Drawing On Ceramic Tiles With Sharpies

Select the finish you prefer or match the standard finish of similar field tiles.

Drawing on ceramic tiles with sharpies.

Sketch out an idea for a drawing in advance on paper so your marker handiwork turns out as intended on the tile. Tiles are a popular material for creating diy coasters. We ordered a few ceramic pieces on amazon grabbed our sharpies and got to work on three simple easy to replicate designs. Read on to see how it went.

Sharpies in any color even black gold and silver may be used to whip up a design on the ceramic tile. Design as a wedding present. I did a mr. Next use your sharpie or ceramic pen to draw on it.

Once these are dry it s time to start coloring your coasters. 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. I ve used a number of special glass paints available at the local craft store but wouldn t it be awesome if sharpies work. Put it into the oven cold and heat to 350.

Create stripes chevrons squiggles cartoon characters or sayings such as home sweet home or gina s kitchen. Somehow i really doubted that it would be that easy otherwise why would those specialized products like pebeo vitrea and porcelaine exist. 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. Sharpie markers and tiles.

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. Once it reaches 350 keep it in there for about 30 minutes. Dec 8 2014 explore carolyn brambles s board ceramic tiles and sharpies on pinterest.

See more ideas about tile crafts ceramic tile crafts crafts. The full printable instructions are at the bottom of this post but here s what you ll need. Sharpie dyed tile coasters using rubbing alcohol. After painting on the ceramic tiles allow the paint to dry completely or for up to 48 hours.

Supposedly if your use nail polish remover you can wipe off any mistakes. So we finally had to try it. This type of finish sealer comes in matt semigloss and glossy. This both removes grease or dirt that may affect your finished product and prepares the tile for the markers.

Now you can bake it. Tape off and spray the tiles using a ceramic tile clear coat sealer.