Hmmmm. You could try Renaissance wax maybe. I’d try it for you but I’m just about out the door. Remind me tomorrow!
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Wow!
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Adventure in materials! Very cool! 
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Very glad to see this is working well. The pieces look really nice. I’ve been sitting on a few pieces of antique ivory as well waiting for a good project to use them in 
This gives me hope that they have a lot of potential!
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I AM LOVING THESE!! Sorry for “all caps.” I really wanted to get my point across.
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Looking at it, I am not sure if that side is the one I did with that teal you see in the dish… I experimented with both sides. One was more green and one was more teal… I typically go all mad scientist… the colors are true to what your ink appears so either it is different or it is just the lighting… it is hard to get a true color picture of.
You can always do what I do with other things. Buy primary color Sharpies and then mix your own to get the exact color you want.
BTW I did laser this board after I painted it with the alcohol ink… can’t seem to find the pictures of it… gah.
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Rule I use with alcohol based stains (copics are pretty much the same thing… just less liquid) is use a water based sealer if you think it really needs it…some sealers will reactivate the ink and ruin your beautiful work. Nice thing is, especially on bone it doesn’t need a sealer but it will pop your colors more and give it some more depth. Looking forward to seeing what you came up with with copics… they would be perfect for this and are so fun to play with!
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they’re all beautiful, but there’s something really special about a skeletal arm engraved in bone 
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I plan to wire wrap that one (like a briolette) in oxidized sterling, with a little gemstone accent across the cap. If it pans out as I envision it, the skelly arm will appear to be reaching up for a small garnet/moonstone/whatever that’s just out of reach
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Okay, tried the Renaissance wax and it seems to be fine, no smearing, over Copic markers. I tried it on wood and also on a sanded ceramic domino. YMMV but I think it’s a valid option.
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These are amazing! You’re so talented!
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Keep on experimenting! These are cool.
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Makes me want a sliced version of a human skeleton that could be printed from the ground up… maybe the bones of someone famous like Richard III or the Skull of Yorick.
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Hmmmm…not sure if they have that, but take a look at the Smithsonian’s web site – all sorts of 3D printing models, at least they did a year or two ago…
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I’ve had more than one full body CT. I wonder if I could get those scans for a stacked skeletal build.
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Faux Bone is not laserable because it is PVC, but working with it in the old fashioned ways (saw, file, jewellers cloth, etc.), it comes out pretty well as an artificial ivory. Scratch with the tip if an xacto blade and then “age” with brown shoe polish – I like the results.
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So because of this post, when I walked by the table with free things on it at work, I saw the printer ink cartridges in a different light! I couldn’t find a link quick that said this was possible, but I couldn’t see why it wouldn’t be…right?!
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Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing it.
