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Vaseline Resist on Canvas
By
Bea Rosenleaf Have you ever run across that one project that just calls to you to try? Your fingers just itch to get busy and learn that intriguing technique? This is a technique I ran across a year or so ago and thought it sounded interesting but put it in the back of the brain file for the future. The day came that it called out and I just had to drop everything and get my fingers into that Vaseline and paint! Come join me and get your fingers into the greasy mess too! What fun we will have… Supplies: Instructions: 1. Cut 3 pieces of paper large enough to stamps the images several times. 2. Paint one piece the Crocus Yellow, one piece the Tangelo Orange and one piece the Aqua Cool Pearl using a sponge brush. Let dry thoroughly. The Canvas: 1. For the first coat on the canvas, paint the crocus yellow on the entire canvas. Let this dry completely (do not try to dry faster with the heat gun – this will cause the paint to bubble and crack and then flake off). 2. When yellow is dry, layer on the Vaseline (I used my fingers). You do not want to completely cover the canvas as you want the yellow to show through when you get to the next layer of paint. 3. Using the orange paint and a sponge brush, cover the complete canvas (even over the Vaseline!). Let this coat dry. 4. Take paper towel or a rag and wipe over the canvas. As you wipe down the canvas, the orange paint will come off (this is the resist). Make sure you wipe in an up and down motion – do not wipe from side to side! Keep wiping the canvas until all the Vaseline is removed. 5. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 with the cool aqua paint. Your canvas is now complete, and you should be able to see all three colors layered on the canvas with a “distressed” look. 6. Using the architecture
stamps, ink up the images with the black ink pad and stamp randomly on the
canvas. The images will not stamp completely – this is what you want! Don’t
press really hard while stamping and be careful the stamp doesn’t slide on the
canvas. 8. Place the images around on the canvas until you are satisfied with how they look. Now comes the tricky part! Remember where you replaced the images! 9. Remove the tissue images from the canvas and apply a liberal coast of Varnish with a sponge brush. You need to work rather quickly as the Varnish dries fairly fast. Place your images back on the canvas, lightly pressing on the canvas. Make sure the edges are adhered to the canvas. The pieces will wrinkle a bit, but don’t try to smooth them out or they will rip. The wrinkles will add depth and texture to your piece of art. 10. Add another coast of Varnish over the canvas, including the tissue images. This will seal your project. Let dry overnight. 11. Stamp ‘JOURNEY’ with the
Copper Pigment Ink on the canvas. Hold the canvas up at a slight angle and
sprinkle the Copper Embossing Powder (EP) over the letters. The EP will stick to
the stamped letters a 12. If you would like to add a little more distress over the images, take the sponge brush and load with the desired color. Do a few strokes on a piece of scrap paper to remove some of the paint. You do not want a heavy coat of paint here. Now lightly swipe over the images randomly in an up and down motion. You just want to make the images appear to blend and be a part of the canvas. Let this dry. 13. Apply one last coat of Varnish to seal the project. Let dry. 14. While the canvas is drying, you can stamp a few images using the Palette black ink on the glass to give the project added depth. You can do this on either side of the glass. Be aware that if you want the image on the inside of the glass, the images will be in the opposite direction of the images on the canvas. To set the images, heat them with the heat tool until dry. Be careful! The glass gets really hot. 15. Place canvas in the shadow box frame. Sit back and enjoy your new “Pop” Art! If you would like to print this technique including a near-full size image of the layout, click here. Once you've saved or printed the technique sheet, use your browser's back button to return.
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nd excess will slide off the canvas. Tap the canvas lightly
to remove any stray EP. Using the heat gun, emboss the word being extra careful
not to get the heat gun too close to the canvas. Move the gun back and forth to
keep it from making the paint too hot in any on spot. 