NEW Alcohol PEARLS - Experimenting with Alcohol Ink on Ceramic Tile

I picked up some Tim Holtz Ranger Alcohol Pearl inks. I had questions--can they be used with 91% rubbing alcohol? Is blending solution better? How well do they mix with the rest of the Ranger line of alcohol inks? What about with mixatives? Watch as I use them for the first time on camera!
I'm using Kit #2 with "Sublime, Tranquil and Intrigue".
Also included: commentary from my four-year-old. He wants Peach.
♥Music by Vexento♥
Home - / vexento-home
Beautiful Dream - / beautiful-dream
Melody - / vexento-melody
Mid-Air - / mid-air-1
Spark - / spark-1
Symptom - / vexento-symptom-1

[@lorriw27]

Does it matter if your ceramic tile is finished or unfinished before you begin your painting?

[@spiritexpressions8777]

To be fair, I've only worked with inexpensive smooth glazed tiles, but I believe that with an unglazed tile, the alcohol and ink would be too quickly absorbed to create this kind of design, or the swirly designs that alcohol ink is known for. Also, you wouldn't be able to easily remove and redo if you weren't happy with the results. Having said that, you might be able to get some really cool designs with unglazed tiles... Maybe saturated with solution, or pre-blended/diluted to counteract the quick absorb. Also, the pearls react a little differently than the regular alcohol ink, so there's another level of unknown thrown in. That was a really long answer to say, I don't think unglazed would work, but I'm intrigued.