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HAPPY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you moms, of humans and fur babies! I HOPE YOUR SPRING IS CREATIVELY FABULOUS! Please enjoy this FUN time-lapse video of painting #Lilac-Like flowers in alcohol ink on Yupo paper using Ranger Ink products. The mini ink dabber and the (old style) blending pen were the main tools used to create this painting.

A short video showing a couple of segments on preparing for my Spring 2019 Alcohol Ink Community Conference demonstration. I offer an in-depth, 6 Chapter ECourse - The FUNdamentals of Alcohol Ink - with lots of different approaches and techniques - Registration is OPEN for Independent, self paced full course or individual chapters, all with course lifetime membership!

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New YUPO Medium Rounds!

Format	Color	Size	gsm/lbs	# of Shts
Rounds	White	8" diameter	200gsm/74lb	10
Rounds	White	12" diameter	200gsm/74lb	10

Description

A synthetic (polypropylene) substrate is born with a non-porous surface that repels water. YUPO® gives visual artists an amazingly beautiful canvas to work with. Its bright white, smooth finish gives artists the flexibility to work in several different mediums to achieve unique and creative results.

Painting or drawing on the ultra-smooth surface of YUPO® is different than regular watercolor or drawing paper, and will require some adjustments by the artist. The surface may be wiped clean to restore the original white of the sheet, making it an excellent surface for beginners. YUPO® is also a very exciting substrate for more advanced and experimental artists. Its creative possibilities and suitable applications are infinite.

YUPO® - a slick, smooth, non-absorbent substrate that dramatically changes the way you paint, print or draw. Using this sheet, you can capture nuances, patterns, and shapes that were previously impossible to achieve on conventional watercolor and drawing papers.

What makes it even more unique is its lifting quality. You may return to a painting when its done and redo specific areas over and over again. You can build up layers of paint like an oil painter working on a canvas, and then take them off to reveal the white of the sheet. Remember that water activates the paint, even paint put down months ago. Allow YUPO® to dry completely. Spray YUPO® with a matte-clear finishing spray to seal and protect it. Only use a sealant when your work is complete, as rework and touch-ups become difficult to do after sealing.

YUPO® is a space age material made in a space age paper mill. The raw materials arrive by rail and are loaded into their respective silos and hoppers for their eventual transformation into pellets. These pellets are then fed into the patented heating and extruding equipment.

The base and surface layers are formed during the extruding process, and these three layers are stretched to create a dimensionally stable, biaxial-oriented substrate. The innumerable micro-voids created through this process give YUPO® its superior strength, opacity and ultra-smooth surface finish. Every phase of the manufacturing process is computer controlled and closely monitored to ensure adherence to what many acknowledge to be the most stringent quality standards in the industry.