The most successful tiles had a matte finish.
Ceramic tile coasters instructions sharpie.
In her tutorial she applies the technique to inexpensive white ceramic tiles fashioning very cool coasters.
Helpful hints for making tile coasters.
I love the effect but the dry ink scratches off and also reacts to water.
The first thing you want to do is thoroughly clean your ceramic tiles with alcohol.
This both removes grease or dirt that may affect your finished product and prepares the tile for the markers.
Repeat for the rest of the white tiles making each one a little different from the last.
With the space to the right i placed the tiles the clear gloss spray and the dropper bottle of rubbing alcohol.
Ceramic tiles while you can buy ceramic tiles specifically for crafts like this we just bought a box of 26 small 100mm by 100mm white tiles from b q for 5.
I found these cute ones for less than 0 50.
Now your sharpie dyed tile coasters diy craft kit gift is ready to give.
A tutorial on how to create unique artwork using glazed white tiles sharpie permanent markers and isopropyl alcohol.
I tried 4 different kinds of tile while experimenting for this project.
What you need to make sharpie tile coasters.
Sharpie dyed tile coasters using rubbing alcohol.
Step 1 color.
I am assuming the krylon clear glaze does not react with the alcohol ink.
The full printable instructions are at the bottom of this post but here s what you ll need.
How to make sharpie dyed tile coasters.
If you re into paper crafts you ve probably heard of alcohol inks.
Caitlin on the sharpie blog shows us how to use good old sharpies and rubbing alcohol do a diy version of alcohol ink.
I am so glad to find your instructions.
I am new to alcohol ink and have made several 4 x4 tiles that i want to turn into coasters.
Scribble on coaster with markers.
Try different patterns and spacing to see how the tiles can turn out differently.
Sharpie fine tip markers in bold colours 4 x4 white ceramic tiles i can t find them on amazon but these are the ones i used isopropyl alcohol 91 or 99 from the drug store.
Cream colored tiles didn t look great with the colors on them i think bright white is the best background.
I tried a clear acrylic sealer but it reacted with the paint.
Color the first tile using your favorite bold brilliant sharpie colors cover the full face of the tile in different shapes and patterns.
I like ones with more white but the ones with the colors close together had a cool look to them as well.
Sharpie markers and tiles.
Here s what i found.