Friday, November 14, 2014

Little Owl



I have made an amazing discovery! My mind is blown by my experiments with alcohol inks. I have been keen to try these for a while and I was not dissapointed. I decided to just go with the flow and tap into my imagination. I knew that you can't really use these inks on porous surfaces to I grabbed some see-through packaging I had lying around and just slipped some white paper inside as the backdrop.


Using a straw I blew the inks across the shiny surface, causing some intriguing effects. As I worked I felt as if I was watching one of those psychedelic lightshows from the sixties (such as the video above).


Every time you add a new color everything else shifts around, in slow motion. As I added different colors I saw an owl emerge.







I left my little owl like this in the end but it was hard to stop. Believe me, using alcohol inks is well and truly addictive because they move and drip around so much. The fumes are also pretty bad so I opened all the windows to clear my head. I believe in future I might try adding alcohol blending solution and I will also try working on Yupo paper.

Have you had any experiences working with alcohol inks? What kind of surface did you use?

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13 comments:

  1. I love alcohol inks but haven't done anything with them in a couple of years. Your light show was fascinating. Your art that morphed into the owl is just fantastic. Love it.

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  2. Love what you have made. It is fascinating to work with the inks, my attempts have always turned into underwater scenes. Your owl is unique, love it. Valerie

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  3. Great to see your owl grow up on the paper. It turned out beautifully!

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  4. Wow, that's amazing! Love your little owl. So nice to see him grow :-)

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  5. Your owl is awesome! Love it! I have played with the inks on Yupo but never got results like that. Your way works wonderfully!

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  6. wow, never tried these inks, acrylic ink yes but not these...I know what to buy next! :)
    It's amazing how your imagination started from a little amount of paint and then some more....wow, cool!

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  7. I never knew that alcohol inks had so many uses. Your owl is charming. I loved seeing it come to being.

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  8. This is fun seeing how you created this owl...looks great too!

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  9. it sounds as though you had a wonderful time
    makes me want to play
    your owl is wonderful

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  10. Absolutely love it! Wonderful job!

    Hugs Giggles

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  11. Wow - this looks like it would be so difficult! You are incredibly talented.

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  12. Your owl is totally adorable and what fabulous colours. I love his eyes and the way he is flying.

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