2017 #12 Hybrid Inks: Paint and Ink {by Sarah Anderson}

2017 Topic 12: Hybrid Inks

I stalk Sarah on instagram to see what she is up to on her 365 daily creations, and this year, Oxide Inks have featured heavily! Which is why I was excited to see what she came up with for a Fresco-Oxide mash up. No matter what she produces, I am often left with as many questions as answers, and her comment that you need to just play and explore is very true! Find you own oxide-style! Jump in and have a go!

Hi everyone, it's Sarah Anderson with you today, and I'd like to share with you the results of playing with Distress Oxides on Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paints.

As you know, Distress Oxides are a combination of opaque pigment ink and translucent dye ink, which means you can get the lovely distress ink effects on dark paper such as kraft or black card.  This made me wonder what would happen if I created my own coloured paper using Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paints.  I warn you now, this is highly addictive!

My play resulted in a greeting card...

and a number of tags!

Whenever I want to try out a new technique, or product, I get out my sketchbook.  This gives me the opportunity to play and explore, and make notes on what works and what doesn't.  It also means it doesn't matter if things go 'wrong' as it is just something to learn.  If you've not tried this I would definitely recommend it.

The Distress Oxides change shade depending on the colour they are used on.  Distress Oxide (Wilted Violet) on Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paint (Turquoise) gives this gorgeous blue-ish purple.

After applying the ink to an acrylic block, spritzing it with water, then tapping it onto the painted tag, I discovered that applying the ink directly to the tag itself was much quicker and more effective.

With the first spritz of water, the ink oxidised as expected, but with the second spritz (and more) the ink became more and more speckled.  I find I have my heat gun in one hand and my water spray in the other when I'm playing with Distress Oxides!

The Distress Oxide inks behave differently on paper/card painted with Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paint.  Can you see where I've stamped the stars using Distress Oxide (Broken China)?  I didn't spritz these with water, just heated them with a heat gun, yet parts of them changed colour.

I played with stamps from the Electica {Lin Brown} Collection (ELB29 and ELB30)...

...and Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paint (Mushroom, Turquoise, Amethyst) and Distress Oxides (Peeled Paint, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet, Walnut Stain, Fired Brick, Fossilised Amber, Faded Jeans, Broken China).  

I love how the dotty circle looks, stamped in Distress Oxide (Broken China) and layered over the purples and greens.

Using Versafine (Onyx Black) to stamp the main images really makes them pop against these colourful, textured backgrounds.

I can't wait to see what Distress Oxide (Antique Linen) does on these painted backgrounds. Or what about Distress Oxide (Black Soot) with embossed white main images?  I absolutely adore these inks as they encourage play in order to find out what effects they make, and combining them with Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paints has just widened my playground enormously.  There are so many colour combinations!  Where will you start?

Sarah Anderson

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Ohhh what great experiments Sarah!! Not just that the ink colour can look different over the paint, but also I am intrigued that you apply product to you acrylic block, spritz that and press it onto your tags! Itching to give that a go too!Fantastic! ~ Leandra

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