Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Play Time With Inks
I took a couple of hours or so today to just play with my alcohol inks. No planning, just playing and it was so much fun. This is the only medium I can do that with. These are the results. What do you think?
Hope you can take some time to play too : )
Have a great day,
Brenda
Have a great day,
Brenda
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
My Alcohol Ink Hummer
Today's painting, My Little Hummer was done with alcohol inks on Yupo paper, a new fav of mine.
I finally got back to my animals art class that I am taking through Karen Walker.
I basically used 2 colors, we'll kinda. Purple and green: Twilight Purple and about 3 or 4 different greens and a touch of butterscotch. Ok, so I guess that's three.
I first drew my hummingbird out on a piece of computer paper, which is my preferred paper for drawing. I then scribbled on the back of the drawing so I could trace it onto the Yupo paper.
This is where the fun begins, I started pouring on the inks starting with the purple. I really used a lot of ink and I let it lay flat most of the time, taking a brush to fill in the white spots. I also used a little blending solution In the upper left quadrant, and held the paper up for a very short time. Most of it was done wet on wet, except for the flowers in the upper right, and some extra green on the bird's back. Using my paintbrush to lift, blend and add color, a cotton ball with a little blending solution and cotton swabs to lighten areas and add flowers and a bit of Spectrum Noir markers under his chin.
With a little blending solution on my tiny brush, I traced over my drawing to lift the color and bring out the humming bird. From there I blended the lines, lifted color, added color and this is what I came up with.
Reference photo by Michael D. Utin from paintmyphoto.ning.com.
Hope you enjoyed reading about the process. Have a great day! To see my paintings that are for sale, visit my etsy shop
~Brenda
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Alcohol Ink Artists Team Video
Enjoy this video created by Joann Y Wheeler of some beautiful artwork from our AIART Team on Etsy!
For more artwork search AIART Team on etsy.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Alcohol Ink Artists: Alcohol Ink Artists Group Shameless Self Promotion...
Alcohol Ink Artists: Alcohol Ink Artists Group Shameless Self Promotion...: Again from the files....the list of Etsy shops by members of the Alcohol Ink Artists Group on Facebook. Highlighted shops are members of the...
Friday, April 4, 2014
Alcohol Ink Artists: Draft: Going from Domino to Domed Glass Pendants
Alcohol Ink Artists: Draft: Going from Domino to Domed Glass Pendants: In my last post I shared my dominos. In this post I'll share my work with domed glass cabachons. Let me just say, FUN!!!!!!!! Foil ...
Foil Dome Pendant
by Ginny McCartha-Smith
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Alcohol Ink Artists: More Work to Show Off From Our Team Members
Alcohol Ink Artists: More Work to Show Off From Our Team Members: I always have so much fun showing off the artwork of our Alcohol Inkers, so take a look at these beauties. Coming Up Roses Alcohol Ar...
Monday, March 10, 2014
A Treasury of Alcohol Inks
'The Vibrancy of Alcohol Ink' by luvs2paint
Alcohol Ink Painting is an addicting and exciting medium. The colors are vibrant and looks like no other. These are all created by artists who have been drawn in by this wonderful medium.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
Alcohol Inks
I recently discovered Adirondack Alcohol Ink through a friend of mine, Joann Wheeler, check out Joann's Alcohol Ink. shop.
Alcohol Inks are small 0.5 oz bottles of alcohol based inks that come in beautiful colors. JoAnn Fabric is one place where they can be purchased, and right now they are half priced. They are to be used on non porous surfaces such as ceramic tile, glass, metals, shiny card stock, plastics, Yupo Synthetic paper, gesso art board, etc. Basically you need a smooth non porous substrate, so paper is out, except for the Yupo synthetic paper. I ordered some Yupo synthetic paper and am anxiously waiting for it to arrive. It seems to be one of the surfaces of choice for many artists.
This one is the second one I did, and it is on 5.5 x 4.25 inch Rangers Alcohol Ink Gloss Card stock.
Through the Fall Leaves
Blue Mountains aceo
Peeking Hydrangea 4x5
I am drawn to the rich and vibrant colors and I will warn you, it is very addictive. And yes, you can do more than just abstracts. This one is called Gorgeous Peacock and is listed in my Etsy Shop.
More to come.
To learn more about them, here is Monica Moody's Blog Post that tells more about it.
Alcohol Inks are small 0.5 oz bottles of alcohol based inks that come in beautiful colors. JoAnn Fabric is one place where they can be purchased, and right now they are half priced. They are to be used on non porous surfaces such as ceramic tile, glass, metals, shiny card stock, plastics, Yupo Synthetic paper, gesso art board, etc. Basically you need a smooth non porous substrate, so paper is out, except for the Yupo synthetic paper. I ordered some Yupo synthetic paper and am anxiously waiting for it to arrive. It seems to be one of the surfaces of choice for many artists.
This one is the second one I did, and it is on 5.5 x 4.25 inch Rangers Alcohol Ink Gloss Card stock.
Sunset Over the Hill
Lily Pads aceo
Peeking Hydrangea 4x5
I am drawn to the rich and vibrant colors and I will warn you, it is very addictive. And yes, you can do more than just abstracts. This one is called Gorgeous Peacock and is listed in my Etsy Shop.
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