Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop: Create Handmade Elements for Digital Design

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Tools and materials

• Piece of metal or a metal-

leafed surface or . . .

• Topper product in metallic

e ect desired: copper, iron,

bronze

Also:

• Patina medium in metallic

aging e ect desired:

copper, iron, bronze

• Heavy substrate such

as Bristol or illustration

board, canvas, heavy

watercolor paper,

masonite, artist panel

• Paint brushes: one brush

for acrylic paint and

one old, scru y brush

Create a Patina

A patina is that lovely look that many things acquire with age—

the greenish fi lm on oxidized copper or bronze, the rich sheen

of old, polished wood, or the beauty of older women (say Robin

and Carmen).

You don’t have to wait years for a ...