Acrylic Ink Techniques for Dreamy, Abstract Backgrounds - A Mixed Media Art Tutorial

Jackie Bernardi | Painted Paper Studio June 19, 2025
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Find your inspiration and creative confidence here! I invite you to explore and expand your creativity so you can confidently and joyfully make art you love.  Here, you’ll find fresh creative ideas for mixed media art techniques, acrylic painting, collage art, gel printing techniques, mark making, art inspiration, and what it means to be an artist. For many of us, painting paper was one of the first things we learned to do in school, and you know what? We were not expected to create "art." Somewhere along the way, many of us were made to feel less than great about our creativity, so we stopped, which is a shame - I’m here to change that. If you enjoy artists like Adele Sypesteyn, Froyle Art, Elizabeth St. Hilare, Nicholas Wilson, Denise Love, Jenna Rainey, you’ll get a lot out of this channel. If you are interested in any of my FREE offerings - the Gel Printing Video Course, a Grid Pattern Template, or my 5-Studio Rules, then be sure to click the FREE RESOURCES link below.

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Acrylic Ink Techniques ⭐ Sign up and get ALL my Free Resources, including the entire Free Gel Plate Video Course ⭐ https://painted-paper-studio.kit.com/all-the-free-stuff When you do, you’ll also get ALL the free resources I offer in my Painted Paper Studio - Confident Creative Collective community. This includes notifications of events, workshops, and new works in one place. It also includes the GLOBAL list of sources for Medical Exam paper to explore. Acrylic Ink Techniques: Ready to fall in love with acrylic ink? In this week’s mixed media art tutorial, I’m sharing my favorite acrylic ink techniques to create soft, atmospheric layers that work beautifully as standalone art or as backgrounds for collage and other mixed media projects. We’ll walk through two different experiments—using the same supplies on different papers—to show how dramatically your substrate can affect the outcome. One piece is on watercolor paper, the other on translucent paper, and the results are dreamy. _____________________ 📽️ Other Videos to watch 📽️ Inks on Mineral Paper https://youtu.be/mFL7xmO1QcQ Acrylic Inks https://youtu.be/t4fMEhxs9nQ _____________________ ☕️ Buy me a cup of coffee? ☕️ If you've enjoyed this video and would like to support this channel, you can buy me a coffee, and I'll think you're an angel! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/paintedpaperstudio 🥰 _____________________ 🎨Supplies for this session 🎨 Marine Blue – Daler Rowney https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fdaler-rowney-fw-acrylic-water-resistant-artists-ink%2F%3FfromSearch%3D%252Fsearch%252F%253Fsearchword%253Dmarine%26Item%3D21107-5553 Autumn Gold – Daler Rowney Pearlescent https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fdaler-rowney-fw-pearlescent-liquid-acrylic-artists-inks%2F%3FfromSearch%3D%252Fsearch%252F%253Fsearchword%253Dpearlescent%2Bgold%26Item%3D21111-4593 Flame Orange – Daler Rowney https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fdaler-rowney-fw-acrylic-water-resistant-artists-ink%2F%3FfromSearch%3D%252Fsearch%252F%253Fsearchword%253Dacrylic%2Binks%26Item%3D21107-4613 Fluorescent Pink – Daler Rowney https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fdaler-rowney-fw-acrylic-water-resistant-artists-ink%2F%3FfromSearch%3D%252Fsearch%252F%253Fsearchword%253Dmarine%2Bblue%26Item%3D21107-3721 Portrait Pink – Daler Rowney Aquafine Watercolour Ink https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fitems%2Fdaler-rowney-aquafine-watercolour-ink-portrait-pink%2F Phthalo Blue (Green Shade) – Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fliquitex-professional-acrylic-ink%2F%3FItem%3D21148-5160 Transparent Burnt Umber – Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fliquitex-professional-acrylic-ink%2F%3FItem%3D21148-8050 Carbon Black – Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fliquitex-professional-acrylic-ink%2F%3FItem%3D21148-2120 Stonehenge Aqua Watercolor Block, 140lb. Coldpress, 18”x24" https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fitems%2Flegion-stonehenge-aqua-watercolor-block-cold-press-18-x-24-140-lb-15-sheets%2F Mineral Paper Sheets https://shop.yasutomo.com/collections/multi-media-mineral-paper?srsltid=AfmBOoq0_hS01PcRoEPR6HK3ZC1QsZTSJQHk-F39_wqxOxogAeJ5UW-p Catalyst Wedge https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fprinceton-catalyst-contours-wedges%2F Silicone Paint Shapers https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101249869-12117697?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dickblick.com%2Fproducts%2Fwide-colour-shapers%2F%3FfromSearch%3D%252Fsearch%252F%253Fsearchword%253Dsilicone%2520paint%2520shapers Continuous Spray Bottle https://amzn.to/48v4WVg Water Brush Pens https://amzn.to/3FJOSVV Isopropyl Alcohol (91%) Nylon House Painting Brush Brushy Brush Blending Brush Palette knife The links listed above are/may be Amazon affiliate links or other affiliate links to supplies that I actually use. I may receive a small commission on purchases made using these links, but please be assured that purchasing supplies through these links will not incur any additional costs for you; it simply helps support my channel. 💜 I genuinely appreciate your support! 💜 _____________________ NOTE: YouTube is now dubbing my video in several languages - please let me know if you are seeing or hearing this and how it’s working for you.

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