#India ink drawing for acrylic painting full#

The purpose of the circle (or whatever mark you want to do) is to document the opacity of that particular ink layered over a non-water-soluble black pen. Because I was planning to cut the grid into separate cards, the order didn’t matter in any way! I drew a squiggly circle in black gelly roll (which I knew wouldn’t run/bleed) on the left side of each box. I used a ruler to measure lines 1.5' apart and wrote the names of one ink in each box. The way I made this grid was to draw a grid on watercolor paper. You can always make a little note if something goes awry with one of the colors. When making swatches or color samples, use the same process for each color so that you have results which are comparable and good future reference. I filmed a quick video to show you how I painted ink swatches of Dr. There are a LOT of things that you only discover if you've experimented, tested on different papers/surfaces, and to see how the materials work after the containers have been opened for a bit. So I take the materials for a spin to see what happens. There is much more to know about an art material than what it looks like fresh out of the box. In order to share the most useful information, I only review materials that I really like and that I’ve used for at least 6 months. I only review materials that I've used for at least 6 months Designate certain brushes just for these mediums. Maybe shake them up monthly if you don’t use them often?Ĭ. Kind of like unused nail polish, how some colors separate and sometimes you can get them to remix and sometimes not. Could be the nature of this kind of pigment based ink. When I finally remembered to shake them, they didn’t return to proper consistency. The colors I rarely use have settled/separated. Shake gently before using (just a bit, not briskly).ī.

Can draw/paint on top of watercolor, ink, gouache, or acrylics!Ī. Once dry, will not reactivate if paint on top with watercolor or gouache. watercolor paper, bristol paper, moleskine drawing paper, index cards, etc. Older pages & swatches have retained brilliant color for many years. Use with objects like plastic gift cards & chopsticks to make marks, dots, and splatters.

Built-in dropper is handy for making dots or drips.

In my experience, they don't feather or bleed. Love using these inks with a dip pen & brush. If not diluted, dries with a bit of a sheen. Can be thinned with water (or watercolor mediums).Į. Diluted, moves like watercolor paint, but with a thicker consistency.ĭ. Great choice for an opaque waterproof black ink.Ĭ. Opaque, intense & saturated directly from the bottle.ī. So I decided not to go that route.Īs always, the way you use art materials will impact results - experiment and test a bottle to see if it will do the kind of work you want to do.Ī. Various sites state that this ink can be used in a technical pen but I’m not adept at cleaning my fountain pens thoroughly and my concern would be that I would ruin some pens. The white, for example, is great for lettering on dark art journal pages. Once dry, these inks do not bleed or blend, so there are a lot of options for layering them. Make marks or drip ink directly using the dropper (built into the lid).ĭraw or apply on top of other mediums including watercolor, gouache, ink, pencil, or acrylics.

#India ink drawing for acrylic painting full#

Use with a dip pen or calligraphy pen, at full strength, or diluted/thinned with water. Use with a brush, at full strength, or diluted/thinned with water. These inks are quite versatile! You can make marks, draw, hand letter, doodle, drip, splatter, spray, add color to drawings, and create abstract works. glass bottles with a dropper built into the lid. With pigment-based inks, fine pigments are suspended in a liquid medium. Pigment-based india inks, acid-free, archival grade, lightfast, waterproof & non-toxic.