What interesting effects you get with these techniques. The way the colors play together is quite something. And the journal pages that you made are stunning. Thanks for sharing!
Nina, this was fun to watch and you got some wonderful backgrounds. I know what I will be trying when I get off work this afternoon. Thanks so much, have a great week.
What lovely pieces you got from your experiments. Sometimes it’s just good to sit down and play without any expectations of what will happen. Thanks Nina 💕💫
I especially love the Tate cards. Some look very impressionistic. I remember the first time I ever saw alcohol on watercolor was when you were on vacation in Spain (I think). I just loved those pieces you created! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us. Blessings to you, Nina.
Thank you so much Nina, that’s really really awesome 😎 I really really love 💕 the results you got absolutely fantastic. When I get time between handmade cards I’m going to try this out. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags. We couldn’t do without you that’s for sure
Proof again that life is full of possibilities!!! Love the results and your pages. I wonder now if my Dr. Martin Inks are hydra. My results are never like yours. That will be the first think I check! Thank you for encouraging me to feel free to experiment! TFS. I did. God bless and stay safe.
Haha, thanks Carol, it’s very addictive and I’ve made a few more since playing around with removing the paint and adding more layers. I absolutely love the patterns you get 💕
I love this technique! I have done this with alcohol, but never with many layers before. I’ll have to experiment with this. This technique works nicely with Starburst sprays but you can’t layer them because they reactivate with the next layer. I suppose you could use fixative between layers, though. Thanks for inspiring us.
I use 300 lbs watercolour paper Nina and with that the paper stays wet for much longer and you can get a more pleasing result when using watercolour paint and salt.
Good morning nina, like you I sometimes overthink while I am creating and with techniques like this you just have to wait and see. Well not entirely true, you choose the colours and you are good at this. The nice thing is, that the results are inspiring and ideas come up right away and then your"thinking cap" is in order. Thanks for mentioning that nailpolishremover will also do the job, since I haven no prosomething alcohol......Have a good week nina, love lena xxx
Good morning Lena. I’m find the quicker you work with these kinds of things, the better the results as you don’t overthink it as much. I hope acetone nail polish will work, I have not tried it, but seem to remember someone saying it works. Surgical spirits regular rubbing alcohol will definitely work for this. Have a creative week and take care. Hugs 💕 xxx
Oh boy, this is going to be fun! I have some experience with these techniques but I just love those postcards, just the right type of surface I think. So many options to play with! Love your results!💕🇨🇦
I’ve come a little late to the party but these are just gorgeous Nina I really love them. For us U.K. people, Amazon do 100% isopropyl alcohol if anyone wants some xx
Oh these are fabulous, I especially loved the 2nd bombay inks one... Probably the colours but the wiping away of the white made it look awesome.... Now my workshop bench is cleared I'm hoping to do more experimenting as I have the huge bench to work on.... Just gotta rig up my phone for filming now😁😁😁😁 so happy I finished it yesterday... Bit pooped but I can now play once again 😁😁😁😁😜💖
I’m so glad you’ve got your workshop cleared. Well done you ❤️. I need a major clear out of my craft room, but it will put me out of action for a couple of weeks so I keep putting it off. In all honesty I don’t know where to start! I hope you’ll give this a try. I want to do the same technique on the other Tate boards as these make the most fabulous backgrounds for other projects and I want to experiment more with the wiping away technique too. Have a fabulous week 💕💕💕
@@NinaRibenaMixedMedia oh no I've only cleared the bench the boxes are all stacked behind me, finishing the revamp is phase 2 and 3 😜😜😂😂😂 I will only be showing my cleared bench to use... You won't see the rest of the room that's a long way off being done. I've got many hobbies all in there that I can't really do the whole workshop yet.... This covid has mucked up so much stuff this year for us.... 😩😩😩 I'm just pleased to be able to use my bench now. Hope you can get your craftroom sorted out... Have a fun week creating xx 💖💖
This is one if my fave techniques to do! I first saw Lorri Marie Jenkins do it and was hooked! It’s so exciting isn’t it? I saw Andy Skinner’s vid too. You got some really good results,Nina. So pretty. Tfs. Hugs, Dee xxx💖💖💖
Thanks Dee, I haven’t seen Lorrie Marie’s video, but I saw Andy Skinners a few years ago and loved it. It want to try it again using my FW acrylic inks as the Bombay inks worked beautifully. Its so addictive! Thanks for watching Dee. Hugs 💕 xxx
I love your experiments, I had a go last time you did something like this, but it didn't turn out half as good as yours. You produced some lovely colour combos. Tfs xo
Love this! I’m going to have a play with this today... in fact... (pause) ... right now... I stopped commenting in order to gather my supplies to check out this fun technique. I remember those art journal layouts and used to try to follow along with you. I loved filling my 8x8 black journal which was my first completed journal. I’m still creating art journal layouts in various sizes but I haven’t gotten into junk journals or other mixed media projects although I am hoping to create a grouping of small 8” canvases for the wall I look at the most. I recently resubscribed to your channel which was how I saw this video. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us and have a great day! 🙂
Through my experiments, I have found that acrylics need to be diluted pretty heavily and the alcohol should be 91% or more, for the best results. Also, the watercolor & salt reaction works best if the watercolor paints are still damp, but not so wet that there are puddles. Larger salt particles like from pink salt, or rock salt have given me some really pretty results. Hope this helps anyone watching after 2 years later! 😉
Very exciting prompt this week! Can’t wait to experiment yet again! I will be googling chemical reactions (fumes, effect on paper, etc) if I venture outside what you and Kylie have used in your videos...I have an idea, but want to make sure it’s safe to use with art supplies and whether it affects the paper’s longevity! Thanks again for a new challenge. 💕 PS. I’ve been working on most of the prompts (RRR and dendritic) but have found little time to take pictures...lol...how do you manage to make so many great videos! My hat goes off to you and Kylie for all that you do to make this group such a success! ❤️😀
Hello Nina, I'm writing this before watching your video because I don't want to forget. I realized I haven't been getting videos from you or anyone else that I subscribe to for at least a month, maybe longer. I have no idea why since I have double checked to make sure I am still subscribed and that the bell is set to all. Do you think it is a You Tube problem? Thank you for any help or suggestions you can give me.
Morning Karen. Thanks for your message. TH-cam have stopped sending email notifications as they claim that only 1% of people were reading them. This is having a huge effect on viewing numbers. There are a couple of things you can try. Firstly try unsubscribing from my channel and then subscribing again, remembering to click the bell notification. This might reset things. There is also a video here that explains how you can reinstate settings here. I hope this helps and would appreciate you letting me know if it does 💕 th-cam.com/video/HVvX_M56zFo/w-d-xo.html
@@NinaRibenaMixedMedia Thank you Nina, I have tried unsubscribing and subscribing again without luck. I will watch the video and follow the instructions.
The smell of surgical spirit reminds me of when I got my ears pierced. As Tim Holtz always says when asked if something might work - just try it, it is only paper!
The red toned one you love reminds me of a field of poppies. They are all very lovely.
So many different results. They all look so great. And so simple.
So fun and interesting. I have both alcohol and acetone on hand... have a wonderful week!
What a fabulous experiment! Thank you for showcasing some great techniques!
Such a marvelous technique, Nna! Thank you!
Lovely backgrounds. Thanks for sharing this technique. Have a lovely day Nina!
Thanks Laura, you too 💕
Wow, such unusual and textured results! Thanks for sharing.
Love the effects you achieved , i will have to give this a go , thanks so much for sharing ❤
You got some fabulous results! Thanks for sharing!
I love this technique too, rather addictive indeed. Great results Nina, thank you!
Absolutely awesome............👌👏👏👏😍
Thanks Isobel 💕
Thank you for a very thorough and detailed teaching
Thanks Janet, glad you enjoyed it 💕
Wonderful ideas, thank you.
These are super Nina! Think I'll have to have a go! Tfs 😊
It’s such a fun technique. Enjoy ❤️
What a cool idea! So inspirational!
What interesting effects you get with these techniques. The way the colors play together is quite something. And the journal pages that you made are stunning. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely technic have just got the Alcohol online .can't wait to try it out.
It’s so much fun. Happy Creating 💕
These are lovely, Nina. I've never used alcohol on acrylics, but I will now!! Many thanks as ever.
I’m sure you’ll have fun with this Edna. Happy Creating 💕
I love the piece that you rubbed the white off of! Beautiful colours and patterns! Cheers from 🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta🇨🇦
Thanks Joey, I really love how these turned out 💕
love it ...the first one reminds me of looking out of a window and there is a storm outside yet your nice and cosy inside x
Your videos are just awesome, Nina
Great technique, Nina. Love the results.
Great experiments Nina xx.
Thanks Mel 💕
Nina, this was fun to watch and you got some wonderful backgrounds. I know what I will be trying when I get off work this afternoon. Thanks so much, have a great week.
Thanks Debbie, glad you enjoyed it. Happy Creating 💕
I love making alcohol splattered marks with layers of acrylics. Yours turned out beautifully, Nina.
I love these. I have not experimented with alcohol at all. I think I will start. Thank you for the inspiration. I love how your designs turned out! Xx
Thanks Rosie. Alcohol produces some wonderful effects so Happy Creating 💕
Hi Nina, those pages are really beautiful. I think that I might try this technique.
Its such a lot of fun and you never get the same result twice. Happy Creating 💕
when i use plain water on my watercolors i get this result i do get blooms but i love the look
Great results! What a fun process!
I remember when you did the field of poppies. Thanks for sharing this technique once more.💕
Thanks Sherry. I love these techniques and I’m glad you enjoyed it too 💕
Fabulous, I think my crafty granddaughter will like this!
I am certain she would. Its addictive 💕
What lovely pieces you got from your experiments. Sometimes it’s just good to sit down and play without any expectations of what will happen. Thanks Nina 💕💫
I totally agree. It was so much fun and very hard to stop 😘💕 x
Love this technique and your journal pages Nina...you are brilliant!
Very interesting I wonder what happens if you spray alcohol instead of sprinkling by the brush. Thanks for sharing.
I’m not sure, but I will try it the next time I try this technique 💕
Love them all!!
Thanks Stacy 💕
Wow some lovely backgrounds Nina,,,xxx 👏💕😊
Thanks Annie. It was such a lot of fun 💕 xxx
Love this technique! Thank you for sharing it...
I love it Nina.
I think these would be stunning as backgrounds for Christmas cards. They look rather festive.💜
Very pretty!! Going to try the inks love ....the results! 💜👀💜
Very nice results ❤️❤️❤️
Very cool Nina 💕
I especially love the Tate cards. Some look very impressionistic. I remember the first time I ever saw alcohol on watercolor was when you were on vacation in Spain (I think). I just loved those pieces you created! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us. Blessings to you, Nina.
great results! Thanks
Thanks Katharina. Can’t wait to see what you come up with 💕
Thank you so much Nina, that’s really really awesome 😎 I really really love 💕 the results you got absolutely fantastic. When I get time between handmade cards I’m going to try this out. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags. We couldn’t do without you that’s for sure
For the alcohol inks on water colours on water colour paper it may be best to seal the paper first with gloss medium
Awesome , can’t wait to play . Hugs xx
Enjoy 💕 xx
Proof again that life is full of possibilities!!! Love the results and your pages. I wonder now if my Dr. Martin Inks are hydra. My results are never like yours. That will be the first think I check! Thank you for encouraging me to feel free to experiment! TFS. I did. God bless and stay safe.
Very pretty
Thanks Tina 💕
So many backgrounds; so little time.,hahaha I can see where this could get very addicting. So many great backgrounds
Haha, thanks Carol, it’s very addictive and I’ve made a few more since playing around with removing the paint and adding more layers. I absolutely love the patterns you get 💕
Love that ink and alcohol technique! Beautiful texture and background. Will definitely give that a try😊
This was really interesting. I’ll try it with surgical spirit or nail varnish remover. I love this effect! Happy Sunday!
Thanks Cheryl. Happy Creating 💕
Since COVID, it’s very difficult to find 90% alcohol in the US, especially living on an island. Love the experiments professor😉❤️👏🏼
I love this technique! I have done this with alcohol, but never with many layers before. I’ll have to experiment with this. This technique works nicely with Starburst sprays but you can’t layer them because they reactivate with the next layer. I suppose you could use fixative between layers, though. Thanks for inspiring us.
Beautiful
Cool designs
Thank you 💕
I use 300 lbs watercolour paper Nina and with that the paper stays wet for much longer and you can get a more pleasing result when using watercolour paint and salt.
Good morning nina, like you I sometimes overthink while I am creating and with techniques like this you just have to wait and see. Well not entirely true, you choose the colours and you are good at this. The nice thing is, that the results are inspiring and ideas come up right away and then your"thinking cap" is in order. Thanks for mentioning that nailpolishremover will also do the job, since I haven no prosomething alcohol......Have a good week nina, love lena xxx
Good morning Lena. I’m find the quicker you work with these kinds of things, the better the results as you don’t overthink it as much. I hope acetone nail polish will work, I have not tried it, but seem to remember someone saying it works. Surgical spirits regular rubbing alcohol will definitely work for this. Have a creative week and take care. Hugs 💕 xxx
Oh boy, this is going to be fun! I have some experience with these techniques but I just love those postcards, just the right type of surface I think. So many options to play with! Love your results!💕🇨🇦
I’ve come a little late to the party but these are just gorgeous Nina I really love them. For us U.K. people, Amazon do 100% isopropyl alcohol if anyone wants some xx
Oh these are fabulous, I especially loved the 2nd bombay inks one... Probably the colours but the wiping away of the white made it look awesome.... Now my workshop bench is cleared I'm hoping to do more experimenting as I have the huge bench to work on.... Just gotta rig up my phone for filming now😁😁😁😁 so happy I finished it yesterday... Bit pooped but I can now play once again 😁😁😁😁😜💖
I’m so glad you’ve got your workshop cleared. Well done you ❤️. I need a major clear out of my craft room, but it will put me out of action for a couple of weeks so I keep putting it off. In all honesty I don’t know where to start! I hope you’ll give this a try. I want to do the same technique on the other Tate boards as these make the most fabulous backgrounds for other projects and I want to experiment more with the wiping away technique too. Have a fabulous week 💕💕💕
@@NinaRibenaMixedMedia oh no I've only cleared the bench the boxes are all stacked behind me, finishing the revamp is phase 2 and 3 😜😜😂😂😂 I will only be showing my cleared bench to use... You won't see the rest of the room that's a long way off being done. I've got many hobbies all in there that I can't really do the whole workshop yet.... This covid has mucked up so much stuff this year for us.... 😩😩😩 I'm just pleased to be able to use my bench now. Hope you can get your craftroom sorted out... Have a fun week creating xx 💖💖
Loved this technique! I can’t wait to try it! I wonder how it would work on Yupo paper??? Have a great day!! 😊
Its fascinating isn’t it. This is a similar technique done on a Yupo alternative th-cam.com/video/7sM2IbM55sA/w-d-xo.html
Nina Ribena just watched that one too. Very cool!! Totally going to try this! Thanks for sharing!! You rock!! 😊
Yes there beautiful, I love that effect 🤗💜🧚♀️
This is one if my fave techniques to do! I first saw Lorri Marie Jenkins do it and was hooked! It’s so exciting isn’t it? I saw Andy Skinner’s vid too. You got some really good results,Nina. So pretty. Tfs. Hugs, Dee xxx💖💖💖
Thanks Dee, I haven’t seen Lorrie Marie’s video, but I saw Andy Skinners a few years ago and loved it. It want to try it again using my FW acrylic inks as the Bombay inks worked beautifully. Its so addictive! Thanks for watching Dee. Hugs 💕 xxx
You can use this layer technique with watercolor IF you use Dewent Inktense watercolors. They are permanent once dry. You can buy blocks and pencils.
Great results Nina - I should have thought to try the acetone as I have some of it - that might be a mid-week experiment :)
Thanks Kylie, this was such a lot of fun. Surgical spirits definitely works if you have any, but I’d like to experiment with acetone as well 🤞💕
I love your experiments, I had a go last time you did something like this, but it didn't turn out half as good as yours. You produced some lovely colour combos. Tfs xo
I had so much fun with these and it was hard to stop! Fascinating that they all came out so differently. I hope you enjoy giving it a try 💕 xo
Beautiful results! Love the pages. Will you do something with them next week?
Love this! I’m going to have a play with this today... in fact... (pause) ... right now... I stopped commenting in order to gather my supplies to check out this fun technique. I remember those art journal layouts and used to try to follow along with you. I loved filling my 8x8 black journal which was my first completed journal. I’m still creating art journal layouts in various sizes but I haven’t gotten into junk journals or other mixed media projects although I am hoping to create a grouping of small 8” canvases for the wall I look at the most. I recently resubscribed to your channel which was how I saw this video. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us and have a great day! 🙂
Interesting results with the different paints and layering 😁.Was using rock salt last night on watercolour 😆X
Haha, your one step ahead already ❤️
It only works if you use gesso?
So yummy!!! ❤️
Bellissime, posso sapere quale prodotto c'è nel flaconcino spray?
The spray bottle has plain tap water in it and it is used to thin the paint down. Hope that helps 💕
Nice!
Through my experiments, I have found that acrylics need to be diluted pretty heavily and the alcohol should be 91% or more, for the best results. Also, the watercolor & salt reaction works best if the watercolor paints are still damp, but not so wet that there are puddles. Larger salt particles like from pink salt, or rock salt have given me some really pretty results. Hope this helps anyone watching after 2 years later! 😉
Very exciting prompt this week! Can’t wait to experiment yet again! I will be googling chemical reactions (fumes, effect on paper, etc) if I venture outside what you and Kylie have used in your videos...I have an idea, but want to make sure it’s safe to use with art supplies and whether it affects the paper’s longevity! Thanks again for a new challenge. 💕
PS. I’ve been working on most of the prompts (RRR and dendritic) but have found little time to take pictures...lol...how do you manage to make so many great videos! My hat goes off to you and Kylie for all that you do to make this group such a success! ❤️😀
Will this work on wood
Wood is porous, and so the paint would sink in and not spread. However it may work if you prime the wood with gesso first. Hope this helps
@@NinaRibenaMixedMedia Thanks! 😀
What if you used a retarder medium to keep the ink open longer? I want to dabble with that. :D
Definitely worth a try 👍🏻
Hello Nina, I'm writing this before watching your video because I don't want to forget. I realized I haven't been getting videos from you or anyone else that I subscribe to for at least a month, maybe longer. I have no idea why since I have double checked to make sure I am still subscribed and that the bell is set to all. Do you think it is a You Tube problem? Thank you for any help or suggestions you can give me.
Morning Karen. Thanks for your message. TH-cam have stopped sending email notifications as they claim that only 1% of people were reading them. This is having a huge effect on viewing numbers. There are a couple of things you can try. Firstly try unsubscribing from my channel and then subscribing again, remembering to click the bell notification. This might reset things. There is also a video here that explains how you can reinstate settings here. I hope this helps and would appreciate you letting me know if it does 💕 th-cam.com/video/HVvX_M56zFo/w-d-xo.html
@@NinaRibenaMixedMedia Thank you Nina, I have tried unsubscribing and subscribing again without luck. I will watch the video and follow the instructions.
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The smell of surgical spirit reminds me of when I got my ears pierced.
As Tim Holtz always says when asked if something might work - just try it, it is only paper!
And for the prices he sells his papers he always gets a dollar sign in his eyes when he tells people, "it's just paper."
this is something a bit different. I might experiment of Christmas cards
Great idea. Enjoy 💕
You need to use MUCH more water. The acrylics should be almost transparent and wet when sprinkling alcohol
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Very cool Nina 💕