Tried using clear acrylic to set the regular Sharpies and some of the colors ran. I was able to clean up some, but all the clear came off.
I have the oil markers so going to try that. Anyone else have come up with a waterproof solution?
Tried using clear acrylic to set the regular Sharpies and some of the colors ran. I was able to clean up some, but all the clear came off.
I have the oil markers so going to try that. Anyone else have come up with a waterproof solution?
im thinking whatever solvent is in the spray acrylic made the marker run. Perhaps try brushing on modpodge, then spray acrylic for the shine (if thatâs what you are looking for?)
WalMart carries an off-brand (not Mr Clean Magic Eraser) for about half price in 20 or 40 count boxes.
Amazon has them as well.
I put them in an old Mr Clean container so I can pretend theyâre the ârealâ thing
i have the oil markers and have done one, but i havenât tested the âwaterproofâ qualities of it.
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The sharpie markers are technically waterproof. I sprayed my tile with water and put a paper towel on it and it did not transfer color.
A tile layer friend of mine suggested grout sealer (will need to check ingredients to see if any are solvents to sharpie)
Other suggestion was Scotchguard and also good old floor wax.
Hereâs the whole setâŚ
are you using those sponges to clean? i just used a paper towel (and then an orange wipe for the other half, which was faster and less elbow grease).
Paper towel doesnât take the sharpie off for meâŚI put it on thick and let it dry to get a deep color. There is no elbow grease needed with the magic eraser spongesâŚjust dampen and lightly drag it over the surface until it all goes awayâŚif you put pressure, it can get down in the grooves and take some of the colorâŚ
I figured that out after my post. I ran a few under water and rubbed with a toothbrush and soap. The older ones were fine, the newer ones lost a little color in the wide engraves, but not bad. So they will work for me. Thanks!
I bought it quite awhile agoâŚcanât remember wheređ I have a fox, dog and cat in tea cups too.
Found it on ShutterStock. And itâs free! Sweet! Itâs actually from an âAdult Coloring Bookâ series. Seems like there are lots of images there thatâd be good tile etch material, many black and white vector drawings.
Its not free, shutterstock sells those designs.
You need to buy the rights to use it as per their policy.
Hmm, I didnt sign up for shutterstock, but it does say:
Royalty-free stock vector ID: 485917906
Seems to imply that itâs free? I donât know Shutterstockâs policies, since I am not a member. Anyone with more info on this before I decide if I want to get an account?
Itâs royalty free in that you donât have to pay every time you use it - but you do have to purchase it initially. You can have a monthly plan that gets you a fixed number of images or you can buy âpacksâ where you can get 5 or 10 or whatever images but not have a recurring monthly charge. The packs are more expensive per image but the monthly can add up if you donât use a lot of their images.
the key is the word âroyaltyâ in front of free. that means you purchase it once and donât have to pay a royalty every time you use it.
Iâm continuing to play with these old botanical images and hand coloring with sharpie, then just using paper towel with some rubbing alcohol⌠For these itâs taking off enough but not too much-- if I rub harder I can get more off if I want. With intricate (former block prints) images like this I struggled with seeing where the differentiation between, for instant, the strawberry and leaves were after-engraving and post-color, so the coloring didnât come out too well-- the green bled into the red a bit too much. But, Iâm really pleased with this most recent one-- a tulip that I did with multiple colors bleeding into each other. This one was using 600 speed/full power/270 lpi/convert to dots.
Wow! Incredible shading.
I didnât see this post until just nowâŚI thought I would try out the Bixby image search on my Samsung S9+ and focus on the hedgehog in the teacupâŚit found it on ShutterShock! Amazed it could do that. Although I have a feeling they will be sharing all that information so going back and removing the permissions until I need it againâŚcool to know that works on my new phone.
So tonight I was heading out to see some friendsâ band play. And Iâd managed to pick up some cheap 4x4 and 6x6 tiles to play with. So I did a 4â test and a 6â final. Lots of solid area, which is different than what a lot of us have done. So I did what Iâve done before and etched and painted in with my black oil pen. Cleaning up edges was more difficult.
So I did it again on a 6â tile, but this time masked w 582u. Lost a few light details, but much easier to clean since I painted with masking still on. A couple of tough places to pick the little masking off, but overall I was this is the masked 6â with happier.
This image is the painted on 6â tile over masking. I had an easier time wiping off the excess.
!And here are the side by die of the four and six in tiles complete.
Went over well at the show.
Very nice and crisp!