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Experiments with Alcohol Ink -New Masking Tools
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Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #15 Using Pens
Are you curious about adding pens to your alcohol ink paintings?? What types and brands work well with inks? Do you want to see how they can be used?
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #14 Markers Part 2
Do you wonder how markers compare to brushes? What should you look for when investing in markers? Want to see how they can be used?
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #13 Markers Part 1
Markers come in hundreds of different colors. We benefit from the recent coloring craze as many manufacturers come out with their brand of alcohol ink markers.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #12 Brushes
We love brushes. We use them with other media so why not use them with alcohol inks? Here we look at a variety of brush shapes, synthetic and synthetic blend brushes, layering and mixing and more.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #11 Substrates (Surfaces)
Alcohol inks can be used on lots of different non-porous surfaces. I hope to save you time and expense by demonstrating how the Ranger inks pour, move, and lift on 16 different surfaces. Also included is a summary of findings and a cost comparison.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #10 Staining
Staining can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing. Learn all about staining, how to make a staining chart, and create a turtle with staining as a part of the painting.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #10 Staining – Extended Version
Staining can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing. Learn all about staining, how to make a staining chart, and create a turtle with staining as a part of the painting.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Bonus: Compare 4 Pourable Ink Brands
Watch how Zig Kurecolor refills, Ranger Adirondack, Jacquard Pinata and Copic Refills compare.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #9 Textures Part 3: Brushes and Monoprints
See how fan and wisp brushes can enhance your painting. Experiment with monoprints and folded yupo paper.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #8 Textures Part 2: Toothbrushes and Felt
Imagine how little sprays of alcohol will enhance your painting and find out how to use felt to create leaves in trees.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #7 Textures Part 1
In the this lesson we discover different methods of adding textures to our Alcohol Ink paintings. We begin with cotton balls, credit cards and coffee stirrers. There is a bonus creating sunlight streaks with a coffee stirrer.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #6 Pouring Inks and the Power of Blending Solution
In the this lesson we discover different methods of applying the ink including: pouring, nozzle applying, spritzing, circles and layers. We also test using ink directly from the bottle and with Blending Solution.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #5 Dabbing the Background with Pinata Inks
Dabbing is a great technique to add color to your paintings. Dabbing can be used for the background too.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #4 Learn to Dab with Pinata Inks
Dabbing is a great technique to add color to your paintings. Take a look at the Pinata brand of inks and see how vibrant they are and how easy it is to layer them.
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #3 Push and Glide
The is the third in a series to help you understand why and how Alcohol Inks work. In the this lesson we look at "how" by applying what we have learned in the first two lessons to a simple flower petal exercise. You will see how the amount of alcohol dictates how far...
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #2 Proportion of Alcohol to Dye
The is the second in a series to help you understand why and how Alcohol Inks work. Comprehending "why" will help you unlock the mysteries of Alcohol Ink. In the this lesson we explore the Proportion of Alcohol to Dye in our Inks. We explore different inks, different...
Understanding Alcohol Ink – Lesson #1 Understanding Alcohol
The is the first in a series to help you understand why and how Alcohol Inks work. Comprehending "why" will help you unlock the mysteries of Alcohol Ink. In order to grasp the difference between Alcohol Ink and other medium we need to see the affect of the alcohol...