Alcohol ink guides

Learn how alcohol ink art works, which surfaces to use, and the techniques behind blooms, veins and metallic edges. Then try it all in the free Alcoholink simulator.

Alcohol ink techniques painted in Alcoholink: a bloom, a tilted run and gold veins

How to make alcohol ink art: what you need, step by step, and why the edges go dark.
Alcohol ink on Yupo vs tile: how the ink behaves on Yupo paper, ceramic tile, glass and coasters.
Alcohol ink techniques: blooming, tilting, blowing, metallics and layering.