Art Sessions | Iris

Thank you so much for watching! Here are some links to my other social media platforms and where to get some of the products mentioned in this video.
Instagram: @astuaryart
Website: www.astuaryart.com
Facebook: astuaryart
Copic Various Ink Refills:
www.dickblick....
Yupo Paper:
Both large sheets and pads, www.dickblick....
Pipettes:
amzn.to/2Brs5Kb
If you are outside the US I recommend trying Amazon to find these products in your country.
Happy creating and have fun!

[@carmenzawagner6061]

Beautiful video. Very helpful. Thank you very much.

[@mararizona1]

You are a fabulous artist and a fantastic teacher. I love every video you have generously shared your knowledge, thank you!

[@1005DG]

I've been wanting to perfect this technique for so long now and this is one of the best tutorials that explains it. Thank you!!!

[@astuaryart2335]

thank you so much for your kind words! it truly means a lot

[@sabrinalarson1526]

Always the best....

[@alycherry6459]

Oh my gosh! I looove your technique videos/ teaching videos!!! Please make more of these!! Loooove, love love 💕 Thank you. All your pieces are beautiful.

[@atsu8344]

Well done 👏 You are really amazing and helpful

[@DineseBeckert]

I enjoy your work, please know that my husband worked in printing for 22 years, the alcohol inks gave him cancer on one of his vocal cords. I adore alcohol ink painting, my channel is 99.9% full of it, I use an air gun, a cheap air gun. Save your throat and be safe.🤗

[@diegooland1261]

very cool. as a beginner, this is great advice on technique.

[@MMGARC]

My 1st time on your KZbin page and I feel like a struck oil!! This was mesmerizing to watch! Thank you for going through every step in explaining your technique. I will be back for more for sure!!

[@carolsaylor6151]

Love it!!!!

[@lizdouglas1952]

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!! 🥰👍💖🦋

[@bkrindy9856]

Love all the negative space in this too; I've watched this video countless times and there's always something new I needed to think about with my own AI projects. I had been blowing the heck out of my puddles and realized slow and steady is a better way to go. Thanks again!

[@euro_babe]

Your channel deserves more views, great techniques and beautiful pieces

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you

[@sarajamal799]

Elegant!

[@MimiMimi-dw7uj]

Beautiful

[@bernadettedann1037]

Fantastic and it looks so easy 😜 I might have to give it a go. Now that I have watched your video 3 times....

[@alexandrafisher4411]

Beautiful! You are teaching me patience! I love your methodical approach. Thanks for sharing!

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you so much : )

[@marshaglass2350]

Beautiful piece...You explain techniques well, and are so thoughtful about every move you make. Well Done!

[@AshCupric]

I just tried using alcohol ink for the first time tonight and it was a total fail. I was trying to figure out where I went wrong and your video really helped give me guidance and a better idea of how this unique medium works. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Your artwork is stunning! On a side note, your midwestern accent is so adorable.

[@Summerbird2024]

I love the way you do it in real time. Most I've seen are speeded up and as I'm new to this I never seem to see it at the speed it should be. Thank you, and it's lovely.

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you! happy creating

[@lauradorris8726]

This is my favouite AI video/tutorial. I love the fade technique and the final product. I watch it over and over! Thank you!

[@astuaryart2335]

thank you so much for watching - and happy creating!

[@robinhelenehebert]

that's gorgeous. I found out about some non toxic alcohol inks! Excited!

[@miekewwood6909]

Lovely, interesting how you keep going and thanks for the tips on the fix-ups. I usually just give up and it goes in the BIN. Very talented and enjoy your tutorials. Thank you

[@astuaryart2335]

thank you so much! a full garbage bin is a good sign, it means you're pushing yourself : )

[@prange824]

Love how you worked this!

[@LorieWitt]

Wow, new subby here, I love your work and your teachings. Thank you.

[@charlenebyington7405]

Wow. . Absolutely gorgeous. . You are amazing.

[@krcraftplay]

Beautiful. So helpful, and inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing your experience.

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you for the kind words! It means so much

[@freeway_22]

Stunning! Thank you for sharing!

[@ajrose7845]

Thank you! Beautiful, just beautiful! I learned so much from you!

[@carriespring7373]

Well done!!! Thank you for sharing your technique!!! Soooooo helpful and interesting to see your style💗

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you so much! Happy to help! : )

[@lesleylang2530]

Love this a lot and to really show well what you are doing .. love your work !

[@ellym279]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@BabeMooney]

I love your work and your instructions are so clear to follow. I have a question. I saw on your website some of your Alcohol Ink paintings for sale are on canvas? Can you explain how to prep your canvas to use with the inks?

[@ldsouza98]

Beautiful and love that you keep at it, totally get it

[@sherrysartonwheels4600]

Beautiful!

[@pilsnergirl17]

your videos are the best - thank you soooo much for sharing !! I can't wait to try this !

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you so much! That means a lot : )

[@TheKandiO]

Love it! I have all the stuff but haven’t attempted it yet. Thanks for sharing your techniques!

[@astuaryart2335]

You are so welcome! Have fun and happy creating! : )

[@lorettahawley5185]

Thank you for your videos! I've just started working in alcohol ink and your videos are wonderful.

[@astuaryart2335]

That's so awesome you just started with inks! They're the best, so glad these videos are helping you to create

[@debbiethomas3687]

Great tutorial. I've just started with alcohol inks (yesterday) and was just gettng a mess because I didn't know how to control it. Tomorrow I'll have another go with a better idea of where I was going wrong and how to improve it. Thank you.

[@lauraandrews8072]

Also, keep in mind the color wheel... ex. .green and yellow make mud

[@marcelledaigle8766]

Wow! Thank you so much. I love your videos...they are very informative!

[@astuaryart2335]

thank you so much!

[@ellym279]

I want to try creating this. Thank you.

[@colorscapeexpressionsart]

Beautiful 💜

[@popsiclearts9572]

thank you for sharing ur techniques..keep inspiring

[@astuaryart2335]

thank you so much!

[@ellenhenke1077]

love it!

[@reddevilchick03]

Thank you for demonstrating your technique and work! I still struggle to find a happy balance with using the metallics, since I seem to get more of the super fine particles instead of the larger metallic pieces (even with shaking the bottle prior), and the finer particles muddy-up and ruin the underlying colors too much. Any tips?

[@maryannknox7158]

Gorgeous I love Your Style

[@mysticallydusted8846]

Beautiful.. I do work one by one on various fades.. But, still when I add isopropyl it overlaps with the fade which is dried already.. Any tips

[@szerenkegligor]

Beautiful work.🥰 What de alcohol do you used?

[@juditharowland3461]

Beautiful work......Seriously beautiful..........I began working in AI years ago and struggled with the art of it. I had the craft down but the tools were minimal and the instruction nil. You put the art back into AI..........Not many people truly can. I may end up giving it a shot again, thanks to you. Nothing is as satisfying as a beautiful piece of yourself gifted to others. That's what art is, an offering........Now a question, have you tried the new Kelpie brand out of Ireland? I too used Copic, but it was so expensive.

[@ReneeW59]

This is beautiful!

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you so much : )

[@elisabeteriksson3529]

Thank you!

[@Jamz1726]

Do you have to mix that gold stuff with anything?

[@jamiebanfield2696]

You may have said it in the video, did you mix IPA with your metallic?

[@lynn111l]

Can you use 70% isopropyl alcohol with liquid acrylics and alcohol ink?

[@jessH090]

Is there a reason you use 91% instead of 99%?

[@suekruger8525]

Thankyou you have explained it so well

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you so much!

[@pinkysingh2213]

Great tutorial! Love your work 😍 Do you mix the metallics with alcohol in the glass before applying it to the paper?

[@golpiramirzazadeh8792]

when you get close to the alcohol doesn't make you feel strange? I'm working with 99 and makes me feel a bit weird.

[@lauraandrews8072]

Yes, if you were to follow the safety precautions, all the artists would be wearing a ventilator mask. But who does that lol. So, at least chose a well ventilated room, window open and (as I don't have a ventilator mask), a fan directed to cross my face and out the window. Don't be breathing in any of these alcohol products. Markers, inks, or iso 99, or 91.

[@angelawhite9505]

You are cute as a button and your art is gorgeous.....thank you so much for sharing.

[@astuaryart2335]

You are so sweet : ) Thank you so much, it means a lot!

[@mauriciodvg1]

Copic various or piñata? Wich one is better ?

[@janetmissenden4839]

Stunning video Marissa, may I ask, is the gold mixative you are adding diluted with Iso or is it neat out of the bottle? You are so very generous with sharing your wonderful techniques ... Thank you

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you for the kind words! And great question - it is not diluted. I usually transfer it to another container in case there is any color contamination.

[@melissalloyd8238]

Your work is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your tips & techniques. If it's at all possible for you to change your camera angle, it would really help us to be able to see better because your head does get in the shot a lot. Other than that your "real time" (Im not fond of time lapse) videos are great and very informative. I'm a new subscriber, can't wait to see all the new videos you post! Keep up the good work💜

[@astuaryart2335]

Thanks you so much! So glad you have been enjoying the videos. Great point about the camera angle, we hear you and we're going to figure something out. Happy creating!

[@freedom1557]

Why do you not show us the blow dry technique ?

[@hettyon312]

I saw some of your other pieces on Pinterest do u use an airbrush to complete those

[@rachaelkrystek3166]

What is the working surface underneath your Yupo paper?

[@lisamifsud4623]

Hi! Which varnish do you use to protect the ink?

[@suzanneramage1678]

Is there a metallic ink you using or are you using an acrylic metallic? Your work is beautiful

[@bkrindy9856]

She is using Piñata Brass Alcohol Ink...great stuff (the brass rocks!)

[@cathieelliot2874]

Hi Marissa your videos are the best out there. May I ask what copic colors you used in this piece and also is that Pinata brass?

[@astuaryart2335]

Thanks! The colors are mentioned in the video 🤗 0:25

[@Camanach6]

This is beautiful! What weight of paper do you use?

[@ridiculouslycute]

Heavy weight yupo. :)

[@Andrea-mw2nq]

New to your channel 10.6.19

[@astuaryart2335]

thank you so much! welcome!

[@helenconvery5698]

What heat gun do you use as I got one and it melted my yupo!

[@myalteregoandi]

What thickness Yupo did you use??

[@safi456]

Oh my God you are so adorable, I want to adopt you! I cant believe you're old enough to be a mom, you sound about 12! And so talented, well done. I have really enjoyed your videos, but have sooo many Qs, and heads up, I will at some point be bombarding you with them! Sorry in advance!

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you so much! You're too kind. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - and I love questions! Fire away : )

[@safi456]

@@astuaryart2335 well the very first thing that popped into my head was, you blowing the inks, isn't that going to hurt your lungs in the long run? Breathing in that alcohol? Is there any reason you don't use a straw or hair dryer?

[@safi456]

@@astuaryart2335 Also, why a heat gun and not a hair dryer? Doesnt the heat gun start to burn the paper? I find my heat gun is super hot and even starts smoking and smelling, I'm afraid to get it anywhere near the alcohol inks in case it all blows up!

[@astuaryart2335]

No need! I work in a well ventilated area

[@astuaryart2335]

I find hair dryers to be too powerful. When I use my heat gun, im very cautious about the distance from the paper, and I keep it on a low setting. Once you see your paper warp or ink start to bubble, that's a good sign that you need to take it easy with the heat

[@jesschapman531]

I tried this today for the first time. And I found the original drop of ink started to dry and stained the yupo between dropping it, adding the metallic and the isopropyl, is that normal? Or is it my ink (ranger)

[@astuaryart2335]

Yes! That is normal. Ranger stains more frequently and more intensely than other brands.

[@Seekingsmiles21]

Your head gets in the way. Why do you do to get the blend?

[@astuaryart2335]

Ah, sorry my head blocks the camera some times! We're still experimenting and trying things out. You can view how I create my fades in my fade tutorials.

[@helgahofmann6393]

You should use another view to see what you doing not looking at your covered head.

[@ruthinmanart4063]

I love your technique but I have to say it was very distracting with your knit cap bobbing in and out of the camera view... I saw another one of your videos and enjoyed it much more. Thank you. Please continue.... without the cap?

[@anoukfaassen7148]

I thought you always had to have a mask on. Dont you get dizzy and sick

[@astuaryart2335]

No I do not! I work in a well ventilated area

[@shareluv7]

What a pity and disappointment. The subtitles were in the way of your apparent exciting demo.

[@judithf9297]

Some things are made more complicated than they actually are and some things too repetitive, gets confusing. You do a great job doing it yourself but it's not as complicated as you explain it. Maybe it's just me, hard to follow

[@PaganArtGuy]

Beautiful and so helpful. I hope you keep Up with these art sessions

[@astuaryart2335]

Thank you! I plan on it