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Take a card that has gone so far that all the colours have merged into
one dull tone. It is good to have areas of lighter card showing through
the wax in places and also to have some nice textured patterns or forms
in the piece. |
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Use the lightest colours like yellow first. Make sure that the area of
the block that you are going to use for the crayoning is clean. Use
a knife to scrape the surfaces clean. |
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Crayon the yellow wax on top of the cool wax artwork. Take care not to
remain in exactly the same place crayoning for too long or the friction
can build up heat and start to melt the wax underneath |
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Continue the process and use other colours like the red employed here. |
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Move along onto any other colours that you want to introduce and incorporate
into the piece as you colour and revitalize its life-force. |
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When you are content with the additions.... |
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... it is time to polish the piece with tissue. You do not need to heat
the wax because the crayoning process will make a good bond between the
original and new colour waxes. |
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Finally the job is completed. Use this technique to add colour into landscapes
or any other subject type whenever you need to perk up the vitality of the
colour or perhaps improve the colour harmony of the piece. |
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