DIY Glue and Ink Resist Mixed Media Technique
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As I was browsing through pinterest recently I saw a kids craft that involved squirting white glue into wet watercolors, and I immediately wanted to try it as a mixed media technique!
Instead of white glue and watercolors, I grabbed Tombow Dual Brush Pens and MONO Aqua Liquid Glue. The MONO Aqua Liquid Glue works great as a resist (once dry), but this is the first time I’ve used it in wet ink.
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Here’s what you’ll need:
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Tombow Dual Brush Pens (affiliate link) - I used their galaxy set
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Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue (affiliate link)
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Tombow Blending Kit (affiliate link)
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Mixed Media Paper (I like 90 lb paper by Strathmore.)
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Salt
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1. Scribble ink onto the blending palette. 2. Mist it with water.
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3. Flip the blending palette down onto a piece of mixed media paper and press it down to transfer the ink. You can swirl it around the paper if you want to.
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4. Mist the ink on the paper again with water, just to make sure it stays wet. You can add on another color if you like. I added some pink.
5. Draw patterns into the wet ink using the pen tip of the glue bottle.
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You can sprinkle on salt as well to have another fun effect.
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The glue creates a resist, however with ink underneath it as well it creates an almost glowing effect that I like. It’s very dreamy!
I found that the glue reacted more where the ink was most wet.
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I cut up one of my new patterns to use in my art journal, as you can see above. I combined it with the drawing of the girl I created, added a quote and it was done!
I like this twist on the resist technique! Have you tried it?
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