Can you use alcohol ink on a painted surface?

Can you use alcohol ink on a painted surface?

This blog is a follow on from my introduction to alcohol inks article. If you’re just starting with this medium, or thinking of trying it, please have a read of that forst and then come back here. You can use alcohol ink on many surfaces.

What surfaces can you use alcohol inks on?

Here are 25 Ways to Use Alcohol Inks

• Crystal Fiber.
• Acrylic Gems.
• Large Pearls (real or fake)
• Geodes.
• Marbles.
• Wood (wood is a porous material, as is fabric, but Alcohol Inks still work on it as you can see. You would want to use it for small projects as it takes more ink.)
• Sequins.
• Acrylic or Glass Knobs.

Is Yupo paper black?

Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink – WHITE YUPO HEAVY-STOCK – Ten Sheets of 5 x 7 Inch 144 lb YUPO . Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink – BLACK MATTE CARDSTOCK – Ten Sheets of 5 x 7 inch paper. Thick black matte smooth, synthetic surface perfect for use with alcohol inks and mixed media techniques. Non-porous and water resistant.

Can you use alcohol ink on cardstock?

If you click links and decide to make a purchase, Especially Paper may receive compensation. Though it’s more common to use alcohol ink on glass, glossy paper, plastic, metal and other non-porous surfaces, alcohol ink is a great medium for adding color to crepe paper flowers, card stock projects, and floral stems.

Do you have to seal alcohol ink?

Sealing an alcohol ink piece really helps to preserve the piece for the long haul. Sealing can help prevent fading, chipping, reconstitution, and yellowing too. In a nutshell, it’s not required. But if you’re selling or giving away your pieces, sealing will really help protect them for years to come.

Are alcohol inks waterproof?

Once alcohol ink dries, it can be re-wet with rubbing alcohol (91% Isopropyl Alcohol), allowing for unique and versatile effects that cannot be achieved with water-based products like acrylic paint. Alcohol ink is waterproof, adding to its durable properties. These dye-based inks are transparent and extremely vibrant.

Can I use alcohol inks on watercolor paper?

You cannot use watercolour paper with the inks with good results because the ink just sinks in too fast. But you can use other substrates such as ceramic tiles, whiteboard, canvas prepared with varnish, butcher paper, and glossy photo paper.

What kind of paper do you use with alcohol inks?

One of the single most popular options for alcohol ink art is synthetic or waterproof paper. Unlike regular paper, waterproof paper is totally non-porous so you don’t have to worry about the ink immediately absorbing and the pigment becoming locked in place.

Can you use alcohol ink on canvas?

Claybord is a fine arts canvas made from artist grade hardboard that is then coated in ground clay. It’s extremely useful for creating full compositions with alcohol ink. Because claybord is smooth and absorbent, it does not smudge, bleed, or feather as easily as canvas and paper surfaces.

What is a Yupo paper?

YUPO is the recyclable, waterproof, tree-free Synthetic Paper with attributes and properties that make it the perfect solution for a variety of marketing, design, packaging and labeling needs. YUPO Synthetic Papers are extruded from polypropylene pellets.