Uh, oh! I see a buying spree in my future. Playing with Yupo paper has me excited and intrigued. No matter how much water is covering the surface, it does not buckle like other papers. It even comes in translucent. Pretty soon it will be in my shopping cart along with more alcohol inks. (Seeing the bottom photo on line has me itching to shop for every possible color of alcohol ink!)

  Inky Goodness  Another workshop session; this time focused on inks - acrylic ink, alcohol inks, drawing/calligraphy ink, and India ink.  What fun!  First, I did some swatching to record properties and colors of the inks. Since I am already familiar with acrylic inks, I focused on the other ones .  Next, just play. Calligraphy inks are not just for dip pens! Brushing them on and adding water creates some beautiful effects. Once dry, mark-making fun began. India ink and dad’s Speedball block printing ink was great fun to experiment with.  Love the water-soluable properties . Mark-making heaven ! I do not have a wide selection of alcohol inks; the only colors in my stash are unexceptional and boring. I’m not much inclined to play with these yucky colors, but I do want to try them on Yupo paper. Maybe I will post a photo if they turn out at all interesting.  ****************** UPDATE ************ * Yupo paper is   an amazing substrate!  Made of...