 Hey everybody. All righty, so I really had been seeing these Liquitex muted acrylic ink colors All over the internet and they really intrigued me the colors are unique and I really love them So I was ordering some other things from Dick Blick and wanted to you know, pad my order enough to get free shipping We've all been there and done that right So instead of spending money on shipping I'd rather get a few more art supplies I don't know about you. Not that I really need them, but So I got the muted Liquitex acrylic inks They are acrylic. So once they're dry, they shouldn't move around And I'm just looking to see They are light fast. This one says very good Excellent see Very good very good I don't have my reading glasses on and very good. So one is excellent, which is the Muted violet the rest of them are very good. They should be They should be permanent when dry we're going to test that today though And we're going to just do some little sample swatches. Maybe a little painting with them. So let's get started I am going to move these off the camera And I have a small palette here. So let's put the colors Into the palette. This is muted green These literally are brand new. I've only opened and used One of them. I don't want to waste any so I'm just going to put like three drops. I just want enough to play with This is the muted gray. This is the only one that I've actually opened and done anything with so far I literally just got these Yesterday But I also updated my computer equipment and got a brand new system that I'm going to have to get used to and learn So I've been actually focusing more on that this is muted pink This is muted violet and of course there's a muted turquoise because you know That was the one of course that intrigued me the most although the gray is interesting Because it's like a purpley gray blue color. Okay, this is the turquoise So first we're going to see How they work How just what what they look like we're gonna just I have this little ATC sized piece of watercolor paper here I'm going to zoom out just a little bit so you all can see it Do not just a little bit There we go. All right So the first thing I want to do is get my brush wet. I'm going to grab my rag And let's just do some color swatches. I'm right-handed. So I'm going to turn this away a little bit This is the turquoise Isn't that a pretty color The violet see what they look like when they blend to pretty pretty All right, and the pink Which is a very like dusty rosy color and then this is the gray Which has this like dark violet undertone to it, which I find really interesting And then this is the green Which is really pretty also And I'm going to bring it over here and mix it with the turquoise I'm going to try not to mix it with the reds because you'll just get brown So aren't those pretty colors really really gorgeous. So let's dry it with a heat gun Let's see what happens. So I want to make sure it's really really dry And it is and then I'm going to take a baby wipe Which is of course damp they come off a little bit, but not too much So I like that Yeah a little bit, but not too much They don't like if that was watercolor would reactivate and smear all over the place well depending on the watercolor But I can see using these inks in conjunction with some watercolor because aren't they pretty let's do a quick little picture I have a watercolor greeting card here. These are pre-cut folded greeting cards With envelopes you can buy them in packs a few different paper companies make them including Strathmore And this actually was one that was gifted to me in happy mail Let me just grab a piece of Delhi paper There we go. So that we're working on The ones the front and we're not like getting ink all over the place I'm going to save this I'm going to do something with that because it's really cool And I could be wrong about them being acrylic inks because they do lift a little bit I thought they were acrylic, but it doesn't matter. I still have the colors It might just be ink ink It says the product you you're holding has been tested to extremes in our lab to ensure perfect color matching and seamless intermixability across all formats we get technical So you can get creative That's what it actually says on the back of the box That's the part that I can read because I can't read the rest. It says extra fluid Transparent and light fast. But like I said, all of them are very good. It just says liquid text professional ink So they're very cool though. All right, let's let's do like a quick picture Sample swatches and I'm gonna pink pick I'm gonna pick the rose first. I'm gonna treat it like it were watercolor Start with the lightest. I really kind of want it to It's really soaking right into this paper. Holy cow. Like it is just So let's get the paper a bit wet because I want it to be more blendy than that. Let's go in with Yeah, boy, you want to work quick It's soaking right into this this paper. It didn't do that as quickly on the other paper It's probably the paper this card is made out of but honestly, that's one of the things I like about watercolor is that you kind of never know You know exactly what you're gonna get and you have to sort of work around it. I Kind of like that. I find that interesting. It's a challenge. I think that's why I find it interesting Hear my computer beeping because I forgot to turn everything off I didn't plan this before we got started and it may turn out looking like poop, but we're just gonna play and Have fun Somebody's going crazy. I'm loving the way this ink moves on the paper I'm loving the colors working with them is really fun If you're gonna work with them from a palette like this I wouldn't put too much of them out at once because they Do dry pretty quickly and you don't want to waste it. Let's dry that See good thing we put the paper there a colored pencil or two and a white Gel pen and also a black pen. I'm gonna start with the colored pencils Okay, this is still too wet. Let's we need to dry that somewhere. I'll be right back. Okay. That's better So, you know, we're doing sort in case you didn't figure it out or any We're doing sort of a floral shape, but I wanted to keep it. I want to keep it loose and suggestive But, you know, we're mixed media artists. So that does mean that, you know, we can not just use the ink or paint or watercolor that we can mix it up and add other things to our paintings and That's something I kind of harp on a lot You know, we're mixed media artists that means you should know the rules But that also means you can break the rules So you should do that and have fun and play while you're doing it Oh, the white gel pen works actually nice on this. I was kind of concerned to be honest Sometimes you get these kind of, you know, painty inky things and gel pens don't always want to write on top of them And I'm just, you know, like I said, I'm mixing up a few things. These pencils are Coy-Nor magic pencils The gel pen is a hybrid gel grip by This is hybrid gel grip DX It's from JetPens And then this is a Sharpie Sharpie pen. This is the stainless steel refillable pen So there we go. Isn't that a cute little quick card? And of course you could put a sentiment on here or you could just leave it blank like that I think it's cute just blank. So there you go. Give these Liquitex Inks at Try They're a lot of fun. If it's in your budget or if you're ordering something anyway You need to add a little bit more to the shopping cart to get the free shipping. Think about ordering one of these They're really fun. All right, that's it for today Don't forget the most important thing go out and have a great day Do something nice for yourself because you deserve it and know before anybody asks this video wasn't sponsored I did buy these. All right, that's it. I'll talk to you later. Bye