Tutorial Thursday #3 - Large Desk Tidy

It's Sam here and I have a Tutorial on how to make my project from this fortnight's challenge.
    
DAZZLING DESK TIDY
       

  

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I used the following materials:

    

THAT CRAFT PLACE MDF / GREYBOARD

Large Remote Control Holder / Desk Tidy
    

MEDIUMS USED

White Gesso

Acrylic Paint (various brands)

Cosmic Shimmer Paint (Russet Red, Sunrise)

Gelatos (Coconut)

Inktense Pencil (Black)

Posca Paint Marker (White)
      

OTHER PRODUCTS USED

Dots stencil by That Craft Place

Words stencil by That Craft Place
   

All products above available from That Craft Place.
    

ANYTHING ELSE

Various round objects to draw round!

Old credit or gift card

      

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Tutorial

This is the fabulous MDF Large Desk Tidy before I got my hands on it!  It is of course available from That Craft Place!
    
Don't forget to let each stage dry (or use your heat tool) before you continue to the next stage!    

   


GRAB WHITE GESSO & THE COSMIC SHIMMER PAINT (Russet Red): 

1... Give all the pieces a thin coat of white gesso on both sides and the edges.
TIP: Avoid getting any paints on the tabs which slot together.  If you do, wipe it off.
2...  Once dry, sand the surfaces lightly.
3...  Apply 2 to 3 thin coats of the Cosmic Shimmer Paint to one side and the edges of all the pieces except the piece that forms the back panel.  Only apply the paint to the top edge of this piece.
           

    
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THEN GRAB YOUR ACRYLIC PAINTS:
 4... Paint blocks of colour on to the remaining unpainted surfaces.
TIP: I didn't paint direct onto the outside surfaces of the side panels.  Instead I drew round the panels onto thick cartridge paper and painted these.  This is so that once constructed, the tabs which slot into the side panels are not visible.
         

   
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NOW IT'S TIME TO START PLANNING THE DECORATING!:    

5...  Glue the cartridge paper (painted in the last step) to the side panels.  Trim to size. 

 6... Using bottle lids, drinking glasses or any other circular items (or a compass!) begin to lightly draw lightly with a pencil onto the panel fronts.

TIP: I found it helpful to slot the project together at this point.  It helps you to visualise the finished look and decide where to position the circles and other decoration.
7...  Take your stencil and very lightly mark where these will go on the panels. (I used a words stencil by That Craft Place at this point).
         

  
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THEN:  

  8... Using the Dots stencil by That Craft Place I sponged a bright pink acrylic paint onto the panels. 

 TIP: Light sponging with a sponge dabber helps the stencilling to keep clean defined edges.     

     
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CONTINUE LAYERING: 

9... Using the edge of an old credit or gift card, apply lines of paint in different colours.  

10...  Start adding some colour to the smaller circles. 

 TIP: Rather than using a paint brush, I used a sponge dabber and kept adding paint to the smaller circles in a dabbing motion.  This added texture and therefore interest to the piece.       

  
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KEEP GOING, YOU'RE DOING GREAT! : 

 11... Apply a couple of coats of white gesso to the remaining circles. 

 12...  I also added a different colour to the smaller circles at this stage as I didn't like how the paler colour looked.  This is optional though.        

   
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STAYING WITH THE LARGER CIRCLES: 

 13... Build up a nice opaque covering of the bright pink paint (that we used for stencilling through the dots stencil earlier) round the outside of the circles, leaving the centres white for now.  Repeat for every circle. 

 TIP: You don't need to be too tidy in the centre of the circles at this stage.        

         
 14... Add a contrasting colour to the centre of the circles that we have just painted.
TIP: I chose to mix together an orange acrylic paint with some Cosmic Shimmer Paint in "Sunrise".
     

   
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TIME TO ADD SOME HIGHLIGHTS : 

 15... Using a white Gelato (Colour "Coconut") I rubbed this over the join between the 2 colours in the large circles.  

 TIP: Add some to start and rub in circles, then add a little more a rub again to build it up. 

 16...  Apply more of the Gelato to the outer edges of the small circles.    

  
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NOW THE WORDS! :  

 17... Lay the Words stencil back over the areas where we had marked the word positions in step 7.   

 18...  Sponge black acrylic paint through the stencil in a light dabbing motion. 

        

  
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AND NOW THE FINISHING TOUCHES :  

 19... Using a white paint marker, outline the lettering.  

 20...  Also outline the small circles. 

 21...  Add faux stitching dashes to the top edges of the panels. 

 22... Using a black Inktense pencil, shadow round the large circles, using a water brush to smudge the edge slightly.

    

      
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TIME TO CONSTRUCT! :  

 23... If you need to touch up any of the red painting done in step 3, now is the time to do it!     
24...  Apply white glue to the outside edges of each divider & back panel & slot into the side panels. 
 TIP: I like to keep pressure on the sides for a couple of minutes to allow a good bond to form before continuing. 

 25... Apply white glue, this time to the bottom edges & slot into the base from the decorated side.  

 TIP: Again, keep pressure on the joins for a couple of minutes to allow a good bond to form. Let dry solid for a few hours. I usually leave overnight.        
        

ENJOY!

   
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xxSAMxx

6x6 Gate fold Mini Album

6x6 Gate fold Mini Album

Products you will need

Red Liner Tape Strong glue Greyboard

Good quality card 

All of which are available from

 That Craft Place 

All measurements are in Inches

Start with cutting your pieces of Greyboard to

6x3  6x2 ½  6x6  6x 2 ½   6x3

 next stick 2 landscape pieces of A4 Card stock together

and use Red Liner tape to place in this order in the photo above

When placing these you need to leave a gap of two thickness of grey board

so cut two small pieces and tape together for a guide this is so you can close the ablum with ease

Trim the corners off your card stock but do not go to close

Add Red Liner Tape to all sides of the greyboard and Cardstock

Fold over the Long edged first and stick then tuck at the end so all four corners

are neat and tidy and the fold over and Stick the sides down

This is what you should have now

Next we make the Base for the spines to sit on Cut 2 pieces of card 5 ¾ x4

add tape like in the pic these will cover both the 6 x 2 ½ panels

For the spines Take 3 pieces of card 5 ¾ x 3 5 ¾ x2 and 5 ¾ x1

score on each side ½ in

Glue these onto each panel

Next cut 10 pieces of card for the pages 5 ¾ x 5 ½

Now you decorate all your pages 

except the front and back covers 

Because we will be adding to this 

on the 15th March 

I hope it makes Sense to you but if you get stuck Leave a message here 

and I will always be on hand to help 

Thank you so much for Reading

Crafty Hugs 

Sandra 

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Skin Tone Colouring Tutorial

Its DT  member Sandie here and I have a Tutorial on colouring skin tone with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

I am using my favourite Spectrum Noir skin combo, but you can try the same technique with other combo's

I am using Super Smooth card and my pics are as is, no fancy editing and as I went along, so you are seeing worts and all

You will notice that I have gone over the lines a little in several places too!  These I blend out using the blender pen when I've finished the skin usually so don't panic about them, its just colouring on paper at the end of the day, so have fun!

Start by choosing where the light is coming from - here its top right and then 

colour in the shadow's using TN2 as above

With FS2, blend over the edge of the TN2 with a small amount of FS2 

Don't extend the line too far at this stage

Here's a closer look.

You can see the definition starting to appear as the white sections look closer to you
making the shaded areas appear further away

Now go back over the shadows with TN2 again!

Don't panic about how dark it is starting to look, it will at this stage but trust me, it will all make sense in the end lol 

Now blend out again using FS2 and still leave the white areas!
You will see that your shaded areas now have more definition 

Add FS8 to the cheeks BUT only over thw TN2 bit 

Blend over the cheek area with FS6  

Now grab the FS4 and blend out the shadows all over BUT leave a few places white at this stage

Those areas that would be really caught by the lightSee how mine has the left side now all filled in because that's furthest from the light

Now finally blend it all out with FS2 so she is all coloured in

But....the FINAL step is to leave this now for about 10mins, go have a cuppa and cake!
The cake is optional lol

When you come back the ink will have dried and you will see how it has settled and the blending will be so much better.

Here is a sneak peek of the card I made with this image once she was all coloured up...

You'll be able to see this card in full on the next challenge (starting January 17th) but......

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