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Galaxy Background with Sharpie Markers

Hi everyone,

I wanted to try out a technique that I saw on Pinterest. I saw someone using sharpie markers on a tile and dilute it with alcohol. My idea, since I didn’t have any tiles, was to try to do this on Yupo paper. I figured that if it worked on tiles then it should work on Yupo paper, but I wasn’t sure.

I was happy to see that it worked beautifully and I really love how the backgrounds turned out. Watch the video below to see how to create these backgrounds with Sharpie Markers:

Here are the pictures of my backgrounds. I think if I had some more bright sharpie colors the backgrounds would have been brighter. But I still love how the markers diluted with the alcohol.

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Yupo Paper Pad – Translucent 5″ x 7″ [ JGG \| BLT ]	Sharpie? Neon Permanent Marker… [ ART ]	Sharpie? Neon Permanent Marker… [ ART ]
Sharpie? Fine Point Permanent… [ ART ]	Sharpie Chisel Tip Marker [ BLIC ]	Sharpie Chisel Tip Marker [ BLIC ]
Sharpie Color Burst Permanent… [ AMZUS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Adirondack… [ SBC \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Adirondack… [ SBC \| JGG ]
2 X Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink… [ AMZUS ]	Sharpie Accent Pocket Highlighters,… [ AMZUS ]