Sarah Crowner
Sarah Crowner is an artist known for paintings assembled from painted and sewn pieces of fabric. Her Curtains (Vidas perfectas) used fabric paint on sewn linen and was designed to become part of a performance environment.
Painting Surface
Tile
Tile is a hard manufactured surface made from ceramic, porcelain, stone, or other materials. It may be porous and unglazed or smooth with a fired glaze.
Tile paint compatibility
Enamel and epoxy systems can bond to prepared tile, but floors, showers, and countertops need products explicitly approved for those conditions.
| Paint | Compatibility | Preparation | Primer or ground | Finish | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epoxy paint | Excellent with an approved tile refinishing kit | Repair chips, remove caulk where directed, clean and abrade the tile, then remove all dust. | Use the complete refinishing system; do not substitute components. | Observe mixing, recoat, ventilation, water-exposure, and full-cure instructions. | — |
| Enamel paint | Good with a tile- or ceramic-specific enamel | Remove soap film, grease, and residue; prepare glossy tile exactly as directed. | Product-specific; some craft enamels need no separate primer. | Follow the stated curing or baking method and use limitations. | — |
| Acrylic paint | Good for suitable decorative tile projects | Clean and degrease thoroughly; glazed tile needs a product and preparation method designed for slick surfaces. | Use a bonding primer or ceramic-compatible acrylic system when required. | Decorative use unless the complete system approves washing, water, heat, or wear. | Removal guide |
Sources: Rust-Oleum Tub & Tile Refinishing Kit, Plaid glass and enamel paints, and Sherwin-Williams tile painting guide.
Painters who used tile
Explore painters in the PaintZeal reference whose documented work includes or closely relates to tile.
Kurt Weiser
Kurt Weiser is an American ceramic artist known for meticulously painting porcelain vessels with botanical and narrative imagery. His surface work uses china-painting traditions to turn fired porcelain into a detailed painted support.
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist whose long career moved through many styles and media, from the Blue and Rose periods to Cubism, classicism, Surrealism, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics.
Joan Miró
Joan Miró was a Spanish artist known for poetic symbols, biomorphic forms, vivid color, playful abstraction, and a highly personal visual language associated with Surrealism.
