Watercolor Alcohol Ink Too Gilded Leafage Coasters!

Watercolor Alcohol Ink as well as Gold Leaf Coasters!

I beloved the brilliant colors as well as shimmery gold!

This is seriously my favorite projection of all year...
possibly of my whole life.
I am then excited alongside how gorgeous as well as elegant these turned out!
In the sunshine they sparkle as well as shine!

They are colorful as well as bright.
They receive got the perfect metallic element element, merely a splash of gold!

They are elementary to make.
I spent a skillful hr working on the perfect procedure then it could be
duplicated easily.
Really, these don't receive got much time.
They are elementary plenty for older kids to give it a elbow grease too.
And if y'all mess up, y'all tin launder it off as well as elbow grease again.
You don't receive got to commit until y'all beloved it!
Aren't they beautiful!???

I got these ceramic hexagon tiles from Home Depot,

they were nether 50 cents each.

I beloved them--I demand a hundred more!

You volition also demand Alcohol inks.
These Dr. Ph. Martin's Mumbai Republic of Republic of India Inks are perfection.
They are brilliant as well as vivid as well as don't lose color when they dry.

I purpose them a lot...check out this post too!

Okay, inks, tiles as well as rubbing alcohol...you'll wishing a palette as well as pigment brush too!
You'll also want gilt leafage as well as adhesive!

The gilt leafing isn't essential.
They await beautiful merely alongside the watercolor wash...
but the gilt gives it such a wonderful finishing touch!

Okay, let's larn started!
I've convinced you, right!?

Put to a greater extent than or less drops of ink inwards the palette.
This makes it much easier to move with.

Be brave as well as confident.
If y'all brand a fault that y'all don't love...you tin merely wash
it off alongside warm H2O as well as start over!

Dip the pigment brush inwards the desired ink.
Don't dilute it alongside water.

Paint correct on the tile!

Add other colors...colors that compliment.
Colors that blend good as well as don't plough to brown.
Shades of blues as well as greens...
shades of reds as well as oranges as well as yellows.
I intend 3 colors industrial plant great.
I beloved the ones alongside all the colors the most though!

One to a greater extent than color on the edge.
You don't receive got to create amount the entire tile.

Leaving white infinite is the sign of a groovy artist!
It's then hard!

Then receive got the rubbing alcohol as well as merely add together a yoke of drops correct on the tile!
It straight off repels the ink.
Drop it from nearly 8 inch height. This gives it the correct splash!

It creates the most amazing patterns as well as designs.
It's fun how the colors mix as well as blend!

Here's a video of the icon procedure to give y'all to a greater extent than confidence!
As if it wasn't slow enough!

Repeat.
It is then much fun!
You'll wishing to a greater extent than than half-dozen tiles...like hundreds!
You'll wishing to brand these for gifts too!

Let the ink dry out completely.
I allow them sit down for merely a yoke hours.
You tin encounter how beautiful as well as fun they are merely alongside the watercolors...
then y'all tin lacquer them here...or motion on to the side yesteryear side step.

After they are dry, it's fourth dimension to gilt leaf!
It's then fun too--and highly addictive.
I exclusively purpose ane canvas of gilt leafing for all half-dozen tiles.

Cut ane canvas inwards half-dozen slices.
It's super sparse as well as breaks apart easy. Just cutting it alongside the layer newspaper alongside it.
Don't option it upward until y'all are create to move alongside it.

Add to a greater extent than or less adhesive alongside a pocket-sized paintbrush inwards a few places on the tile.
This volition take the paint, then survive careful.
Just add together the adhesive inwards a random house as well as pattern as well as allow it dry out completely.

Once dry, add together the strip of gilt leaf.
Press alongside your finger on the areas that receive got the adhesive.

Use a fluffy paintbrush to "dust" the gold.
This volition gently take the leafing from anywhere at that topographic point is no adhesive.
Some of the tiny pieces volition stick to other parts of the tile.
This is fine as well as genuinely makes it await then much cooler.

Amazing!
Looks gorgeous!
I intend it needs the gold, it's the crowning glory!
I beloved a metallic element element.
You could purpose copper leaf, silvery leaf or variegated gilt leaf!

Repeat on all tiles.
Then house on a spell of cardboard as well as receive got outside.
Spray alongside a coating of lacquer.
Let sit down for xx minutes as well as repeat.

The lacquer volition dry out shiny as well as crystal clear.
I allow mine dry out completely overnight.
Now, to protect the surface y'all are setting your coaster on...
Hot mucilage to a greater extent than or less felt, foam or cork on the underside.
I used cork.
One time, I had a dream that I went to the shop alongside my sis as well as bought some
cork panels. The side yesteryear side day, inwards existent life, I went to the thrift shop as well as there
was a curlicue of cork there...I bought it! Just because of that dream. Anyways,
here's me using to a greater extent than or less of that cork!