How to make Christmas Cards using Stamps
Christmas cards are something we all enjoy sending and receiving. Often there are many to make and so the wax and stamp combinations in this project can be very useful. The rubber stamps and clear stamps easily create a motif, a visual message, Christmas in this case. The process is not difficult and offers quite a good way to make batches of an idea, yet with each individual result ending up different from all the rest. It uses the same process but gives differing results. That is the magic of Encaustic Art.
Approaches & steps
• STAMPING
There are 13 images created for cards in this video tutorial. Each one uses a similar process, so the steps listed here are those used in that shared process
• Using a black dye ink pad, coat the stamp face evenly by pressing onto the pad, ensuring the whole surface is covered and black.
• Print the stamp design onto a piece of white encaustic art painting card. First carefully positioning the stamp above the card where you want the image to be. Then gently press into position, being careful not to slip or smudge as you make contact. Hold down in a firm action for a couple of seconds to ensure a good contact and printing. Lift upwards and the print is done.
• For immediate use you can overlay a doubled layer of tissue and the iron with a clean warm iron to instantly dry off the fresh ink. This will remove a little of the darkness of the black, but allows work to continue without any waiting. Alternatively, leave the ink to dry naturally. This gives a stronger and darker result. A good tip is to print a larger number of cards with the stamp image and then leave them all to dry together. After that you can paint without having to wait again at all.
• WAXING
The key to successfully seeing the stamp through the wax relies on two things.
First choose colours that are reasonably transparent. You can see the entire list of colours we used in these cards further down this page.
Secondly, use some clear wax on the iron in the area that will pass over the stamped image. Do this for every new stamped card that you begin to apply wax onto. It has the effect of weakening the colours and increasing their transparency.
• Load the iron base (set on LOW), always starting with clear wax. The add the colours you are using, usually in bands working out toward the edges. The colours are a choice, but often lighter colours are used in the central area and darker colours at the top and bottom of the colour band. This way the “light” is more strongly contained.
• Apply the molten wax colours onto the stamped card, smoothing right over the stamped image. Spread until you like the way the wax looks, especially when it works effectively with the stamped motif.
• Take a moment to consider what would benefit the way the wax colours and stamped image are already working together. Is it best to leave the existing result or perhaps add some decor or a border? Your own unique creativity and taste must have a bearing on how the image is now developed.
Products Used
• Encaustic Art Painting Iron (EU plug: Art.99530100) (BS-UK plug: Art.99530102)
• Encaustic Art A6 painting card (Art. 99537100)
• Encaustic Art Metal Scribing Tool (Art. 99531015)
• Stylus Pro (Art. 99530400) (BS plug Art. 99530402)
• Encaustic Art Wax blocks
- Leaf Green (Art. 99534906)
- Yellow Brown(Art. 99534914)
- Black (Art. 99534915)
- White (Art. 99534916) * this turns any translucent colour into an opaque tint.
- Gold (Art. 99534925)
- Silver (Art. 99534926)
- Clear Wax Medium (Art. 99534927) * the most important ingredient because this clear wax acts to increase transparency and make the colours more “see-through”.
- Neon Pink (Art. 99534937)
- Bright Red (Art. 99534943)
- Mid Yellow (Art. 99534944)
- Cyan Blue (Art. 99534946)
- Sage Green (Art. 995349)
- Indigo (Art. 99534947)
- Purple (Art. 995349)
• Encaustic Art Rubber Stamp : Nativity (Art. 99550026)
• Encaustic Art Rubber Stamp : Sleigh (Art. 99550027)
• Encaustic Art Rubber Stamp : Wise Men (Art. 99550016)
• Encaustic Art Rubber Stamp : Palms (Art. 99550010)
• Encaustic Art Clear Stamp Set : Holiday Season (Art. 99550303)
• Encaustic Art Clear Stamp Set : Nature (Art. 9955030)
• Block - Round Ø 7cm (Art. 99550350)
• Stamp Pad Black (Art. 99551001)
• Workplace Paper (Art. 99537010)
• Tissues from the local grocery - large size double ply tissues are ideal.
Find out more on the video LEARNING section : encausticart.com/
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4 окт 2024
