This is a class I've been wanting to do for a long time. I did get some strange looks at IKEA purchasing 17 salad spinners for the girls that didn't have them! The IKEA salad spinners work great for this technique. I know some have used alcohol inks with this technique but I found the fumes from the alcohol inks and the isopropyl alcohol (or blending solution) when you opened the spinner to check your work just about knocked me out. So acrylic inks to the rescue! They are fluid like alcohol inks, lots of colours to choose from like alcohol inks, and they work with just a spritz of water to get the movement so no smell. I found it worked best with a blob of blu-tack pressed into the basket to hold the piece of card in place (about half a walnut-size will do) and depending on how fast or slow you spin, your design is different every time! The metallic acrylic inks are thicker so may need a little more water to help disburse them. I worked on the dull side of photo paper for this technique as if you use an absorbent card like watercolour or other normal cardstock, the inks just absorb straight away and don't spin. Try it out, it's such a fun technique and not too messy as the excess ink is contained in the spinner (just remember to empty it out when you've finished, then it will have to live in your craft space).
"Perspective"
"Fly"
"Never leave you"
"Simplicity
"Bugs"
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