Thursday, June 21, 2012

Magazine + acrylic medium + Nevr-Dull

by Jo Reimer
These are two facing pages from a magazine.
The one on the right is stamped with gel medium.
The one on the left has been rubbed with Nevr-Dull.

I often run out of steam in the evening yet I want to be productive rather than just sit in front of the TV with my mind out of gear. So a couple of nights ago I got out a stack of magazine pages, a can of Nevr-Dull Wadding Polish, some soft gel medium, and a collection of circular things I could use for stamps.  (This is not my invention but is something I saw online and don't remember where.)

I chose magazine pages with lots of visual texture and pattern and stamped overlapping circles using lids, etc. dipped into the gel medium.  After the medium dried I tore off a chunk of the wadding, rubbed the compound across the page, let it sit for a minute or two in order to soften and liquify the ink a bit, and then using quite a bit of elbow grease I smeared and removed the ink, leaving the circles which were protected by the medum.

detail of gel medium stamped onto the page before rubbing
Warning: Nevr-Dull is made of petroleum distilates so take precautions. I wear gloves and of course I don't feed it to small children. There's a definite odor about it.  The product is used for polishing metals including silverware and automotive trim. I bought it years ago in an auto parts store. I forget why!

These were two facing pages from magazine.
Left page is stamped; right page has been rubbed.

Two more pages ready to use in collage.

8 comments:

  1. Do you use gloss magazine pages for this technique? I know people who only use National Geographic, or other thick and glossy paper.
    Just wondering~~something I have wanted to try for ages.
    It's *on-my-list*..... ;-)

    XXOO~~
    Anne

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    1. Yes, Anne, I used glossy pages from magazines and catalogs.. no Nat. Geo. for this one but when I originally heard of using Nevr-Dull it was coupled with Nat. Geo.
      It did not work on an older expensive German fashion magazine, but did work for a West Elm catalog and a travel magazine.

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  2. You are always experimenting and sharing. Thank you Jo!

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  3. hi Jo - just received my new journal - love it and can't wait to use it! I took a class a few years ago using never dull - very fun and very cool results... http://susicreates.blogspot.com/2010/05/shockingly-fun-sunday.html ENJOY! an d thanks again!!!!!!

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    1. Susi, I'm glad you like your Paint Table Journal and hope you'll show us what you've done with it someday.
      I'd also like to know how you used the Nevr-Dull, too.

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    2. hi Jo - check out the link above - it will explain the steps and show the pieces I did. we used nat geo pages, glued to cardboard, outlined with glue and when dried used the never dull - it really loves the nat geo pages (because of the clay?) and everyone's pages were so very cool! Also, neglected to thank you for the extras included - loving my book!!!!!

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  4. interesting technique, be fun to try out various shapes and things. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back again


    Acrylic Magazine

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