20 Projects for Alcohol Inks - A Workbook for Creating Your Best Art

Using your creativity and the vibrant medium of alcohol inks, create these 20 beautiful representational paintings. With a broad range of painting subjects including florals, animals, landscapes, and more, they demonstrate a variety of approachesto alcohol ink painting to inspire and ignite creativity. Step-by-step photos make each project a learning opportunity. The projects are arranged to build skills and practice specific basic techniques. For experienced artists and those just beginning to explore artand alcohol inks, these are time-tested methods for workingwith this mesmerizing and unpredictable medium. Learn ink flow, texturing, lifting, and masking, which are used to control the ink while maintaining exciting vibrancy, fluidity, and spontaneity. Loosen up your painting and discover the joy and passion of alcohol inks! AUTHOR: Karen Walker discovered the joy of working with alcohol inks in 2009. The vibrant color and fluidity of the inks brought spontaneity and excitement to her representational paintings and an enthusiasm she has shared through teaching inks ever since. 352 colour images