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How to seal papers for inclusion in turpentine

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how to seal papers before putting them in turpentine. Here are a few of my tips: Does the item you’re working on need to be sealed? The easiest way to know the answer to this is to ask yourself if getting wet has changed its appearance. If the answer is yes, then you need to seal it. Read: how to put paper in plasticRead more: How to target military families with facebook ads Read more: how to make paper cut lights from cardboard Use a paintbrush and dry glue to coat your papers in at least two layers. Remember to apply glue to the edges of your papers. Let the glue dry completely before applying them to the turpentine. This process can take several hours, but in my studio (because of the humidity in Florida) it can take 24 hours or more. If they haven’t dried and you put them in turpentine, they can still stick to the damp stain. Here’s my glue-on process: If you don’t like using glue, you can also use packing tape. Apply a good quality clear tape to the front and back of the papers so that they overlap. Trim the edges of the tape if needed, but remember to leave a margin of tape. Otherwise, the edge of the paper will be exposed and allow moisture to penetrate. You can see what I’m talking about here: My Pro Tip If I’m doing art prints myself, I use “very bright white” paper (US 96 brightness or higher). Colors will be much brighter than those on standard copy paper. I also get much better clip art results with a color laserjet than with an inkjet. The color is more clear and does not smudge when applying glue. If you don’t have a color laserjet printer, many copy/print shops will print these pages for you on a laserjet printer for a small fee. Read more: The Best Love Drawings. 150 Romantic Photographs of Every Expression of Love When it comes to vintage paper, test a little turpentine practice first before using it in a project. I don’t know if it’s the acid in the old paper or some kind of chemical change, but even with sealant, I sometimes have old sheets of paper that cause bubbles in the sap. Do you have any other tips for pasting paper? Spending hours searching for information about resin making only to realize that you are overwhelmed by everything out there? I get it – there’s so much to know! That’s why I wrote the book Plastic Fundamentals. I took my fourteen years of plastic experience and condensed them into an e-book you can read this afternoon, detailing what you need to know. It’s the book I wish I had when I started!