Creativity often happens when we are trying to solve some other problem. Looking for another substrate for alcohol inks (other than Yupo), I came across an artist who used black tiles. (Sadly, I didn’t write down her name.) She said she had used black chalkboard paper as well. That didn’t work for me, but here is what did work.
1. Black, shiny-surface tiles work. I don’t want to store tiles, so I went on the search for black, glossy paper. Not as easy as it sounds. But I did find Stardream in Onyx, 105-lb cover stock. It is lightly coated with a mildly sparkle-finish. I found it at a local Phoenix outlet of Kelly Paper.
2. Use both Pearl (translucent) and Snow Cap (opaque) ink by Ranger. Put both on the paper. Add one drop of Eggplant (Ranger.)
3. Immediately put a piece of plastic wrap over the ink and rub to blend lightly. Make sure there are strong wrinkles in the plastic wrap.
4. Leave the plastic wrap in place until the ink dries. This takes about 15 minutes in Phoenix, but at 5 percent humidity, it’s not a good measure for other locations.
5. Peel off the plastic wrap. I added the stem and flower base with a paintbrush and Snow Cap.
—Quinn McDonald is a writer, a creativity coach, a writing trainer, and an abstract artist who combines writing with images.
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That’s really cool Quinn. I haven’t been experimenting as much as I used to. When I get the chance I’d like to try this.
It’s fun. Alcohol Inks are very different from watercolors or acrylics. But I keep coming back to them.