Drawing On Ceramic Tiles With Sharpies

So we finally had to try it.

Drawing on ceramic tiles with sharpies.

I did a mr. You can use any colors you like but i prefer to use no more. This is a really neat technique that uses permanent markers like sharpies and rubbing alcohol to re flow the inks and make all sorts of mesmerizing swirly effects on the tile. Tiles are a popular material for creating diy coasters.

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. Select the finish you prefer or match the standard finish of similar field tiles. Dec 8 2014 explore carolyn brambles s board ceramic tiles and sharpies on pinterest. Create stripes chevrons squiggles cartoon characters or sayings such as home sweet home or gina s kitchen.

Tape off and spray the tiles using a ceramic tile clear coat sealer. It s all over pinterest that you can draw on ceramics with a sharpie and bake at 350 f for 30 minutes and it s permanent. Sharpie markers and tiles. See more ideas about tile crafts ceramic tile crafts crafts.

Once these are dry it s time to start coloring your coasters. The full printable instructions are at the bottom of this post but here s what you ll need. Next use your sharpie or ceramic pen to draw on it. Supposedly if your use nail polish remover you can wipe off any mistakes.

Sharpie dyed tile coasters using rubbing alcohol. Now you can bake it. I ve used a number of special glass paints available at the local craft store but wouldn t it be awesome if sharpies work. Somehow i really doubted that it would be that easy otherwise why would those specialized products like pebeo vitrea and porcelaine exist.

After painting on the ceramic tiles allow the paint to dry completely or for up to 48 hours. Be sure to seal the ink with a spray sealer as a final step to protect your work. Design as a wedding present. Put it into the oven cold and heat to 350.

The first thing you want to do is thoroughly clean your ceramic tiles with alcohol. This type of finish sealer comes in matt semigloss and glossy. Sharpies in any color even black gold and silver may be used to whip up a design on the ceramic tile. Sketch out an idea for a drawing in advance on paper so your marker handiwork turns out as intended on the tile.

Once it reaches 350 keep it in there for about 30 minutes. We ve been seeing the whole diy sharpie ceramics thing all blowing up the web over the last year or two.