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Ink Art: Violet and Blue Sea Slugs Gold
I made new ink art. I used watercolor and mixed media paper. I wanted to find an alternative for ink art paper. With watercolor paper, the inks act more like markers. You get the same effect if you were painting with regular markers. The paper is rather thirsty. So, it absorbs the ink immediately. The watercolor paper has a similar problem, but it doesn’t absorb the ink too much. So, you can smoosh it around if you need to. The paper also warps. It isn’t good to wet it too much. The first painting features a purple sea...
Ink Art: Fjordia browni Sea Slug Ink art
I made new ink art. I painted it on oil paper. I had recently ran out of ink paper. So, I tried to use something else. The results varied. I had to use a lot of ink to cover up the paper. This was a bit of a pain. So, I ended up ordering new ink art paper. Even if the ink didn’t behave the way I liked, I still managed to produce a decent painting. It just goes to show that an artist can make art with whatever. This brings me to my sea slug. It is called...
Ink Art: Nudibranch Purple and Pink Ink Art Sea slugs
These are the last slug paintings for a while. I ran out of ink art paper. So, I will not be making ink paintings. I am going to switch to pouring paintings now. For now, let us focus on my new Sea slug paintings. The first painting features a Spanish Shawl. That is legit the name of that little slug. It is found in the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. They are hermaphrodites. On rare occasions, they do self-fertilization. The second painting features a pink Nudibranch dorid. She has the same Barbie pink colors. This is...
Ink Art: Sea Slugs Skinny Yellow and Golden Blue
I made new ink art Based on sea slugs. They have such pretty colors. They are perfect subjects to be painted. It is rare for slugs to be the subject of artworks. Most folks just paint birds and butterflies. The first painting features a Nembrotha aurea. They are common in Tanzania. They grow 30 mm in length. That was all I was able to find out in such short notice. Onto the next sea slug. It is called Janolus cristatus or Antiopella cristata. It is common in Norway and the British Isles. The prefer clean, subtropical waters. I...
Ink Art: Sea Slugs Green and Purple
I made new ink art. It is based on sea slugs. Sea slugs have a lot of pretty colors. So, they seemed like a good animal to paint. The green slug is called Costasiella Kuroshimae or Leaf Slug. They have a cute green color. I like the cute little eyes that this slug has. I tried to capture it with my ink. They are found in Japan and the Philippines. This slug likes tropical climates. The second slug is a Flabellinopsis iodinea or a Spanish shawl. It has a cool purple and orange body. You can find...