Alcohol Ink, Gel Plate, and Charcoal Transfer @SallyVanNuysArtist
Alcohol Ink, Gel Plate, and Charcoal Transfer  @SallyVanNuysArtist
Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Using Hand Sanitizer
1:36 Adding Alcohol Inks
2:20 Brayering the Inks
2:46 Using a Stencil for Texture
3:43 Adding Alcohol Lift Ink
4:28 Pulling Print (to see the Best Print, skip to 10:34)
10:34 Correcting My Mistakes (Best Print)
13:44 Important Step! Drying the Inks
16:30 My Twist – Charcoal Portrait Transfer
16:35 Tracing the Portrait
20:04 Transferring Charcoal to Gel Plate
20:59 Pulling the Print
23:25 Cleaning the Plate
23:30 Painting the Portrait
27:37 Finished Piece
27:47 All the Pulled Prints
28:02 Good Bye

Thanks for watching! Today's video features my process for using alcohol inks on a gel plate, and then transferring a charcoal sketch on the gel plate.

SUPPLIES USED:
Gel Plate amzn.to/3ZDKi0O
Hand Sanitizer amzn.to/3F6q6v2
2.5 inch Brayer amzn.to/3ZFGk84
Ranger Alcohol Ink Set amzn.to/45axh04
I used: Ember, Lagoon, Djon, Botanical, Watermelon, Mushroom
Artfinity Alcohol Marker Refills amzn.to/48ALRkl
Alcohol Lift Ink Re-inker amzn.to/46ftEan
Photo Dust Bulb amzn.to/3PJFa6S
Cardstock amzn.to/3ZDLkKe
Print Making Paper amzn.to/3PC4Q5v
Tracing Paper amzn.to/3RJRYge
Vine Charcoal amzn.to/3F0hF4v
Fluid Matte Medium amzn.to/3LIMPkA
Fluid Acrylic, Micaceous Iron Oxide amzn.to/3PZk9qi
High Flow Acrylic, Quinacridone Magenta amzn.to/3PYH451
Sea Sponge amzn.to/48A7cKO
Blue Shop Towels amzn.to/3rBeixX
Stencils (with larger openings - your choice)

Tiffany Solorios' Video: youtube.com/live/tTTzM4K0qK0?si=dTNnCAEH7n375ZhR

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