When Ink bleeds through acrylic on paper

[Art Podcasts]

Hey all- i've been working on an intricate ink-on-a-paper piece for a while- it's a smooth Fabriano paper, I think about 90 lbs.
The inks I mainly use are Tombow brush pens.

At the top of the paper, I didn't like the colors I used initially, so I started painting with white acrylic over it, first with a brush, then with an airbrush, but the ink has continued to bleed through, even after a few coats of a matte spray (in the middle and right areas of the page, the paint has mostly covered over the colors, in other words they've stuck).

Have you experienced something similar?
Should I be doing more coats? using a matte medium that's brushed on? using a white-out type of product?

Open to any insights if you've been here.
Thanks!

 

[Art Podcasts]

Hey all- i've been working on an intricate ink-on-a-paper piece for a while- it's a smooth Fabriano paper, I think about 90 lbs.
The inks I mainly use are Tombow brush pens.

At the top of the paper, I didn't like the colors I used initially, so I started painting with white acrylic over it, first with a brush, then with an airbrush, but the ink has continued to bleed through, even after a few coats of a matte spray (in the middle and right areas of the page, the paint has mostly covered over the colors, in other words they've stuck).

Have you experienced something similar?
Should I be doing more coats? using a matte medium that's brushed on? using a white-out type of product?

Open to any insights if you've been here.
Thanks!

If necessary I can add images so you can see it, but you can get the idea with words alone, fwiw

 

[Bartc]

I'm not sure what you're describing. Is the ink clearly showing the inked lines/images through the acrylic or have you somehow emulsified the ink into the acrylic and it's smearing?

 

[Art Podcasts]

I'm not sure what you're describing. Is the ink clearly showing the inked lines/images through the acrylic or have you somehow emulsified the ink into the acrylic and it's smearing?

I would say it's closer to the latter- ink has been emulsified into acrylic, and it's challenging getting it to set so I can spray more white over it to make that upper left area more like the lower middle area. Photo attached...

 

[Bartc]

Acrylic is so opaque when applied straight that I've never seen anything it couldn't cover successfully. I suspect your paint picked up some soluble elements of the ink you used and it spread. Try a thick coat of gesso over the whole thing and start over.

 

[Art Podcasts]

Acrylic is so opaque when applied straight that I've never seen anything it couldn't cover successfully. I suspect your paint picked up some soluble elements of the ink you used and it spread. Try a thick coat of gesso over the whole thing and start over.

Thank you for the insights!

 

[laf.art]

You might try a layer of varnish or medium before more paint. It's what I've learned to do over the years.

 

[Marc]

Sounds like a variation of SID (Support Induced Discoloration) For the first few weeks, until they harden up more, many acrylic polymers can pick up staining dissolvable elements from the support. Most often seen with darker woods and similarly darker woven fabrics such as jute. Or at least it's naturally more noticeable with these.