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From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-259 |
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Crafts expert Marty Brooks turns a color copy into a faux antique painting using crackle medium. Materials: Color photo of painting of choice
Heat-transfer paper
Piece of 100 percent cotton fabric, such as a bandanna
Iron
Tissue paper
Prestretched artist canvas
Decoupage glue
Small sponge brush
Stapler (or staple gun)
Crackle medium or ink
Water-based stain
Old cloth
- Begin by having photo color-copied onto heat-transfer paper as a "mirror image".
- Center heat-transfer paper face down on cotton fabric and cover with tissue paper. Use iron to press 15 to 20 seconds in each area (figure A) until entire area has been pressed. Repeat using large, quick circular motion.
- Remove tissue diagonally, lifting slowly.
- Cover surface of the prestretched canvas with glue (figure B).
- Center print on canvas and press (figure C). Use hand to smooth any creases, then staple to edges of frame.
- Use a sponge brush to apply crackle medium/solution. Apply several coats to make the effect more dramatic.
- To emphasize cracks, apply water-based stain (after crackle medium has dried) to print's surface.
- If desired, select frame to complement the new print.
RESOURCES :
The Photo Transfer Handbook: Snap It, Print It, Stitch It
Model: 1571200649
Author: Jean Ray Laury
C&T Publishing
Phone: 800-284-1114
Transfer: Images on Glass, Fabric, Ceramic, Stone, Paper, Metal, Plastic and Wood
Model: 1571455825
Author: Isabel De Cordova
Fabric Painting: A Simple Approach
Model: 1564772950
Author: Ginny Eckley
(April, 2000)
Martingale & Co. / That Patchwork Place
Website: www.martingale-pub.com
Color Moves: Transfer Paints on Fabric
Model: 1564773418
Author: Linda Kemshall
(April, 2001)
The Patchwork Place
GUESTS :
Marty Brooks
Michael's Arts and Crafts
2215 N. Gallatin Pike
Madison , TN 37115
Phone: (615) 859-8863
Tollfree Phone: (800) 648-4895
Fax: (615) 859-9679
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