Crayon Resist
by Beate Johns
This is a cool and easy technique to add a highlight to your image. And your kids never use the white crayons anyway.
Supplies
- Neutral Cardstock, glossy or matte
- White Crayon (works with other colors as well)
- Dye ink
- Black Ink
- Stamps, Unity's Gratitude = Joy used here
- Coloring medium, Copics used here (optional)
- Sponges, or Brayer
- Paper Towel
Step-by-Step
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Step 1
Stamp an image in black or other dark ink.
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Step 2 (Optional)
Color image with as desired.
(Copic Markers YG23, YG25, YR65, YR68 used here)
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Step 3
Trim image to finished size.
(Label Four Nestabilities were used here.)
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Step 4
Apply white crayon to any area that should remain white.
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If you colored your image, apply crayon over all colored areas. It will keep the ink off.
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Step 5
Start sponging over your image with dye ink.
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Continue to sponge color until the entire piece of cardstock is covered.
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Step 6
Take a paper towel and buff image.
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It will take the ink off your crayon marks.
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Step 7
Finish your card.
Video!
Variations
Try watercolor
Use a watercolor brush and re-inkers instead of the brayer. Works best on regular (not glossy) paper.
Rub it
Use a stamp or other rough surface to make a crayon "rubbing" on your paper, instead of stamping with ink.
Crumple it
Crumple your paper then smooth it back out before Step 5.
More crayons
Try other crayon colors (lighter colors tend to give the best effect) or combine colors.
Your Turn
You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Crayon Resist. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!
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Questions and Comments
We'd love to get your feedback or questions. Leave your comment below.
Yes, Stampin' Up! Markers will work. Any waterbased ink will work.
Hugs and smiles
Somewhere I read that if you stamp any ink on (usually black like above) on vellum & then try to use alcohol ink (copic markers, ranger etc...), that the black will smear even if you let it dry for a while or even try heat it. They said they always had to do the fill in color on the back of the vellum. They had not been able to find a ink pad (no matter what type such as pigment, dye, fabric or even permanent like above) that wouldn 't do this. Has any here experienced this issue?
The expert at making things look easy. I see tecniques done, but when I really want to do something I check SCS.
Thank you,
Blessings,
Carole
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