The Special Gift - Hand Made Cards!...
March 22, 2009
By Anna Meenaghan
How about what is called wax resist cards? These are actually done with wax crayons. Many people do appreciate individual, home made cards. So let us get your artistic talents to work!
First of all, what will you need? A selection of items, namely some gold or silver ink, scissors, 2H pencil, glue stick, something like Pritt for instance, childrens wax crayons, watercolour paints, some pieces of card which are of A5 size and a brush No 6.
The type of card you use is better if it is slightly textured, with a chalky type of surface for wax crayons to work well on. Also ,it has to be possible to fold in half, therefore it needs to be quite stiff.
As for the card, you could try going to a printer to buy the A3, sometimes they will sell it to you and possibly cut it to A5 size for you. This can work out quite cheaply. However, depending on the area you live in, you may be able to actually buy some blank, ready made, cards.
So lets get cracking! From your A5 paper you need to cut a piece widthways and split it into two halves. On one piece, draw your image centrally. Bearing in mind that you have to be able to cut this out, make any image pretty clear. You need to choose something with segments, say like flowers with petals, which are then really clearly outlined so that when you cut them out you have some stencils.
Take your scissors and start cutting out your stencils. Once you have your stencils assembled, you can glue them on to the other card piece. These will appear now like a raised picture. Taking a piece of A5 card and fold it in half widthways to make your card with your stuck image in the middle of this.
With this template now in place, you can now use your crayons and rub over the surface of the card. You will then come to realise, that the shapes above, will catch the colour of the image below. Care is needed when you hold the template and the card to keep them both in a steady, tight grasp. Any slight movement can be detrimental to your work.
It is now possible to choose another crayon and using the side of it, rub all over the front of your card, this, in turn, will reveal the colours underneath. You can make your colours stronger by simply applying more pressure.
Varying impressions will be made according to the amount of pressure you have applied with different crayons. Now you need to paint with a No 6 brush, with a fairly watered down water colour mix. It is to be recommended that you add a border of silver or gold paint round your work, like a square or a circle, so that you can then wash over your other work and fill in spaces.
Be careful too, not to paint too much on your crayoned image. You need the paint to be watered down to give you fairly transparent colours.
First of all, what will you need? A selection of items, namely some gold or silver ink, scissors, 2H pencil, glue stick, something like Pritt for instance, childrens wax crayons, watercolour paints, some pieces of card which are of A5 size and a brush No 6.
The type of card you use is better if it is slightly textured, with a chalky type of surface for wax crayons to work well on. Also ,it has to be possible to fold in half, therefore it needs to be quite stiff.
As for the card, you could try going to a printer to buy the A3, sometimes they will sell it to you and possibly cut it to A5 size for you. This can work out quite cheaply. However, depending on the area you live in, you may be able to actually buy some blank, ready made, cards.
So lets get cracking! From your A5 paper you need to cut a piece widthways and split it into two halves. On one piece, draw your image centrally. Bearing in mind that you have to be able to cut this out, make any image pretty clear. You need to choose something with segments, say like flowers with petals, which are then really clearly outlined so that when you cut them out you have some stencils.
Take your scissors and start cutting out your stencils. Once you have your stencils assembled, you can glue them on to the other card piece. These will appear now like a raised picture. Taking a piece of A5 card and fold it in half widthways to make your card with your stuck image in the middle of this.
With this template now in place, you can now use your crayons and rub over the surface of the card. You will then come to realise, that the shapes above, will catch the colour of the image below. Care is needed when you hold the template and the card to keep them both in a steady, tight grasp. Any slight movement can be detrimental to your work.
It is now possible to choose another crayon and using the side of it, rub all over the front of your card, this, in turn, will reveal the colours underneath. You can make your colours stronger by simply applying more pressure.
Varying impressions will be made according to the amount of pressure you have applied with different crayons. Now you need to paint with a No 6 brush, with a fairly watered down water colour mix. It is to be recommended that you add a border of silver or gold paint round your work, like a square or a circle, so that you can then wash over your other work and fill in spaces.
Be careful too, not to paint too much on your crayoned image. You need the paint to be watered down to give you fairly transparent colours.
About the Author:
As a contemporary artist the creator of this article, Anna Meenaghan, certainly knows a thing or two about art. Anna is a contemporary painter that operates an internet art gallery for artists and art lovers alike. There you can also find more articles about arts and crafts, as well as contemporary art on display.
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