Different Ways On How To Use Alcohol Ink

By Susan Wood


If you are having a bad day or you are too stressed out, painting would be a good idea. It helps your mind to stay calm and focus which makes all the negative thoughts go away. Many could testify to this and there is a new product called alcohol ink you might be interested in.

Artists are talking about this booming product all over the internet. Many are asking how to use alcohol ink so that they can try it out themselves. This article will help you understand this new product and how will you be able to use it.

Alcohol Ink is a type of ink that can only be used on non-porous materials like yupo paper, ceramic, metal, and glass. This has been the talked of the town lately, and is becoming more and more popular by the day. You may have seen an artist used this new medium of painting.

Now for those of you that would just like to create one, the materials that you will need is an isopropyl alcohol which is pretty cheap, colored markers, and a bottle. Simply put the alcohol on the bottle, then transfer the ink of the colored marker by soaking it on the bottle. Let it sit for a couple of hours before using or you can leave it overnight for a better result.

First things first, make sure that the canvas that you are using is non-porous or in other words smooth. Because, if it gets contact on a porous canvas it will dry out faster and there is a possibility that the colors will fade. Some canvas that will work with it are wood, any type of glass, and a non-porous paper like a yupo paper.

In terms of what colors will you be able to use, that will depend on you. Try to experiment different combinations of colors. Combine at least two types of color, black and white not included. Different color hues would look great as well.

The tools you will use creates different kinds of effects. Tools like an airbrush, paint brush, and a palette knife can be utilized. Even those items around your home can be used. If you do not have one then simply create one.

To create a speckle of dust effect, what you will need is a brush of any kind and an item to hit it with. It would be great if a gold color is used for this. Simply hit the brush with the ink on it to another item. The result is pretty amazing. A palette knife can also be used for another kind of effect. To create ripples, lay a pencil or a straw to the canvas before you put the paint.

To remove excess inks, damping a wet tissue will solve the problem. And, if you want to dry it out faster, a blow dry is the solution. Everyone is an artist, you cannot say that you are not. Just do anything you want to a blank canvas and the result will be a master piece. Then after making one, you can go ahead and hang them around your house or maybe create some cards for your loved ones. How cool is that. Remember to just enjoy every moment.




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