You can make beautiful "painted" tiles with Sharpies and rubbing alcohol. This full tutorial will show you how to paint with Sharpies and alcohol!

Make a Cool Sharpie and Alcohol Painting on Canvas where the alcohol makes swirls of permanent marker color on the canvas, it’s just magic!

Set of 24 Sharpies in differens colours, 5 Electro Pop and 19 original colours. Sharpie is a permanent marker that marks on most surfaces. Alcohol based. Cone-shaped nylon fiber tip. Line width: 1 mm.

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Have you seen all the alcohol ink projects that you need to try? We're doing our research and sharing loads of inspiration so you can join us in the fun.

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In this guide, we’ll discuss different techniques you can use with alcohol ink and the basic materials you’ll need for each.

Hi Everyone! I spent some time this week experimenting with the new Alcohol Lift-Ink that was just released from Tim Holtz/Ranger. What an awesome new product! It takes a few tries to get the steps down, but that is a typical learning curve on a new product. Also released were larger sheets of white Yupo and new heavystock Yupo. For the record, Ranger now has 4 Yupo products: 5 x 7" transparent (thinest and somewhat see through) 5 x 7" white cardstock (heavier than transparent - you cannot see through it) 5 x 7" white heavystock (even heavier - blue label) 8 x 10" white cardstock (new larger size) Tim also has a post he created after the Facebook Live on Wednesday. The Facebook Live video + information/samples are on his blog. You can find it HERE. Now sit down in a comfortable chair, pour yourself a Diet Coke or a cup of tea...this is a long one because once I got started, I couldn't stop! Alcohol Lift-Ink Pad I used Yupo white cardstock (my normal go-to weight of Yupo) for all of the Alcohol Ink surfaces in this post. If you haven't used Yupo before, all you need to know is that Yupo is a NON-POROUS SURFACE...which is perfect for Alcohol Ink. It is pricey so I usually cut each sheet in half to 3 1/2 x 5", which is what I have done for each of the cards I created. I dripped a few colors of Alcohol Ink over the surface, then used a Blending Tool with FELT to pounce over the surface and blend the colors a bit. Love the combination on Patina, Flamingo, Dandelion and Citrus. Once you have your surface ready, you can use the Lift-Ink on a CLEAN stamp (like the flower below) and stamp directly over the Alcohol Ink. The ink will "lift" the Alcohol Ink off the surface which can then be transferred to another surface if you wish. The second surface MUST BE A POROUS SURFACE like watercolor paper, specialty stamping paper or Heavystock paper. NOTE: I'm going to be honest, I found that I needed to have my second surface ready to stamp on right after I lifted the ink, not because I couldn't let it sit, but because I would forget and wipe the stamp off just out of habit. That is me and maybe you would be smart enough to remember to stamp it later and not wipe it off like me. Just a friendly warning. So here is the freshly stamped Yupo surface. The first thing you need to do is grab a clean paper towel and dab, dab, dab, (do not rub) turning the paper towel to a clean spot each time. You will see the image start to appear as the residual Lift-Ink is dabbed away. Once you are seeing the paper towel coming clean, you can move to the next step. What happens if you skip this step? When you buff the surface in the next step you will move the residual ink to other areas and your image could come out blurry. That is not what you want so remember, dabbing is important! Next, rub over the image with a soft cotton towel. Now I'm sure you could you use another clean paper towel for this step, but I like the soft towel for the finish. The light buffing will fully reveal the ghost image. Adding another layer of stamping is easy. This time I used the fabulous script stamp from the Entomology set. Again, follow the steps: 1. Ink CLEAN stamp with Alcohol Lift-Ink (a dirty stamp will contaminate your stamp pad). 2. Stamp over a NON-POROUS Alcohol Ink Surface. 3. Dab, dab, dab with paper towel (DO NOT RUB...only dab) 4. Buff with a soft cloth. 5. If you wish, stamp a secondary surface before cleaning the stamp with Archival Ink Cleaner and water. (This is the part where Paula cleans her text stamp before stamping the image on the secondary surface - insert crying emoji). I used the Stamp Platform to add an sentiment to the front (from Glorious Bouquet set) To create the easy card, I used foam squares to mount the Yupo card onto Distress Watercolor cardstock and then added it to the card backing. I used Tim Holtz Craft Thread to wrap around the side three times and tie a tiny metal heart into the bow. So, remember I created this piece using Specialty Stamping paper and the stamped images from the last card (sans the Etomology script that never made it to the card front - uggg) I used the Stacked Deckle and some metallic cardstock to make a frame for the flower images. I saw Audrey Pettit scuff metallic cardstock in a diagonal direction and then repeat it going the opposite way so it creates a kind of crosshatch effect. I loved it then and I'm still using that technique today. As you can see, I used a stencil, Blending Brush and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink to add a background around the flowers. The sentiment stamp is from the Stampers Anonymous "Pennants" stamp set. An easy card created from the "lifted" Alcohol Ink...that's what I call a great "twofer". The hanging heart is from the Adornments Milagros set. The next Yupo surface was created using some darker colors of Alcohol Ink: Willow, Patina, Stream and Wild Plum. So fun to experiment with the colors! Here we go with the same process. 1. Ink CLEAN stamp with Alcohol Lift-Ink. 2. Stamp over a NON-POROUS Alcohol Inked Surface. This is what it looked like just after stamping...just a slight image. 3. Dab, dab, dab with paper towel removing the residual ink. 4. Buff with a soft cloth. And the finish result using the Flourish stamp. 5. If you wish, stamp a secondary surface before cleaning the stamp. Can you get a second impression? Yes you can, it is just very subtle over Heavystock tags. If I had stamped on Specialty Stamping paper it would have been brighter (see With All My Heart card up above...you can see the secondary stamps mixed with the original stamped images). To create another easy card, I die cut the Yupo sheet with the Mixed Media Thinlit to get the harlequin pattern. I added foam squares under the Yupo and mounted it on black cardstock. The metal prize ribbon which I thought was appropriate for the card is from the Adornments Ribbons and Bows pack. I used Rose Gold and Mushroom Alcohol Ink to color the silver metal. The word Thanks is from Shadow Script 2 set. Black cardstock for the shadow and watercolor paper for the word. I used a Waterbrush and Distress Ink to color it. From the Heart is from the Clippings stickers (BEST sticker pack in the world - I can ALWAYS find the right saying on one of the four sheets). Now remember this? I put that piece to good use, using the Stacked Archway Thinlit dies to cut the stamped tag as well as metallic cardstock. I inked edges then rubbed Collage Medium over the stamped surface and sprayed Antique Linen Distress Stain Spray right into the glue, then dried it with a Heat Tool. The flowers were created using Watercolor cardstock and the Funky Florals 2 Thinlit set. To color the flowers, I used a Waterbrush a Distress Ink in Victorian Velvet, Faded Jeans and Scattered Straw. All the green is Peeled Paint (the best green ever). Collage Medium and Clear Rock Candy were added for a sparkly look. The metal 4 leaf clover is from the Adornments Treasures...same pack as the small heart found on the earlier card. Butterfly - Layers Botanical Lucky - Quote Chips My grateful heart - Clippings stickers So that is four cards using Alcohol Lift-Ink in the pad form...but there is also liquid Lift-Ink! Liquid Alcohol Lift-Ink Start with an Alcohol Ink Non-porours surface just like last time. The colors here are Citrus, Patina, and Coral. Using a Blending Tool with a FOAM pad, add a SMALL amount of the Alcohol Lift-Ink. I took a picture just to show you how little you need to add to the foam. A little goes a long way! Pounce the foam on your surface a few times to distribute the ink into the foam pad. Lay your stencil over the Yupo and pounce the Blending Tool over the stencil. Again, it does not take much pouncing to product a light ghost image (remember this is only the first step). Just a note, if you had added an excess of the Lift-Ink to the Blending Foam, the ink could seep under the stencil and blur the edges. So beware...you don't need much to get a clear crisp image. Now you are ready for Step 3...dab, dab, dab. and step 4, rub with a soft cloth. The ghost effect is awesome and so easy to create. I added the text exactly the same way as I did before. Super Easy to create this little piece using the Yupo background and a Baseboard Frame. All the other idea-ology products can be found below. Well, I hope you took something from this post that will help you once you get the Lift-Ink. I am quite sure I have only scratched the surface of this fascinating new product but I'll leave it at that for today. now carry on, paula SaveSave

While at the retreat, I attended a demo about dying fabric with Sharpies (permanent markers) and rubbing alcohol (isopropyl.) I already knew alcohol would make Sharpies bleed, but I’d never seen this particular application. This is the sort of result you can expect. Cool, right? And this is how you do it: – Stretch fabric […]

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If you have Sharpies that no longer work, don't throw them away. Revive your dried-up Sharpies with this easy trick using rubbing alcohol.

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I am soooo excited about this Alcohol Ink video series I am going to be doing. I have finally jumped on the Alcohol Ink bandwagon and am having a blast. I have been researching various techniques and tools and have a series in the works. Today, I have a video that shares the basic alcohol...

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Because you probably have one in your junk drawer right now and because it's fun to see if things like this work. How to fix a dried out Sharpie ... I shared this tip over a decade ago but have let it languish in obscurity since then. Mainly because my Sharpie was fixed and I...Read More

Hello Friends, As you all know, I works quite a lot with alcohol inks and yupo. Till now, I used to source it from USA as it is very expensive here and most of the time not available. Recently, I found a new source in India for YUPO. NoteGrab - The paper is same but prices are great...:). It is available in different sizes and microns on Amazon.in. You can check the products HERE. Their Instagram handle is Notegrab.in. They were kind enough to send me a pad of these papers to try. Surface is same as yupo, the one I got was very thin but they have thicker papers too. As it is waterproof paper, thickness didn't make much of a difference. These are used for water colors too which i have to try yet. The weather is quite humid and alcohol inks don't like moisture so i had tough time maneuvering inks but enjoyed all the things I tried. Lately, I am liking the contrast in textures. I have created abstract land scape here with various Ranger and Piniata inks. Another abstract. I used tonic nuvo Gilding Flakes to add little glamour . Abstract landscape with some hand drawn trees...:P . Hills are painted with palette knife . I have used Art Impression stamps for cabin and trees. Love the cliff on this one. Last two are my favorite. Believe it or not it is just one ink - Ranger's Pitch Black . It is magical how one ink gives so many shades. Took long time to build all those layers of petals but love the end results. Once again, just black ink and some details with white sharpie. Please check their Amazon & Instagram for more info on this paper. I hope you enjoyed the post. Please mail me on [email protected] if you have any query regarding this paper or any other materials. Thank you for being here.G

I tried to work on my Christmas card but I am soooo uninspired. Not because I don't have the Christmas spirit…I do, I do!!!! But because I made the painting for the card 8 1/2 " X 11" thinking that I would scan it and then shrink it to card size. Well…..when I shrunk the card down, it lost a lot of detail and color intensity. I guess that it is back to the drawing board on that one!!! In the mean time….an artist friend of mine made the most beautiful cards using yupo paper and alcohol inks. I thought that I would give it a try! She used the originals to make her cards where I decided to use prints from my new laser printer (more about that in a future post) and use those instead. After all, I may find another use for the originals later. Some of you may not think that these cards are too Christmasy but I'll make it work. Also, I plan to give these as gifts. This is how I made them: 1. Cut the yupo paper to 5 1/2" x 4" 2. Lightly mist the yupo paper with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol. You can find this at any Drug Store. 3. Drop the lightest background color onto the misted yupo and brush evenly using a paint brush. I covered the entire sheet but if you wish to have some white show…just slap it on!!! Also, don't worry about streaks…they will even out on their own as the alcohol flows. 4. While the background is still wet, place the stencil over it. It is best to use the very thin plastic stencils as you want them to grab or stick to the background. If the background dries before positioning the stencil, mist either the back of the stencil or very lightly mist the background with the 91% alcohol. 5. Drop two to three different colors onto the page….making sure to drop through the openings in the stencil. I sometimes coaxed the ink with a brush. Do not use complimentary colors or they will turn to mud. Try colors in the same family. Pinks, reds. purples and yellows or Blues, greens and yellow. 6. Set aside to dry. Tip: if you push on the stencil and you see ink move…it is not dry. I left mine to dry overnight just to be sure. I am very impatient and often tempted to pull the stencil back to look under it but be warned….this will cause the inks to flow into each other and loose detail. 7. Once dry, pull the stencil off and admire your work!!! Now, most importantly…CLEAN YOUR STENCILS! You can clean them by misting them with alcohol and gently wiping with a paper towel. Also, if you are making several of these and switch colors...clean your stencil and brush between use or the colors may turn to mud when the alcohol on the stencil or brush is reactivated. There you have it!!! Alcohol ink and Yupo 101! Until next time, Hugs, Ginny

I have tons of people to thank for this post – all of my Facebook followers who shared pics with me, my friend Sheila for letting me borrow the insert I share in the video, Copic for providing the new case so I could show it to you – and TJ&Things for providing an ink insert and […]

Hello Friends, As you all know, I works quite a lot with alcohol inks and yupo. Till now, I used to source it from USA as it is very expensive here and most of the time not available. Recently, I found a new source in India for YUPO. NoteGrab - The paper is same but prices are great...:). It is available in different sizes and microns on Amazon.in. You can check the products HERE. Their Instagram handle is Notegrab.in. They were kind enough to send me a pad of these papers to try. Surface is same as yupo, the one I got was very thin but they have thicker papers too. As it is waterproof paper, thickness didn't make much of a difference. These are used for water colors too which i have to try yet. The weather is quite humid and alcohol inks don't like moisture so i had tough time maneuvering inks but enjoyed all the things I tried. Lately, I am liking the contrast in textures. I have created abstract land scape here with various Ranger and Piniata inks. Another abstract. I used tonic nuvo Gilding Flakes to add little glamour . Abstract landscape with some hand drawn trees...:P . Hills are painted with palette knife . I have used Art Impression stamps for cabin and trees. Love the cliff on this one. Last two are my favorite. Believe it or not it is just one ink - Ranger's Pitch Black . It is magical how one ink gives so many shades. Took long time to build all those layers of petals but love the end results. Once again, just black ink and some details with white sharpie. Please check their Amazon & Instagram for more info on this paper. I hope you enjoyed the post. Please mail me on [email protected] if you have any query regarding this paper or any other materials. Thank you for being here.G

If you have Sharpies that no longer work, don't throw them away. Revive your dried-up Sharpies with this easy trick using rubbing alcohol.

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ShinHan Art’s new TOUCH TWIN marker offers 168 brilliant colors ideal for a diverse range of uses, from animation to illustration, architectural renderings to interior design sketches. With a fine point nib on one side and the broad chisel nib on the other, new TOUCH TWIN marker offers a greater range of line thicknesses for all kinds of marks. The new TOUCH TWIN marker with improved control of ink flow ensures professionals can design and sketch with accuracy and detail. The ergonomically designed rectangular marker is roll resistant on work surfaces and provides a perfect grip that avoids smudges and smears. A specially designed safety cap stacks neatly and prevents damage to the nibs. The new TOUCH TWIN marker contains an alcohol-based ink that doesn’t dissolve printed ink toner, allowing for odorless, vividly colored artwork on copied materials. Refillable ink and replaceable nibs are also available for new TOUCH TWIN markers. Disclaimer: This picture is for reference only and is not to be used for final color matching. Shades may vary due to the color and resolution of your computer screen.

Learn how to use permanent markers and rubbing alcohol to make your own alcohol inks for scrapbooking and craft projects. I think you will be very happy with the finished product and with the amount of money you can save making your own inks.

Make a Cool Sharpie and Alcohol Painting on Canvas where the alcohol makes swirls of permanent marker color on the canvas, it’s just magic!