Tutorial : Alcohol Ink Painting mounted on to Canvas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2018
- Hi Everyone,
I'm back with another art tutorial. This time I am showing you how to create an alcohol ink abstract painting and how to mount it on to a small canvas (**please note in this video I am not painting directly onto canvas - but I will be doing a tutorial on that soon). See below for where I bought my materials.
For US
Alcohol Inks - Tim Holtz - geni.us/5tv6nMJ
Yupo Paper - geni.us/J4OR
Isopropyl Alcohol - geni.us/eABKFAf
Art Resin -
Small - geni.us/mDdN
1 gal - geni.us/Jx9N
2 gal - geni.us/jrEl
Liquid Gold Leaf (equivalent) - geni.us/ovXERto
Spray Adhesive - geni.us/mHSgy
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I hope you all enjoy and get some useful tips along the way.
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Gorgeous
Looks beautiful.
Absolutely stunning - as always! Thank you Emma
So so beautiful! Thank you for showing us how to make it.
Wow! So beautiful!
my 10 year old Grandaughter loves working with alcohol inks,,will show her your videos,,,love your style.
Thank you!
Just beautiful as always
Amazing colors💙💚🧡♥️
Absolutely beautiful 😍😍 ..... thanks for sharing x
I find your videos super helpful! Thank you for taking the time to help us out!
Thank you 😁
REALLY love your technique! Thank you!!! 😍 🤩
Beautiful! I wish you showed how to coat it in resin and torching the bubbles out. Awesome video though! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! I have another video on my channel showing how to apply resin - th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html
Ahhhhh thank you so much for the link!
Wow they turned out beautiful! Will try this :) I love the soft sound of your voice ♡
Just beautiful love the results x
Thanks :) x
Your work is so beautiful, I’ve just discovered alcohol inks and am mesmerized 🤪
Thank you so much - such a lovely comment!
LOVE! These are so AWESOME!!
Thank you!!
Love this!
This looks so perfect, just loved it. Your colour combinations are wonderful. ^♡^
Thanks :)
I love your Art! Great pictures!
MANY continued best wishes & you are rewarded!!
Great use of colours
Thank you for such a wonderful class your art is just the best I am trying this today. From Marlene in Australia
Great! I'm so pleased it helped. Hope it turns out well 👍🏻
Amazing and you did such an excellent job at explaining every detail!!! Thank you and I’m definitely trying this!! 🎉
I'm so pleased you enjoyed the video! I'm sure you'll do a great job 🤩
Hi Emma. I’ve just discovered your channel. I never gave any thought to using alcohol inks to do abstract let alone using a canvas. Your works that I’ve seen are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing your talents.
wow that's really kind! Thank you so much. Good luck trying it out :)
This was so helpful!!
Thanx for a video. Trying to learn now how to work with inks,so its helpful:)
I'm so glad it's helped :)
Very very pretty!❤️👍❤️
10000x better than some stuff I've seen in legit art shows/museums lol
Oh wow thanks 😊
Thank you so much. This was so easy to watch and I loved the final result. I have inks and I haven’t know exactly how to use them. Cheers Marie ‘downunder ‘
I'm so pleased its helped Marie. I hope you now have fun creating!
Wonderful 🔥
Absolutely beautiful!!!!! Just found your channel!!!!!😀😀😀❤️❤️
Thank you so much ☺️💛
wow you are super talented! i love your videos
Thank you so much ☺️
Just wanted to say, hello. New to this, and your video really helped me. Great job!
I'm so pleased - such a lovely comment :)
Beautiful thx
For working out your composition, its better to use two L- shaped matte boards in a neutral color and about 3-4" thick which will cover the outside parts so they don't interfere with what you are looking at. I just noticed that you seemed to be going back and forth and you ended up leaving out the part on the left almost intirely. I keep my L's hanging on the wall on a nail in my framing area to help me with knowing where to crop and matte my work for framing etc. You do interesting paintings. I'm attracted to colour so I have fallen in love with the alcohol inks!
Yes looking back at it now I understand what you mean. I do sometimes struggle with composition. I don't like to cover the whole page but sometimes the inks don't go where I want them to go. Thanks for the tips :) and thanks for watching!
Awesome work! Great instructional video. Please if you can, show us how you gold leafed the alcohol ink artwork!! I love both of these mediums, so it would be fantastic to see how it is done!! Thank you so much!
I'm glad the video helped :) I will deff do a video in the future on gold leaf and how I use it in my paintings. Thanks for the idea!
I would love to see a tutorial on your resin technique.
this is my current resin technique :) th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html
Yes
Very nice! Painting on the paper to then transfer to canvas is pretty creative. I can save money and time from prepping the canvas with primer.
Yes, I find it easier at times, especially when I'm doing a large piece. I find the inks always move better on paper than canvas anyways.
Can u please give more details about the resin & torching method to produce that brilliant effect. Thanks. 🎨
Hey - check out my resin tutorial here - th-cam.com/video/dmUW0e-wZF0/w-d-xo.html
Do you have a video on how to do the resin, doll?? I’ve never worked with the medium and am not sure how to do it. Lovely art!!! Splendid!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much! Yes I do, check out this link th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html
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Lovely video, thank you. I really must try this. Oh dear, that means I have to buy alcohol inks too. Next payday!
That's my life each month waiting for payday to buy new art materials! ☺️
Hi Emma, just freshly joined. i LOVE the tutorial but wish you showed the resin part and i am thinking it would probably also prevent fading
Hi Janet, I'm so pleased you enjoyed the video. Yes it does prevent fading as it seals the painting. Check out my Resin tutorial here :- th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html
You can also use thick gel medium to glue the Yupo to another surface
Oh wow I didn't realise that - thanks for the tip!
Hi Emma, Fantastic work, I really like it, would love to try it! Could you tell me, what type of paper and paints you recommends.
The best paper to use is Yupo paper and I find my favourite inks to use are Adirondack Alcohol Inks by Tim Holtz. Hope you get a good result!
wow, beautiful results. I´m interested in trying it out. I wonder if you could use masking fluid, normally used with watercoors, or is there maybe a similar product that work with these inks too?
I'm not sure about tasing fluid - I've never used it with alcohol inks. Let me know if you do try it :)
Great videos. Is that a canvas board that you resin over? Tks 😀
Hi Emma, beautiful. What resin do you use?
Beautiful! Thank you. Did you resin the sides or tape them off before you did your resin?
I did have resin on the sides too but looking back I think it would have looked nicer to have the sides matte and just the top shiny.
nice video! i never talk in my video's becaus i never know what to say hihi
I just waffle on really and make it up as I go on :)
do you have a video showing the resin process...loved how they turned out btw
Thank you so much! Yes - check out this video - th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html
Hi Emma, loving your videos today, lost count of how many! Great stuff! Do I hear a West Country twang? I’m in Bristol.
Thanks for watching! No, born and bred in North London :)
Interesting outcome...the title of the video is a bit confusing? "Transferred" suggests that will move from one surface to another...Where "Mounting" the image to another surface is what actually took place in the video...Great looking results ...
Yes you are completely right actually - I will change the title so that it is less confusing. Thanks for watching! 😁
I’m sorry my volume isn’t working great for some reason, do you spray these with UV protection or anything? I’m nee to this and noticed some people do but not sure if that’s a must or preferred xx
Hey, in this video I used resin to seal it but you can use something like Golden's UVLS varnish. You don't necessarily need to varnish but I would advise to because over time the inks will fade especially if placed somewhere with sunlight on it.
Hi Emma…i’m very happy i found your amazing channel…thanks for sharing …may i ask what kind of paper did you use?
Thanks! I used Yupo paper. Have a look at the links I have provided in the video description of where you can buy it 😁
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Did you put the resin directly onto the painting or did you spray anything on first? Thanks
Hi, I put it directly on to the painting. You don't need to spray anything on it before, as long as it's clean :)
Very beautiful, what kind of paper do you use?
It's called Yupo paper :)
How did you make it so shiny, very lovely❤️
It's called resin. Thanks so much! :)
Wow! Those are so beautiful! Love them. Do you just put the resin on the top or do u also do the sides with it?
Thanks so much :) Yes I do put resin on he sides too but just a thin coat
@@EmmaRave is their another way to seal the canvas without using resin or is resin a must have?
@@JHENSHOMESTEAD You can varnish it instead. Have a look at this video - th-cam.com/video/vDLbsWQPQ_8/w-d-xo.html&lc=z22hvb5ooxzhwly1kacdp43a5xcrboj3dkhxwwaxkctw03c010c
Love this piece will try this, what type of paper did you use?
It's called Yupo paper
Love this video !! Beautiful work! Please can you tell me the name of the yellow ? Is it Ranger sunshine or Lemonade or another one? Then May I ask you please when the video for alcohol ink direct on canvas will be online ?? For work directly on canvas, what do you do differently ? Or it’s the same method ?? I don’t find some instructions about it, so I really hope you can explain me. Thank you !!!
Hey, thank you for watching! The yellow I used was Sunshine Yellow. I hope to release the other video in the next few months. The difference is that you would have to prime the canvas first otherwise the ink will soak into the fabric too much.
Great work, couple of questions/
What kind of paper did you use? ( I couldn’t make it out )
And how do you get a smooth resin surface?
I have used resin to coat my acrylic canvas and I stir them well and I get dimples etc
I use a paper called Yupo - link should be in the description :) The reason why dimples can appear is either because your canvas isn't level or tight enough or it can be that the resin is too thin in areas. I would add little bits of resin every 5 minutes to the sections where the dimples are appearing as it dries. Check out this video - th-cam.com/video/qBFdhJvZNrM/w-d-xo.html from about 10min30 as I get dimples in that one. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
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You can also. Resin it on!
hi, can I paint directely onto canvas? did you use shiny paper or why is the end result shiny?
I used yup paper. It's shiny because I coated it with resin at the end. You can paint directly on to the canvas but you need to prime the canvas first. I'll be doing a tutorial on that soon.
This is so beautiful! I think I got most of the supplies I need... liquidex acrylic ink (I think it’s the same as alcohol ink), rubbing alcohol, I read in the other comments that you like Yupo paper, I got resin... what is the white that you used? And did you use gold acrylic ink too? Thanks so much for showing this video!
No - acrylic ink is very different to alcohol ink. I don't think I actually ended up using the acrylic ink in this video but I tend to show everything I think I may use. For this video I just used Tim Holtz alcohol inks except the white alcohol ink is by Jacquard and is called pinata white. The gold that I used on the other piece is by liquid leaf in colour classic. Have fun creating!!
Thank you so much for the feedback! Can't wait to try!!! @@EmmaRave
Great tutorial thank you Emma. 1 thing, you said you don't spray anything onto the painting before resining it. I didn't think the alcohol inks were light fast. Won't they fade under the resin? I know the resin is UV resistant to yellowing but I didn't think that meant the painting underneath would be protected, just the resin itself
hey, thanks for your comment. The resin like you said is UV resistant and will protect the painting for years to come however I have concerns too about yellowing. I have looked on forums and the consensus seems to be that it is better to add that layer of protection (UV varnish) before resining it. Thanks for asking the question - I'm learning too :)
Hey can you do some more like this please?! 😀
You introduced the acrylic inks at the start, but did you end up using them?
Yes I'm sorry I just re-watched it and realized that I didn't in the end. I tend to show everything I think I may use along the way but in this video you're right, I didn't use them. Hope it wasn't too confusing.
Cut out a viewfinder from heavy white paper then you can move the “hole” around and see what composition works best.
That's a good idea!
Alcohol ink pearl on its way from ranger soon...
What are u spraying the page with? Ink? Alcohol?
I love this! I tried it with the same alcohol inks, but when I sprayed the yup paper with isopropyl alcohol, and then dripped the black it ended up turning brown? Help!
When you add too much isopropyl to the black ink it does start to turn brown especially if you are allowing the ink to bleed across the page. Try using a bit more of the black and less of the isopropyl and use a foam brush to move the ink around.
thanks!!@@EmmaRave
They are just fantastic, but how do you go working with the alcohol?
Sorry, I'm not quite sure what you're asking?
@@EmmaRave sorry, I meant smell and fume-wise. I know you need to work in a well ventilated area, does that mean you don't do much of this in winter 🙃
@@cathieh.7225 Yes I don't actually work loads with alcohol inks but when I do, I keep all windows open and once finished I stay out of the room the whole day. You can also use face masks :)
I am allergic to resin but love the look--and your paintings are lovely-but is there any other medium I could use to coat my artwork in a glossy finish ?
You can use a gloss varnish. It won't be as shiny as resin but it would still have a slight shine.
@@EmmaRave what do you spray, that is water or?
@@sunshine_craft1771 No, it's not water, it's isopropyl alcohol
What type of Resin do you use and are the sides resin as well? Beautiful work by the way and great tips.
Hi Susan, I use ArtResin. It's a really good brand and I get on with it well. I did resin the sides too. I did actually film the process but realized I had left my bank card in shot the whole way through so had to delete it - oops! I just let the resin slide over the edges whilst it was propped up on cups. Glad you liked the video :)
Gorgeous don’t you need to protect the painting with varnish. And IV protected
Yes, I use either Kamar Kyrlon varnish or Golden Polymer Varnish with UVLS - th-cam.com/video/vDLbsWQPQ_8/w-d-xo.html
When I make jewelry is this the same alcohol ink I use? Do you have any tutorials on that please?
Yes you can use alcohol inks but I'm not sure how opaque they would look. I've never tried jewellery I'm afraid so I don't currently have any tutorials, sorry. I'm sure you will be able to find other videos though :)
Is isoprofill the same as isopropyl alcohol?
Yes
Can I use isopropyl alcohol for acrylic paints??
No I'm afraid it won't react with acrylic
I wonder if clear acrylic gel medium would be a suitable glue
Hmm not sure, maybe something to try out.
Emma Ravens yeah that stuff is great.
please can any one answer me what kind of papper she used ?and what the bright cover at the end??
I used Yupo paper and the bright yellow is called Sunshine Yellow by Tim Holtz
@@EmmaRave thnx
Can you put the inks directly on the canvas versus putting it on yupo paper?
Yes you can although you need to prime your canvas first
That was my thought as well. When you say prime the canvas, does that mean use gesso?
@@ronaprescott4007 You can use gesso but I would suggest using an oil based primer like Kilz latez.
Why did you choose canvas to mount this on instead of a wood panel?
No real reason, its just I had a canvas free. Most people prefer hanging canvas because it's lighter but It's easier mounting it on to wood so I guess I do it by preference :)
What kind of resin did you use? Do you have a video with resin work at all? If not would you consider uploading one? Your work is amazing.
Just saw your response to previous post. 🙌🏼
Hi Megan, yes I do - th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html thank you!!
how do you clean the brush?
you can clean it with rubbing alcohol (isopropyl )
It would have been great to see the resin procedure because I have no idea how to do it 😩
Yes sorry I actually did and then I realised my credit card was in shot and had to cut it! Check out my other video though - th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html
Lovely work Emma! I would like to talk to you about you creating a canvas with teal, yolk yellow and gold and grey. But lets wait until the furniture arrives!!
Of course! :)
What is the type of paper you use before you transfer it to the canvas?
It's called Yupo paper.
Im not sure if you noticed but your ink after you let it dry for the first time it looked like a parrot...looked nice
oh yes just looked at it! :)
Please show us how to do the resin. Thanks so much.
Hey, please check out my other video to see how to apply resin to artwork - th-cam.com/video/Ht-MqLvWdOk/w-d-xo.html&lc=z23jszoxerbtsjgje04t1aokgaeli3ffynwsbpwjppl0bk0h00410
So I’ve watched your resin video which may have been an acrylic painting? But do you seal the alcohol ink first? I’ve had trouble with ink moving when I put on the resin. Any thoughts? Love your tutorials, btw, so helpful and inspiring. Working my way through them!
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What kind of resin
Her voice reminds me of Sophie Turner😊
So what kind of ink is that and where can I buy? Sorry I have never used alcohol ink before... first timer ... this is stunning by the way
Thank you! The inks are alcohol inks from Tim Holtz. You can get them from amazon :)
Here's a link - amzn.to/2SM5W3S
Thank you for this tutorial! I especially appreciate how you are honest about the creative process. :)
My question is what kind of paper would you advise using? I can't quite here what type your particular piece is. Thank you.
Thank you Heather! I'm using a paper called Yupo paper - link is in the description of this video. Probably the best paper I've used for Alcohol Inks so far.
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Why can't you put the inks directly on the canvas??? I heard that you can use Kilz2 on the canvas before you put the inks on. Have you tried that??
Yes you need to prime the canvas first so that it doesn't soak right through. I've seen a lot of people using kilz2 on the canvas - I'm going to try it and hopefully do a video soon.
Whats in the spray bottle? Rubbing alcohol?
Yes we call it Isoprophyl here in the uk but it's the same as rubbing alcohol.
Whqt kind of pape
It's called Yupo paper - see link in description of video
Way you just cant do this straight on canvas?
You can - I've done another video explaining how to prime the canvas to use alcohol inks. This video is for anyone who doesn't have the primer.