HOW DO YOU GET ALCOHOL INK TO SINK IN RESIN?! Testing Out Ink Sinker! Squiggly Streams...?

[@jilliebeand1947]

Not sure if this is a weird suggestion, but I'd like to see what it would look like if you premixed the colored ink with the white ink/ink sinker before dropping it into the resin. So then you already have your desired colors? Still might not do the lava lamp effect but the results could be really interesting. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@hiraliousart]

That is what I was thinking too! I hope she gives it a shot.

[@PineappleOwns]

Was going to suggest the same thing!

[@selispeks]

OMG that's what I thought too!!!

[@mindyhendricks1887]

My thoughts exactly

[@ArtsyMadwoman]

Yes yes yes!! Amazing suggestion, I’m super curious about this too! We will be testing this next, thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@denisearno6234]

You make me smile, I love your personality!

[@daniel..cooper]

Yay!!!! Back with resin and.... and a sinker! 🥰. Great work and results! Let me know if you wanna collab! 😊😊🥰

[@LisaWyattArtMyBestMedicine]

Use pinata blanco blanco (white ink) put more colors and only like 5 drops of white, then colors again, then white again. Pinata white is the magic your looking for. Also, the tip that was floppy little nub, was a bubble that didnt pop. I love those molds too A thicker resin would also work better in a more shallow mold...thats it, the only tips i have for ya lol

[@hayleymariemills]

I think the tip being squishy was also bc of the mold shape. With the bottom being a small tip, ALL of the ink she put in accumulated into that one small tip.

[@Bexinmo]

Oh yeah, maybe it doesn't PUSH the colors down, maybe it pulls them behind it, so the layer of ink on top follows the path of the white drip.

[@lindacondray7918]

Not so sure it was a bubble. If you watch the video, especially on the alcohol white, the white sinks immediately down to the tip. I suspect the resin needed to sit and thicken up just a bit.

[@judyeuller7602]

I wonder if the results were different with the box is because the density of the sides of the box were narrow and the pyramid is much denser. I hope this makes sense. 🙃

[@selispeks]

Yes! I thought this too!!! One was being bent in one direction, the other got to go straight down.

[@andreamassey3398]

I thought the same.

[@ArtsyMadwoman]

Oooo!! You may be onto something! Okay next time I’ll pull out the box molds & test with those! ❤️

[@judyeuller7602]

@@ArtsyMadwoman I can hardly wait!!

[@RoxanneMarius]

This was where my thoughts were going as well! Though in my head I was using thickness of the product vs your use of density.

[@melljamieson7675]

I am thrilled that you are doing some resin videos again!!! You were one of the reasons why I started resin art ❤ please do more alcohol ink experiments 🤞

[@Bexinmo]

Viscosity is the issue. The resin is too thick for those colors to push through (Ranger is higher quality and probably more dense with pigment). The white ink has a higher density (white pigment is heavier, even in paint). Maybe try setting your bottles of resin in a hot water bath before pouring or sitting them in front of a heater or hair dryer. That should make them thinner. I'd also be super interested in what happens in you pour the resin and let it cure for a little before you do the inks. It would make it thicker, but you might get some thicker streams. I am just curious about the look, but might also slow things down enough that the alcohol ink doesn't make it to the tip and weaken it.

[@crystalspangler-fm7rb]

MY results wirh warming up TABLE TOP Resin, to make it thinner, basically ruins the project, because you run the risk of a flash cure, and once it’s warm, you won’t get “honest” effects you’d normally see without warming it. If you warm CASTING Resin, the thinner resins, which is what you should ONLY use for these types of projects, I PROMISE you, it won’t cure all the way! You could wait a MONTH! Just use CASTING resin, (look for that in the descriptions of the resins which usually indicate exactly that it’s a CASTING resin. I’d personally recommend the Lets Resin brand. They’re fairly priced, and I’ve never had any issues, with very few bubbles!! Table top Resin is what you’d use for coasters, bar tops, and things like cutting boards where you’re doing either abstract art, or BEACH ART!!

[@MacDyE]

Super interesting video, as always! :D Also, as someone who does a lot of alcohol ink sinking in resin, the best results I've had are with Piñata Blanco Blanco, but also and mostly adding some resin on top of the ink + sinker/white ink. But I've been wanting to experiment more with things, so I'm super glad you tackling this! I didn't know there were "ink sinker" that weren't labelled as white ink so it's super interesting :D

[@jessine]

This was so interesting to watch, love the artsy madscience 😄 Would love to see a second go with the ink sinker! 💕

[@ThoughtsArrive]

Yes, please try with other alcohol inks! I love watching experimentation and the overall creative process!

[@WendigovanStudio]

Try using Piñata Blanco Blanco white ink and it will most likely give you a better effect.Also try waiting for the resin to thicken up a little before. adding the white ink/sinker. If the resin is too thin/runny it will allow the white ink to sink too quickly. All the best, Diane, UK xx

[@daniellepharoah-westlund8879]

I have pinata Blanco but didn't really get cool effects but I don't recall what brand my color AI were idk lol have you used ranger SAI before ...

[@WendigovanStudio]

@@daniellepharoah-westlund8879 No I haven't used Ranger Alcohol inks before. I use Piñata Alcohol inks too, as they came as a set when I bought the white ink from them. I also think it could be something to do with the brand and even the type of resin use, that can affect what the inks do. I can't recall what resin I used at the time though sorry. xx

[@CBFL77]

Seeing it visually like this really helps, thank you! Most of my best resin art has been by accident!!

[@TarynIona]

I have 2 giant bottles of C sinker white from Let's Resin, but I use that for the feathering effect, which has turned out so cool and I have to thank Daniel Cooper for doing the tutorials on that. It's one of the more popular pieces I make, though with so many done, I had to stop as I was running out of room to put the finished pieces. *laughs* So glad to see you back, unless you have been around and I have been too busy with life, work and getting ready for the holidays. Will say I am going back over some of your videos to get some inspirations for future things and I think I am going to see about tackling the liquid crystal round circles you did. Expensive piece to make, but I think it's going to be perfect as we live up here in Fargo, ND, and the weather changes are InSaNe! Thank you so much for showing this, because I do believe I would have run across this at some point this week and gotten it too. Going to wait for now though, money is super tight, but starting to get better. ❤❤❤

[@daniel..cooper]

🥰🥰😊😊😊

[@rawniemoon]

I think you'd get a better comparison by using molds with identical volume...and also using smaller molds. I think those are too deep. Also you can get better results letting the resin sit for a little bit before adding the inks.

[@juanitawalker4836]

Yes, please try it again. The second choice was the best i think. Thank you for sharing with all of us.

[@lindakingsley9394]

I forgot to add. You are a trip to watch. Keep up the experiments!!!

[@calissaobviouslycannotdeci7419]

I have seen this effect done before but the person let the resin set for an hour before he does the ink and sinker white. check out Daniel Cooper...

[@daniel..cooper]

Thank you 😊

[@ccarey9013]

Yes try it again with the Ranger inks. Love the smoky effects one.🌟🌟🥰🥰🥰🌟🌟🌟🥰🥰🥰

[@kathytarman2302]

It isn’t what you wanted but they are still cool. I would watch you try it again. I would watch what ever you do. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@JoannePhelps]

I've never done resin arts but I watch videos on it all the time. I'd suggest letting the resin thicken up just a little bit before adding the ink then maybe it wouldn't mix so much(?). I do really love the white alcohol ink wisps in your 2nd go. ^_^

[@claudineriduet3805]

Coucou ,,,, Le petit .. trop beau !!!! Si tu le mettais sur un socle de lumière !!! Merci pour le partage 🥰❤❤❤❤

[@lemonysnickette]

I love these resin experiments! Please keep doing these! 🙏

[@lenasbackyardhomestead9461]

I think you should mix the the sink with the color then drop it in to the mold

[@just4craftsngiggles454]

That would be interesting to see what happens

[@ArtsyMadwoman]

Ooo! We will definitely be trying that! Thank you! ❤️

[@deathproneimages4930]

Definitely do more, those were pretty, but like you I love lots of full on rainbow colours. The premix idea that others have said sounds a good plan. Keep up the awesome work beautiful lady x x x

[@loriayala276]

Welcome back to resin! I have learned so much from you, many thanks. These experiments are always helpful. Lots of good suggestions, can't wait to see what you do next. 💓

[@hayleymariemills]

I wonder if it would pull more colors if maybe you do a few color drops & immediately add the white before you continue to do the other colors the same way? Would that make a difference by not letting the colors expand & bloom before you drop the white on them? (It showed a lot of green & since that was one of the last colors you dropped, it makes sense that it had less time to disperse & spread) Also if the resin was a little thicker, the inks would fall slower & not drop so fast to the bottom. It wouldn't be as soft if you were using a different shape mold where ALL of the white doesn't accumulate all together in a small tip.

[@lalareeves1941]

Yes! Please a part 2! 💖

[@Rhianna74]

Use the ink sink as a mixer to your ink? Then drop individual colors at the top?

[@All.New.Maggie.Who.]

As I was looking on Amazon for sinker I also saw one that said clear. Think I will try this.

[@lorimcgarrity6537]

Hey, loved your demo. I think it's the BR inks. I did the same thing with Ranger inks and Pinata white and it did great. I just ordered some sinker white the other night after watching Daniel Cooper do some pendent molds and he was using it. It did make a difference with his pieces. Maybe easier to see because they were small pendant molds.

[@urbanbatfitters]

yes to more tests!!! theyre like asmr for your eyeballs lol

[@Kneecolelee]

The music! Perfect fit.

[@lizphillips6]

I think the shape of the mold also has an impact on the way that the alcohol ink sinks.. using the small square cup mold, there's less surface area and a thinner layer of resin for the alcohol to sink through. I would try using that same type of mold when you do the next test..

[@funo6581]

I’m so glad to see you doing resin again! I’ve enjoyed your other creative projects too but, a little like alcohol Hank.. I’m addicted to resin, tho not in an ingestible way😳😆 I’m curious how Lets Resins Sinker C white alcohol ink would work. It’s designed to not create blobs so, it might not pull the resin way down but, it may pull it down enough.. without dropping all the way to the bottom leaving the tip uncured like the Ranger did. I have the C Sinker but, I haven’t tried it with a deep mold yet. It is better than Piñata as far as blobs go in pendant molds; because it’s not as heavily pigmented. I love a good experiment! Thanks

[@laiz9467]

I think you should use the box mold again for a fair comparison

[@pookieprincess5354]

Keep going with the tests! very fun! Thanks Artsy Madwoman!

[@BritneyMorgan28]

Loved this video! Also, your glasses are freaking adorable!!

[@gracefulannie-grcflannie-]

I'd definitely like to see you try again with a different brand of inks.

[@jessicalarson3758]

This was cool! I didnt know that ink sinker exsisted? I'd like to see it w just the ranger inks 2 c what it does.... I HAVE 2 KEEP IT REAL THOUGH!!! I MISS THE BUN!!!?!?!!!🤗 thx for sharing like always hun!🥰 That one that you like looked SOOO cool but i agree.... def not squiggly things! :)

[@tamerat3794]

I hope you will try this again with the Ranger alcohol inks because that would be so cool if it worked out like the cube that you made! Thank you for the great video either way!!

[@TeriSquari]

How did I catch this video so fast. Yay on returning to resin!

[@ArtsyMadwoman]

❤️❤️❤️

[@JennifersJemz]

I LOOOOOVE the little square pot with the squigglies! It's so pretty! I would love to see you test that mold with Let's Resin and other Amazon-available brand inks, as I have a few of them, & I am sure many others do, too. Thanks so much for showing this. ILU TAD, too! Happy Creating!!!!

[@dead-eyedice8324]

I have tried the same neon alcohol ink set the green is the only one that every really survived the curing process.

[@aundriachaboya6583]

I’ve made heart box where I achieved the wispy lava lamp look and I used blanco blanco white alcohol ink.

[@jessicahites871]

I can't help but wonder if it's the shape of the mold??

[@shanmclean2553]

Would love to see these on a light stand. It would be interesting to see the colours

[@melissaguerra4228]

Please do!!!!......try it with another ink!......Love what you do!!!!!

[@amethyst1826]

I love how the blue one turned out.

[@elibroussard8810]

I've had success adjusting the temperature of the resin to impact viscosity to some success. I wonder how that would look if you put it on a light source if the colors might come out more?

[@jackiemorrell2298]

Since the instructions said to use Art Resin, I'd try it with Art Resin because it might be formulated to work specifically with their brand and only tested using their brand.

[@susannasalonpaa2173]

Put a light under that, i think that it looks very good 😍

[@jaimecowan490]

Would love to see more experiments. I think perhaps different molds, and also letting the resin sit and thicken for a min that way the ink doesn't have such an easy time sinking all the way to the bottom. Most pitri dish effects I have played with involved letting the resin sit and thicken and different intervals before dropping the ink. Love seeing you do this!!

[@RaesTurquoiseTurtle]

I'm thinking a lot of it was the ink neon especially behaves weird.... I'd try Pinata inks and Pinata white.. unless I missed something Ranger doesn't do a true white ink?

[@carolwalters6469]

Just a tip I learned from another resin artist when trying to unmold something. Take a pipette with alcohol and get that in-between the resin and mold. You don't need a lot, just a few drops and then squish the alcohol around and the cured resin pops out so easy! My husband was having to unmold some of my projects because I don't have the hand strength. With using alcohol I was able to do it myself. Soap works too but that made it a bit too slippery for me.

[@518corky]

I push the mold where I put the ink and drag it down with my finger. It does wonders. Can even use a tooth pick to create more dimension from the outside of the mold.

[@debbieschoop-wilson3612]

Yes, please! I would love to see you test it again using Ranger inks. Thanks

[@kasie680]

Yes do more testing!!! Always yes to resin

[@tracygillon6078]

Did u do it again,id love to see what u did with all the suggestions and different ways of doing it. Love watching ur resin work,always have.From a chick from England Lol 😆 x.

[@sarahmallonee]

Yes please do it again ASAP

[@salemdog100]

Thank you so much for posting your experiments! I think that if you were to STIR the top of the mold about 25 minutes AFTER adding the sinker white, you might be able to drag the colors farther down into the mold?? And I think that the shape of this mold concentrates the white into the tip... I your mold was of a different shape, you might not get that soft tip.

[@sailorhathor9705]

I would try a more shallow mold. I bet it would sink better with less space to cover.

[@PrincessAthena17]

I use a white pigment mixed with resin let it get a little warm then drop it in can’t wait to see more 💜

[@kristenhuynh6272]

How about putting them on those light blocks to see how it would look. Happy crafting.

[@anniemcdougal3455]

I would try it again with different inks and probably different resin to. As far as white alcohol ink goes I only use Pinata white and I get really good results. I would try Ranger or pinata inks against the ink sinker.

[@froschbart-verwirrt6712]

And when you mix white alcohol ink with the coloured ones? Or.. does it work to pour resin in a contain, let it sit a little while and then pour a fresh batch, colour it and add drops of the one that had more time to process?

[@bewilderedthings]

Yes to another video, with different inks :)

[@TheAkio007]

dooooo it with the ranger and other inks!!! it would be amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love it!

[@dawnr714]

Yes please, test different color inks! 💜

[@ItsMeTrish]

I think it was just too big of an area for them to cover. What I would try would be to fill it halfway, use, alcohol, inks, fill it the rest of the way and use more inks then use the sinker and see what that does! I’m glad I held off on ordering this, because I’m not sure that I will now. Would love to see you do it how I suggested & see how turns out! Thanks for doing this video!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@barbridingsTheResinator]

Check out Daniel Cooper's videos on achieving this effect. He just put one up a few minutes ago and one a day or two ago.

[@ArtsyMadwoman]

Ooo okay thank you!

[@daniel..cooper]

Thank you 😊

[@miniscenesgb]

try a drop of dish washing liquid soap in the water - makes it a lot easier to demould :) Great experiment. I too and struggling with getting colours to sink. I want to make big spheres :( Thanks for this video, interesting and useful watch. and you're awesome. I love how you present.

[@miniscenesgb]

By the way I am experimenting with Let's Resin's C Deeper white. I'll let you know how it goes

[@miniscenesgb]

update - C Deeper from Lets resin is good. I'm going to try a deep mould like this with colours, then white, then more colours, see if that makes it more vivid. you got me thinking

[@penelopebakken4480]

What if you used a mold that is wider, flatter surface? I'm wondering if the sharp point had something to do with it. It's like it had no place to work. I'm so glad you made this video, I was all set to buy some ink sinker! By all means....try a different brand.

[@ArtsyMadwoman]

Maybe you’re right! I think a different mold is next to be tested, thank you! ❤️

[@alcg3981]

Soapy water for the unmolding😻. I've tried spritzing a little alcohol ink down the sides and it works too.

[@ArtsyMadwoman]

SOAPY WATER! Lmao got it! I knew it had something to do with water haha thank you! ❤️

[@alcg3981]

@@ArtsyMadwoman I did the same thing! I'm sure you knew that, it's just been while since your last unmolding 😉😻. Happy to see you dabbling again with that medium... 👍👍

[@craftyclover2802]

Maybe try with a non casting resin. Something thicker that has more resistance. Results could be interesting

[@christines2451]

I use alcohol not water to get mine out of the mold. The reason the alcohol ink one is more of a Smokey look is because it is smaller so it doesn’t need to fall as far. You should try this in a more shallow mold. You can also add colour then use the ink sinker then add more colour and more sinker as well. Also casting resin is much thinner so I am wondering if regular epoxy works better because it is thicker? Thanks for testing these.

[@samualwilliamson1187]

I saw someone try different temperatures of resin and hardener. The lower temperatures allowed the inks to blend together. The higher temps kept the colors more separate and "streaky". I think the temp range was 70 - 100F. I don't have any more info, sorry.

[@jessicachellberg1502]

I use a little alcohol instead of water when demolding and it will help it pop right out

[@mandicoleman7433]

Do u wait for the resin to thicken a bit b4 adding the inks? Daniel Cooper is one of the resin people that I luv to watch and he dose really good sinker projects

[@daniel..cooper]

Thanks Mandi 😊

[@pepinotetnala]

To make it work you have to premix the white sinker with the other Colors in little silicone cup

[@jennifercore3812]

It looked to me like the white ink sinks too fast that is why the tip is like that it sinks and settles to the bottom before it starts to cure the sinker was super slow and gave the resin time to thicken I do like the white effect better but I think the speed is the problem I wonder if something with a wide bottom would change things

[@helga246]

I’d be really interested to watch another video on this! Not only premixed colour but a different colour ink 🤔 resin is strange, I love working with it but it’s strange lol

[@RosieTobyHolly]

I believe you need to add less white. Just one drop on each color. Then a layer of clear on top too give it extra weight on top of colors. . Then gently stir but not overlapping where you already stirred to mix and twirl the colors and it also pushes it down more. I have no idea though because I haven’t tried yet. If you surch for “the flower technique” you will see what I mean.

[@karensheilds7092]

I wonder if you used a thicker resin or used the same resin but waited until further along in the cure time before dropping the sinker. And maybe drop the colors then give them some time to move before dropping the white? I would also like to say that to me the squiggly lines look like Magic Rocks. I wonder if anyone besides me remembers them! Love your channel!

[@cjbee4938]

Yes please do another video with the other inks and maybe a different mold might help? I’ve only managed once and it was a complete fluke in a tiny egg mold, and would love to give it another try (on purpose this time 😂) Thanks for all your hard work and amazing tutorials/experiments 🥰

[@phyllisallen5776]

I was also going to suggest what would happen if you color the white, then sink it - also, my second idea is what would happen if you added 'x' drops of clear Elmer's glue into the resin before you pour - I love your videos

[@star1wolf2]

I really don’t know if it’d make a difference but maybe putting another layer of colored ink after the white/sinker might increase the color?

[@bonniiweeks8777]

I'd also like to see it dropped in pre coloured resin... but also wonder if it was used in the sort of resing the 4d flower blooms work well in

[@bonniiweeks8777]

further thru... i wonder what would happen if you mixed ink into the ink sinker and then did one pass with coloured ink sinker only

[@樹脂太郎-j4t]

Adding some isopropyl alcohol to dilute the white paint will help your work.

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

As some others have suggested, I would like to see the white ink premixed with each of the colored inks before being dropped in the resin

[@michellepaller5355]

White pigment is heavier than most colors. Have you tried using a dropper to drop the ink down inside or a toothpick or something long and slender to drop the color down?

[@Nseegmiller]

If you do one color then the ink sinker right on top of those drops then do the next color and drop the sinker on that color and so on you'll get a better result.

[@gretchen7791]

I don't know if someone mentioned this but I really think the problem is the shape of the mould! A pointed mould means there is only one direction for the ink to flow and spread. Next time try a cube shaped mould again?

[@MissTique247]

I realize I'm a year late to this party, but another suggestion might be to mix it a bit, as they do in Petri effect tutorial videos I've seen. They often wait about an hour, and then give the resin one mix...mostly at the top of the resin, where all that colored alcohol ink is just sitting. Daniel Cooper does this. It certainly would help get those colors moving! AND... we've got to be careful and make sure we are using SINKER/ADVANCED/DEEP white (I've seen it go by all those names)! I was doing it with regular white alcohol ink and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't give me the effect I was going for... ALSO... Daniel also has a video on how to make your own sinker white! You might want to try that! 😉✌

[@Sam-jane8]

Maybe try actually mixing the alcohol ink in with the ink sinker before putting it into resin. I could also be because you not actually using the specific resin brand it's made for it might be a thicker style of resin?

[@shannonkey1925]

Could you have done in it section s with just the color and like 1 or 2 drops of the white?!

[@royal_avi]

Can you mix the white with the colors and maybe that would work better.

[@LisaVornhagen]

Very interesting results from your experiment. I've never seen anything like that. Maybe it was the depth of the mold, or maybe the brand of alcohol ink? Check out Daniel Cooper if you haven't already. He does petri's all the time, but they are in pendant type molds mostly. They always turn out amazing.

[@daniel..cooper]

🥰 thank you 😊

[@lilaflohr602]

Please test more!

[@selispeks]

Okay I have a hypothesis. Mix the colors and the pigments together, THEN drop them into the resin?

[@dbarton7013]

I'd like to know if the ink sinker would puddle in the tip of smaller one like the alcohol ink? Would also be interesting to know if the ink brands effect the results.