HOW TO DO CRACKLE PAINTING ON GLASS

USING CRACKLE MEDIUM ON GLASS IS SOME WHAT DIFFERENT FROM USING IT ON OTHER SURFACES.ON OTHER SURFACES YOU HAVE TO USE A BASE COLOUR ANT THEN MEDIUM AND AGAIN ONE MORE LAYER OF COLOUR.
IN GLASS FIRST APPLY THE MEDIUM AND WHILE ITS HALF SET APPLY THE FIRST LAYER OF COLOUR.LET THIS DRY COMPLETELY.NOW YOU WILL GET CRACKS AND SINCE THE MEDIUM IS TRANSPARENT GLASS WILL BE SEEN IN BETWEEN THE CRACKS.SO,WHERE EVER GAP IS THERE APPLY THE SECOND LAYER OF COLOUR.(NOTE THIS WORK SHOULD BE DONE ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE GLASS)

HOW TO DO SILK PAINTING

HI ALL,
IN THIS POST I AM GOING TO TELL HOW TO DO A SILK PAINTING.ITS SIMPLE BUT GIVES A ELEGANT LOOK.

MATERIALS:

• SILK OR SATIN CLOTH
• SILK COLOURS
• GUTTA
• EMBROIDERY FRAME
• SYNTHETIC BRUSH NO:2

METHOD:

• TAKE THE REQUIRED DESIGN AND TRANSFER IT TO THE CLOTH WITH YELLOW CARBON
• DRAW THE OUTLINE OF THE DESIGN WITH GUTTA(HAVE TO USE GUTTA JUST LIKE GLASS LINER).LET IT DRY.
  
• GUTTA WILL BE IN HALF WHITE COLOUR WHILE APPLYING,ONCE IT DRIES IT WILL BECOME TRANSPARENT.
• TAKE A DROP OF COLOUR IN THE BRUSH AND DROP IT,SINCE THE COLOUR IS VERY WATERY IT WILL SPREAD BY ITSELF.
• YOU SHOULD DROP THE COLOUR IN THE CENTER,SO THAT IT WILL SPREAD ITSELF TO THE CORNER.DON'T PAINT IT IN THE CORNERS OTHERWISE IT MAY COME OT.
• LET IT DRY FOR ONE DAY AND THEN WASH THE CLOTH IN THE RUNNING WATER TO REMOVE THE GUTTA FROM CLOTH.
• IRON IT ON THE REVERSE SIDE.

NOTE:

• WHILE DOING THE OUTLINE,THE TIP OF THE NOZZLE SHOULD TOUCH THE CLOTH.IF THERE IS ANY GAP BTW THE CLOTH N GUTTA OR ANY BREAKS IN UR LINING THE COLOUR WILL EASILY COMES OUT
  

HOW TO USE CRACKLE MEDIUM

CRACKLE MEDIUM IS A TRANSPARENT MEDIUM WHICH GIVES A CRACKED EFFECT OR ANTIQUE EFFECT TO YOUR PAINTING.YOU CAN USE THIS CRACK EFFECT AS THE BACKGROUND FOR YOUR PAINTING,OR WHILE PAINTING A TREE OR SAND PORTIONS OR WATER OR ANYTHING TO GIVE A ROUGH TEXTURE.YOU CAN USE THIS MEDIUM IN SURFACES LIKE GLASS,PLYWOODS,POT ETC. THIS WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TOO,..SO LETS SEE HOW TO USE IT.

• TAKE ANY TWO CONTRAST SHADES OF FABRIC PAINTS,SAY BROWM AND YELLOW
• FIRST APPLY A COAT OF YELLOW COLOUR AS THE BASE.LET IT DRY FOR 5 MINS
• THEN TAKE THE CRACKLE MEDIUM IN A PLATE,APLLY A THICK COAT OVER THE YELLOW COLOUR WITH FLAT BRUSH,LET IT DRY FOR 10 TO 15 MINS.
• WHILE IT'S SEMI DRY,TAKE BROWM COLOUR IN A PLATE MIX IT WITH WATER AND DILUTE THE PAINT AND THEN APPLY IT WITH A FLAT BRUSH OVER THE CRACKLE MEDIUM.
• AFTER 5 MINS,THE PAINT WILL START CRACKING.LEAVE IT TO DRY FOR TWO HOURS.AFTER THAT YOU CAN DECORATE IT WITH ANY THING,LIKE YOU CAN STICK SOME PICS AND DO DECOUPAGE WORK ON TO IT.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• THE DRECTION OF THE SECOND LAYER OF THE PAINT MATTERS.IN WHICH DIRECTION YOU APPLY THE SECOND COAT,YOU WILL GET THE CRACKS ACCORDING TO THAT.(SO NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE BASE COAT AND CRACKLE MEDIUM COATING)
• YOU CAN USE SPONGE INSTEAD OF BRUSH TO APPLY THE SECOND COLOUR,TO GET DOTTED CRACKS.(YOU CAN USE THIS TECHNIQUES FOR PAINTING A SAND PART OR WATEr.