My first experiments towards this were to use interesting textures and see how ink would flow on these in comparison to regular paper which is a much smoother surface.
In my first experiment I used red, yellow, and green ink as I wanted to see how they contrasted against each other and also how they would react and mix with each other on the surface. I didn't leave each layer to dry in between pouring ink in order to see how the pigments would blend while still wet.
At first I thought the experiment had not gone as well as I originally intended, the ink appeared to had pooled in big areas and looked like a dark brown colour.
After it had dried, however, it looked completely different. The result being whatever colour was first on the wallpaper soaked in more, leaving a slightly distorted shade depending on what other colour was dripped on afterwards.
The pigments that were created, I find, are really interesting as they leave an ombre effect on the foam parts of the wallpaper. As well, the shiny part of the wallpaper leaves the ink almost looking wet even though it is completely dry. I found this a successful experiment and therefore continued experimenting with this process.
In my second experiment I first did a wash of yellow ink, making sure some ares were darker than others but also leaving some gaps of white to further add a range of shades. I added water to certain areas to create the lighter areas.
Between the layers of colour I dried the ink to see how it compared to my first experiment where I allowed the wet inks to blend together. The result is similar, however the colour used first stands out more than in my first experiment using ink.
I then experimented with yellow ink to see how it would show up on the lighter yellow background.
Even though the colour is the same you can clearly see a different shade between them. I like the effect this creates as there is an interesting darker line.
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