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How To Create Artwork Using Melted Crayon Shavings
Each and every piece of artwork you see on these pages was created using the following method:
Broken, unusable crayons were gathered, the paper wrappers removed, and each crayon was "shaved" using a crayon sharpener. Each color was shaved into a separate container.
Colors were chosen and sprinkled at whim on thin cardboard; the kind you might find in a pantyhose package or as backing behind a picture frame. It is not recommended that you try to "draw" a picture with the shavings; just sprinkle somewhat randomly until you have a pleasant looking arrangement. The artwork, once melted, will take on its own personality, so to speak, and will look quite different than your original arrangement.
The cardboard is then carefully placed on a large brown paper sack (grocery bag) or on a larger piece of cardboard which is already placed on the oven rack of your kitchen stove. The temperature of the oven should be 150 degrees ideally, and the melting process takes only a few minutes.
Once the shavings are melted, carefully lift the larger underlayer with the art piece on top of it out of the oven and place on a countertop or table. You may, if you wish, shift the piece around a bit to create a flowing effect. Once the artwork meets your satisfaction, let it cool completely.
You can make special effects by also using small chunks of crayon (see GA'ASH KOSMI), gold-colored makeup dust (see HALAHAT) , glitter sprinkles, etc.
Use your imagination and creativity to come up with your own uniquely beautiful artwork.
If the artwork you create is to be displayed, keep in mind that the material can melt if in a place too warm, and can crack if in a place too cold (see MACHA'ZE). One piece, called Red Clay Rain cracked too much to be of use so it is not posted. It is highly recommended that you SCAN each piece once thoroughly cooled, and keep the images in your computer. This type of art will eventually corrupt being created using such a fragile material so by scanning each of the pieces and saving the images on your compute, you will not lose any of the art you create.
Broken, unusable crayons were gathered, the paper wrappers removed, and each crayon was "shaved" using a crayon sharpener. Each color was shaved into a separate container.
Colors were chosen and sprinkled at whim on thin cardboard; the kind you might find in a pantyhose package or as backing behind a picture frame. It is not recommended that you try to "draw" a picture with the shavings; just sprinkle somewhat randomly until you have a pleasant looking arrangement. The artwork, once melted, will take on its own personality, so to speak, and will look quite different than your original arrangement.
The cardboard is then carefully placed on a large brown paper sack (grocery bag) or on a larger piece of cardboard which is already placed on the oven rack of your kitchen stove. The temperature of the oven should be 150 degrees ideally, and the melting process takes only a few minutes.
Once the shavings are melted, carefully lift the larger underlayer with the art piece on top of it out of the oven and place on a countertop or table. You may, if you wish, shift the piece around a bit to create a flowing effect. Once the artwork meets your satisfaction, let it cool completely.
You can make special effects by also using small chunks of crayon (see GA'ASH KOSMI), gold-colored makeup dust (see HALAHAT) , glitter sprinkles, etc.
Use your imagination and creativity to come up with your own uniquely beautiful artwork.
If the artwork you create is to be displayed, keep in mind that the material can melt if in a place too warm, and can crack if in a place too cold (see MACHA'ZE). One piece, called Red Clay Rain cracked too much to be of use so it is not posted. It is highly recommended that you SCAN each piece once thoroughly cooled, and keep the images in your computer. This type of art will eventually corrupt being created using such a fragile material so by scanning each of the pieces and saving the images on your compute, you will not lose any of the art you create.
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