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
Some of the supplies I used today are listed in my Amazon Affiliate listings. I receive a small compensation if you order using my links. It really helps me replenish my supplies so I can continue producing free videos for you! It costs you nothing extra to order via my links.
You can find ALL my most-used and best-loved supplies here:
sallyvannuys.com/artsupplies.html
Or here:
sallyvannuys.com/digitaldownloads/artsupplies.pdf
If you would like to support my channel in another way, and help replenish art supplies for my free channel videos, my tip jar is here:
paypal.me/sallyvannuys
If you haven’t already, please subscribe so you don’t miss more good ideas that I share regularly for mixed media, art journaling, collage, canvas art, watercolor and acrylic painting, and more. And since I am really trying to grow this channel, I would appreciate it so much!
Join me on social media, too:
Instagram: instagram.com/Sally.VanNuys
Pinterest: pinterest.com/SallyVanNuys
My web site: sallyvannuys.com
I am an Amazon Affiliate but I also sometimes provide links to other products that I personally like and use. I am not sponsored or supported by those companies in any way. Opinions on the products I mention are completely my own. I receive no monetary compensation from those product companies.
Art process and tutorial videos on this channel are solely owned by Sally Van Nuys, Artist Studio and may not be copied or reused by anyone or any means without prior permission.
#sallyvannuys,#mixedmedia,#arttutorials
Copyright-free music from YouTube Audio Library
and bensound.com
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
Some of the supplies I used today are listed in my Amazon Affiliate listings. I receive a small compensation if you order using my links. It really helps me replenish my supplies so I can continue producing free videos for you! It costs you nothing extra to order via my links.
You can find ALL my most-used and best-loved supplies here:
sallyvannuys.com/artsupplies.html
Or here:
sallyvannuys.com/digitaldownloads/artsupplies.pdf
If you would like to support my channel in another way, and help replenish art supplies for my free channel videos, my tip jar is here:
paypal.me/sallyvannuys
If you haven’t already, please subscribe so you don’t miss more good ideas that I share regularly for mixed media, art journaling, collage, canvas art, watercolor and acrylic painting, and more. And since I am really trying to grow this channel, I would appreciate it so much!
Join me on social media, too:
Instagram: instagram.com/Sally.VanNuys
Pinterest: pinterest.com/SallyVanNuys
My web site: sallyvannuys.com
I am an Amazon Affiliate but I also sometimes provide links to other products that I personally like and use. I am not sponsored or supported by those companies in any way. Opinions on the products I mention are completely my own. I receive no monetary compensation from those product companies.
Art process and tutorial videos on this channel are solely owned by Sally Van Nuys, Artist Studio and may not be copied or reused by anyone or any means without prior permission.
#sallyvannuys,#mixedmedia,#arttutorials
Copyright-free music from YouTube Audio Library
and bensound.com










