Painting a Face with Alcohol Ink on Duralar Transparent Film

[@valerielynch2042]

Not even half way through the video, already learning so much.

[@beckystone1171]

Nice! I’m learning so much!!

[@keepintouchcrafts]

Watching the replay. Thank you for putting these up!

[@kelseyomullane]

I love the transparency of this!

[@SandySandyArt]

I enjoyed your marker technique demo on the translucent Duralar, Teresa. Thanks for sharing! ✍👍🖌

[@AlcoholInkArtCommunity]

Congratulations, @adelemontgomery4826 ! You were the winner of Day 1 Prize from Grafix !!!

[@cecylecarson7762]

I enjoyed the video. When I first began using AI for painting, I discovered Duralar. This video reminded me of how wonderful and forgiving this substrate is!

[@maryvernau9500]

Thank you for the Great demo! Can’t wait to try Dura Lar!

[@SherylWilliamsart]

Fabulous demonstration. You really brought out the strengths of the Dura Lar. I love how you applied the inks and then blended away with your brush. You really can create portraits with alcohol ink.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

Thanks and yes you can paint just about anything with inks! ❤❤

[@HeARTfulCreations]

Loved how this portrait transformed. I hadn't thought of using my duralar like this. I am excited to try some portraits and pet portraits like this!

[@thatstheonephotography8125]

🦋So amazing!!!

[@RobinSinger-pp1ig]

Makes me want to run to my craft room and paint! The sound of the markers on that paper sounds so satisfying!

[@cherrieuhlenkamp5566]

That’s amazing! Thank you!

[@lisanagyart]

Hadn’t even considered this approach! Brilliant demo.

[@judyklein2488]

Great demonstration of the use of Dura Lar. Loved how her eyes turned out.

[@23353004]

I really enjoyed this a lot! Thank you so much.

[@lhilaryslotta7312]

Great idea for markers! Love the way you added the values and the looseness of the painting on the Grafix transparent. She turned out beautiful!! Thanks so much!

[@donnacushing7036]

Good morning. Looking forward to this, and all the demos this week.

[@leader4029]

Looking forward to the demos this week.

[@maxinefuentes3588]

Love to watch you work! Great job! 17:35

[@angelamoruzzi9252]

Great demo! It was really interesting to see the Dura-Lar paper being put to use over a design and watching it come to life!

[@kathythompson2042]

Fabulous! It's good to learn about this transparent paper. Opens up many possibilities! Thank you for the demonstration.

[@juliegraham7938]

Thanks so much Teresa for the demonstration. Can’t wait to give it a try. Love how you work with values.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

Thanks, I find them important in a piece to make sure there is depth.

[@joycraft4736]

Thanks Teresa. Great demonstration using Duralar transparent film. It gives me so many ideas of how I might use this versatile product.

[@casieszaras8229]

What a great demo! I'm inspired to use my pens more.

[@DaleTeubert]

Love learning new techniques!

[@nancysanders3806]

Have done portraits by tracing, but not with Duralar and Markers. Gives me inspiration. Demonstration is great. Thank you

[@ChrisMartin-bv7be]

It's encouraging to see what possibilities I have at my disposal to continue developing my drawing skills especially with Alcohol Inks. Teri did a fine job demonstrating how to use the paper and various materials. Thank you!

[@MsCCGreco]

This is an awesome technique...I would love to try this with a painting of my golden-doodle.

[@featsofclay]

Interesting demo - thanks for showing what the potential is using markers and film

[@annek8979]

Very impressed you can paint portrait so quickly and "easily" using AI markers on Dura Lar. Thank you for your demo.

[@deborahperretti]

Love watching the experts give demos! I have yet to be able to “loose” paint. These demos should provide great practice.

[@adelemontgomery4826]

I am constantly amazed by what you presenters can do with simple brush strokes as you are completing a piece of art.!!!! I enjoyed seeing how using the brush with light alcohol would bring all the colors together and make a beautiful blend. Is it possible to get more information about what exactly are grafix products? I've used transparencies previously but I see the duralar is a much higher quality. Thank you so much for this set of demonstrations!!

[@AlcoholInkArtCommunity]

Congratulations, @adelemontgomery4826 ! You were the winner of Day 1 Prize from Grafix !!!

[@adelemontgomery4826]

@@AlcoholInkArtCommunity yeah!! What a way to wake up! Thank you....adele

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

Their products are some of my favorites to use because of the many different ways they can be used. I absolutely love their Dura-bright white and black. The white doesn’t scratch as easily as Nara and stains less than yupo. Those and the dura lar are the products I use the most. Enjoy your gift!

[@aliceinboulder]

So inspiring! The transparency gives so many opportunities to capture a basic image and then add your own vision.

[@diannawhitlock7894]

I haven't heard of Durala before, will need to check it out

[@sandrahess7911]

Thanks for a wonderful demonstration! I love the way you used the markers, and your blending is beautiful. Using the transparent Dura Lar made it easy to get the sketch started and the way you can go back to the clear base is great for adding values. Thanks again.

[@WorthingtonFineArt]

Love this Teresa! Great idea to use the translucent Duralar with markers, your portrait came out fabulous!

[@kathydavis6277]

Thanks for the demo! I liked how you showed going adding from light to dark to light and how the duralar accommodated that. It looks very flexible.

[@amandahammill793]

Thank you, Teresa! A great demonstration, especially as regards the values

[@KathrynClark-vg9ly]

Thank you Theresa, that was a great demonstration and has my mind going. I will have to get out my markers and do some playing with the Duralar that I have!

[@valerielynch2042]

This was a wonderful session. Thanks so much.

[@RemixAndStyle]

Ooo loved the demo with the markers! Thanks so much!

[@roxyhittesdorf7496]

Thanks for the awesome demo Teresa! The portrait is great. I have the Duralar, just need to try this out! Learning to paint a portrait is on my bucket list.

[@caryncoville4527]

Great demo! Thank you!

[@dianemasters-smith4138]

Love this tutorial Teri! Love watching demo's! Thanks so much!

[@dawnlarson9800]

What a fantastic demonstration. Thank you for time and sharing how to do a portrait with AI. Excited to give this a try.

[@carolevans2894]

I have never tried portrait painting other than sketching. I will try this today. Thank you, excellent demo.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

If you post it on other social media platforms, I’d love to see it! Have fun!

[@audreyboal5852]

Thank you for sharing your techniques and tips with using duralar. I was amazed how quickly it all came together. Lovely portrait 🤗

[@susanjenkins6477]

Thank you, Teresa! I enjoyed learning a new use for my Copic markers - new to this art form.

[@tinaroberts-smith9521]

You are giving me the confidence to try this Thanks Teri!

[@carolr5508]

Thank you! I have so many markers to play with and this will be a good way to experiment.

[@collettedeharty3209]

Wow that is amazing. I’ve never used markers before, I’m new with alcohol ink. I will definitely buy some markets. Thank you so much for demonstrating this for us.

[@robinsnider9564]

I'm always at a loss on what medium to use with the alcohol ink. I love this and will definitely be giving duralar a try!!!

[@kathybandstra9141]

what a great way to make a portrait. This is a wonderful demonstration. It is also a good lesson on values. Thank you for the demonstration.

[@marlenemiller6618]

I LOVE it!! Thanks for a wonderful presentation, Teresa! ❤

[@gladyspagendam5236]

I did not know I could use alcohol isopropyl with comic markers. Looking forward to applying what I learned

[@j2bee735]

Very interesting, I'd not seen this done before, thanks very much

[@leader4029]

Beautiful sketch. Thank you!

[@lynnsalem9048]

Thank you Teresa K. Brown for a great presentation.

[@kimm2274]

Thanks for the awesome demo!

[@kathrynbishoprealtor4502]

Thanks. So wonderful to learn from your demonstration.

[@sherrycooksley5196]

Great demo! Can’t wait to try it out! Thank you!

[@janearmstrong5777]

Thank you for the demonstration.

[@akschauer]

Thanks, Theresa! This was lovely! I've never tried portraits, but this seems like an easy way to get started. I may have to pick up a pad of Dura-Lar and play around.

[@pattc1010]

Thank you, that was awesome! Great idea!

[@ritatekippe8800]

Great product - I’m eager to try it. Thanks. I especially appreciate more demos on using brushes for alcohol ink

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

There will be more this week! All of the contributors have their own way of doing things so there is lots to learn!

[@isabelledurand644]

You just make it look so easy and magical….Thank you for sharing your expertise, this is very informative! 👏👏👏

[@angelasinclair8702]

That was fun Teresa! You are so talented! Thanks for the great tutorial ❤

[@pattyking5401]

I like the creation of highlights.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

Thanks! That’s the best way to get something to look “real”

[@JanHackettArt]

Thanks Teresa for a great demonstration. I need to get my AI out again. 😀

[@dianemasloroff3916]

You make it look so easy. It looked great! Thank you

[@sharonoreilly9359]

Thank you for the demo. I love your choice of color, and I never thought of putting a picture under the dura-lar

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

It’s a great way to lose the drawing intimidation factor 😊

[@InkArtbyBethKluth]

Fantastic, Teresa! Such a great way to use the Grafix Matte Film. I love your portraits!

[@pookaness8977]

I am totally new to alcohol ink. I appreciate the demo. You make it look doable and fun.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

It is doable! And inks are a magical medium! You can do it!

[@deespillman1452]

Can't wait to try this! Thanks!

[@hellena1963]

Great demo - thank you. I create abstract pictures so I can appreciate the way you were able to create light and depth within the AI portrait.

[@candacedaker5362]

Excellent. Thank you. I will definitely try this paper and technique!

[@ellenormonicamartensskymoe2502]

Thank you for an awesome video.👍 I will try this😁

[@tweetypeets]

Thank you. Very cool.

[@elaynepreston4618]

Great demo. Liked the ability to lift the ink.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

It’s one of the best aspects of the paper. Much easier than yupo.

[@lindamoffatt4230]

Thanks for a great demo. I just got my first inks as a Christmas present so looking at what can be done with them before I have a go! Excited to get started soon. ❤

[@donnacushing7036]

Nice. Thanks for the demo. I'm intrigued to try the graphic, bought some a while ago, but haven't worked on it yet.

[@apattonfineart5121]

Really nice and great tutorial

[@sheilagioia1639]

Love it! Thanks for the demo!

[@kimberlydeenedesigns]

That was amazing! You did such a fantastic job at explaining the process. Thank you Teresa! ❤️

[@cindygolger1813]

I always wondered whatthe Duralar paper was used for. I never even thought about applying the ink and then using a brush with the alcohol to spread it.very informative! Thank you!

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

That’s really just one way and I thought it would be quicker to get the color on. Brushes are a great way as well

[@terijones2477]

fascinating!

[@terijones2477]

love the blending and cleaning feature of the fantastix brush blending tool.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

It’s a fantastic tool 😉

[@scottbeveridge8469]

Beautiful

[@sarahmitchell6715]

Great demonstration. Now I guess I have to buy alcohol ink makers. :)

[@kimrick88]

I love this !! I like drawing portraits but have the worst time with getting the facial coylors right! Can you tell me what color you would use if this had been a ivy skin tone? Thank you !

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

I’d probably use the lightest colors in the copic flesh tone set. To be honest, I don’t usually strive to get the perfect skin tone to match, just one that works if that makes sense. Salmon and shell pink from ranger work well too, I’d you don’t like the color you can always mix until you get it right.

[@DebraAJason]

My work is usually abstract art, but with the transparent Duralar I can see how I might approach something realistic like a portrait (don't own any Duralar at the moment, have mostly photo paper around). Someone recently gifted me a set of 24 AI markers (I'm guessing you have a selection that's greater than 24 given all the various shades you used). Thanks Teresa.

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

I don’t have as many as you would think. I seem to always use the same colors. 24 markers are a great place to start!

[@DebraAJason]

@@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329 👍

[@ellengraham8001]

I always love watching you paint! Great demo! You have inspired me to get my inks out again!

[@maryfellows4159]

This was really cool Teri! I never thought of trying a portrait with my Copics (in fact I was thinking about selling my set) but you have me wanting to get them out and try this!) I’m wondering if there might be a way to work something like this into a mixed media, semi-abstract piece. Thank you for the great demo!

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

Of course! Mixed media is great with alcohol ink markers!!

[@theresaapana2103]

I’m sorry I missed the original demo but seeing this on KZbin was fantastic. Can you tell me what you seal the inks with on the duralar? And can it be mounted in a picture frame?

[@catherinefrye977]

What a wonderful demo. DuraLar looks like a great substrate. You mentioned a product called fixster by briefly showing a bottle of it. May I please ask what it is & how to use it? I did learn plenty of tidbits during your demo about using and blending markers and turning a loose sketch into a thing of beauty! Thank you so much for sharing your time and talents.

[@AlcoholInkArtCommunity]

@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329 Do you remember what the bottle was?

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

It was liquid friskit or masking fluid. It’s also made by Grafix. You “paint” it on where you want the areas to remain white and let it dry and then paint away. When you’re done, remove the friskit and it’s the original white. I use it a lot on surfaces that stain more such as canvas and cradle boards.

[@patriciawalker6241]

That was great. You make it look so easy! You seemed to have the more translucent Duralar. I have transparent. What do you experience as different between the two?

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

I’m not sure there is a difference. I know they make the dura lar and the clear. Not sure about transparent

[@Denisemjohnson]

Great technique. What set of Copic markers are you? Thanks!

[@AlcoholInkArtCommunity]

@inkartbyBethKluth ?

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

I am using Copic Flesh tone set.

[@francinedufourjones5316]

Wow, this is fantastic Teresa! When you are blending with the brush is it dipped in alcohol ink or some form of blending solution? Great demonstration. Thank you. ♥

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

Isopropyl alcohol is what I used. I get the brush damp not super wet.

[@bonnieglassner4399]

Wonderful! Do you give the reference photo?

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

I found the reference on Unsplash

[@pattyking5401]

Is that a “free photo use” site?

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

@@pattyking5401it is! I looked up female face and scrolled until I found one with great shadows. It’s a great reference site and app

[@maryannegriffin8913]

I really enjoyed watching this. I've been somewhat intimidated by the lack of ability to control the alcohol inks, but watching Teresa work so freely has given me a bit of confidence that I need to "loosen up." Thank you for sponsoring @grafixarts!

[@tkbrownart-artwithteresa9329]

Awesome! Use the ink to your advantage, it’s really what makes them magical ❤