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| FW Acrylic Inks by Daler-Rowney |
The easiest line work ever! That's right. I've had a bottle of FW (Daler-Rowney) acrylic ink for quite a few years but had not used it very much. Recently, I painted a design by Willow Wolf where she used the acrylic inks and I was once again reminded how wonderful they are. Before I started the painting I started to research the inks and walked into Jerry's Artarama where an artist was demonstrating them. ?? Coincidence? She uses the inks rather than watercolors. Fascinating... Of course I had to purchase a set... And they are as fun as they appeared.
Back to the line work... These inks are just the right consistency for excellent line work. One brush load goes for ever. (Just goes to show that when we say paint should be "inky" consistency for line work, we were absolutely right.) I used the Antelope Brown.
Inst: Shake well. With the applicator in the bottle place just a little on your palette and from this, draw out your liner brush load. Remember the secrets to good brush work are: 1) hold your brush perpendicular to the surface and 2)paint with your arm not your fingers. (#3 was to make sure your paint is an inky consistency.)
Remember that these inks are acrylic and therefore water based. The good news is that you can easily correct a line with just a damp brush. The bad news is that you can easily remove paints with a damp brush. After you complete your design work with the inks be sure to set the design with a spray sealer if you plan to paint over it or varnish.
Hope you checkout this product. Notice all the wonderful colors including Pearlescents.
Liz
