Desert Sand Memento Dew Drop dye Ink Pad for Stamps is fast drying and fade resistant. The innovative pad delivers finer impressions and exceptionally even coverage. Coated paper, vellum, uncoated paper, printer paper Drying time - 3 to 5 seconds on coated paper. Virtually instant on uncoated papers. Varies based on surface / material, humidity, etc. Particularly for glossy vellum and coated paper are suited for reproducing fine detail and lines. Dries very quickly for regular paper like New Years Greeting post cards and schedule stamps. Brilliancy of the ink is more obvious than regular dye ink resist for water and light. Memento Dew Drop is suited for colouring the boarder lines and fine detail art works. Can be used with ink blender for shading and spray effect.