Even your older videos are treasure troves of inspiration and introspection. I loved the point you made about the perfected demos and how when we try them at home we can get crestfallen. Your keeping it real is my fave. LOVE that texture you got with the kosher salt. Wow.
I’m so glad I found this video because I got excited and bought a big set of Bombay Indian ink. I hardly see them used and was googling ways to use them. I was happy to see you can use them with water as much as you do. I could see letting the picture dry and then using Caran d’Ache crayons over it or colors pencils…etc. Thanks Lindsey I always enjoy your videos!
I love it.....cant wait till pay day.....Oriental Trading Company will be my new best friend....I already have an account for party supplies, and I have bought their stamps through your recommendation during Christmas and my children and I had a blast making cards.. so I know that we will have just as much fun with the India inks.....thank you for showing us no fear and to always have fun because there is never a bad creation just one that we learn from..
This paper doesn't do the craters-style buckling, but if you get enough water on it, the paper sometimes begins to rise like the top of a tunnel. Ross Barbera (I love him too!) had a great tip: you simply paint the back half of the paper with water as well and the paper will lay flat so you have an easier time working on it. Harder to do when you've already done art on the back, but sometimes it works out just right. Also wanted to say I agree with you about using the journal as practice-- that's exactly what some are using it for. Mistakes aren't possibe-- simply gesso or collage over the stuff you can't stand to see, though it's totally cool to be able to look through your journal to see how far you've come. You don't have to add words, but a lot of people do, sometimes jusy using quotations to convey a feeling or something going on in their lives. Some use it to work through emotions or situations, some keep it light-hearted. The point is to do whatever feels right at the time. Like you said Lindsay, you don't have to share with anyone, which works for many. Others share because they like knowing they aren't alone and sometimes because they simply like sharing their artwork. It's all good!
You have the best way of getting someone "out of the chair" and start making art. Been away for way too long. Love what you are creating and thanks for your easy unstructured way of teaching. Feel right at home here...:)
I just bought this exact set of inks with my birthday Michael's gift card. Then I thought, "ok, how do I use them?" LOL! I KNEW you'd have a video. Thanks, 7 years later!
I've just now discovered your channel and videos, but you are one of the most sweetest and funniest people I've seen, and also super duper crafty! I look forward to your videos
Gret, Lindsay: thanks. I have all the DocMartin's Liquid Watercolors and absolutely LOVE them. Considered using them to make sprays, but feel they're just too expensive to do that; instead, have been using Brusho pigments, distilled water and a tad of liquid gel medium and they have turned out just great; no clogging or anything. I thoroughly recommend them - they can be used just like watercolours and/or mixed with virtually anything - and they're soooooo vivid!
I am so happy to see you working in an art journal! Yay! I actually purchased the same mix media journal back in January from Walmart and I love it! You got me curious with the India ink tho, so I got them out & started playing. I used the wet brush technique you were using and discovered a neat tie-dye effect when I went over a stencil with a wet brush first then after I took the stencil away and started dabbing a brush loaded with India ink and just let it bleed into the wet water the effect was awesome! Thank you so much for sparking my curiosity! I am definitely going to use this technique more often. I love your journal page. Can't wait to see more! Crafty hugs, ~Jo Ann
Loved this tutorial Lindsay! You make art journaling look very easy and less intimidating. I'm going to try these inks. They look like watercolors but don't bleed like them! Thanks! Looking forward to more of these!!!!
Oh My Gosh! I love this and finally understand the appeal of Mixed Media. this makes me want to buy all of those inks and stencils...adding to my list of art supplies to buy in future. Very glad I found this video. If only I had 1/10th of your creativity, lol.
That was awesome... Great Tips. Love it. And you really hit it with the "having fun" with the mixed media journals. No pressure to be perfect. It is so freeing. And so fun to try new techniques. Can't wait to see more
I asked a question on aka about using these inks in a spray bottle and you answered that here, thanks. I recently broke my right hand and have been looking for craft ideas while i am in a cast, so glad i revisited this one, I'm trying it left handed. Thanks for your generous sharing.
Hi Lyndsay! I finally bought this set of inks and oh boy, I enjoy them! Super fun to work with, like WC but the permanence is an added plus for experimentation! The white is better in my opinion for highlights than my posca or signos...we all have our prefs, I guess, but I will never be without the white!!! Great painting and video! Thanks!
I find the best way to use my drawing inks is to decant them using plastic pipettes, I got 100 for just over £3. It means that I dont waste my inks as much and also its fun using them to mix like some mad scientist or to droplet the colours directy onto the page giving a sunburst effect.... lindsay your truly fabulous x
The nice thing about journaling is that you don't always WANT to do stuff for show. Sometimes, you just want to get things out. I'm speaking from the perspective of someone who keeps a written journal, but I imagine art journals are much the same. It's something to get your thoughts and ideas out. :)
FYI - the small holes that are between the bottles in Bambay Inks are for the user to set the bottle in. They fit exactly. One should then dip the brush directly into the bottle. They are made for that purpose. BTW - I like to watch a lot of you videos. Your funny/friendly/silly type which I really like!
I love this! Your video was great. I agree. Do your videos so the viewers see success as well as the learning process. About a month ago, I dove into the mixed media world. Well, I'm now addicted. It gives you a sense a freedom and it's so fun! Thanks! Kimberly
I am in love with mixed media. Can't seem to get enough of it these days, so this video was right up my alley. Thanks for the demo. I'm definitely going to need to invest in some india inks! I love that your "play" and "practice" looks so much better than my planned pieces. LOL
What a great video. Loved the creative process and seeing the mistakes and interruptions that happen in real life. I checked this video out to see the inks, but was happy to see the journal used because I was thinking of purchasing that. Learned a lot ... thanks!
Hi! I really enjoyed this video! Just some tips that I have observed over watching many videos, is that other people used less ink, because as you have probably noticed already, a little goes a long way, and so you don't wast ink because it does dry. Second, many other people have mixed these colors, since they are just so vivid, with water and/or other water colors. A common brand that people used was winsor and newton half pan set, which has a variety of nice colors that compliment the hues of the inks. I really hope you will make more of these videos. It turned out beautifully!! Thanks so much!!
I just finished my first mixed media piece that I truly love! I am gathering my essentials and I work on things every day. The hardest part has been finding a watercolor book that feels right in size. I am using the mixed media and Canson 140lb watercolor pad, I like to cut those sheets in half, and that is the right size, so I am going to try the Strathmore Watercolor Landscape and see how it goes from there!
thank you. I loved this video. I had started an art book (pre art journaling name) and can't find it because I straightened up...yeah. But I have been wondering about the inks and really enjoyed this video! I love how vibrant the colors are. I also loved the fact that you didn't practice out first and let everyone see how it works. Beautiful. Thank you again.
Teri Williams Thanks, I think that is important because then people can have a realistic expectation of what will happen when they ry them out first and also I can go in with no preconceived ideas:)
Hi Lindsay, I just bought my first Bombay ink and I love it! This video is perfectly timed for my newest art supply. FYI, the Liquitex inks are very similar to the Bombay inks in liquidy texture meaning they flow almost the same. The FW inks are much thicker in comparison. OH BTW I love this video and your wax over paper/stencil & salt techniques are fabulous ideas!
Whoa...this is an old one but this is the set I wanna get and I wanted it to be permanent and lightfast and supposedly these are? Anyway glad to see you have a review of these inks! Thanks!
I love your videos and this one looks so professional. I love the colours that you used and the look of the page. I hope that you keep on art journaling because you are great at it.
Woow Lindsay! So beautyful!!! 😍😍 I learn a lot from your experience. Thank you very much for that. 🌹 I’m using Ecoline inkt, one of my very favorite media. Ordered one small bottle of ink with little spots of brightness from China and want to order the whole colourbox. Love it, working with ink.
I heard you mention that you might do real time and give a supply sheet out to us ahead of time….. I did that with one artist on You Tube and LOVE LOVED it. Was serious fun! She gave so many minutes for each step, it was a great way to just let go and do art. Thanks for the great video. I was really curious about the ink….
The Bombay India inks make excellent sprays, they don't clog or dry up in a spray bottle & as long as you give them a good shake before use they are great for stencils and backgrounds.
I love art journaling but I get busy with other hobbies and then all of a sudden I just need to just play and not worry about being exact like quilting or scrapbooking and it frees my mind. I was told to leave the lids off the Twinkling H20's until they dry completely or they may go mouldy.
Thanks Violet & Lindsay for that pearl of wisdom! I bought a set of six Sparkling H2O's today and just had fun with them on watercolor paper. There were no directions in the set I bought. Actually I could tell two of them had been used and the set returned, those instructions are probably with the returner. Thanks Michaels! I love these paints and am really excited about them and their brilliance. I'm glad you both mentioned not capping until dry. I was planning on that, but it's good to know!
Love the bright colors. I don't understand the difference between the Bombay Indian and the Hydrus, and it looks like theyre both lightfast and you can watercolor with them, which is exciting. I also like the granulation and wonder if you could add the ox gall to punch up the granulation.
@thefrugalcrafter good to know! I just ordered a set of the dr ph Martin Bombay ink, and it says they're lightfast. They're supposed to be here tomorrow along with the large set of cretacolor colored pencils so I hope you have tutorials on both of those. I also got the kuretake gansai tambi watercolors when they were on-sale and I'll be looking for some fun tutorials and projects for all of them! I put things in my wishlist in Amazon and when they go on a great sale, sometimes even over 50% off, that's when I buy!
I loved your dragon fly....and thank you for answering a question....I've always wondered about...using Dr. Ph Martin inks for sprays...i love the fact that you are honest and try hard to keep it real....love your videos...Thanks Again🌈😀🌈
Frugal art journal tip, the free magazine outside of your local phone shop or thd insert from your daily paper can make a great art journal when using acrylics or things like distress inks, you need to treag it with gesso or a think background though first unless you like the images peeking through, others have used old books, I liked this as a starter to art journalling, as it was free and ment I could try before spending out on a more expensive journal, I saw this done originally by imperfect impulses, on youtube
I love the colors .I love makeing mistakes it is exciting to see what can be built from them. you have inspired me . keep up the great work. and thanks for puting the vidieos out for us. take kair
I have been wanting to get inks.In one of my kids Usborne art books it shows blobbing some inks and then blowing it with a straw. the edges branch out and then they blotted in the center and created faces. I would like seeing you try something like this.
I could, and often do, watch your videos all day. I enjoy them long and short. I sometimes get sad when one ends. 😃 I just want to come over and play in your craft dungeon. 😉
I use xl papers now exclusively because I can afford it. iv been wanting to try the bombay inks, so thank you for your video. I have never heard of oriental trading company, but I use dharma trading company for my tie dye dyes. they have some art stuff too so maybe check that place out. they are wonderful.
Hi. The inks will not clog a sprayer. In fact they create a fantastic manual airbrush when you mix a few drops with lots of water in a spray bottle. I use it often. Only colour that is problematic is the white ink because it is a bit different in texture and tends to curdle when mixed with other inks and water. (Strange, I know!)
Did you also know you could dilute the ink with water in a palette and when you apply it to your picture, you could use your finger to sweep the colour making a lovely blending effect between the wet top colour and the dried bottom colour? This would work really well for your wings instead of concentrated ink and a brush. I enjoy watching your videos! :)
I realize this is an older video but as always your work is inspiring. I came across it because I just got a set of inks just like yours. I have a question you may or not be able to answer. You used the product "twinkling H2o". Is that similar to "wink of stella"? There are just so many products out there and I am assuming you just wanted to get some shimmer and shine on the wings😊. Thank you for continuing to inspire us that have a creative fire simmering within. You simplify the process while igniting that creativity! May you be richly blessed.
I have not needed to Gesso this paper because it is sized fort mixed media:) I am only working on one side because I might want to frame some of these:)
So weird to see this today, as I've been working on my first mixed media piece (a butterfly). Loving the mixed up media. LOL Thanks for all your inspiration. OOXXOO LINDA
Hi Lindsay, question: did you have luck getting the dried ink remainders in the pallet back to a juicy wet life? Also, I'm going back & forth between these & liquid watercolors. I'm leaning towards these as they look very similar and are fade proof while the watercolors aren't. Any suggestion or direction will be most appreciated. Thanks, Brent.
I was able to re wet them with denatured alcohol but when I painted with that it sunk into the paper like an alcohol ink. The india ink usually stays on top of the paper and does not bleed though so I got some pipettes so I can control how much ink I take as not to waste it. I think I would go with the india inks because you already have watercolor pencils if you want to watercolor in the journal and if you want to watercolor over the ink you can with the pencils and the ink will not lift. Also traditionl watercolor in pans or tubes are more fade resistant:)
Thanks for your time Lindsay, not to mention your remembering I have the watercolor pencils! I went for the whole shebang today and ordered sets 1 and 2 of the Bombay India Inks in the glass bottles with eye droppers from Jerry's. I had a deal for 15% off and free shipping. I'll report back to let you know he it's going!! Oh! And after watching you use the Twinkling H2O's I went shopping with a coupon and bought a couple sets of six. I LOVE THEM!!! Their bright vivid colors make them such a blast to use. I've been very inspired and motivated lately to practice and enjoy painting. Thank you for lighting that fire in me!!! I truly mean that. You are a very special lady and I get a hoot from watching you. PS. I'm through shopping for a while. :) Brent
This is so great, love this video., I have been eyeing PH Martin's Inks at Joann's and have a coupon so must go get some. Wish they had a eye dropper cap, that would make it easier to place them for mixing and not waste so much product. Love Canson's mixed media pads, too. Thanks for demonstrating.
I just absolutely LOVE what you did here! And thanks so much for "keeping it real". :-) It's always good to see what works and what doesn't. Pray tell, Lindsay. How did you clean your hands off after all that fun? LOL!
I have used this volcanic pumice hand cleaner, (bought it at Michaels for about $4) and it seems to take off the white india ink if i don't wait too long. I am not sure how it would work with black ink, I haven't been brave enough to try it yet... www.amazon.com/Hand-Cleaner-with-Volcanic-Pumice/dp/B00HOLUWWO
Can you use Bombay india inks with glass tipped dip pens? Do you just clean up with water or something special? I thought it might be fun for InkTober this year but would like your expert experience first- - -
@Jennifer Harvey: The Toob isn't letting me respond to you question re: using India inks on a gel plate. They stained my homemade plate rather dramatically. I suspect they might do the same with the commercial plate, but don't know for sure. They are permanent after drying, so won't hurt future use (inks didn't hurt the surface texture/flexibility), but the leftover colors might make you crazy like they do to me. It's harder to see what I have on there now.
Thank you!! After re- watching this video, I think I would prefer getting these inks rather than anything else for my art journal stenciling. I bought some mini musters - do you think I could use the ink in them? Would you dilute with alcohol or water or neither? Also, can you reactivate the ink after it dries in your palette? Thank you!
+encouraginghope once they dry they are permanent but you van use alcohol to clean them off the palette. You can put them in s mister. You might want alcohol rather than water due to the drying and potential for clogs.
These inks are fab.........I was wondering is you could use alcohol in these inks or apply the 91% alcohol into the wet as you did the salt.........thank you!
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Even your older videos are treasure troves of inspiration and introspection. I loved the point you made about the perfected demos and how when we try them at home we can get crestfallen. Your keeping it real is my fave. LOVE that texture you got with the kosher salt. Wow.
Lindsay, I just love the way you do this upside down and still make it look so easy.
I’m so glad I found this video because I got excited and bought a big set of Bombay Indian ink.
I hardly see them used and was googling ways to use them.
I was happy to see you can use them with water as much as you do.
I could see letting the picture dry and then using Caran d’Ache crayons over it or colors pencils…etc.
Thanks Lindsey I always enjoy your videos!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! India inks. Wonderful. Also art journalling looks like lots of fun. Thanks for the tips.
I really liked the way the India inks bled into each other, this was a very cool tutorial. Interesting.
I love it.....cant wait till pay day.....Oriental Trading Company will be my new best friend....I already have an account for party supplies, and I have bought their stamps through your recommendation during Christmas and my children and I had a blast making cards.. so I know that we will have just as much fun with the India inks.....thank you for showing us no fear and to always have fun because there is never a bad creation just one that we learn from..
This paper doesn't do the craters-style buckling, but if you get enough water on it, the paper sometimes begins to rise like the top of a tunnel. Ross Barbera (I love him too!) had a great tip: you simply paint the back half of the paper with water as well and the paper will lay flat so you have an easier time working on it. Harder to do when you've already done art on the back, but sometimes it works out just right.
Also wanted to say I agree with you about using the journal as practice-- that's exactly what some are using it for. Mistakes aren't possibe-- simply gesso or collage over the stuff you can't stand to see, though it's totally cool to be able to look through your journal to see how far you've come.
You don't have to add words, but a lot of people do, sometimes jusy using quotations to convey a feeling or something going on in their lives. Some use it to work through emotions or situations, some keep it light-hearted. The point is to do whatever feels right at the time. Like you said Lindsay, you don't have to share with anyone, which works for many. Others share because they like knowing they aren't alone and sometimes because they simply like sharing their artwork. It's all good!
Yay! You've done a mixed media video! I love that you're jumping into art journaling. Beautiful page!
LOVE these inks!!! WE can see much more detail than you think in your videos!! Love this one! Enjoy your mixed media adventure :-)
That looks like a lot of fun! Thanks Lindsay for a wonderful, teaching page.
You have the best way of getting someone "out of the chair" and start making art. Been away for way too long. Love what you are creating and thanks for your easy unstructured way of teaching. Feel right at home here...:)
Awesome, thanks Geri!
I just bought this exact set of inks with my birthday Michael's gift card. Then I thought, "ok, how do I use them?" LOL! I KNEW you'd have a video. Thanks, 7 years later!
I've just now discovered your channel and videos, but you are one of the most sweetest and funniest people I've seen, and also super duper crafty! I look forward to your videos
Gret, Lindsay: thanks. I have all the DocMartin's Liquid Watercolors and absolutely LOVE them. Considered using them to make sprays, but feel they're just too expensive to do that; instead, have been using Brusho pigments, distilled water and a tad of liquid gel medium and they have turned out just great; no clogging or anything. I thoroughly recommend them - they can be used just like watercolours and/or mixed with virtually anything - and they're soooooo vivid!
I am so happy to see you working in an art journal! Yay! I actually purchased the same mix media journal back in January from Walmart and I love it! You got me curious with the India ink tho, so I got them out & started playing. I used the wet brush technique you were using and discovered a neat tie-dye effect when I went over a stencil with a wet brush first then after I took the stencil away and started dabbing a brush loaded with India ink and just let it bleed into the wet water the effect was awesome! Thank you so much for sparking my curiosity! I am definitely going to use this technique more often. I love your journal page. Can't wait to see more! Crafty hugs, ~Jo Ann
Loved this tutorial Lindsay! You make art journaling look very easy and less intimidating. I'm going to try these inks. They look like watercolors but don't bleed like them! Thanks! Looking forward to more of these!!!!
You are amazing. You draw upside down better than most people draw right side up. Thanks for all of your time & expertise
Oh My Gosh! I love this and finally understand the appeal of Mixed Media. this makes me want to buy all of those inks and stencils...adding to my list of art supplies to buy in future. Very glad I found this video. If only I had 1/10th of your creativity, lol.
That was awesome... Great Tips. Love it. And you really hit it with the "having fun" with the mixed media journals. No pressure to be perfect. It is so freeing. And so fun to try new techniques. Can't wait to see more
You are inspiring me more and more Lindsay -- thank you so much for sharing.
I love your natural simple fun way of this art piece. 😊
thanks!
I asked a question on aka about using these inks in a spray bottle and you answered that here, thanks. I recently broke my right hand and have been looking for craft ideas while i am in a cast, so glad i revisited this one, I'm trying it left handed. Thanks for your generous sharing.
absolutely love EVERYTHING you do. Watch you every day your lessons are great so informative and you're so much fun, honestly you're a rare gem!
Hi Lyndsay! I finally bought this set of inks and oh boy, I enjoy them! Super fun to work with, like WC but the permanence is an added plus for experimentation! The white is better in my opinion for highlights than my posca or signos...we all have our prefs, I guess, but I will never be without the white!!! Great painting and video! Thanks!
I find the best way to use my drawing inks is to decant them using plastic pipettes, I got 100 for just over £3. It means that I dont waste my inks as much and also its fun using them to mix like some mad scientist or to droplet the colours directy onto the page giving a sunburst effect.... lindsay your truly fabulous x
funny, I ordered some last week LOL! a pack of 100!
The nice thing about journaling is that you don't always WANT to do stuff for show. Sometimes, you just want to get things out. I'm speaking from the perspective of someone who keeps a written journal, but I imagine art journals are much the same. It's something to get your thoughts and ideas out. :)
FYI - the small holes that are between the bottles in Bambay Inks are for the user to set the bottle in. They fit exactly. One should then dip the brush directly into the bottle. They are made for that purpose. BTW - I like to watch a lot of you videos. Your funny/friendly/silly type which I really like!
Thank you for sharing and taking the time to show us - great work - and many of us LOVE to listen to you! It helps us to learn. :)
I love this! Your video was great. I agree. Do your videos so the viewers see success as well as the learning process. About a month ago, I dove into the mixed media world. Well, I'm now addicted. It gives you a sense a freedom and it's so fun! Thanks! Kimberly
Nice start to the journal series! I'll be trying your technique of spattering - I see it gives a fine mist and good control.
I am in love with mixed media. Can't seem to get enough of it these days, so this video was right up my alley. Thanks for the demo. I'm definitely going to need to invest in some india inks! I love that your "play" and "practice" looks so much better than my planned pieces. LOL
Hi Lindsay, the Indian inks are amazing, have bought some to try, thanks for sharing
What a great video. Loved the creative process and seeing the mistakes and interruptions that happen in real life. I checked this video out to see the inks, but was happy to see the journal used because I was thinking of purchasing that. Learned a lot ... thanks!
thanks for sharing this. I haven't experimented too much with water colors, but i love the acylc paints.thanks again.
Hi! I really enjoyed this video! Just some tips that I have observed over watching many videos, is that other people used less ink, because as you have probably noticed already, a little goes a long way, and so you don't wast ink because it does dry. Second, many other people have mixed these colors, since they are just so vivid, with water and/or other water colors. A common brand that people used was winsor and newton half pan set, which has a variety of nice colors that compliment the hues of the inks. I really hope you will make more of these videos. It turned out beautifully!! Thanks so much!!
Awesome tutorial/ Essai
Love how you "just try to" no stress, just FUN!
Love it,love it!
Thank you
I just finished my first mixed media piece that I truly love! I am gathering my essentials and I work on things every day. The hardest part has been finding a watercolor book that feels right in size. I am using the mixed media and Canson 140lb watercolor pad, I like to cut those sheets in half, and that is the right size, so I am going to try the Strathmore Watercolor Landscape and see how it goes from there!
thank you. I loved this video. I had started an art book (pre art journaling name) and can't find it because I straightened up...yeah. But I have been wondering about the inks and really enjoyed this video! I love how vibrant the colors are. I also loved the fact that you didn't practice out first and let everyone see how it works. Beautiful. Thank you again.
Teri Williams Thanks, I think that is important because then people can have a realistic expectation of what will happen when they ry them out first and also I can go in with no preconceived ideas:)
thanks for all the tips i bought these india inks a while back on sale and never used them i have so many ideas now :)
Loved this!! Looking forward to many more mixed media projects!
Hi Lindsay, I just bought my first Bombay ink and I love it! This video is perfectly timed for my newest art supply. FYI, the Liquitex inks are very similar to the Bombay inks in liquidy texture meaning they flow almost the same. The FW inks are much thicker in comparison. OH BTW I love this video and your wax over paper/stencil & salt techniques are fabulous ideas!
Whoa...this is an old one but this is the set I wanna get and I wanted it to be permanent and lightfast and supposedly these are? Anyway glad to see you have a review of these inks! Thanks!
I love your videos and this one looks so professional. I love the colours that you used and the look of the page. I hope that you keep on art journaling because you are great at it.
Awesome video Lindsay! I just purchased these inks! Great ideas!
So many great techniques! Thank you! Beautiful!
Looked like you had a great time! I had a great time watching.
Enjoying your videos so much.
Woow Lindsay! So beautyful!!! 😍😍 I learn a lot from your experience. Thank you very much for that. 🌹 I’m using Ecoline inkt, one of my very favorite media. Ordered one small bottle of ink with little spots of brightness from China and want to order the whole colourbox. Love it, working with ink.
I heard you mention that you might do real time and give a supply sheet out to us ahead of time….. I did that with one artist on You Tube and LOVE LOVED it. Was serious fun! She gave so many minutes for each step, it was a great way to just let go and do art. Thanks for the great video. I was really curious about the ink….
The Bombay India inks make excellent sprays, they don't clog or dry up in a spray bottle & as long as you give them a good shake before use they are great for stencils and backgrounds.
Great job, I always enjoy watching you create!!! Thank you
I love when people are saying and looking like they are having fun while they are working or creating! =)
You are gifted! Beautiful work.
I love art journaling but I get busy with other hobbies and then all of a sudden I just need to just play and not worry about being exact like quilting or scrapbooking and it frees my mind.
I was told to leave the lids off the Twinkling H20's until they dry completely or they may go mouldy.
it says to let them dry before capping in the package but thanks for the reminder:)
Thanks Violet & Lindsay for that pearl of wisdom! I bought a set of six Sparkling H2O's today and just had fun with them on watercolor paper. There were no directions in the set I bought. Actually I could tell two of them had been used and the set returned, those instructions are probably with the returner. Thanks Michaels! I love these paints and am really excited about them and their brilliance. I'm glad you both mentioned not capping until dry. I was planning on that, but it's good to know!
I just love your art!! Great talent! TFS!👼
ohh love the crayon resist technique, will try with my water colors, i was planning to buy india ink but I think I will stick to my water colors
LOL! Here you are using the glass pen. Patience to wait it out to the finish before asking. Thanks Lindsay.
Love the bright colors. I don't understand the difference between the Bombay Indian and the Hydrus, and it looks like theyre both lightfast and you can watercolor with them, which is exciting. I also like the granulation and wonder if you could add the ox gall to punch up the granulation.
Ox gall won't effect granulation. The India ink has a shellac in it to make it waterproof.
@thefrugalcrafter good to know! I just ordered a set of the dr ph Martin Bombay ink, and it says they're lightfast. They're supposed to be here tomorrow along with the large set of cretacolor colored pencils so I hope you have tutorials on both of those. I also got the kuretake gansai tambi watercolors when they were on-sale and I'll be looking for some fun tutorials and projects for all of them! I put things in my wishlist in Amazon and when they go on a great sale, sometimes even over 50% off, that's when I buy!
Oh, and thanks for all of your reviews, they're very helpful.
Hey looks great !!!
I might go for a try because as you say we can get over it and it is what I love best !
Thanks for sharing !
I loved your dragon fly....and thank you for answering a question....I've always wondered about...using Dr. Ph Martin inks for sprays...i love the fact that you are honest and try hard to keep it real....love your videos...Thanks Again🌈😀🌈
Frugal art journal tip, the free magazine outside of your local phone shop or thd insert from your daily paper can make a great art journal when using acrylics or things like distress inks, you need to treag it with gesso or a think background though first unless you like the images peeking through, others have used old books, I liked this as a starter to art journalling, as it was free and ment I could try before spending out on a more expensive journal,
I saw this done originally by imperfect impulses, on youtube
I love the colors .I love makeing mistakes it is exciting to see what can be built from them. you have inspired me . keep up the great work. and thanks for puting the vidieos out for us. take kair
Never say "oops", always say "ah, interesting".
lol
It's worked since kindergarten.
"It's not messy, it's ART."
-6 year old me.
“Ack!” Followed by “it’s not a mistake, let me tell you the story of this random blob of color” lol
I have been wanting to get inks.In one of my kids Usborne art books it shows blobbing some inks and then blowing it with a straw. the edges branch out and then they blotted in the center and created faces. I would like seeing you try something like this.
Can you use the ink right from the bottle with dip pens?
These seem like they would make a great gouache partner! Thanks again Lindsay
I hadent thought if using them together, I bet you are right!
I could, and often do, watch your videos all day. I enjoy them long and short. I sometimes get sad when one ends. 😃 I just want to come over and play in your craft dungeon. 😉
I'm happy to see this demo. Looks to be so much fun. Do you know if droppers will screw on in place of the lids?
Im not sure
Love how much clumsiness is in this video and it was still posted. Admire it!
I use xl papers now exclusively because I can afford it. iv been wanting to try the bombay inks, so thank you for your video. I have never heard of oriental trading company, but I use dharma trading company for my tie dye dyes. they have some art stuff too so maybe check that place out. they are wonderful.
Love the foray into mixed media. It is fun to get hands dirty!
I love this! 1/13/2021! It seems like so long ago!
when you watercolor do you gesso your paper first?
I was hoping you were going to do this with pens
Woooohooo -- luving it!!! Cannot wait to see what is next
tfs are india inks water or alcohol based?
Hi. The inks will not clog a sprayer. In fact they create a fantastic manual airbrush when you mix a few drops with lots of water in a spray bottle. I use it often. Only colour that is problematic is the white ink because it is a bit different in texture and tends to curdle when mixed with other inks and water. (Strange, I know!)
good to know, thanks!
Did you also know you could dilute the ink with water in a palette and when you apply it to your picture, you could use your finger to sweep the colour making a lovely blending effect between the wet top colour and the dried bottom colour? This would work really well for your wings instead of concentrated ink and a brush. I enjoy watching your videos! :)
This might be an old video, but how would your india inks compare to your inktastic? Wouldn't they be roughly the same thing?
would these inks work well for adding highlight/whites to watercolour paintings? where neeeded? ps your youtubes are always great.
hola.absolutamente hermoso!, me podrias decir que tipo de pintura usas....es en base de agua o alcohol?
I realize this is an older video but as always your work is inspiring. I came across it because I just got a set of inks just like yours. I have a question you may or not be able to answer. You used the product "twinkling H2o". Is that similar to "wink of stella"? There are just so many products out there and I am assuming you just wanted to get some shimmer and shine on the wings😊. Thank you for continuing to inspire us that have a creative fire simmering within. You simplify the process while igniting that creativity! May you be richly blessed.
You can use any shimmer watercolor product:)
Lindsay, you can get the Twinkling H2Os from Amazon.
+Lori Jones thanks!
Do you ever gesso your pages? And do you only paint on the back of a page or just the front of each page? This is fascinating.
I have not needed to Gesso this paper because it is sized fort mixed media:) I am only working on one side because I might want to frame some of these:)
So weird to see this today, as I've been working on my first mixed media piece (a butterfly). Loving the mixed up media. LOL Thanks for all your inspiration. OOXXOO LINDA
Love love love it...... Super fun
Hi Lindsay, question: did you have luck getting the dried ink remainders in the pallet back to a juicy wet life? Also, I'm going back & forth between these & liquid watercolors. I'm leaning towards these as they look very similar and are fade proof while the watercolors aren't. Any suggestion or direction will be most appreciated. Thanks,
Brent.
I was able to re wet them with denatured alcohol but when I painted with that it sunk into the paper like an alcohol ink. The india ink usually stays on top of the paper and does not bleed though so I got some pipettes so I can control how much ink I take as not to waste it. I think I would go with the india inks because you already have watercolor pencils if you want to watercolor in the journal and if you want to watercolor over the ink you can with the pencils and the ink will not lift. Also traditionl watercolor in pans or tubes are more fade resistant:)
Thanks for your time Lindsay, not to mention your remembering I have the watercolor pencils!
I went for the whole shebang today and ordered sets 1 and 2 of the Bombay India Inks in the glass bottles with eye droppers from Jerry's. I had a deal for 15% off and free shipping.
I'll report back to let you know he it's going!!
Oh! And after watching you use the Twinkling H2O's I went shopping with a coupon and bought a couple sets of six. I LOVE THEM!!! Their bright vivid colors make them such a blast to use. I've been very inspired and motivated lately to practice and enjoy painting.
Thank you for lighting that fire in me!!! I truly mean that. You are a very special lady and I get a hoot from watching you.
PS. I'm through shopping for a while. :)
Brent
rbclarksondesign you will have fun with those for sure!
This is so great, love this video., I have been eyeing PH Martin's Inks at Joann's and have a coupon so must go get some. Wish they had a eye dropper cap, that would make it easier to place them for mixing and not waste so much product. Love Canson's mixed media pads, too. Thanks for demonstrating.
Beautiful!
I'm wondering what kind of brush you used to splatter paint droplets? It looked like a toothbrush.
Bonnie Shapiro yep, a toothbrush is great!
very pretty!
I just absolutely LOVE what you did here! And thanks so much for "keeping it real". :-) It's always good to see what works and what doesn't. Pray tell, Lindsay. How did you clean your hands off after all that fun? LOL!
they are still stained LOL!
I have used this volcanic pumice hand cleaner, (bought it at Michaels for about $4) and it seems to take off the white india ink if i don't wait too long. I am not sure how it would work with black ink, I haven't been brave enough to try it yet...
www.amazon.com/Hand-Cleaner-with-Volcanic-Pumice/dp/B00HOLUWWO
Love it! Thank you I really was wondering about those inks. Thank you!
Can you use Bombay india inks with glass tipped dip pens? Do you just clean up with water or something special? I thought it might be fun for InkTober this year but would like your expert experience first- - -
Awesome job as I watching you I put my homemade shutters upside down lol. Hugz Maria
Do you clean your brushes with water or turpentine?
soap and water
@Jennifer Harvey: The Toob isn't letting me respond to you question re: using India inks on a gel plate. They stained my homemade plate rather dramatically. I suspect they might do the same with the commercial plate, but don't know for sure. They are permanent after drying, so won't hurt future use (inks didn't hurt the surface texture/flexibility), but the leftover colors might make you crazy like they do to me. It's harder to see what I have on there now.
Thank you!! After re- watching this video, I think I would prefer getting these inks rather than anything else for my art journal stenciling. I bought some mini musters - do you think I could use the ink in them? Would you dilute with alcohol or water or neither? Also, can you reactivate the ink after it dries in your palette? Thank you!
+encouraginghope once they dry they are permanent but you van use alcohol to clean them off the palette. You can put them in s mister. You might want alcohol rather than water due to the drying and potential for clogs.
These inks are fab.........I was wondering is you could use alcohol in these inks or apply the 91% alcohol into the wet as you did the salt.........thank you!
I think you can!
Awesome........thank you......I loved your demo!
Can you mix the bombay inks with white acrylic to make a pastel color?
they will mix
what's the difference between the hydrus watercolors, and the india inks
+Savannah Wingrove the india inks are permanent when dry, you can relist watercolor when they are dry.