For this weeks card, I wanted to play with one of my newer ‘toys’. I recently purchased a few alcohol inks by Tim Holtz. After some research on YouTube I discovered the best way to use the inks would be to use glossy paper. I decided to try using glossy photo paper for my first experiment. I found it the paper works really well and allows for the ink to move around without warping the paper from over saturation. It is is difficult to get precision in patterns with these inks so it seems they are great for more abstract art. I’ve also been playing some more with SCAL2 and found another image that I was able to alter via the trace feature. Overall I think the card turned out very earthy. The background almost looks like an unfocused tree.
I’ve also been playing some more with SCAL2 and found another image that I was able to alter via the trace feature. Overall I think the inks are fun to use, but I will need some practice in color blending with this medium.
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