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WHAT IS
Alcohol Ink?

As the name suggests, alcohol ink is alcohol-based ink; yet what seems so simple is actually the gateway to a huge, creative and infinite universe of painting, always full of new ideas and possibilities. However, before we begin our journey of discovery, there are a few things you need to know in advance!

DON‘T WRITE – PAINT!

Alcohol ink is a very fluid paint medium, usually used to paint abstract, colourful images, and the techniques I will describe in the following pages could be said to fall into the category of ‘fluid art‘. The principle of fluid art is to paint in a ‘flowing’ and completely wet state. Alcohol ink is moved over the painted surface with air using a hairdryer, hot-air blower, airbrush or similar. It’s fascinating how chance plays a role in every painting.

This form of painting originates from the US, where alcohol ink is used for rubber stamping, in the world of card-making and scrapbooking, was used in a different way.

PAINTING WITHOUT PRESSURE

It‘s no wonder that the technique is so popular. With alcohol ink, anyone can create beautiful, abstract paintings without any classical training in art. You don‘t even have to be able to draw or paint in proportion, or have the loveliest handwriting. Everyone can do it, including you.

AMAZING VERSATILITY

You may be wondering, ‘And where are we heading with it now?‘. The answer lies in the complexity and versatility of alcohol ink. In this book, I'll show that with alcohol ink you can paint not only in an abstract style, but in many other ways too. You can paint objects with it, colour in illustrations, and combine it with hand lettering. Finally, I‘ll show you how awesome alcohol ink is for DIY projects, painting on to a variety of surfaces other than paper.

WITH ALCOHOL INK, THERE’S A LOT HAPPENING ON THE PAPER!

Join me!

“WITH ALCOHOL INK, ANYONE CAN CREATE BEAUTIFUL, ABSTRACT PAINTINGS WITHOUT ANY CLASSICAL TRAINING IN ART.”