Tuesday, 23 October 2012

The Feeling of Rust

DOVES [Kingdom of Rust]



I'm now looking into using different textures to give my work a greater appeal to those with limited senses [TOUCH]. . .

In an effort to replicate the rusty texture of a barrel, I decided to melt crayons on paper, using an iron. The result looked good but in relation to how it felt . . . . well the melted wax clumped to produce a bumpy, blotchy effect which felt waxy to touch. It may not be very textural but it was something simple to begin with and also LOTS OF FUN!

 
I used a cheese grater, greaseproof paper,
crayons, ironing board, iron and a large sheet of white paper. 
 
 
I started by grating a green crayon onto the paper.

 
I decided to mix it with yellow.

 
Placing the greaseproof paper on top, I melted the crayon.

 
The result looked something like this.
 


 
The setup in the kitchen.


 
Super fun time with crayons. :P

 

 
Adding more colours. . . . . . .



 
 
Because of the consistency of the crayon, the paper was translucent around the waxy spots,
so it was see through under bright light!




 
Really love these shots. :)

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