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I mentioned making alcohol ink tiles in my blog post Repurpose ~ Reuse ~ Revive! and thought you might be interested in how to make them. I have made them with adults and children as young as 1st grade and they all turn out great. If for some reason the artist is not happy with their design, they simply wipe it with alcohol and start again! What you need is:
Where the Wind Blows TileStep 1: Cleaning - Clean a tile with alcohol using the cotton ball. I like to leave the tile wet so the colors blend, but you can dry it. Choose your colors! Step 2 - Inking -Dot the tile with ink. At this point you can blot it with the felt as I did here, let it sit so it melds naturally, or blow the ink around on the tile either with or without a straw. Step 3: Adjustments - I added more yellow and purple ink. . . . . . then blew the ink around a bit. Step 4: Finishing - Spray with polyurethane ( this may make the colors blend more) and place felt dots on the back. Drop-by-Drop Tile Step 1: Inking tile - Drop ink on a clean, wet (with alcohol) tile. Step 2: The Wait - Allow the tile to sit and watch the colors blend. I had trouble waiting and tilted the tile to make the ink run a bit more. When the tile is dry, coat with Polyurethane and put felt feet on the back. Other Technique Results
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