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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.
Contents
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
