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)
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...
How to Refill a Ranger Alcohol Ink Blending Pen
Alcohol Ink artist and presenter, Sharen AK Harris demonstrates how to fill a Ranger (Tim Holtz®) Alcohol Ink Blending Pen properly! Sharen uses a Ranger alcohol ink Blender Pen that is available at https://amzn.to/2I8nGfX See Sharen on Facebook at...
Embossing Folders, Die Cuts and Alcohol Inks
by Trena Brannon Hello Beautiful People! Today I’m sharing some fun techniques to inspire you to think about using your embossing folders and die cuts in a different way. Preparing the Substrate To start, I spread a thin coat of primer (K2) /gesso onto cardstock. I...
How to Clean Alcohol Ink Stains from Hands
In the video below, Laurie Williams experiments with cleaning alcohol ink stains from your hands, using a mixture of dishwashing liquid and baking soda. Watch to learn what proportions work best and see the results! Recipe for Alcohol Ink Stain Remover 1 part Baking...
Mystical Bonsai Continued – For Society Members
Here you'll find Part 1 and Part 2 of my narrated real time version of Mystical Bonsai. The A.I. Art Community public blog, featuring the time time-lapse video, shows the step by step photos of the first part, with explanations of creating the smooth variegated sky....
Adding Features to Alcohol Ink Landscape
Alcohol Ink artist and instructor, Teri Jones shares her technique for adding features (barn, tree, water feature and moon) to this beautiful landscape in fully narrated version of the eLesson.
How to Seal Alcohol Ink Art
Sealing alcohol ink is one of the most commonly asked questions for folks getting started with alcohol ink art. Laurie "Trumpt" Williams shows us one of the most common, proven methods for sealing and protecting your alcohol ink art work. Products mentioned in this...
Experiments with Alcohol Ink -New Masking Tools
Are you curious about masking fluid tools and how they work?
Alcohol Ink Technique – Quick Flowers or Iris (Eyes)
The following alcohol ink art technique video by Jane Monteith demonstrates a quick and easy technique for creating flowers or Iris of an eye with alcohol ink and mixative on a fan brush. https://youtu.be/41WSuVq4DTA Materials Used in this...
