Alcohol Ink Art Blog
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How to Create Lines and Ripples with Alcohol Ink
You've probably seen this effect in paintings of flowers and water, or just abstract alcohol ink art. We've compiled a few video tutorials on how to create lines and ripples with alcohol ink. All it takes is alcohol ink, isopropyl alcohol, a hairdryer, and practice. ...
Flower Garden in Alcohol Ink
In this replay from the live INKsmART paint-along by Teresa K. Brown, we learn to paint a fun and vibrant flower garden. Materials List Non-porous surface (YUPO, NARA, Grafix Durabright) Alcohol Inks (spring flower colors) Alcohol or Blending Solutions Guoche, gesso...
Organizing with Ink Color Swatches
Creating alcohol ink color swatches is a great way to get a visual handle on all the colors of ink you have to work with. Sometimes it's hard to remember how four different shades of orange look, or how a specific green will look with different shades of pink. There...
Creating Easter Eggs with Alcohol Ink
There’s still time to create colorful eggs for Easter. Here are a few methods you might want to give a try!
Layered Landscapes (INKSmART LIVE)
Below is a replay of the live workshop with Teri Jones. Feel free to fast forward if you would like. The links mentioned in the video are included in the materials list for this course. Layered Landscapes in Alcohol Ink Suggested Materials Paper: I am using...
Floral Vase in Alcohol Ink
with Teri Jones The live event is over, but you can watch the replay here: Suggested Supplies Alcohol Inks Sunshine yellow watermelon pool sailboat blue wild plum for inks brushes white pen dark blue and purple AI markers some kind of stencils for texture (Teri uses...
Holiday Scene with a Fox
PLUS BONUS... How to Create Products and Gifts from Your Art. Alcohol Ink lesson on painting a winter holiday scene with a little fox. This lessons comes with a materials list, a list of places to create gifts from your art, alcohol ink painting demonstration and a...
The Sea Otter
In this Alcohol Ink painting lesson by Francine Dufour Jones, you will learn how to paint this fun and lively sea otter! Below is the video instruction and a downloadable/printable materials list and a line drawing is provided below the video for your use. Supporting...
NARA Paper for Alcohol Ink
NARA paper is a synthetic paper created specifically with alcohol ink painting in mind. NARA paper is non-porous which means the ink sits on top of the paper making it easy to manipulate and worked with. NARA Paper is manufactured by NARA Synthetic papers located in...
Controlling Alcohol Ink to Create Realistic Art
You are invited to join Sheryl Williams for a live discussion on ways to control alcohol ink for realistic painting. The discussion will take place live on our YouTube channel and is free of charge. You will be able to ask questions in the chat in our Q&A...
Alcohol Ink Gel Printing (Replay)
Have you tried using alcohol ink on a gel plate yet? Gel printing is creating prints from a gelatin plate. Its a very fun art technique / process. In Mixed Media Mad (our sister community), we recently launched the Gel Plate Experience which is FREE to join. If...
What Do Naomi Judd and Hunter Biden Have in Common? Alcohol Ink Art!
While many of us have been painting with alcohol ink for years, the medium is growing fast in popularity, especially with public figures and celebrities. We've always known it was a wonderful medium and offers possibilities that few other mediums offer. Two recent...