This post was intended to be a review of the product, instead Ive decided to start a new series of posts called “Lessons learned”. I guess one could say that life in general is littered with mistakes, big and small. This one was of the messy sort that could have had a big impact on my furniture.
The good thing about making mistakes and about all of these mistakes in particular is that it worked out fine. Nothing was ruined beyond repair.
I came across a sale at a bookstore that had these great packs of alcohol ink from a reputable maker. Ive never tried this product before. After seeing other people making beautiful things with alcohol ink, Ive been dying to test it out.
My mistake was: I didn’t read up on the product before i opened the package.
I have experiences with alcohol ink in the form of markers. So, when I found two boxes of Marabu Alcohol Ink in a sale at bookstore I was super excited, but really unprepared for what type of product this is.
I live in an apartment with mostly white furniture, these bottles of ink contain highly pigmented liquid that is difficult to remove. I put down my drawing board on the white, living room table. Tried to open the bottle with scissors. Luckily for me. The bottle of purple ink was difficult to cut open. This was also the time i decided to move my operation into the kitchen sink. XD
Lesson learned: Read up on new and unfamiliar products before use. Youtube is a great place to learn from people who do have experience. Observe the type of set up they use when working with a product or material that is unfamiliar to you.
I placed my six bottles of highly pigmented ink in the sink and continued to cut open a bottle of a bright pink.
The result was pink ink in the drain, on the sides of the sink and on my hands
All of it had to be removed using nail-polish remover.
I still finished what I set out to do. I used the special, non absorbent paper that came with the box to make color tests.
A drop of each color was more than enough to make some nice, colorful blotches on the paper.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the maker of this product in any way, shape or form. This is not an ad and I have not been asked to test the product, to write a review or received any type of compensation.