Ink Art: Metallic Snowflakes Paintings

Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)

I made new snowflake art. This time I painted it on black paper.

Black paper is ideal for making metallic looking paintings. Those colors just pop against a black background.

I used pixiss ink and paper. I also took photos of both the finished and wet versions of the paintings.

The ink tends to move about as it dries. This is why it is important to study how paint dries.

I suppose watching paint dry is only exciting for painters.

I also did a Tiktok and Youtube video of these artworks.

You can see all the steps I took in making these two paintings. Well, I ranted enough about generalizations.

Now, I am going to write about each specific painting.

The first painting features a golden and a silver snowflake. I went for orby patterns.

I started by saturating the paper with rubbing alcohol. This helped to thin out the paint.

It also allows the ink to flow easier. I sprayed white ink to create a background splash pattern.

I underpainted the silver snowflake with blue ink. The gold snowflake got white underpainting.

This allowed it to stand out when I added the final metallic colors.

In the last moment, I sprayed more white ink. The spray is stronger in the golden snowflake.

With the spray, I felt that the painting was done.

So, I moved onto my final snowflake. This painting featured a single silvery blue snowflake.

I oversaturated the paper with alcohol ink.

I added wavy white patterns and splashes of white.

When I added the blue over it, it lost its snowflake shape.

I waited a bit for the blue to settle. I then tried to redraw the snowflake using silver ink.

I was careful not to use too much ink. I didn’t want the snowflake to lose its form.

This is about it as far as my artwork is concerned. I hope you find it amusing.

My name is Teresita Blanco, the Artsy Sister. Bye, bye and God bless.