Ink glazes and smoothing transitions in blending

[Eyedol]

I'm trying to become proficient in the use of ink glazes for smoothing transitions between blends. Really need some good advice. Can anyone recommend some good tutorials or have some personal experience here?

 

[Zab]

Thin your inks and let each layer dry fully before adding another to decide if the effect is strong enough yet. Other than that it comes down to experimenting with colors dilution and brands. Best of luck, hope you don't go inksane

 

[Eyedol]

Thanks dude. Will try. I'm wondering tho if my inks have to be a certain number of shades darker or lighter than the undercoats. I read an article that said that there needs to be a 10-20% off to work.

 

[Stewsayer]

Check out this tutorial by Painting Buddah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2G9CEdURNQ

Ben isn't using inks for his glazes here rather he uses a 50/50 mix of the colours he's blending. But it still is worth checking out.

I use ink glazes over entire surfaces to. Very thinned down so that the tinting is minimal. It ties an area together. I've never really thought about how dark the ink is in comparison to the underlying paint. but I use most that I use are a little darker than what I use for mid tones and highlights. The key is to go very thin on the ink and as Zab said do a layer and let it dry completely before assessing if you need to do more. Inks take a little longer to dry and can look quite glossy while wet (they will leave a slight sheen when dry also) and the gloss makes it very hard to determine if you are getting the desired effect.