Shells and stones carry the marks of their history, growth lines or pits made by burrowing worms etc. These little marks may suggest the ageing process whether in a face or a piece of driftwood. Washes of dilute ink, watercolour or “dry” washes of pastel add tone and atmosphere, and all the little marks can add further descriptions of the main players and introduce smaller ones. If anyone knows of a way to make an India Ink spray where the spray bottle won’t be a one-time use bottle I’d sure love to know about it.Fishing in Cold Water Waterproof and non-waterproof ink, watercolour and yellow crayon resist Nothing worked and I trashed that spray bottle. I tried flushing the nozzle out with plain water, then I tried soaking the sprayer part for several hours, then I tried soaking the nozzle with dishsoap, then with nail polish remover, and lastly with mineral spirits. Like I was trying to spray cement through the nozzle sort of clogged. The next day, when I went to work more on my project I checked on IF the India Ink clogged the spray bottle and boy, was it clogged!. Ha, I fell asleep that night thinking of what a ginormous stash of jewel-like homemade sprays I was going to stockpile! As soon as I was done with my spray I put the cap on the spray bottle. My homemade spray worked great! India Ink colors are richly saturated colors and I just loved the look I was getting using my spray on the project I was working on. The spray bottle I bought had a tight fitting cap that fit over the spray nozzle, too. I put about half an eyedropper worth of ink along with nearly 4 ounces of water in a new spray bottle. I just started creating mixed media pages a couple of months ago andĬoincidentally, I bought one bottle of India Ink – a gorgeous turquoise color – for the purpose of finding out if India Ink would make a good (and economical!) spray. I love this tutorial and I can’t wait to see what you’ll come with for your next mixed media/art journal pages! You will also want a bucket of water handy and a few paint brushes (try synthetic ones meant for acrylic) and old toothbrush, a hunk of wax or white crayon and a few basic pattern stencils. And, if you do shop tell them Lindsay the frugal crafter sent you:) Here is the page we are going to make today. If you are in the market for any of these supplies please check out Oriental Trading Company, they provided me with many of the supplies I am using for this video series and they have a 110% lowest price guarantee so if you find a lower price on a product they sell they will beat their price by 10% so you will always pay less. Today I am going to show you techniques using Bombay India Inks and Micron Pens. I chose this pad because it has 60 heavyweight 98#/160g heavily sized pages and I have been very happy with it. I will be working in a Canson Mixed Media pad for this series of videos. Howdy friends! I am so excited to share this new series of videos with you: Mixed Media Fun! Each lesson will focus on a different technique or supply.
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