Alcohol Ink ZenDoodle | Exploring Fluid Art

Let's take a look at the materials you will need for this course.

Safety Note: When using paints and chemicals please adhere to any and all manufacturer safety guidelines with these products. If you have specific safety questions or concerns please contact the product's manufacturer or your doctor before using them.

Exploring the Different Colors that Ranger Inks can make when using Isopropyl alcohol to dilute. We will cover a simple easy tool that I love to use and practice a few colors to try . In the demo I'll cover the colors Pebble,  Slate, and Pitch Black.

In this lecture we will begin our abstract painting using a larger sheet of yupo paper. Learn to lighten our colors and create a smokey look with pitch black.

View some fun Doodles options for  your abstract painting. We will cover  some different options with White gel pens, silver gel pens and a black sharpie.

We'll take our practice sheet and began creating some fun and interesting designs on your alcohol Ink painting. Use you imagination to create...looking for patterns. 

Quick Mention on white gel pens: If you are using White Gel pens and they are turning color - you can spray your painting first to seal it and your white's will stay white.

Have fun, play and use this as a great warm up or are stuck with your creative style. In this lecture we will complete our painting in little sections. Using Dots, stripes, and more. Relax follow the lines and have fun! Try different colors, pens, and get creative.

You'll need a ceramic or paper plate and some somewhat fresh flowers, alcohol inks, and yupo paper. Use your favorite colors.

Grab yourself another interesting flower with nice petals that can make an impression. We'll be adding some gel pen details. You can also use sharpies, micron pens, and alcohol ink markers.

Add a third flower and more alcohol ink colors if you wish.

Following the shapes of your flowers continue to add line work and embleshiments.

Let loose and outline what you see to give it a more natural look without overthinking.

Let's dive into another flower that you will learn to create with a little air blower. This time without stamping.

Let's take a look at a few more doodle ideas for you. Plus and fun and easy way to store your doodles for quick access when you need some ideas.

Try a color chart for references.  You can try different Ink brands for you to have as a guide.

Color Exercise: Let's add a few more colors to the mix this time. I'll be using some different inks this time.

They are a fairly new ink to the market and they sent me these to try. They are called T-Rex inks. The colors are lovely and the bottles are a bit larger (20 ML) than Ranger or Jacquard alcohol inks.

This time we'll try some Derwent Inktense pencils (72 colors not 100) for the doodle work along with a black sharpie.

This class is about exploring and intuitive painting. Each one of these does not need to be a masterpiece.

I want you to enjoy the process more than the painting itself. Of course, your painting may still turn out to be the BEST THING EVER!

Realized after the video posted, that I said frame under UV light - (GLASS) is what I meant to say.

(Sorry I call it my Menobrain). See, like I said don't be afraid to fail (Wink wink).

"I will forever be an Art Explorer"

Trying new things out, testing, and playing.

Do you remember when you were a kid?

You wondered how does this work?

What if I do this?

How come?

Why?

Well, why should art be any different now? When I play I find out what happens and can use those "tests" in my paintings later.

I thought I would walk you through a few of my playtimes in the course, and let you see that not all paintings are about the outcome. I hope you enjoy it.

How to ask questions, suggest tips, or share your projects.

Since we are using Line work and the water brush pen filled with alcohol I thought it would be a fun project to use other than a black sharpie to create a painting. You can also use Yupo paper in stead of Mineral paper.

We are going to use a Sharpie marker to begin painting a scene along with Alcohol to blend. Let's start with blending that line out using that same water brush pen to blend the sky.

Let's begin painting and blending in the water line creating a few waves and another shade of blue marker.

Students will learn how to drawn in the trees and add a few shades and values and a rock ledge. Make sure to check the Youtube Link attached for additional resource on drawing and painting trees.

Students will use the water brush pen to blend in the colors using 91% Isopropyl alcohol. Learn to soften your colors and create more values.

Students will learn to mix media by using some white gouache to soften and blend the sharpies add some highlights and a sailboat.