{"id":125987,"date":"2021-08-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/?p=125987"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:11:12","slug":"alcohol-ink-demonstration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/alcohol-ink-demonstration\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol Ink Demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello Friends,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am here with a review of recently launched&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/search&amp;page=2?search=alcohol%20inks&amp;bfilter=m0:149;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alcohol inks by&nbsp;crafTangles<\/a>.&nbsp;They have released 15 gorgeous colors and 3 metallics&nbsp;and a white.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_1-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125988\" width=\"636\" height=\"636\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_2-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"Alcohol ink\" class=\"wp-image-125989\" width=\"643\" height=\"643\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_3-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125990\" width=\"643\" height=\"643\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_4-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125991\" width=\"651\" height=\"651\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_5-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"Alcohol ink\" class=\"wp-image-125992\" width=\"654\" height=\"654\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CrafTanglesAlcoholInks_5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inks are very vibrant and highly pigmented&nbsp;so much so that I recommend diluting it for lighter application instead of using it directly from the bottle.&nbsp;High pigment load gives you ease&nbsp;to create&nbsp;layers.&nbsp;It is very balanced colour palate too. Love the metallics too specially the silver. I did not have a luck with copper though. I found it little chunkier and hard to work with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enjoyed a lot playing with inks but as there is lots of moisture in the air, it is difficult to tame the inks. Moisture will&nbsp;give different texture to it when they dry but we can always enjoy the unpredictable nature of it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s jump to the alcohol ink projects:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1469-765x768.jpg\" alt=\"Alcohol ink\" class=\"wp-image-125994\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1469-765x768.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1469-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1469-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1469.jpg 2041w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125995\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a&nbsp;10-inch&nbsp;circle of synthetic paper.&nbsp;Creating abstract landscape with alcohol inks is my favorite&nbsp;thing.&nbsp;I have used&nbsp;ballet&nbsp;slippers and&nbsp;lemon tart&nbsp;inks for sky.&nbsp;Mountains are made&nbsp;using mystic waters and ballet slippers. See how&nbsp;you can create numerous colors by mixing inks.&nbsp;Please experiment&nbsp;and try to create different shades.<br> It is pure&nbsp;fun,&nbsp;and you can stretch your inks&nbsp;too. Water is different shades of blue.&nbsp;I have used just a round brush to guide the inks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next is another abstract.&nbsp;Here, I tried to use the&nbsp;presence of moisture to my advantage. The grainy texture is because of water content in the air.&nbsp;Check the golden metallic. Simply gorgeous.&nbsp;The eggplant color is mixture of mystic water and ballet slipper&nbsp;shades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125996\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1510.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125997\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next is just to highlight the super pigmented silver metallic.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125999\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1517.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126000\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;carbon black&nbsp;is very rich&nbsp;black,&nbsp;and it doesn\u2019t split in to different colors. Silver metallic is heavily pigmented. I have used&nbsp;just a&nbsp;drop of it&nbsp;here.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next two projects are created on black synthetic paper.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1475.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126001\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1477.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126002\" width=\"766\" height=\"640\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126003\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>&nbsp;I have never used black paper or white ink before. I tried to use both in this project. I was thrilled with the results.&nbsp;Using white on black gives lots of opportunities&nbsp;for layering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White provides opacity&nbsp;to transparent&nbsp;inks.&nbsp;<br>Check the details to see how interesting it is.&nbsp;I&nbsp;am still going to work on this. May be&nbsp;add&nbsp;a leaf&nbsp;or so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next are&nbsp;bookmarks. I still have to add some quotes on it but couldn\u2019t resist&nbsp;to share the drama&nbsp;created by&nbsp;white ink with&nbsp;transparent alcohol&nbsp;inks on black.&nbsp;Don\u2019t forget to seal your metallics&nbsp;to prevent rub off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126004\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next are few cards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1494.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126005\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have used just&nbsp;few&nbsp;drops of grey and brown inks, some isopropyl alcohol and&nbsp;little stamping.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1496.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126006\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1501.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126007\" width=\"754\" height=\"566\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underwater&nbsp;background is created by applying&nbsp;quite saturated coat of inks and then removing most of it with bending solution.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126008\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1504.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126009\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here I just allowed inks&nbsp;and lots of&nbsp;blending solution to air dry without moving or stirring&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Again,&nbsp;moisture plays a major role in&nbsp;creating those textures. It is mesmerising to&nbsp;see it dry.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1490.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126010\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1491.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126011\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here I created a panel with black, ballet slipper and silver inks. I&nbsp;die cut&nbsp;it&nbsp;and used the&nbsp;words for the card. Pictures&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;do justice to the&nbsp;amazing effect created by silver. It is&nbsp;very chic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1529.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126012\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1527.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126013\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126014\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took a&nbsp;glass bottle, painted inside with white acrylic and applied&nbsp;alcohol inks with a sponge and a brush.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am really pleased&nbsp;with the quality of inks. I hope you will give it a try. If you are new to alcohol inks,&nbsp;I would suggest&nbsp;going&nbsp;for these inks as&nbsp;they are very affordable. And if you are experienced user, you will value them even more after the use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supplies Used For Projects :<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/search?search=alcohol%20ink&amp;bfilter=m0:149;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles Alcohol Inks.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/search?search=alcohol%20ink%20paper&amp;bfilter=m0:149;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles alcohol ink papers.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you&nbsp;Khyati&nbsp;for&nbsp;giving me&nbsp;a&nbsp;chance to&nbsp;play&nbsp;with these beauties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more inspirations from CrafTangles team, don\u2019t forget to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kSLpefM8_EY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe to our channel<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/\">our blog for latest inspirations<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;<strong>HNDMD&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hndmd.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftadda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;<strong>CrafTangles&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craftangles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftangles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep Creating and Stay Safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Friends,&nbsp; I am here with a review of recently launched&nbsp;alcohol inks by&nbsp;crafTangles.&nbsp;They have released 15 gorgeous colors and 3 metallics&nbsp;and a white.&nbsp;&nbsp; Inks are very vibrant and highly pigmented&nbsp;so much so that I recommend diluting it for lighter application instead of using it directly from the bottle.&nbsp;High pigment load gives you ease&nbsp;to create&nbsp;layers.&nbsp;It is&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/alcohol-ink-demonstration\/\" class=\"button button-primary\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alcohol Ink Demonstration<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":125996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1281,1280,1267,1274,23],"class_list":["post-125987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspirations","tag-alcohol-ink-techniques","tag-alcohol-ink-tutorial","tag-craftangles-alcohol-ink-papers","tag-craftangles-alcohol-inks","tag-hndmd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125987"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138855,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125987\/revisions\/138855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}