Would a paint pen work?
1857673
I guess it would depend on the type of paint you would use. The signs are copper metal, you might check with your paint store to see what they would suggest.
1857674
I found it difficult to get plant names on the copper plate, they loose their bright copper finish and look tarnish after a few weeks.
1857675
I think so, however it would likely wear away with extended outdoor use. They are a very soft copper, a ball point pen will engrave it. We did that first and traced over them with a sharpie, keeping the sharpie in the track created by the ball point pen.
1857676
Yes , that is what I used to mark the plates with, and they have been holding up great so far with sprinklers and hot weather!
1857677
I am not impressed with these. I used the seed package and some packing tape.
10019
I haven't tried but I bet you can. Not sure about pencil but if its just guide lines to paint/draw over I think it would work but I bet it would rub right off it you try. As far as pens I think you would need something like a sharpie because once the clay is dry its kind of like hard plastic and the ones that aren't indelible may rub off. I have tried non permanent ink pads and they rub right off leaving just a hint of color and I'm sure if I wash it all of it will come off. You will need to seal it with something. I use Apoxie Sculpt in my jewelry making for beads and the like and adhering pieces together. I paint it with inexpensive craft store acrylic paint then seal it with Delta Creamcoat Varnish found in the same aisle as the craft paints. I use 2 - 3 coats. I'm sure any varnish will work. I love this stuff!
564878
Have not tried but i think it might work if the current paint was stripped/sanded off first.
395745
I did not try, but I think it is a good idea. It should work, since the paint will probably not disturb/change, e.g. the thickness of the material. Good luck!
953392
I would assume not - though perhaps if you wanted to try acrylic spray paint, that might work. Its also a dark color, so painting it might require more than one coat... I personally would not attempt to paint one...
772936
Yes, but wouldn't be my first choice. There's several folding easels on the market that would work better for painting.
1832865
Yes, You need an air compressor to make it work. The air pressure is depend upon the paint you are using.
49194
You probably could, but i tried doing it with sharpie and it doesn't stay alone so make sure when you're done you cover it with a clear coat of something
1784161
I don't think so, the pen does not work like it should if you don't use it one day it will not work the next day
116345
I'd say no. I haven't tried to do anything like that myself, but this thing is pretty self-contained and there's really nowhere to tie anything into unless you want to put holes in the fabric of this pen. If you do that I'm pretty sure it will have a negative effect on the integrity and durability of the pen.
677310
IF they are as thin as a pencil or the average Bic pen, yes. If they are thicker than the typical Sharpie marker, then no. Sorry.
923914
I have only used paint thus far, but I believe you could if you used a smaller tip. I plan to do it in the future.
1922454
I think it would. You may have to do a tiny bit of would fill before you paint
96442
Yes. I have used both a Sharpie and regular ballpoint pen. There's not much room, though.
377925
This is more of artist set up. You could probably do it depending on what you want.. even spray 1 color maybe not so good for solid coverage.. but if you were doing a painting of some sort with detail it would work well.
752936
The water-based paint won't harm the balloon and should last...as long as there's no risk of it getting wet. Keep in mind the pens work best when facing down...which could be a challenge if the balloon is filled with helium :-) I wouldn't use the extra-fine tip because it's pretty pointy and might poke through, but a fine tip or medium tip would work as long as you get the paint flowing pretty well BEFORE you start so you won't need to use too much pressure. Also I would have a slightly moist paper towel ready just in case you make a mistake so you can quickly "erase" it. Good luck and post a picture if you can so we can see how it worked out! The water-based paint won't harm the balloon and should last...as long as there's no risk of it getting wet. Keep in mind the pens work best when facing down...which could be a challenge if the balloon is filled with helium :-) I wouldn't use the extra-fine tip because it's pretty pointy and might poke through, but a fine tip or medium tip would work as long as you get the paint flowing pretty well BEFORE you start so you won't need to use too much pressure. Also I would have a slightly moist paper towel ready just in case you make a mistake so you can quickly "erase" it. Good... » Read More The water-based paint won't harm the balloon and should last...as long as there's no risk of it getting wet. Keep in mind the pens work best when facing down...which could be a challenge if the balloon is filled with helium :-) I wouldn't use the extra-fine tip because it's pretty pointy and might poke through, but a fine tip or medium tip would work as long as you get the paint flowing pretty well BEFORE you start so you won't need to use too much pressure. Also I would have a slightly moist paper towel ready just in case you make a mistake so you can quickly "erase" it. Good luck and post a picture if you can so we can see how it worked out! « Show Less
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I haven't tried spray paint, and I don' know what the consistency would be like (how wet). But because a simple magic marker will soak through, in my opinion, I think spray paint would soak through the paper, too.