Art: flowing ink

ink wash, Marco Polo TV series, Mill+

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For an artist ink can be both satisfying and frustrating to work with--not to mention the inevitable ink stains and stained fingers. Then you get into ink washes, and things really get unpredictable. But when your ink project works, life is wonderful.

This video by artist Margaret Evans gives an idea of one technique for an ink wash.

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Another ink technique is this one, demonstrated by Leonardo Pereznieto.

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Which brings me to the topic being featured today--Mill+'s stunning work (Mill Channel) on the title sequence for Netflix's new series Marco Polo.

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Unfortunately the title sequence has been blocked on YouTube, but you can watch it on Vimeo, The Mill+ has an informative blog entry about this project.

-- Marge