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Published: 2010-06-26 09:29:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 352; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 23
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A self-portrait using ink-blotting techniques on low-absorbency media.
Personally i love everything that the ink evokes, both aesthetically and in a deeper sense; that the way it almost moves over the page, collecting in pools, it almost resembles an organism complete with veins and cell structures. Feels alien and almost zerg-like, aha.
This is the final portrait of twelve; you can see the complete set here: [link]
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Show you what, dear Clo? :]
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lol was that supposed to sound dirty??
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NO LOL. i was actually legitimately confused as to what you were talking about, ahahaha. You said "show me too"..? lol.
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I know I know.. I am teasing you
She asked show me how to do that (as in the effect)
I want to learn to 
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Ohhh as in my friend said that, and you were talking about her comment. I HAD NO IDEA. DUDE. SO CONFUSING HA.
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haha sorry I prob. should have made myself more clear
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not that i dont love it but how exactly does this work??????
wat is ink blotting etc ahh brain hurty
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i used a specific combination of ink and paper that doesn't mix easily, and can be easily affected while wet, so i printed ink directly onto the surface and manipulated it to produce all these lovely results :D it's kinda like... drawing with puddles using a stick, if you can imagine dragging water with a stick from a puddle to make dark lines from the wetness on concrete... but instead of water and cement, it's ink and paper ish.
i'll have to show you sometime ;o i want to experiment with it further but i don't know if i can find the resources i used again very easily :/
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yes you will have to show me sometime.
i do sorta understand it but it still hurts my brain hahahahaa
is there a way to get it to look more like burnt sorta decomposing image???
cuz that would be soo useful
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i don't think so... although perhaps, maybe, just maybe you could combine this technique with some effects and modifications after scanning it in, to make it look more burnt and decayed and aged and stuff? i suppose it might work, especially if you overlay it with the original photo and mask it out...
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