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Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping Quick Reference Guide

Author : June Rollins

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 12,75 MB

Release : 2013-10-30

Category : Ink

ISBN : 9781490544441

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Dreamscaping with alcohol inks is a fun, relaxing, intuitive art process using no pre-planned sketches or brushes. You don't need to be able to draw or have prior art experience to create Dreamscapes.Dreamscaping is affordable! No expensive brushes are needed. It's amazing how beautiful, flowing abstracts with the look of stained glass effortlessly emerge with a simple, plastic coffee stirrer or plastic straw! This book is a quick reference guide for the beginner and the more experienced artist. It explains supplies, tools, terms, techniques and tips for Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping and describes the characteristics of the three major alcohol ink brands: Adirondack, Piñata Colors and Spectrum Noir. Flow enhancing extenders and a variety of metallic mixatives which add texture and special effects are also explained. It features a total of 185 full color images with 55 being completed Dreamscapes with the ink brands and colors used to create them. Plus, learn from FOUR, full color, step-by-step, demonstrations, progressing from beginner to advanced on Yupo and ceramic tile showing the Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping Process from beginning to completion. Also included are sources to buy and common questions and answers. You don't need to journey alone! This book gives links to Alcohol Ink Art Social Media Community Groups, where you can share your alcohol ink art creations, ask questions and learn from others.If you have no art experience and long to develop your artistic potential, this reference guide is perfect for you. If you are an experienced artist who has become too "technique driven" and lost the joy of creating, "Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping Quick Reference Guide" can help bring back a spirit of play and discovery.Discover and reclaim your inner artist today by Dreamscaping with June Rollins!



Pigments of Your Imagination

Author : Cathy Taylor

Publisher : Schiffer Craft

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 20,66 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Ink painting

ISBN : 9780764347535

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Discover magic! Join the vibrant, prismatic world of luminous alcohol inks. Mercurial, versatile, inexpensive, and wildly colorful, alcohol inks are one of the newest mediums to hit the art community. Pigments of Your Imagination is your essential guide for working with alcohol inks, from choosing which inks to use for each project to learning how to maximize your artistic potential with a wide variety of fascinating techniques. Using an assortment of materials and tools, learn how to work on a variety of surfaces, including paper, glass, metal, fabric, and plastic. Find inspiration for your own masterpieces in the step-by-step demos and guest artist gallery. From the beginning craftsperson to the professional artist, Pigments of Your Imagination offers a broad insight into the expansive world of alcohol inks. Explore the limits of your artistic ingenuity with alcohol inks. Jump start your creativity!



Alcohol Ink

Author : Desirée Delâge

Publisher : David and Charles

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 33,96 MB

Release : 2020-10-13

Category : Art

ISBN : 1446379868

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Make vibrant abstract art with ink! Includes over twenty step-by-step tutorials on this colorful creative technique. Alcohol inks have exploded onto the art scene with the rise of fluid art techniques such as paint pouring. These accessible inks can be used to create stunning abstract art, even if you’re a total beginner. Through the step-by-step tutorials and exercises in this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get started with alcohol ink and how to combine techniques into bold, colorful artworks. In addition to paintings on paper, you’ll discover inspiration and advice on using the techniques to decorate a wide range of surfaces, including ceramics, plastic, glass, wood, and more, to make fashion and home accessories and striking handmade gifts.



She Lost Her Muse

Author : June Rollins

Publisher : Independently Published

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 42,3 MB

Release : 2021-04-09

Category :

ISBN : 9781070962160

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Poppy believes she's a nobody without Meagan, her best friend since childhood. They're college roommates, majoring in fine art with high aspirations of becoming successful artists. But Poppy's world shatters when she's suspended one semester before graduating. Her controlling father, Pastor Wayne, sends her away to live in her mother's abandoned, soon to be condemned, homeplace while it's being repaired. The same homeplace he's forbidden his wife to visit, except for funerals, since they've been married. Alone in a new town, in the rural mountains of North Carolina, Poppy struggles to begin again. She convinces her reserved mother to share stories about her family's past. She visits a nearby art gallery and develops a schoolgirl crush on the owner. She attends a local watercolor class, makes new artist friends and is dismayed by the instructor. She tells no one of her reoccurring dreams, but with the help of Liam, the town handyman, she begins to face issues leading to her own healing. Will Poppy have the courage to stop living in Meagan's shadow, develop her own beliefs and accept her true muse hidden away in long-buried family secrets?



Paint Pouring

Author : Rick Cheadle

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 185 pages

File Size : 40,16 MB

Release : 2019-02-12

Category : Art

ISBN : 163158300X

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Paint Pouring is a form of abstract art that uses acrylic paints with a runny (fluid) consistency. The acrylic paints react with each other when combined to make interesting and visually organic motifs. Fluid acrylics can be used on many types of substrates through various techniques such as pouring, dripping, swirling, glazing, dipping, and more to create dazzling and masterful effects. This book provides everything you will need to become a paint pouring artist. Learn to: Set up your paint pouring studio on a budget Complete your supply list Discover a variety of techniques Properly handle and care for your art Establish appropriate mixing ratios Achieve correct paint density And many other lessons crucial to the craft This new art form is fun for all ages. Become a fluid art master today.



Silver Shadows

Author : Richelle Mead

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 417 pages

File Size : 29,44 MB

Release : 2015-01-13

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1595146326

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Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives. In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists. Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive. For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . . Their worst fears now a chilling reality, Sydney and Adrian face their darkest hour in this heart-pounding fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where all bets are off.



Crafting With Alcohol Inks

Author : Isabell Kolkhorst

Publisher :

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 40,51 MB

Release : 2021-06-09

Category :

ISBN :

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Alcohol inks are, as the name suggests, alcohol-based, highly pigmented ink that can be diluted with isopropyl alcohol (IPA). This book is a quick reference guide for the beginner and the more experienced artist. It explains supplies, tools, terms, techniques, and tips for Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping and describes the characteristics of the three major alcohol ink brands: Adirondack, Piñata Colors, and Spectrum Noir. Flow enhancing extenders and a variety of metallic mixtures which add texture and special effects are also explained.



Ninth House

Author : Leigh Bardugo

Publisher : Flatiron Books

Page : 406 pages

File Size : 42,68 MB

Release : 2019-10-08

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1250313082

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"The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people... Impossible to put down." —Stephen King The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. Goodreads Choice Award Winner Locus Finalist Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street’s biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And, sometimes, they prey on the living. Don't miss the highly-anticipated sequel, Hell Bent.



Alcohol Ink Mastery

Author : Lillian Stromer

Publisher :

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 17,27 MB

Release : 2021-06-09

Category :

ISBN :

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Alcohol inks are, as the name suggests, alcohol-based, highly pigmented ink that can be diluted with isopropyl alcohol (IPA). This book is a quick reference guide for the beginner and the more experienced artist. It explains supplies, tools, terms, techniques, and tips for Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping and describes the characteristics of the three major alcohol ink brands: Adirondack, Piñata Colors, and Spectrum Noir. Flow enhancing extenders and a variety of metallic mixtures which add texture and special effects are also explained.



Exploring Color Workshop, 30th Anniversary Edition

Author : Nita Leland

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 177 pages

File Size : 32,17 MB

Release : 2016-09-07

Category : Art

ISBN : 1440345155

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Unlock the secrets to gorgeous, expressive, unforgettable color! Finding color combinations that not only work but excite the eye is one of the greatest challenges artists face. This updated and expanded 30th anniversary edition of the North Light classic Exploring Color teaches artists of all mediums and skill levels how to use and control color in their artwork and shows how exhilarating and enjoyable the ride can be. Popular art instructor and best-selling author Nita Leland will help you take any artwork you make to new color heights. Memorable paintings from more than 30 contributing artists are inside towill inspire you, along with 75+ hands-on exercises, 8 step-by-step demonstrations and countless nuggets of color knowledge--all in your own private workshop! Learn how to master color mixing, assemble the perfect palette for your artistic goals, select just the right color scheme, and communicate color in a way that elevates your designs way beyond the ordinary. Start a handy journal to keep track of your discoveries, with customized mixtures, color wheels, reference charts and other tools designed to uncover your color personality and help you work with color more efficiently. Nita knows that the quest for perfect color can be fun, and it can be yours. So stop guessing, and start exploring! "Beautiful color is no happy accident. Color can be learned." --Nita Leland