Check out Tim Holtz's new video on the Ranger Blog http://rangerink.com/?ranger_video=d...s-marker-video Tim makes it look so easy! I guess I was wrong when I posted that the distress markers are the same ink as in the distress ink pads. It is different, but it has some of the same properties. The main thing I love about these new markers is that the colors don't muddy when mixed or when water coloring.