Alcohol Ink Painting Techniques
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Learn Alcohol Ink Painting Techniques
Alcohol Ink is an exciting medium and offers an opportunity for artists of all levels to create wonderful, vivid art. Be sure to join our community for access to exclusive tips, tools, resources and lessons!
How to Paint with Alcohol Ink
Alcohol ink is a vibrant and breathtaking art medium that is growing in popularity in the art world! No other medium provides the fluid and flow than alcohol ink. WARNING: Once you’ve had a chance to work with alcohol ink, you will be hooked. It’s an addictive medium that offers something for artists of all levels. Learning alcohol ink painting techniques is fun and you will grow as an artist the more you put into learning to “go with the flow” of the inks, as well as how to manipulate the medium to create highly representational works of art!
We also offer several resources for learning to Paint with Alcohol Ink.
- Join the FREE Alcohol Ink Art Community here for great “getting started” resources for those just getting started with alcohol ink!
- Join our Alcohol Ink Art Community of Facebook!
- Take an eLesson (see our Learn Alcohol Ink store)
- Check out the Alcohol Ink Art Society! eLessons & Private Facebook Group with exclusive resources. Exclusive!
- Subscribe to the Alcohol Ink Art Community on YouTube for video demonstrations and free lessons on painting with alcohol ink!
- Check out our Alcohol Ink Art Community Contributors pages. These amazing and talented artists are also instructors and teach classes, both within the community and on their respective websites. Check them out!
Below are some of the featured techniques shared on the website by our team of alcohol ink instructors.
NOTE: Many of the tips and resources below are free for your enjoyment. However, some are part of our “Society” content and only available to our premium members.
Holiday Card with Alcohol Ink
Demonstration by Korinne Carpino. Double-sided Painting on Grafix Dura-Lar Wet Medium Film
Autumn Wreath with Alcohol Ink on Dura-Lar
Demonstration by Teri Jones
Rustic Snowflakes on Grafix Dura Bright White
Demonstration by Beth Kluth
Paint a Holiday Wreath with Alcohol Ink
Demonstration by Teresa K. Brown
Vintage Holiday Mittens in Alcohol Ink
Korinne Carpino demonstrates painting this fun little Vintage Holiday Mittens painting with alcohol ink. Download Supply List Here
How to Paint Loose Spring Tulips with Alcohol Ink.
In this fun and relaxed video, artist Teri Jones demonstrates painting these bright and fun Sprint Tulips in Alcohol Ink. https://youtu.be/R-rTFjBm_jU An Alcohol Ink Journey: Painting Loose Tulips Hello art lovers and enthusiasts, it's Terry Jones here, wishing...
Fancy Fall Painting
Tammy Crawford demonstrates how to create this detailed autumn scene of a pumpkin, basket, and fall flowers. SUPPLY LIST Your choice of alcohol inks and markers in fall colors. The inks used were Ranger brand: Dandelion, Sunset Orange, Sienna, Sepia, Peach...
Birch Trees with a Palette Knife
Artist Teresa K. Brown demonstrates how to use a palette knife to create a painting of birch trees in this replay of an INKsmART LIVE from January 2021. MATERIALS USED Alcohol Inks: Pebble Snow Cap Pitch Black Ranger Gold Photo paper, Nara paper and black paper...
How to Paint February Flowers with Alcohol Ink
Artist and instructor Teresa K. Brown shares a demonstration of painting February Flower with alcohol ink. Follow Teresa K.Brown Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tkbrownart Instagram https://instagram.com/tkbrown_art?igs...
Painting a Face with Alcohol Ink on Duralar
Artist and creative contributor Teresa K. Brown demonstrates painting on Grafix Duralar transparent film.The presentation was sponsored by Grafix. You can find the Grafix brand products used in this presentation here:...