Ink Art: Snowflakes White and Pink Paintings

Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)

I made new ink art. Since it is Christmas time, I decided to paint snowflakes.

I had never done snowflakes ink art. So, it was an interesting project.

I learned as I went. I took photos of the wet and dry versions of the paintings.

I also photographed a few details. It doesn’t snow in Florida. So, I looked up a few snowflakes for references.

Starting with the first painting, I had no idea how I was going to make it.

I started by saturating the paper with ink. I added blue ink.

I curved the paper to allow the blue ink to spread about.

This also makes the paint opaque. Once I had the background element, it was time to make the snowflake.

I went for a simple design. I needed add enough white ink to make the snowflake, without drowning the blue hues.

I think it was an interesting effort.

In the second painting, I had a right idea of what it was going to look like.

I made multiple snowflakes.

These ones had more angular square patterns.

I painted them pink for variety’s sake.

I used two different hues for the background.

Like before, I oversaturated the paper with ink.

I bent it to allow for a smooth color wash.

It had a nice blue and yellow hues.

After adding the pink ink, I used a spray bottle to add a bit of white snow to the mix.

All this did was lighten some of the colors.

This also added a crisp texture to the finished product.

I think overall it ended up looking rather nice. I am pretty happy with it.

I hope my artwork makes you smile. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Bye. Bye.