Moldy paper tutorial

[juno]

Just finished it. Let me know what you think.
http://www.brilliantignorance.com/curiousgoods/aged.htm

 

[BlindSquirrel]

That's really cool. Thanks for the tutorial.

 

[penwiper]

That's some excellent faux-foxing. Great tutorial, thanks.

Gen

 

[gnrlotto]

Wouldn't a thick mixture of dark brown water color spattered give the same effect (and possibly be easier)?

 

[juno]

I don't know about you, but I can't consistently spatter watercolor. Also, the ink chunks create a darker center and a lighter ring -- more like real mold.

 

[hydin]

i wish i would have had this guide a few years back when i made my "book o de dead". i just went with TONS of tea, soaked the pages, and left various ones outside (above bugs) with little bits of bread and sugar on top for a week or so.

lots o mold that way, and the prop stank so damned bad i sold it.

great tutorial.
chris

 

[Matsuo]

BRILLIANT.

Thanks for the tutorial.

Matt

 

[juno]

Hydin -- one of the secrets I don't mention in the tutorial is to rub the backs of your pages with rosin (like you get for a violin bow). It gives the pages a GOOD smell that is often equated with age.

The Book of the Dead SHOULD smell bad

 

[rocketeer25]

Excellent tutorial.

 

[bleyd]

Yes, very good tutorial and good link to making old looking documents and letters. Very nice for the Indy fan in me.
The site even has a place to get luggage labels. Thanks for the great post.

http://www.stampington.com/html/luggagelab...llageables.html

 

[juno]

Well, I always hated when people would mention an awesome product and then not show you where to get it. I actually get my walnut ink from an extremely well-stocked scrapbook store. They sell the luggage stamps as well, and bags of watch faces, sealing wax, etc.

It's sometimes hard to deal with the help -- they're all about scrappin', but they've given me good suggestions on distressing paper and such.

The rosin trick is actually an old magicians trick for using props in a performance. Smell can create such a strong mental image, it really helps when creating "props" that have a prediction or whatnot on 'em.