How to Paint With Sharpies and Alcohol
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I have a new favorite crafting project! I painted some tiles with Sharpies and Rubbing Alcohol and the outcome is crazy good!
This project is super easy, especially with the tips I can give you based off of the mistakes I made.
Next, using a small paint brush, dropper or small straw, drop small amounts of the rubbing alcohol. You'll start to see the rubbing alcohol blurring the colors together. Be patient and don't drop too much alcohol. You can always go back and do a little more if you think you need to.
Your wet tile should look like the one above. If it looks like the one below, don't fret! It's an easy fix.
Just add some more color with your Sharpie and then drip the alcohol to get the blurring going again.
Be sure to head over to the blog for all of the details including the mistakes I made that you won't have to!
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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i just saw a similar craft to this one except they were using the sharpies on plastic , they sealed them with spray varnish, that could work on the tiles too as long as they were left flat until dry
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These are so pretty! Did you ever find the best way to seal them?
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Are these porous clay tile or ceramic tile?
Do i need do buy a special kind of sharpie?
What did you finally use to seal the completed tiles, please? I’m teaching a group of children to do this and I’m sure they’re going to need to be sealed.