This technique is so interesting and your paintings are beautiful . What kind of alcohol?  from the liquor store or rubbing alcohol ? which I know some people drop into watercolour for certain effects .

Would  regular watercolour or acrylic paint work with the alcohol  do you think ?

Thanks Pearl,

This product is a type of ink.  When you drop it onto the Yupo, it spreads and when you add 90 volume alcohol (rubbing) to the color, it spreads even more.  Or you can flick it in, spray it with a mist or use it on a brush to move it around.  The only thing is you have to put it down and not mess with it too much otherwise you lift off your color.  I also experiment using rubber stamps, and other objects dragging them across it to make marks etc.  Fun stuff.  Then when you are done, you spray with a UV protective coat. 

Glad you like these.

Deb

Shana,

Yes, Pinata is the name of paint.  They come in a set but, you can buy them separate in larger bottles.  The set consist of 5 colors, plus an opaque white.  It also includes an extender and a cleaner.  Although you don't need the cleaner, it cleans up with 90 vol alcohol just fine.  You can get these from Blick for under $25.  And the yupo is also available there. 

Thanks for the comment!

Deb 

Deb..Thanks for the information . I have some yupo and am going to see what happens using ordinary watercolour paint and  alcohol. the results won't be the same but might be interesting . I am going to look into finding the pinata paint.

Pearl,

Good luck with the painting.  Post one of your paintings so we can see how they turned out. 

Deb

Deb I am so excited I found you.  I have been fooling around with Yupo for about a year.  I use watercolor on it now.  I paint just as I would on watercolor paper.  I love it.  I paint in oils too and this is just so nice because I can work from light to dark like oil but it has the look of watercolors.  I love Yupo paper.

I never knew you could use it in such a way that you have and it is BEAUTIFUL.

Keep going you are really good with it.  I too love the way the colors are so clean and bright.

Thanks for sharing I will try it too!  I just LOVE ART, there is always something to learn.   Kathy

Thanks for all the great comments! 

Yes, I am aware that the alcohol is toxic.  Ventilation is a must for any type of products that produce a vapor type smell.  I work with interior house paints for the last 27 years and boy you can get really spacey on the alkyd paints and some of the latex ones as well.  When using the Pinata paints I use very little alcohol, usually when I am spraying.  I like the bold effects of the product straight out of the bottle.  And cleaning the brushes are when you use the cleaner and alcohol the most.   

Also, when I finish my paintings, I spray with a UV protective spray.  Like watercolors, I am sure these paintings will not withstand direct sunlight and heavy exposure to light.  The drawback to most mediums that use these types of materials.  My pastels will outlast them all!   Pastels also are very dangerous, use them with caution.  I have to clean my hands constantly and clean up my work area with caution. 

Thanks for looking!  P.S.  I gave the one on the left to a very good friend for their 80th birthday, framed in a very ornate gold frame and it was just beautiful!  They loved it!