Alcohol Ink Tips
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Alcohol Ink is an exciting medium and offers an opportunity for artists of all levels to create wonderful, vivid art. Below are some of the featured techniques shared on the website by our team of alcohol ink instructors. Be sure to join our community for access to premium tips, tools, resources and lessons!
NOTE: Many of the tips and resources below are free for your enjoyment. However, some are part of our “premium” content and only available to Alcohol Ink Art Society members (see a list of exclusive Society Resources)
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. ...
Happy Hour with the Contributors – May 22, 2020 (Replay)
Below is a replay from our Happy Hour discussion on our Facebook page. Discussion panelists include Andrea Patton, Sharen AK Harris, Vera Worthington, and Laurie "Trumpet" Williams. In this hour-long panel, we discuss a number of topics including: Artist Introductions...
Wispy Technique with Alcohol Ink
Laurie “Trumpet” Williams, founder of the popular Alcohol Ink Art Community demonstrates one way to achieve this wispy effect.
Alcohol Ink Roses
In this post, we would like to feature several video demonstrations for creating roses with alcohol ink. There are a number of ways to accomplish roses in Alcohol Ink and every artist seems to have a different approach! We thought it would be great to feature a few...
INKspot LIVE: Making prints, selling on third-party sites and new substrates
Contributors' Discussion June 12, 2019 with Laurie Trumpet Williams, Korinne Carpino, Linda Crocco, Andrea Voykin Patton, Sheryl Williams, and Francine Dufour Jones. Topics discussed: Making Prints (Scanning, photograph, formatting, sizes) Thoughts on Selling on Etsy...
Plum Blossom – Alcohol Pearls on Black Card Stock
In this wonderful demonstration, alcohol ink artist Sharen AK Harris demonstrates painting with alcohol pearls on Black Card Stock.
Alcohol Pearls
Introducing the new Tim Holtz Ranger Ink Alcohol Pearls. Very exciting new medium for alcohol ink artists.
Fantastix – Paint with Alcohol Ink
On the TENTH Day of Christmas... Sheryl Williams, Alcohol Ink artist, instructor and founding contributor to the Alcohol Ink Art community, shares a technique of painting with alcohol ink using FANTASTIX. Materials list for this presentation can be found here:...
Painting Loose & Fast with Alcohol Ink – Sailboat Quick Study
In this fun quick study demonstration, Sharen AK Harris shows us here techniques for painting loose and fast with alcohol ink. She shows us tips for painting with tonal colors, lifting, painting loose, blending and so much more!
Elmer’s Glue with Black Alcohol Ink
Alcohol ink artist and contributor Linda Crocco shares a unique and very cool technique for creating some interesting texture with alcohol inks. She uses black and white ink with Elmer's glue to achieve some cool and interesting results! JOIN the ALCOHOL INK ART...
