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Creative Alcohol Inks

A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Amazing Effects--Explore Painting, Pouring, Blending, Textures, and More!
By Ashley Mahlberg
Series: Art for Modern Makers
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Creative Alcohol Inks by Ashley Mahlberg guides you through the vibrant world of alcohol ink art with clear, step-by-step instructions. Discover essential materials, substrates, and creative techniques such as pouring, texturing, lifting, and masking to achieve stunning fluid effects. With practical tips and ideas for unique projects, this book helps artists of all levels find their creative flow and produce one-of-a-kind artworks.
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This book is ideal for creative beginners and art enthusiasts interested in exploring alcohol ink painting. It's well-suited for those seeking approachable, practical guidance to craft stylish DIY art projects using vibrant, transparent mediums.

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The newest addition to the Art for Modern Makers series, Creative Alcohol Inks explores the many artistic options of the popular painting and pouring medium, from the basics of handling, to layering and combining with other materials and mediums, to creating beautiful projects.

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Pour and paint your way to stunning fluid effects. In Creative Alcohol Inks, artist and Instagrammer Ashley Mahlberg of @inkreel shares step-by-step techniques for creating spontaneous, organic effects with this vibrant transparent medium.

Get an overview of essential materials, substrates, and finishes.

Explore techniques for applying alcohol inks, such as pouring, creating texture, lifting, masking, adding embellishments, and more.

Learn helpful troubleshooting tips and tricks.

Use what you've learned to create one-of-a-kind artworks and stylish projects.

Find your creative flow with Creative Alcohol Inks! Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.

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  • Creative Alcohol Inks
    Creative Alcohol Inks
    Pour and paint your way to stunning fluid effects. In Creative Alcohol Inks, artist and Instagrammer Ashley Mahlberg of @inkreel shares step-by-step techniques for creating spontaneous, organic effects with this vibrant transparent medium. Get an overview of essential materials, substrates, and finishes. Explore techniques for applying alcohol inks, such as pouring, creating texture, lifting, masking, adding embellishments, and more. Learn...
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    Discover how easy, satisfying, and fun it is to create with acrylic paints and mediums in Creative Acrylics. Acrylics are one of the most versatile, affordable, and accessible art mediums, and you'll learn all the tips, tricks, and techniques for blending colours and building texture, plus excellent instruction on how to paint a range of different subjects. Confused about which...
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  • Creative Watercolor
    Creative Watercolor
    Creative Watercolor offers beginners a fun, modern, and practical approach to a timeless medium with instructions on how to paint simple motifs and lettering and embellish projects beautifully. Through a series of easy tutorials and projects, you will: Get an overview of basic materials and tools, plus options for embellishing your paintings. Master essential techniques, starting with easy warm-up activities,...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781631597916

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 January 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Quarry Books

Illustration: 200 color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Ashley Mahlberg Crafts & Hobbies Non-Fiction Series: Art for Modern Makers

About the Author

Ashley Mahlberg of Ink Reel Studio is an abstract artist and graphic designer. Inspired by the Washington coast, Ashley's work mimics organic forms, flow, and dynamic color palettes found in her everyday surroundings. Ashley licenses her work, shows her art in local commercial spaces, and has been a featured artist on The Crafter's Box (thecraftersbox.com), where she taught alcohol ink techniques. See more of Ashley's work on Instagram (@inkreel), inkreelstudio.com, and Etsy (InkReelArtStudio). She lives in Burlington, Washington.

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