Happy Day to You!
Today for Watercolor Wednesday, we are going to play with alcohol inks, Isopropyl alcohol, q-tips, water-based markers, a Sharpie marker, water, and a brush on Yupo paper.
Let's Play
Gather your potential supplies
TIP: IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT DRIP INK DOWN THE PAGE, YOU MAY WISH TO TEAR OUT A SHEET, SO YOU DON'T GET INK ON THE EDGES OF THE PAPER PAD, LIKE I DID. : )
I am using dropper bottles of Distress Ink by Tim Holtz.
I filled the alcohol bottle cap with alcohol and dipped a q-tip in the cap.
Explore different ways of adding alcohol with the q-tip. Drip, tap repeatedly in one spot, draw with the q-tip and drag the ink around, etc. PLAY!
Go back into the inky layers that you have thinned out and pulled around with the alcohol soaked q-tip.
Add more colors of Distress Ink.
Lift the paper to create drips! This is soooo fun to do!
Use a paint brush with water to thin out and pull the ink around the page.
Drip water on the ink and see how that differs from the alcohol spots.
The alcohol on the q-tip causes the ink to spread outward. Hence, these wonderful spots and circles are created, which I just adore!!!
Continue exploring and playing. Start doing some doodling and drawing with the q-tip and the ink already on your page.
I was super excited to create these spirals, but . . .
then the spirals got swallowed up, and they disappeared.
Use water-based or permanent markers on the Yupo paper. The smooth surface is a delight to work on with markers!
Play, play, and play some more!
Sharpie markers are not water-soluble, but they are soluble with alcohol! Experiment with drawing with a Sharpie, then rubbing parts of it with an alcohol soaked q-tip.
That's it! I hope you have tons of fun with this one!
Blessings and Peace, Briana
PS Here's a resource you might enjoy:
UPDATE:
My thick application of ink is taking days to dry. Yupo is waterproof, so you can rinse your creation under running water and start over, if you want. Otherwise, I suggest using a thinner application of ink, work in stages, or simply be prepared for your art to take days to dry. Have fun!
