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Cheap Tricks
with
Cheap Paints
another tightwad class
with
Jambalaya
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All techniques use cheap acrylic craft paints
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Shaving Cream Paper
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I use 2 clean trays, one for the cream,
one to clean the paper in
Spray a layer of shaving cream,
a little bigger than the paper |
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Just drop acrylic paints in,
if using several colors,
take care not to mix too much,
or you'll have mud |
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Use a wood skewer or chopstick,
Run the skewer through the cream,
allowing paint to swirl |
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Press paper into cream,
making sure the whole surface makes contact
Lift gently from one corner |
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Lay the paper, cream side up
in a clean tray,
use a wide pallette knife,
or scrapper to remove cream |
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Once excess cream is removed,
wipe paper with a paper towel.
Set aside to dry |
Credit Card Scrape
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Drop paint randomly all over cardstock,
Using 2 or 3 colors and one metallic |
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Using credit card,
scrape in straight lines to spread paint |
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Keeping the card straight,
pull it through paint till paper is covered |
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Turn paper and scrape paint in the other direction
Take care here not to scrape too much
or it will get muddy |
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When scraping the second direction,
Have a paper towel ready to
wipe excess paint off the credit card |
Rip Off Technique
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Squirt paint on freezer paper
Plastic side up
Using 2 or 3 colors plus one metallic |
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Put second sheet of freezer paper on top,
making sure the plastic side is facing the paint |
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Very gently
smoosh the paint between the papers,
until you can see the paint is all over |
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You can tell when papers are well covered |
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Starting from one corner
Rip the top sheet off.
The faster you rip the more marbling |
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When done, you'll have 2 mirror images
Let dry, then trim off the edges |
©Vicki Blancq 2005
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