Artist and Contributor to the Alcohol Ink Art Community, Teri Jones, shares 25 of her "go-to" tools and techniques that she uses to create beautiful paintings with alcohol inks.
Below are some of the tools that Teri included in this presentation. If you have tools that you regularly use with alcohol ink, let us know in the comments!
See what Teri does with this beautiful abstract that was created from this "tools" demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8rsP_FX0Bs
25 Great Tools to Use in Alcohol Ink Painting
1. Nozzle of Alcohol Ink Bottle
2. Alcohol (91% isopropyl) in a small nozzle bottle
https://amzn.to/3AycS9b
3. Twizzle Straw
https://amzn.to/3QShjB1
4. Blending Solution
https://amzn.to/3A910sH
5. Blower
https://amzn.to/3AydUlz
6. Canned Air
https://amzn.to/3ps6Hgy
7. Round or Flat Brushes
https://amzn.to/3dIEkbl
8. Deerfoot Brush (comes in different sizes)
https://amzn.to/3QE5tdU
9. Rigger Brush
https://amzn.to/3dLo6hL
10. Fan Brush
https://amzn.to/3R0ozed
11. Cotton Swabs
https://amzn.to/3Tf6mLZ (standard)
https://amzn.to/3A60ifL (pointed tip)
12. Blending Pens
https://amzn.to/3wfosDs
13. Alcohol Ink Markers
https://amzn.to/3AyJdg7 (Ohuhu brand less expensive)
https://amzn.to/3T4q6BO (Copic - higher end markers)
https://amzn.to/3K7B3OS (Sharpies)
14. Fantastix
https://amzn.to/3QA2pjd
15. Applicator Tool with Pads
https://amzn.to/3Auv0AF
16. Stencils with patterns
https://amzn.to/3K4QJCk (any stencils work)
17. Bubble Wrap
https://amzn.to/3K8NZnr
18. Drywall Tape
19. Pipette
https://amzn.to/3ptJavC
20. Dotting Tools
https://amzn.to/3AxLHv2
21. Dental Picks
https://amzn.to/3QA9O1K
22. Gel Pens
https://amzn.to/3QIEZZ2
23. Posca Pens or Acrylic Painter Pen
https://amzn.to/3QD7kQk (acrylic painter pens)
https://amzn.to/3QDPDjE (Posca pen set)
24. Mini Mister
https://amzn.to/3SVbswu
25. Old gift card or credit card to scrape the ink.
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