Alcohol ink swirl tumbler tutorial

This is a VERY short and sweet run down of how to do an alcohol ink swirl tumbler. Check out my YouTube video for an actual step by step and visual! I'll post the link at the bottom.

You'll need:

• Epoxy (make sure it is FDA rated) 
• A prepped cup base painted in the color of your choice. White tends to make colors pop.
• A way of turning your tumbler
• A heat gun/embossing gun 
• Gloves and other personal protection such as a mask 

This is the tumbler I made a few weeks ago that was used as inspiration for this tutorial.

*First, mix your epoxy thoroughly. I used 30 ml and had a little over 7 ml remaining for this 20 ounce tumbler.

*Spread the epoxy over the cup making sure to get the bottom covered as well. Allow it to spin a couple of minutes so that you can make sure that all the cup has been covered. This also allows it to level out better before getting started.

*Drop your inks onto the epoxy. Careful not to do too many darker colors unless you want it to end up darker. They will blend and look black.  To get more vivid colors, I like to drop white into the center of a lot of the colors.

*Allow this to turn for several minutes.

*Remove the arm holding your tumbler because we are about to get movin'! 

You'll tilt the cup vertical both directions and diagonal to force the epoxy/inks to move around. You'll want to make sure you're working over a protected surface for this since it can get messy!

***I DID NOT COME UP WITH THIS TECHNIQUE!***

I believe the hashtag #aleeseyamethod is what I found and watched.  This is a variation of her technique since she drops white in a different way.

*Put the arm back on the turner and allow it to continue turning until cured.  Sometimes I will use my embossing gun to make the epoxy runny and allow extra movement.  I have done that in the video.

For a complete visual step by step, take a peek at the YouTube video I just posted HERE!

Thanks for reading and I hope you take a few minutes to watch the tutorial (23 minutes to be exact).  Drop me a note below if you have questions or feedback!