Hi, everyone. I am Sandy and this is my first shared
project.
Once a year, we vacation in the Caribbean, and I always make
sure to
pack sample sizes of Paverpol in my carry-on.
This year,
I used the transparent to make a bookmark for my
daughter.
Sitting here surrounded by
snow, I thought we could
all use a little reminder of warmth and sunshine.
List of materials:
2 pieces of 2” x 8” paper strips cut from my sketch pad
(or
whatever size you want your bookmark)
1 Wrapper www.paverpolusa.com
Transparent Paverpol www.paverpolusa.com
Face – made from polymer clay and
commercial push mold
(optional – can sketch one or use stamp or stencil)
Paverplast for shell “top” –
(optional – can sketch “au naturelle” version)
Watercolor pencils
Bits of ribbon, netting, and silk fabric for tail – any
natural
fabric will do
Brush for Paverpol and paints
Brush Paverpol on one side of each
paper strip and press together, smoothing the entire length
of the strips as
well as the edges. You could skip this step and only use one strip but
doubling
them makes for a stronger, more durable bookmark.
Next, sketch your mermaid on what will be
the front of your bookmark. If you
don’t trust your
sketching skills, you can use a stamp, stencil, or tracing
from a mermaid image.
Once happy with your image, brush
over it with the transparent Paverpol, let dry (you can use a hair
dryer to
speed up this step), flip over and repeat on the blank backside of the bookmark.
Let dry, then start painting your
background ocean colors on the backside and around the mermaid
image on the
front side.
If you are using a clay
face, attach it with Paverpol and let dry.
Then cut the wrapper into ¼” strips, no need to be exact, dip them
into Paverpol and arrange as ”hair”
around the face.
While that is drying, if
you would like to make “shells” for a modest mermaid like this one, mix a
small
amount of Paverpol and Paverplast together until you have a clay-like
consistency. With your “clay”,
form
two small balls large enough to cover the desired area when flattened. You can score lines across
the surface to
make them look more shell-like or press a real shell into the surface to add
texture.
I used green silk cut to the shape
of the upper part of the tail and treated with Paverpol to apply it
flatly.
I used a small scrap of
metallic green netting to simulate scales.
Even though this wasn’t a natural fiber,
it was a small area and still
worked well with the Paverpol. You
could also use an old fishnet stocking,
treated with
Paverpol for the lower part of the tail.
I scrunched it during the application to give the
impression of a
“flowing tail” but still pressed it flat, keeping in mind that it would eventually
be pressed
between the pages of my daughter’s book.
Lastly, I finished painting the
body, face, and hair with Twinkling H2O watercolors from ColourArte
and set it aside to dry thoroughly before using it. |
