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

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Tools and materials

• A rigid substrate such as

canvas, illustration board,

or artist panel, on which

is mounted a painting,

photograph, image,

texture, or illustration

• Matte medium

• Petroleum jelly

• Acrylic paint

• Paint brush

• Paper towels

• Soap and water

or baby wipes

This technique gives the e ect of old peeling paint. Use an

image that you either painted or decoupaged* onto a rigid

surface such as canvas, Bristol, or illustration board. By using

layers of simple petroleum jelly and acrylic paint, it’s easy to

give your image that ancient or grungy look that can be just

the e ect you are looking for.

*To decoupage, simply get a jar ...