The Color Wheel: What it is and How to Use it to Your Advantage By Amy Hand -- Hey there Smart Art friends! Welcome back to another great month of Smart Art fun, I promise you this month is going to be killer! After last month's precise paintings, now we’re flipping things on their head...

How you blend your alcohol inks will become a defining texture of the art you make with them. There are many styles to experiment with and choosing the right kind of alcohol ink can help you to bring out the best of this style you want to achieve. Some brands of alcohol ink will blend...

Alcohol inks are an exciting new medium in the art world that allow a free flow of expression with a variety of techniques. Artists who specialize in alcohol inks have developed styles that range, from representational art that captures the natural world, to abstract art specializing in serene and gilded designs. The powerful punches of...

Alcohol inks have burst into popularity as a choice medium for their expressive colors and beautiful flow. However, if you're just getting started with alcohol ink, you might notice that they're a little difficult to control. Even on a non-absorbent surface, such as Yupo paper, alcohol ink requires particular methods for blending and layering until...

Alcohol ink is an extremely flexible and impressionistic medium. Just as with any art, practice will allow you greater control over the medium and allow you to more strongly define your paintings and patterns,  but what you choose to do with theses inks, whether it’s create flowing abstract art or stained-glass-like images, is completely up...

Alcohol inks are brightly colored dye-based paints that are most often used in creating free flowing textures. They can be used alone in mixed media projects such as printing and stamping, jewelry making, fabric dying, and brightening up household objects. Many markers contain dye-based alcohol inks, so the tones and colors might be familiar to...