Crayon Melting (art)

by Kirstareis in Craft > Art

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Crayon Melting (art)

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This is a project I decided to do on a weekend just cuz I was bored, and felt like making some art. I got the idea from a whole bunch of youtube videos I saw about it. But I did it in my own way.

Materials

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Canvas (painted)
Crayons
hot glue gun
paint brush
paint
And Hair dryer (which I dont have a pic of)

Getting Started

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First you should paint your canvas if you choose to do so, I choose black so that the colors pop. It also fits in with my decor better than a white canvas.

Line Up

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Then you want to line up your crayons in the order you want to glue them. I chose the ROYGBIV pattern.

Glue On

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Then you want to hot glue the crayons on the canvas. I choose this style and pattern. You can do all sorts of funkiness by making them in a heart pattern or vertical line. Its all up to you and your preference, and creativity.

Melts Your Heart (final)

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Then you want to melt your crayons. You can pretty much make a design from the blow dryer blowing one way or another. I decided to have it just go straight down, due to I like the look of it.  After this you just let it dry and hang it up the next day. I have a video of the melting...