Experiements with ink

I was curious to see how compressed air and ink would look on different surfaces. The previous post, Ink + Compressed Air = , was on coldpress water color paper and the ink just glided along and didn't absorb quickly. Last night I tried out canvas board and rough watercolor paper. The rough paper absorbed the ink so fast that the air really only gave the edges a softer edge, no hard line. Ink on the canvas board spread around easily, similar to the coldpress paper, except that there's the texture of the board.

The paper had its own texture too like the canvas board. I particularly like the feeler/arms of the big central fish. And the expression of the fish at the very top right corner.


Creatures of the Deep
ink, watercolor and pen on paper
7 x 10 inches

I also did a bit of layering with the canvas board. First laid down some ink, then went over some parts of it with acrylic paint, and went back in with ink again. The piddly little limbs crack me up.


And He Waved His Arms Angrily
ink and acrylic on canvas board
12 x 9 inches