Crayon Resist

by Beate Johns

This is a cool and easy technique to add a highlight to your image. And your kids never use the white crayons anyway :)

Supplies

Glossy Cardstock

White Crayon (works with other colors as well)

Dye ink

Sponges or Brayer

Tissue paper or paper towels

Step By Step

Step 1.
Stamp your image in black or other dark ink.

Step 2.
Color with white crayon where you would like a highlight (white spot) to be.

Step 3.
Brayer over the image or use sponges to cover the entire glossy cardstock piece.

Step 4.
Use tissue paper or a paper towel and rub over your image. The ink won't stay on the crayon.

Step 5.
Finish your artwork any way you like.

Variations

Try watercolor
Use a watercolor brush and re-inkers instead of the brayer. Works best on regular (not glossy) paper.

Rub it
Use a stamp or other rough surface to make a crayon "rubbing" on your paper, instead of stamping with ink.

Crumple it
Crumple your paper then smooth it back out before Step 3.

More crayons
Try other crayon colors (lighter colors tend to give the best effect) or combine colors.