How To Paint With Alcohol Ink On Ceramic Tile

Four examples of alcohol inks being used to paint and experiment on coasters.

How to paint with alcohol ink on ceramic tile.

Make sure the stamp isn t going to drip. Lay out your inks in the order that you plan to use them this part goes pretty fast because the ink begins to spread right away and you will want the colors to remain in the section you had planned for them. So fear not you can always start fresh if you don t like how the inks have settled. Begin dropping your color onto the tiles by adding each color to combine in your pattern of choice.

Use a felt applicator to get a marbled look. Be free with the inks and go with the flow you ll need alcohol inks alcohol. Teresa will share easy step by step instructions tips and tricks on how to paint with these vibrant inks. Dip it into some rubbing alcohol.

This will create small circles that resemble marble. Pick an appropriate stamp for your painting. Just use rubbing alcohol applied with a paper towel or cotton pad and wipe the ink off for a clean slate. Stamp the stamp onto your painting.

This is really useful if you want to add lettering to your alcohol ink painting or stars to a night sky. Alcohol ink tends to flake off ceramic tile if it is not sealed. Many alcohol ink artists paint on ceramic tile. In this video ranger guest artist teresa kovalak shares how to paint a stunning landscape on tile using tim holtz alcohol inks.

Tile painting is popular because tiles are smooth and non porous allowing the inks to flow beautifully. If you are painting on tile stone or glass you can achieve a marbled look with alcohol ink. The really cool thing about alcohol ink is that if you don t like the design you can quickly wipe it all off the ceramic surface before it dries. It is also popular because tiles make great gifts as coasters trivets and small art pieces.