eBay and still need to finish that project.
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I love yupo paper and find it cheapest at some of the on line art stores...Will search for the alcohol ink formulas again..most use reinkers and I don't own any...
These are all done with Brushos. You can see that within an individual colour, take the brown, you will get yellow, orange and shades of brown. The same thing goes for all the colours. Blues all have some purples and reds in them. Greens contain yellows. So there is a lot less control than with the other powders that stay truer to the shade. And the more water you add, the more they blend together. So too much water and you end up with mud. Guess how I know that? The bottom pair are on canvas sheet. They both came from the first one pictured. I got it a bit too wet, so lay another sheet of canvas on top and got two backgrounds.
I have Brushos but not Colorburst so I can't compare, I'm afraid. Brushos are fun though, you can get some lovely effects really quickly and easily.
Although I don't use them all that often, I happen to have just posted this Brusho card on my blog! It probably took about 20 minutes from start to finish (using a heat gun to speed up the drying time).
Oooooh ... thanks for sharing this gorgeous reminder to get out my pigment powders very very soon! I spy 'recovery play' from Christmas cards & Valentines!
Brushos vs Colorbursts
