What Kind of Ink/Paint Pens for Mulberry Rice Paper

General Discussion
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Hey all,

I have a roll of mulberry rice paper from my local art shop.  What kind of ink pens or paint pens can I use to draw sharp lines that won’t bleed through, saturate the paper or give me problems on the hot coat?  I am not screening these.  These are to be done freehand.

I’m doing opaque cut laps, so these are not going under glass.

Thanks!

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I would think the supplier (“local art shop”) should be able to answer the first two questions, the third you could determine by a test before actual hot coat.  I have used Sharpi for touchups when I sanded through a logo, without incident, but can’t guarantee it will be the ticket your specific situation.

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thats a tough ask. most ink will bleed a tiny bit on rice paper. some more than others.

if youre doing it freehand you might be better off going pen straight onto board and adding a patch over it.

i did on my last and ongoing board and it worked fine. polyester though. pen is a Molotov pen.

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I bought a cheap set of multi-colored Acrylic pens from Walmart that did pretty well.  Waterbased Acrylic is the ticket, but anything can happen on Mulberry or Rice Paper.  I have a fine White and Black each Posca pens that I use on dark and white backgrounds respectfully.  It took me awhile to master how to use them.

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You are going to want to get some glass and resin over the mulberry ‘rice’ paper so it turns clear and is protected from impact and UV.

https://www.swaylocks.com/forums/rice-paper-1

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Wow, that’s nice. Is that freehand or a screen?

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Thanks Monk, I printed the design onto rice paper with a regular computer/office printer and colored it in by hand. If you click the link above the picture you’ll get more info.