Alcohol Inks Workshop

 

I finally got to the alcohol inks workshop today after waiting since last September due to us going into lockdown again.

So the first thing we did was to have a play and a dabble.  We were asked to try and move the ink around using an air blower and isopropyl.  The first attempt was to create a line and the second just to blow in all different directions.  I wanted to play with the metallics too as I know they act differently.

 

Next I tried different colours and used the air to move the ink to where I wanted it to. Different colour inks move in different ways.

Then once we were happy with our trial runs, we used an A4 piece of yupo to create our framed piece.  This is what I chose to do.

'A' Layers and Layers

I took a cardboard substraight in the form of a letter A and gave it a coat of media tinting base.

I added modelling paste, crackle paint, crackle paste and texture sand paste mixed with ultra matte varnish very randomly all over the A.

Next I started to apply different colours of media paint starting with paynes grey.

And yellow transparent oxide.

And after lots and lots more layers.

And same for the other side with lots of quin gold.

Next I added metallic lustre.

I used champagne, orange flicker, turquoise and black shimmer.

I was very sparing with the embellishments as I didn't want to cover too much up!

Triple Frame Hanging

After I returned from the AS weekend, using the products I already had, I tried to recreate the grit effect on this trio of circle frames.

I gave them all a coat of white gesso, and mixed equal amounts of matte medium and coarse pumice gel by Golden and applied to the outsides of each of the frames.

I stamped some LP oriental images onto a piece of card that I'd previously coloured with alcohol inks.

I die cut all the images with a spellbinders nesties circle die.

Unfortunately they were still too big and I had to cut them down further.

Painted the frames in little black dress and hi-lighted with treasure gold.

Finished piece hanging from the light fitting!!