How to make a triptych
1. Triptych paper
- Tape the three sheets of mixed media paper onto your work surface
- Protect the surface as necessary as inks can be messy!
- Squeeze out White, Yellow Ochre, and Cerulean Blue acrylics onto a palette
- Create a blend of white and blue across the top of the three sheets
- Work down the sheets and at the halfway point, add a mix of Yellow Ochre and white
- Roughly blend it into the blue tone to create a gradient
- Continue to work across and down the pages and allow this to thoroughly dry
2. How to use drawing inks
- Apply your drawing inks freely from left to right using the following colour order: Sunflower, Orange, Scarlet, Rose Madder, Mauve, Purple Lilac, Magenta, Phthalo Blue, Cerulean Blue, Teal, Phthalo Green, Sap Green, Chartreuse, and Sage
- Overlap the colour groupings here and there to create a rough gradient
- Blow the ink around the pages using a straw to allow the colours to amalgamate
- Blow some colours across the page and others directly down to create a flower shape
- Add more colours where you see fit to make the composition more interesting
- Add drops of isopropyl alcohol to disperse the pigment in the ink and create interesting patterns
- Let everything dry thoroughly
3. How to draw the trees
- Once the ink colours are dry, fill a small vessel with black ink
- Use a dip pen to draw lines down from certain flower and tree top shapes, suggesting stems and trunks
- Vary the thickness of the lines to add more interest
- Allow the black ink to dry completely
4. How to frame a triptych
- Carefully remove the masking tape from the sheets
- Frame each sheet behind glass in three separate, identical frames
- Remove the backing board and cardboard from the frames
- Place the mat over the artwork and adhere it to the top of the mat with clear tape
- Place the work and mat face side down, refit the backing board, and hang the frames on the wall side by side
- Mixed Media Pad Premium 300gsm A3 15 Sheets
- Satin Acrylics: White, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue
- Tear-off Paper Palette Signature
- Drawing Ink Colours Signature 24pc
- Dip pen and liner brush
- Masking tape
- Straw
- Gloves (optional, to avoid ink stains)
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Protective surface covering (optional)