- Alcohol Ink: Clouded Smoke Art Panel

I started off by painting the side of my Wooden Box Canvas Panel using Dylusions Black Marble paint.
This paint dries super quickly with a satin sheen and can be applied easily with a wet wipe.

I more often than not, start by adding some Isopropyl Alcohol and Blending Solution to my substrate before I add the alcohol ink colours.
I like that this allows the colours to float across the surface easily as soon as they hit the substrate

Then I added my alcohol inks. On this piece I used, Slate, Mushroom and Pitch Black.
I prefer to use my Alcohol Ink Air Blower to move the inks across the surface as it really allows me to control and direct the flow

Once I had my base down, I added some more alcohol inks and this time, I also added some Foundry Alloy – I love this colour and have already gone through 2 bottles in 2 weeks lol.
Remember that when using Alloys, you do need to use Blending Solution as the resin in the blending solution allows the alloys to adhere to the substrate. If you do not add blending solution your alloys could ‘flume’ (rub off the surface once dry)

Here you can see the effect of the alloys

Then it was time for a little Lift Ink!
I placed my Flourish stencil onto my alcohol ink background, then applied a little Lift Ink Re-Inker to my media mat and picked that up using a blending brush. I chose a brush on this occasion as I wanted to try and get as much detail from the stencil as possible.
Carefully remove your stencil and dab the area with a clean paper towel. Be sure to keep changing the paper towel for a clean piece. Once no more colour appears on the paper towel, you can lightly buff the image and you will really see it come to life

Then I changed out to a blending tool with a piece of foam. Because the lift ink literally lifts the alcohol ink from the surface, some is transferred to the foam. If you dab the foam through a stencil over a clean piece of the yupo, you will transfer that colour back onto the project.
You can see how the flourish appears on the plain white background in this picture

Then it was time for a little lift stamping!
I inked my text stamp with my Lift Ink Pad and then rolled the stamp over the surface of the substrate. I chose not to use an acrylic block here, as I wanted a random effect.
As always with Lift Ink – you dab the surface with a clean paper towel until no more ink appears to be lifting, then lightly buff the area and the image almost appears out of nowhere

I added some stamped foliage to the bottom left hand corner of this piece using an old favourite – Nature’s Discovery stamp set. This is a very well used stamp of mine lol.
I stamped the image in Archival Jet Black

I also added a butterfly in the top right hand corner of the piece by stamping it in Jet Black Archival Ink

I have a dedicated Tim Holtz Spray Bottle just for Isopropyl Alcohol.
I sprayed the image randomly. A fine mist here and there and some bigger droplets as desired. The alcohol lightens the colour of the alcohol and causes little lighter bubbles which I adore

Then it was time to adhere the piece to my wooden canvas box. I did this using my favourite adhesive – Distress Collage Medium! This stuff is magic I tell you!
I applied the collage medium to the wooden box using my collage brush and then used a brayer to ensure there were no bubbles and set aside to dry for about 30 minutes and added some random Remnant Rubs that I had left over in my stash

So I am a little addicted to resin at the moment! I can’t stop myself lol! The perfect way to protect this gorgeous piece of art as it forms a hard, glossy protective cover. And so simple to do!

You can see in this image how awesome the resin finish is on your artwork

I love the deep tones and areas of interest in this piece

Perfectly block mounted and ready to be hung!

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