Alcohol Ink

Make vibrant abstract art with ink! Includes over twenty step-by-step tutorials on this colorful creative technique. Alcohol inks have exploded onto the art scene with the rise of fluid art techniques such as paint pouring. These accessible inks can be used to create stunning abstract art, even if you're a total beginner. Through the step-by-step tutorials and exercises in this book, you'll learn everything you need to know to get started with alcohol ink and how to combine techniques into bold, colorful artworks. In addition to paintings on paper, you'll discover inspiration and advice on using the techniques to decorate a wide range of surfaces, including ceramics, plastic, glass, wood, and more, to make fashion and home accessories and striking handmade gifts.

Auteur

Desirée Delâge lives and works as a creative artist in Cologne, Germany. She gave up her job as a visual designer 4 years ago and has been working in her studio on her modern paintings ever since. On her creative blog "Krigelkragel" she writes about painting techniques and DIYs, gives tutorials and offers painting courses.

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Make incredible art with ink!
. Discover the vibrant world of alcohol ink, the creative craze that's the hottest new art trend since paint pouring.
. Learn everything you need to know about working with this expressive medium and how to create striking ink art.
. Follow over 20 step-by-step tutorials and benefit from expert tips plus a wealth of colourful DIY inspiration.

Alcohol inks have exploded onto the art scene with the rise of fluid art techniques such as paint pouring. These accessible inks can be used to create stunning abstract art, even if you're a total beginner. Through step-by-step tutorials and exercises, you'll learn everything you need to know to get started with alcohol ink and how to combine techniques into incredible, bold and colourful, abstract art.
As well as paintings on paper, you'll discover inspiration and advice on using the techniques to decorate a wide range of surfaces, including ceramics, plastic, glass, wood and more to make fashion and home accessories and striking handmade gifts.

Contenu

Foreword 6

BASICS 8

WHAT IS ALCOHOL INK? 10

KEY INFORMATION 14

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT 20

COLOURS 28

COLOUR COMBINATIONS 32

BASIC TECHNIQUES 36

Paint surface preparation 38

Paint application and painting processes 40

Cloudy: cluster technique 42

Wispy: veil technique 44

Soak: dissolving technique 46

Drift: flow technique 48

Swivel: flourish technique 50

Drops: accent technique 52

SPECIAL MATERIALS 54

Metallic paints 56

White alcohol ink 58

Dark backgrounds 60

Forming circles 62

Stencils 64

PROJECTS 66

PAINTING IDEAS 68

Flowers 70

Goldfish 76

Masking fluid 78

MIXED MEDIA CREATIONS 80

Hand lettering 82

Line art 84

Pencil 86

Acrylic 88

Watercolour 90

Embossing 92

DIY MAKES 94

Resin 96

Ceramic 98

Wood 100

Glass 102

Plastic 104

Seasonal 106

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 108

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 110

INDEX 111