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The Basics of Alcohol Ink: Learning How to Create an Abstract Painting

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In this class, I'll cover everything you need to know in order to get started creating beautiful abstract artwork with alcohol ink. A few of the topics that you can look forward to are:

  • What makes Alcohol Ink different from traditional paint mediums
  • What materials and tools you need to start creating
  • Safety - this one is more important than you might realize!
  • Some different methods for applying alcohol ink to your paper or tile, and what each one will produce
  • Choosing your colors
  • Planning your composition
  • Creating your own final abstract piece of artwork

Join in and get started with this fun and often unpredictable medium! Warning: you may become addicted to creating artwork (if you aren't already).

Syllabus

  • Introduction to the Basics of Alcohol Ink
  • Why Alcohol Ink?
  • Materials
  • Have Safe Sessions
  • Class Project 1
  • Using Your Inks
  • Planning Your Colors
  • Composition
  • Your Turn

Taught by

Allyson Gometz

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