I’ve done numerous experiments with various different sorts of sealers and finishes for use with your painted coasters. (Here is the latest one and my conclusions so far.) Many have not been successful and do not pass the hot coffee test. So in this experiment, I will be trying paints that don’t need any sealer …
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I hate to waste paints so when I get a big patch of colorful spill or I have some paints left over in the bottom of my dirty pour cup, then I will dip or pour onto tiles to use that up. Which means I end up with a lot of pretty tiles, but they …
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We’ve had an expensive year and we agreed not to buy each other Christmas presents this year. Hubby was a sweetheart and broke the rules and he did buy me some paints from our local equivalent of the Dollar Store, so I thought it would be the ideal opportunity to try some acrylic pouring techniques …
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I know that depending on where you are in the world, you might not be able to get (or the ) or that it might be prohibitively expensive. So when hurricanes disrupted supplies this summer and I couldn’t get any , I decided to try an alternative and see how it compared. I found this …
I’m back to test a couple more potential finishes you can use on your acrylic poured tiles, if you want to use them as functional coasters. You will need a finish that is both water and heat resistant and doesn’t mark with the hot mug of coffee test. I have previously tested several other potential …
Resin vs Spray Lacquer to Finish Painted Coasters & Tiles (Test) Read More »
I’ve been wondering this for a while. Do I need to use in my swipe paintings? Do I need to use it in my swipe color or just the other colors? What would happen if I left out the and did a swipe without out? Could I make cells? silicone oil to your swipe color …
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Another trip to scour the local stores this time to find more possible options for how to get a nice glossy seal on painted tiles that will stand up to the heat of a hot coffee mug. My local car part supplier yielded three possible spray finishes to try on my tiles. I am trying …
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You know I love my Polycrylic. I talk about it all the time, and I even wrote an article some time back about why it is my favorite finish for acrylic paintings. But there are always more finishes to try and today I’ll give a couple of spray finishes a try. I love the thicky …
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I bought a new product, the Sargent Art Acrylic Gloss. My intention was to use it as a varnish and compare with a couple of other products as a finish for ceramic tiles, but this interesting product can also be used as a medium. It says “Mix with acrylic paint to increase gloss, ease paint …
Acrylic Pouring Cells Without Silicone or Torching Recipe Read More »
If you follow my YouTube channel or this blog, you’ll see that I like to paint on ceramic tiles. They are easy to find, inexpensive, practical, don’t take much paint and are easy to wipe off and reuse if the results are less than stellar – which often happens. However I have found that in …
