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| Dr. Ph. Martin's Indiana inks on the left and my reference photo on the right. |
It wasn’t until I really looked at the bottles of ink that I discovered that they are not acrylic inks but India inks! That explained why they weren’t quite as vibrant – oh well – guess that shows you have to really be aware when you are ordering something – as in – be “in the moment” and read the information – DUH!
They come in small (1 oz.) bottles with screw off tops, something I’m not used to, and they seem quite awkward for me to use. I’m hoping by the end of this process I’ll become more comfortable with them. So far I’ve had to decide if I need to pour some out (seems quite wasteful) or use a pipette to put some color onto a palette (paper plate in this case) which is what I chose to do.
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| A sampling of color combinations. |
I also added some of the white to the Red and to the Magenta and did get two lovely, although quite opaque, pinks.
5 comments:
De bien jolies couleurs, remplies d'éclat et de force...
Gros bisous
I like glass paintings and am looking forward to seeing how you handle this one!
These look like you could really create some gorgeous effects with them. I can't wait to see the glass rendered with inks! It's going to be stunning, I already know!
Hey Deb,
Way back in college, we used a liquid watercolor similar to this. Also in screw-top bottles. We used muffin tins for our palettes and, at the end of every class, took an eyedropper and transferred the unused paint back into the bottles. Laborious, but who could afford to throw it away?
Looking forward to seeing you work on this piece!!
Thanks all for your comments.
Chris - good idea - I've got small plastic containers or could probably locate a muffin tin buried in the cupboard - I'll have to give that a try.
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