Iron Gall Ravens

I've been playing with the Iron Gall Inked pieces I made in an earlier post.  I'm really pleased with the way these came out!   Definitely makes me want to play some more with these inks (I have quite a stock of walnut ink, too)  and techniques.

Recipe for Iron Gall Raven (above)
Layer 1) Iron Gall Ink Wash as Background (My Own Texture!)
Layer 2) Copy Layer 1 - turned 180 degrees - Multiply Blend Mode - 62% opacity
Layer 3) Inked Raven - Darken - 100%

Recipe for Iron Gall Raven #2

Layer 1)  Iron Gall Ink Wash as Background (My Own Texture!)

Layer 2) Copy Layer 1 - turned 180 degrees - Multiply Blend Mode - 62% opacity
Layer 3) Inked Raven 2 - Darken - 100%
Layer 4) Copy Layer 3 - Multiply 39%
Layer 5) Raven Text - Papyrus Font - Overlay Blend Mode (brings in some nice blues)

 

Iron Gall Ink Wash Texture #1 (My own Texture!)

Made with home-made iron gall ink, spread as a wash on watercolor paper.

Water sprayed in the middle, and blotted off to make it lighter.

Sharing with Texture Artists Facebook Group.