When Ink bleeds through acrylic on paper

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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!
 
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
 
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?
 
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