Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Steps To Making An Art Wall Mirror

By Arline Bradley


If one has mirrors in his house and has an artistic side, then he may actually decorate these mirrors to make it look really beautiful and appealing. Of course if he would want to make an art wall mirror, then here are some tips that he may use in order to make one. Now these are only the basic steps that one may use if he does not know how but he can add other steps if his creativity tells him to do so.

Now the very first thing to do here would be to gather the equipment and the materials that will be used for the project. It is best that one would get mirrors with beautiful wooden frames. If one could get his hands on the beautifully crafted wooden frames, then all the more it would be better for the artistic look that he will want to get.

Once one has already acquired the mirror, the next thing that he should get would be the decorations for the mirror. Now one of the best decorations for this type of art would be some newspapers or magazine cutouts. If one is artistic enough, he can make use of these materials in order to make an interesting collage on the frames.

Now before putting the cut outs, it is very important that one would have a design and a theme already in his mind. Unless he would want to randomly put cutouts of random images on the frame, then he would most likely come up with a design first. The images that he would use on the frame would be related to the theme and design that he has chosen.

After one has already decided on the theme of his artwork, then he is now ready to put all the decorations there. Now in order to do this, one has to first make a mix that will allow the cutouts to stick to the glass. In order to make this mix, one just has to put equal parts of glue and water into a container and stir them.

Now when doing this project, one thing that anyone would not want happening is excess mix going to the glass or the frame. So in order to handle this issue, the best thing to do would be to put some painters tape on the glass. If one does not know what this is, he can get it in any art supplies store in his town.

When one has already put some tape there on the frame and the glass. After that, dip a sponge into the mix and then squeeze out some of the excess. From there, use the sponge to put some of the mix on to the parts where the cutouts are to be placed.

After one has done this, then he may now put some of the cutouts on the places where the mixture was applied. Now one thing to remember here is to put the cutouts one by one. After putting the first layer of cutouts, wait for it to dry up first before putting the second layer of cutouts.




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