Thanks for posting this. I have done one real painting in my life and made exactly the mistake described with a Sharpie under-drawing. It is good to hear about it somewhere else.
How To Seal Sharpie On Canvas Easily!
The Sharpie marker range has dominated the marker space for over a decade now and although there are some alternative marker brands that are better for arts and crafts, the branding and marketing of Sharpie ensures that they are the more popular option. With Sharpie marker pens being so popular, we have noticed more and more people reaching out with various questions on how they are able to get the best possible performance from their marker pens.
With the trend of sharing canvas based Sharpie art on Instagram, we have noticed more and more people reaching out to ask how to seal Sharpie on canvas. There are some extremely talented artists out there using their Sharpie markers on canvas creating beautiful arts so sealing it correctly is important to ensure that the artwork will last for as long as possible.
Thankfully, there are a number of quick, easy, and cheap ways that you are able to seal your Sharpie marker art onto canvas without issue to preserve it for as long as possible. For this article we are going to be focusing on a method that uses Mod Podge as we feel that it is a better sealing agent that some of the spray based sealants on the market when used with Sharpie marker pens.
Table Of Contents
- How To Seal Sharpie On Canvas Easily!
- What Can I Use To Seal Sharpie?
- Can You Paint Over Sharpie On Canvas?
- Is Sharpie The Best Option For Canvas Work?
- Conclusion
How To Seal Sharpie On Canvas Easily!
You are able to seal your Sharpie marker art onto canvas by applying a thin layer of Mod Podge over your artwork once the Sharpie marker ink has dried. The Mod Podge will form a protective layer over the top of the canvas and help to protect your artwork for many years to come.
One of the main issues that we see when people use Sharpie markers for serious artwork is a surprisingly high amount of people actually use counterfeit Sharpies. Be sure to always source real Sharpie marker pens if you are looking to seal your work to preserve it for as long as possible as the counterfeit Sharpies use low quality ink that will naturally fade within weeks.
When it comes to the Mod Podge, you really do only need a very thin layer to seal your Sharpie ink correctly. So many beginners add way too much Mod Podge over their canvas and this takes longer to try and can slightly change the color of your Sharpie inks too.
What Can I Use To Seal Sharpie?
Although you can try the spray based sealing agents designed for use with acrylic paint to seal your Sharpie, they can have issues with causing the ink to run. This is why we usually recommend that our readers just use Mod Podge as their sealing agent as it is so simple and easy to use.
There are a number of different types of Mod Podge on the market these days but the yellow or red label tend to offer the best performance for sealing Sharpie marker art on canvas. That said though, the orange or blue label Mod Podge can work well too.
Although some people do use the sealing agents on the market that have been designed for use with acrylic paint to seal their Sharpie pen on canvas, the results can be hit and miss. This is why we usually recommend that you go with Mod Podge due to it essentially being a PVA glue with sealing agent added too it avoiding the issues the sealants designed for use with acrylic paint can have.
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