Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Wheat pasting - I

I've found a tutorial online explaining how to make your own wheat paste. This is how it is done...



-Poured a little under a pint of water into a pan, gave it a bit of heat.



-Tipped 3 of these big spoons of flour into a glass.



-Added just enough water so it covered the flour then stirred until the mixture turned into a pourable paste. I made sure no lumps were present in the mix, gave it a good stir whilst the H20 in the pan was heating up.



-Brought the mixture to a boil whilst continuously stirring it.



-Once the glue had thickened I added and stirred in a tablespoon of white gold.



-The paste was now ready to go. I cut out my artwork, sourced a brush and transfered some paste to a little tub.

I then went out not too far from where I live to find a spot to paste up my artwork. I found a flat surface and smeared it with a decent amount of the mixture. I placed the cut out onto the area and applied more of the paste. I would've got photos of this process, but I had to keep a look out for people walking their dogs or whoever and it was getting quite dark at the time.

I shall go back to the spot tomorrow to see if it's all gone to plan...

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