Learn a Paper Texture Technique for an Ugly Gourd
A Textured Paper Technique for a Cracked Gourd is an easy answer to a familiar problem. Miriam Joy will show you how it is done after I offer you, my tips. Get ready to have fun!
How many failed gourd projects are sitting on your selves? Maybe the colors turned out wrong. Maybe it has a crack or is too thin to wood burn or carve. Why not cover the entire thing with a paper texture technique that will just need an embellishment to turn it into a beauty. Miriam Joy will show us how it is done.
Create this great texture paper look. Start with brown paper and learn how to apply acrylic paint and a crayon to create a cracked look on your gourd. Miriam Joy takes you to step by step on how to create these beautiful gourds. Learn how to use a gourd that is cracked for this fun project.
Create this great texture paper look. Start with brown paper and learn how to apply acrylic paint and a crayon to create a cracked look on your gourd. Miriam Joy takes you to step by step on how to create these beautiful gourds. Learn how to use a gourd that is cracked for this fun project.
Fixing a cracked gourd before you use this paper texture tehnique
First, drill a tiny hole at the bottom of the crack and then fill it with wood putty or if you plan to dye it, use spackle to fill the hole then sand when dry. In this project, where it will be covered with paper, just fill it with putty and let it dry, with no sanding.
Here are steps for the paper texture technique
This project starts with the brown craft paper you can buy at a dollar store or big box store.
Then you pick a pallet of 3 to 5 acrylic paint colors making the darkest color the base color. Cover the entire paper with the base color and let dry.
Using a sea sponge, gently dab on each layer of paint. Then let the paper dry.
When dry, the paper is torn into strips and then crushed into tight balls to create wrinkles.
Next, tear the wrinkled strips into small pieces. Cover the back with Modge Podge and lay it on a gourd section covered with a layer of Modge Podge.
To add a highlight, Mirium shows you how to melt a side of a crayon and then rubs that over the paper where it only colors the creases. To fix it in a place she covers it again with Modge Podge.
When you are finished, I would give it a clear spray finish of Krylon Karma Varnish.
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Watch this video using our paper technique!
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