Stuck for Something Creative?
Bring out all your paints, papers, brushes and water and get ready to loosen up with this fun idea that will super charge your creativity!
Crush a sheet of acid free paper into a tight crumple (try different weights).
Smooth it out and then crumple it again. Repeat one more time and then do a final smoothing.
Dilute some watercolor(s) and add it to the surface.
• Try washing the whole sheet with color -or-
• Try letting it run and drip (or do both!)
You will see that the folds and crumples take the color differently and create a wonderful texture that is awesome for collage, card making or creating a background for a finished painting or drawing.
Glue your collages and cards together using rice glue.
Or... Mount this crumpled watercolor onto acid free heavier card stock using the rice glue. Place a flat, heavy object on top and allow it to dry. Then play! Add more paint or draw with chalks, inks, graphite, color pencils etc, and create your own unique masterpiece.
Note: Rice Glue is excellent for paper conservation work. It's a type of paste prepared by boiling rice starch in water, is white in color and dries to a film that's almost transparent.
~ You can buy rice glue - you don't have to make your own ~
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