Creating Shimmer and Sparkle colors | Alcohol inks and Watercolors | Shell Painting

Hi there my Art Peeps!

I would love to show you how you can create your own Iridescent Shimmer Sparkle Paints with your Mediums!  I have a new class on my website. Many new alcohol ink brands are coming out with Shimmering colors, but you can create some lovely colors with your basic colors. 

Let's Explore pigments and dyes to create some lovely shimmers and sparkle in your alcohol ink and watercolors. Get your supplies ready ... and let's start having fun creating a few colors and the shell scene together!

This is a super fun course and it’s full exploration sparkle, shimmer, and iridescent colors.

If you like shiny things and experimenting this is the course for you.

This class is for beginner to intermediate students - we will explore easy ways to create shimmering colors in your Alcohol Ink and Watercolor Paintings!

We'll be using a few supplies in this class and trying out some new fun projects.

Sign up here:  NEW SHIMMER CLASS 

In this class we will cover:

1. Dyes vs Pigments
2. How to create shimmer colors with alcohol inks and watercolors.
3. How to use a Water-brush pen to create shimmery letters that you can use for your wedding, bridal, or shower invites!
4. We will cover a full shell painting project using alcohol ink and shimmer.
5. How to Create a Mood board and I'll walk you through my process.
6. As a bonus I've added two more printable PDF's of shells for you to play with.
   

We will also talk about Mood boards and I'll cover how I make one with Canva.

Let's get ready to have some fun, relax and create!

Sign up here:  NEW SHIMMER CLASS 

Looking for the supplies, I've made it easy with listing them all here in my Amazon Shop. 

Your Art Coach and online Cheerleader,

Kell X

Artist & Instructor 15+ Years ✅

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A Simple Living, Full Time Artist, and Instructor from Maine

Alcohol Ink Test: Will Kamar Varnish Lift with Alcohol

Alcohol Ink Test: Will Kamar Varnish Lift with Alcohol.  I had a student ask a question - here's a quick test that I ran with an alcohol ink painting on tile. Stick around to the end to see what next weeks video will be!

One my goals for 2018 was to provide more FREE content on Youtube and Facebook. If there are some demos in watercolor, alcohol Ink, or resin that you have been interested in seeing, feel free to comment below on the blog, youtube, facebook, or send me an email at kelliechasse@kellielynnart.com as I would love to hear from you. I want you to know that I do read every comment and will try to answer each one.

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Concerned about Alcohol Inks Fading?

How to Seal Alcohol Inks - It's a great question that I think all of us have, and it's a really hard question to answer as it depends on so many variables. But yes, Alcohol Inks are a Dye and were meant for Crafts not fine art and they are NOT lightfast. But please continue reading - things are looking up!

First each Artist has a process for example the materials or sprays used to seal, how they spray, the Colors they use, the brand of Inks, etc....Of course Alcohol Ink isn't the first Art medium that may not last over time. You have Paper that is very delicate, Cloth, and other Materials, etc...that may fade, tear, or disintegrate in time.

I have been working with Alcohol Inks for over 4 years and I can only comment on my own experience as an artist. As with most art mediums direct sunlight can fade them. I often work with Art Resin which has a built in UV Stabilizer. For AI on Yupo I seal with Kamar and UV Spray or I recommend UV glass.

I've had my pure Ranger brand AI pieces hanging in my own home in a light filled room (Not direct sun rays) still testing after 4 years so can't say for longer but do not see obvious signs of fading on those pieces so I would rate that as excellent, but in direct sun the results are very poor.

I often like to mix other Inks such as Bombay Ink (These are Light -fast), and High Flow Acrylics in my Disks as well. And although the materials cost are equivalent to other mediums in some respect, I charge less for my AI pieces than Watercolor or Oil.

I've ordered some little "Care Tip" cards from Vista Print to give to my clients when they purchase a piece from me. (Referral Link) ----> Vista Print 

I cover in my Online Courses - Current Process: Kamar Varnish made by Krylon (2-3 light coats) dry between - Second UV Spray made by Krylon (2/3 coats) unless I'm framing under UV Glass for Yupo and if I am doing a resin piece then I use Art Resin that has UV built in.

I am a Contributor for the Alcohol Ink Art Community 

(Check it out if you love Alcohol Ink or want to know more about it - loads of info)

I wanted to share with you a note that was received by our wonderful founder, Laurie:  

Laurie: 

"Because of the questions and concerns regarding the lightfastness of alcohol inks and concerns over the use as a reliable fine art medium, I reached out to Ranger directly to find out more about the lightfastness of their alcohol inks.

I'm happy to report that I received a response from one of the owners at Ranger as follows:

Ranger Owner:

"I wanted to let you know that we love what you and others in the community are creating with our inks. Over the past few years, we have switched out a lot of the dyes to ones that have much better lightfast properties. We feel that most of the colors now provide good results, but we realize that many different substrates are used and all environments are different so individual results can vary. I always suggest that artists test colors and substrates together and see what works best for them. Of course, UV varnish and UV protective glass do help as Phil mentioned.

We are committed to always improving our products and we want to support the work you create."

Laurie:

This was a personal response from one of the OWNERS of Ranger Industries. They are following our community, our art and seem committed to growing and improving their alcohol ink products. I appreciated the personal response to our community and I personally have no intentions to give up my Adirondacks that have brought me so much joy and allowed me to create art that is admired and acquired by my clients."

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Turn your paintings into a Flag!

I was playing around with Photoshop and one of my alcohol Ink paintings and I thought this would make a lovely Flag, but then I couldn't find a place that could do it until now.

I found a site called Gifts For You Now - now mind you I haven't ordered it yet, but after looking at the reviews it looks like it's a solid flag. Here is the information if you would like to try it out and please post a photo or email me, I would love to see yours and hear what you think!

If you are new to alcohol Inks and don't know what this AMAZING colorful medium is then please check out my online classes...but I"ll warn you, they are addicting! I currently have over 1600 student online plus I've taught thousands in Live classes. The online classes are step by step, you have lifetime access, and you can watch them at your own pace, and they are broken down in easy to follow steps.

Here is a list of Alcohol Ink materials to get you started in one of my classes:

• Ranger Alcohol Ink - They come in packages of 3 or single.
• Yupo Paper: White 74lbs or higher - size in demo is (5x7") - Again feel free to go bigger. Just note that your materials may need to adjusted.
• Backer Board or something to tape down the paper on.
• Mat (optional) (You can also purchase the Full kits with Backer/Mat/Clear Sleeve
• Blue painters tape or masking tape
• White Gel Pen (I use Signo made by Uni Ball) Sometimes your colors will tint the white. Best to wait until the ink is fully dry. (See demo video Here).
• Black Sharpie or Chameleon Pen.
• Chameleon Blender Pen (optional)
• 91% Isopropyl Alcohol
• Small detail brush (Size 0 or 1)
• Mixing Tray, paper plate, or tile to mix colors on
• 2 Small Containers for Alcohol (one clean, one dirty)
• Paper Towels
• Gloves
• Apron