These coffee mug tutorials typically just say to write on your mugs with some regular sharpie markers.
Pen to write on ceramic mugs.
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I let our daughter mark on one side and drew a design on the other.
Oil based paint pens to the rescue.
It might be because the ikea mugs are a higher quality.
Weirdly this does better with cheapo mugs from the dollar store because the glaze melts more when you bake the mug which allows the pens to set in more.
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Put some rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and rub all over the outside of the mug where you ll be painting it.
But then i started noticing a lot of comments on those sharpie mug photos most of them complaining that while these darling little mugs are indeed the easiest craft ever the marker is not actually wash resistant when applied to ceramic.
The sharpies come with a medium point making it perfect for font based designs and other drawings on the mugs.
I did a ceramic coffee mug for my husband s first father s day this past june.
Mugs white works great rubbing alcohol cotton balls oil based paint pens.
It works exceptionally well on different surfaces like ceramic glass stone metal and pottery.
Start by washing your mug in warm soapy water to remove any stickers.
And unlike other colored markers these work extremely well on the cups owing to its darkness.
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I might try with a really inexpensive mug and let the sharpies dry for at least 24 hours before you bake them to help cure the ink.