Bold Strokes and Subtle Accents: Crafting Organic Art with Acrylic Inks
In this video, I guide you through the creation of an abstract organic piece using acrylic inks. Working primarily with shades of blue and brown, I demonstrate how the inks blend to form captivating patterns on the canvas. Adding depth with bold strokes in deep brown and accents of pastels and gold, I showcase the process of layering and texture manipulation to achieve a visually striking composition. Join me as I explore the fluidity of acrylic inks and the transformative potential of color in abstract art.
*Supplies I'm using in this video:
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Hahnemuhle Collection 100% Cotton Watercolor Pad - amzn.to/43mlJGA
Blick -Daler-rowney acrylic ink - shrsl.com/4g78g
Blick - liquitex acrylic ink - shrsl.com/4g78h
Blick - Amsterdam acrylic ink - shrsl.com/4g78i
200PCS 3ml Disposable Plastic Transfer Pipettes - amzn.to/3TxQhDb
sennelier oil pastels - amzn.to/3MPaYam
Sennelier Cardboard Oil Pastel Set, 72 Count - amzn.to/3WL5OPX
SENNELIER D'Artigny Oil Pastel Fixative - amzn.to/3X9DfMg
Sennelier - Savoir-Faire Sennelier Soft Pastels Half Stick Set - amzn.to/3YpHG69
SENNELIER Latour Spray Fixative Soft Pastels - amzn.to/3Pgsd5Z
Kuretake gold pen - This is sold out now on the Sketchbox site - you might google it to see if it is available where you are.
Archer & Olive - www.archerando...
Winsor & Newton Bamboo Brush - amzn.to/41U1Aa3
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Color Cube:
The Color Cube - sarahrenaeclar...
Favorite Paper:
Hahnemuhle Collection 100% Cotton Watercolor Pad - amzn.to/43mlJGA
Arches Watercolor Pad 9x12-inch - amzn.to/3PF9Jfi
12x16 Khadi Paper - amzn.to/3uOHJOG
8x8 Khadi Paper - amzn.to/3SVVKlL
Artway Indigo Journal - amzn.to/3SZngPf
Favorite Pens/pencils:
Faber-Castell Graphite Pencil Pitt Graphite Matt 14B - amzn.to/443RhB0
Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-Soluble Single Pencil, 6B - amzn.to/3tmLA4h
STABILO All-STABILO -Black - amzn.to/3URofU8
Posca - Ultra Fine to Fine Paint Marker Pens Set - amzn.to/3wLmIVR
Inks:
Kuretake GOLD MICA Ink - amzn.to/3oG04dt
Kuretake Gold mica Paste - amzn.to/3V2EpYZ
Kuretake Zig Gold Marker - shopsketch.com...
Favorite Paints:
Masha's Watercolors - selections vary - www.etsy.com/s...
Kuretake Watercolor Gansai Tambi 48 Color set - amzn.to/3qaThZW
Kuretake Watercolors Art Nouveau set - amzn.to/3ZWACgp
ARTEZA Acrylic Paint, Set of 60 Colors - amzn.to/3MxPKwp
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint Set, 48 - amzn.to/3s48vAX
Liquitex Heavy Body White - amzn.to/3wCyiCz
Favorite Brushes:
Raphael SoftAqua Brushes - amzn.to/3L5Bpq7
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 4 - amzn.to/3pkXPgg
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 8 - amzn.to/3SznDRX
Princeton Umbria Filbert 8 - shrsl.com/4fxsb
Pastels and blocks:
Sennelier - Savoir-Faire Sennelier Soft Pastels Half Stick Set - amzn.to/3YpHG69
SENNELIER Latour Spray Fixative Soft Pastels - amzn.to/3Pgsd5Z
Mungyo Gallery Artists' Soft Oil Pastels Set of 72 - amzn.to/3rf0E3v
SENNELIER D'Artigny Oil Pastel Fixative - amzn.to/3X9DfMg
Caran d'Ache Classic Neocolor II Water-Soluble Pastels - amzn.to/468tdPw
STABILO 3-in-1 - Wallet of 18 - amzn.to/3RqdnLs
Misc:
Artist tape - amzn.to/3Hf6fLP
Art Sponges - amzn.to/3L9xf0k
Jack Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette (50 Sheets), 9" x 12 - amzn.to/423Q7o2
Hardboard art panels - you see me tape things down to these and they come in several different sizes: amzn.to/3C8EK3z
Painters Color Diary - 9x12 watercolor - amzn.to/3NHFCSm
Ranger Heat It Craft Tool - amzn.to/3FVjNLn
Clear Sleeves Storage Bags - amzn.to/3R5GbIj
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These are the most beautiful abstract torsos...in my mind, anyway! 😁
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@ShoshiPlatypus
Ай бұрын
That's how I see them, too! Torsos modelling stunning abstract fashion designs!
I'm watching this from my brother's house where I have been staying while waiting for the power to come back on at my house. He doesn't have power either but has generators and lots of fans!Hurricane Beryl came through on Monday and knocked electricity out to a large area of Houston. I loved watching you create these two pieces. Makes me wish I had some of my art supplies on hand.
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
I saw how destructive that hurricane has been. They say it is a bad sign to have one that bad so early and it is going to be an extra active season. I pray that it ends up not as bad as they say. That was lucky your brother had the generators!! Glad you guys are ok! 🤗 🤗 🤗
Love this style of abstract with inks and mark making!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Loved the addition of the gold at the end. So satisfying to see your finished result!
@2lilowlsstudio
12 күн бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Kurataki Gold fo the win. I always forget about spreading paint with a palette knife. You made my day. Thanks for posting I enjoy your chats (I'm voting with you) and laugh!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed today! Thanks for hanging out with me!! 🥰🥰🥰
Another fun paint day!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
It was! Thank you! 🥰
Love that thurqoise!!!!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Me too! Thank you! 🥰
Such a nice colorway! That gold just topped it off!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
It really did!! Thank you! 🥰
You just keep outdoing yourself. Beautiful. Thank you.
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
You’re the best! Thank you! 🥰
Oh my goodness Denise! Love love love this! My favorite by far!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
So glad you loved it!! Thank you! 🥰
Just gorgeous, Denise. So free, and I love the colours and textures. They look like funky fashion plates!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
They do! Love that. Thank you! 🥰
what beautiful colours!! 🥰
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
You make it fun with your show of emotions. Great painting too!
@2lilowlsstudio
25 күн бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
I have been gone a while, but now it is soooo good to see your paintings again. I missed you lol. Issues with health have held me back. I am loving this today. I will be trying this painting lesson today I think.
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
I missed you too! 😁 So glad you are feeling better and back!! Thank you! 🥰
Very dramatic! Love how saturated the inks are!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Hey Denise! Loved both of these🎉 I kept seeing different animals in both as you went along they kept changing! Love the colors and the gold. Was so good to see a video in this style again. Thanks for sharing🥰
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you! 🥰
Brilliant as always. You’re such an awesome source of inspiration ❤❤❤
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
You're the best! Thank you! 🥰
Love watching you play and it always seems to just pop with life❤
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Soooo beautiful!! I love them!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Beautiful!!! Love the colors!!!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
I’m so excited because I just started but now I’m waiting for the ink to dry so I thought it would be a great time to say hi 💖 I hope your doing great and know that you are so appreciated for joy you spark in my creativity.
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
You’ve really made my day!! Thank you! 🥰🤗🎨 Waiting for the ink to dry is the hardest part! 😁
Love the inks! Thanks for the inspiration!!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
So glad you loved it! Thank you! 🥰
I LOVE these paintings. The colors, the mark making, mixes of medias and the GOLD! 😀Thank you for the best of inspiration. 😊
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
So glad you love them! Thank you! 🥰
Stunning! Great job!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Thank you soo much for this Denise…..Just what I need to try our my acrylic inks…more on the way to add to my color collection….you make it look so easy and your paintings are so beautiful….…we will see…❤❤❤
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
I love the acrylic inks. I should definitely get them out more! Hope you love the ones you get!! 😁 Thank you! 🥰
I was so delighted to see you play with the acrylic inks again! Something about watching them spread and merge just soothes me. Loved the pop of red and the smears of gold…really everything but especially those. 😊 I need to go order the sepia ink now. Thanks for the inspiration!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
The inks are so fun to watch! I agree! So glad you loved this one! Thank you! 🥰
I just recently came across your channel and subbed. I have a little studio set up in my home that I haven't used in over 3 years and for some reason the more time passed the easier it was to procrastinate. Watching your videos really inspired me to just get in there, play and experiment instead of thinking I need to have a particular piece in mind. I'm having so much fun so thank you for your beautiful lessons!!!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
I’m so glad!! That really makes my day. Thank you! 🥰
I love your woks ❤❤❤❤ very inspiring and modern … congratulations 👏🏼 (love from SP, 🇧🇷)
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
I thought about you today when I scored a beautiful #10 Princeton acrylic brush on clearance! Gotta love those bargains!!🌞
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Score!! Great find! 🎨🎨🎨
Love these, look like doggie portraits, have missed your you tubes, bought another motel early June and have been going lIke mad ever since with reorganizing, getting everything digital, new www etc, still to unpack suitcases and art supplies and "patiently " waiting for the day to open up a jar of paint, ink etc 😅😅😅😅 slowly getting things on track though 😊😊😊and will be joining in again soon
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
That a lot of work for you!! Glad you stopped by!! Thank you! 🥰
Thank you, Denise. Another great video!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Glad you loved it!! Thank you! 🥰
Gorgeous!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Very inspiring. Thank you. Bringing me out of my artist slump. 😅
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
So glad you loved it!! Thank you! 🥰
So pretty! 😊
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
Love this!💜
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
The texture of the oil pastel and gold paste is just fantastic.
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
I love how the gold was the finishing accent that brought both these pieces together, the blending of coll and warm colours worked so well,The pop of te dark pastels works so well too. I love the chinese brushes they just encourage you to use them in more unusual ways and they do create amzing marks and shapes. I think acrylic inks are really underatted as a medium,they have a real vibrancy. I am going to have to oddr the Amsterdam turquoise ink,that's a stiunning colour. Sepia is a colour I always have on and it's such a verstaule colour. It can be hard to not add gold to everything!!! But the gold mica paste has a shimmer and shine like no other gold and always lifts anything it's applied too. (matt) P.s I hve placed my order for the Mungyo soft pastels. I love the Mungo oil pastels, such great quality but at a really affordable price,so pigmented,can see both types of these pastels becoming a staple inmy work for sure.
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
They really are underrated! I don't get them out enough. I need to play in them again, I filmed this a few weeks ago - and now I'm inspired to play some more!! Thank you! 🥰
lovely play!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
They remind me of faces/heads, like stone sculptures :-)
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
They kinda do! Thank you! 🥰
Loving these and that pop of gold did for me. Bam love it. Gotta dig out those inks. Thanks Denise. Always a good day when I see you've put up a video. Have a great week girl.😊
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
The gold did the job! So glad you loved it!! Thank you! 🥰
They look like merman and mermaid busts!!
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Ha! They kinda do! 🧜♂️🧜♀️
5:57 The one on the right is totally a puppy dog looking off to the right with a brown patch around his eye, two floppy ears, a cute little nose & mouth 💕🐶
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Fun! 🐶🐶🐶
Hmmm, I've never played with alcohol inks. Can they be messy? These are beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration 😊❤
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
These are acrylic inks. I don’t think they are too messy. Just very fluid! ☺️
@lindakuck5981
Ай бұрын
@2lilowlsstudio thank you Denise 😊
🌞🌸🇨🇦❤️
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
This is exactly what I need right now! Thank you so much for sharing so many different aspects of art, supplies, creativity…Good grief these two pieces are YUMMERS 🩵💙🤎. Be home from a little vacay in two days and THIS will be the first thing on the agenda 😊. Denise, these are simply beautiful.
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
Hope you are relaxing and having a good time on vacation!! It is so hot here I don't even want to go outside! Safe travels!! 🤗🤗🤗
@sheilaschmid7768
Ай бұрын
@@2lilowlsstudio same heat extremes on this side of the U.S. - I’m just ready to go home - tomorrow we drive 8 hrs back home…😳 needless to say it will be a very early rise to beat the heat. I just want to get home to my dog, my flower pots, and painting. I’ve decided I’m a happy homebody 😆😳🤣 painting with you, laughing with your lovely, joyful nature, sipping ice tea on my patio. Yup, this is 65 and I’m ok with it.😍
@2lilowlsstudio
Ай бұрын
@@sheilaschmid7768I’m a happy homebody with my 2 little dogs too! 😁
@sheilaschmid7768
Ай бұрын
@@2lilowlsstudio 😍🥰🥰🥰