You can draw freehand make a stencil or use a purchased stencil for your design.
Drawing with sharpie on ceramic.
Draw your design on the cleaned plate with a pencil.
I did a bit of research on diy sharpie plates and diy sharpie mugs and found all kinds of how tos.
This is because there is less glaze on them so the paint can adhere better to the ceramic when baked in the oven.
Read on to see how it went.
I sorted through the info and came up with what i thought was a solid plan.
How do you decorate a ceramic plate with sharpie.
Next use your sharpie or ceramic pen to draw on it.
Hand washing is advised over the dishwasher to make the designs stay.
This diy works best with cheap dollarstore dollartree in particular ceramic mugs.
I d say it ended up about 92 solid.
Sharpies on ceramics it s all over pinterest that you can draw on ceramics with a sharpie and bake at 350 f for 30 minutes and it s permanent.
Draw your design on the cleaned plate with a pencil.
I ve had a lot of interest on the first three parts of my series on sharpies on ceramics the original project that makes the pinterest rounds says that all one needs to do is to draw on a ceramic or glass piece with sharpies bake at 350f for 30 minutes let cool and voilà you have a dishwasher safe item destined to become an heirloom well my experiment that i documented in part i pretty.
Design as a wedding present.
I have learned that i used the wrong sharpie markers.
Clean the plate with rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.
Update on sharpie markers.
Once these are dry it s time to start coloring your coasters.
We ve been seeing the whole diy sharpie ceramics thing all blowing up the web over the last year or two.
So i did not find success with the sharpies and my ceramic plates but if any of you know a better way that it does work i would love to hear.
I should have used the oil based sharpie markers.
This both removes grease or dirt that may affect your finished product and prepares the tile for the markers.
So we finally had to try it.
I did a mr.
Choose the right sharpie for mugs.
Sketch out your design on a piece of paper to make sure you like it.
Color your design with permanent markers or oil based paint pens.
We ordered a few ceramic pieces on amazon grabbed our sharpies and got to work on three simple easy to replicate designs.
Clean the plate with rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.
To make your sharpie mug washable and usable you need to make sure you use an oil based sharpie marker.
I learned a thing or two about using sharpie on plates and thought i d share those bits of wisdom with you.
