I know how ill I have made myself when I was none the wiser in my beginner days! It's an incredibly awful feeling, and one that is definitely not worth ignoring! There are still people that don't take it as seriously as I think they should, but all it takes is a quick google search to know the vapours are harmful ❤️

Thank you! So many people are just so unaware (even I was oblivious when i started out). I can't help but cringe when i see people unmasked or using straws

It can be a bit of a bugger when you have a specific task! 😅

You're welcome! Definitely want safety to be something people consider! ❤

I do! 😄 adopted 4 randoms that were abandoned in the property next to ours ❤❤

Thanks for that, Margaret! What a wonderful compliment you've left for me 😄

Yay, enjoy! ❤

Hooray! I hope you love them!

Glad it was helpful! Hoping I can continue sharing useful info for everyone ❤❤

Glad it was helpful! ❤

You're so welcome! ❤❤

Thanks girl! ☺️

Thanks so much, Jackie! 😄

Aw you beautiful soul, thank you! ❤❤

Pesky humidity 😅😅

Bree, gf, I am so f’in proud of you!! You’re awesome and made for this!!!❤❤❤

Thanks love!! ☺️

@heather3114 aw girl, thank you!! 😘😘

Yes try it out for sure! ❤️

Thanks Patti! Glad you found it useful 🥰🥰

Thank you so much, I appreciate you saying so 🥰

Love that, thanks, Jennifer! It's always so lovely to hear I've helped or encouraged people in some way! 🥰

Thank you! I don't use blending solution very much at all. If I'm working on ceramic dishes, I might use a little then. Otherwise, it's still just isopropyl. Yes, I do dilute my brass. I have a small needle tipped bottle that i use, so it's always ready to go. I am terrible with amounts, but my guesstimate would be about a quarter to a third of brass, and the rest isopropyl (mine is 100%). I think the grafix paper is lovely to use- if i was only allowed to pick one, I'd probably choose that. They really do all have their place, however. Some inks break out beautifully into multiple colours better on yupo than grafix (the joys of dye). But I also love the convenience of the nara rounds. I get annoyed having to cut it up myself 🤭 But I'm also limited to the size I can get in the grafix paper, so I bounce between all 3. 😄

Thanks for watching, Sandi!

Oh no, the humidity, the humidity!! 😂 My best advice is to just let it happen 🤭 Thanks for visiting my channel! X

I use a variety of substrates, but Nara is great because it doesn't stain like yupo does. Maybe I'll do a large flower one day, when inspiration hits! 💖

You can start with just a small handful of items! Ranger inks by Tim Holtz are a good start- and they sell 3-packs of inks, as well as individual bottles. You will need isopropyl alcohol- anything above 90%. In Australia, I can get 100% isopropyl alcohol, so that is what I prefer to use, but sometimes other places can't get it that high. You will need a surface to work on- Glazed ceramic tiles are good because you can wipe them entirely clean if you want to start over, and they're reasonably cheap. Yupo and Nara are synthetic papers designed for alcohol inks- but they are more expensive, and yupo does not wipe clean, so you might not want to start with yupo. Nara is a better option for being able to clean the page back to white. The air tools in this video will all work, i recommend you start with the air bulbs and a hairdryer (with low power). The synthetic papers can melt and warp if you use something with too much heat. You will also benefit from having things like paper towels, cotton tips and small cups (to mix the ink and isopropyl alcohol together), and pipettes/eye droppers. (This is handy for beginners because the inks work best with the isopropyl, and pre-diluting them in a cup or needle-tipped bottles makes them easier to handle). The inks are very saturated (depending on the colour), and the dilution with isopropyl is what helps them become beautiful. Please consider your safety as well- a respirator is also included in my recommended must-have items 😄

@CoolBreezeArtStudio Thank you for such a detailed response. I appreciate it! Sometimes, there is so much information, and being new to it, I get overwhelmed.

@CoolBreezeArtStudio Thanks to my fluid art obsession, I have a lot of small cups, pipettes, and I finally found alcohol that is 99%. I have a small hair dryer and a heat gun that's good for embossing. The rest I have to get but thank you, now I have a good list.

Hello! Are you able to help, is that the clear alcohol that you put down first? I've seen other techniques with it being droppered on to spread it, but not this way around and wanted to check!

Thank you! Your mask needs to be for VOC's. A particulate mask is not going to be adequate, as it filters vapours differently to particles

I'm so sorry but i can't answer that one- the brands i mostly stick with are copic, ranger, and pinata. I haven't purchased any of the amazon options x

I bought my set up from ebay, and the brand is called voilamart. There are some different ones out there, so see what suits your budget 😄

I love that I've inspired you to try it! How'd you go? I use 3 light coats of krylon kamar and then 2 to 3 coats of their UV archival spray 💖

This will depend on your level of usage and storage, but please always refer to your mask's manufacturer guidelines 😊

Great question! No, heat isn't imperative; cold air is perfectly fine too, it'll just take longer for the alcohols to evaporate 💖

In this video, i used Grafix paper. I got it from amazon. It's probably the best at minimal staining. Copic ink in black has stained all my papers, so they aren't 100% flawless, but it's the best so far 👌

Ohh i always forget to say these thing, sorry! It's brass, by Piñata ❤

I haven't! I will go look them up 😊

The small handheld one? It's called an air bulb 😊

Hi Marilyn, no it isn't. I use Yupo, Nara and Grafix as my main synthetic papers, i also like to ink on ceramic/porcelain too. If you're wanting to explore, just remember anything that is non-porous is good game!