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Monday 17 June 2013
How to make crayon art.
It's a craze taking over the Internet and I have been guilty of sharing several pics on Pinterest. This weekend I gave it a go myself! Here's my step by step guide on making crayon art...
Materials - crayons, canvas, superglue/ glue gun, hairdryer
1. I started by arranging my crayons in order, making sure they filled the top of the canvas.
I bought 2 packs of 24 crayons, disregarding the dark colours brown, black etc.
2. Once happy I superglued the crayons to the canvas. This was probably the hardest part. Apply the glue along on reverse of the crayon, there is a crease in the paper to follow which helps.
3. Leave to dry. I left mine overnight but that was just to be super sure. A couple of hours would have sufficed.
4. The fun part...melting!!
I covered my floor and wall with bin bags as I heard it could be messy and I'm glad I did.
On a warm low heat I started melting the crayons, working from left to right, focusing on the middle to end of the crayon. 
The crayons go glossy and then start to drip. You can continue and focus on the top or move the air over the drip allowing it to flow down the canvas. Move the hairdryer around in a small circle to get even drips.
Repeat this step across all the crayons, creating the pattern desired. It took me about 20-30mins to create mine and I'm delighted with the results. I could have continued but there's a fine line of going too far.
Voila... Crayon Art!
The next step...to make more!! This is a cheep and cheerful piece of art to make and some pieces sell on Esty for £20+...I need to get creating!
Monday 3 June 2013
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