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Altering Magazine Pages For Use In Mixed Media
Citra Solv can be used to alter the pages of National Geographic Magazines – creating unique, textured and inspiring papers that can be used in a variety of mixed media projects. The altered pages lend themselves to be painted on, painted into, collaged, scanned for computer graphic backgrounds - and more. The process has a bit of a magical, addictive quality; every page can be a bit unpredictable! Sometimes it is the page that brings the inspiration to the art.
Below are tutorials and videos showing the transfer process on various surfaces.
Materials Needed
National Geographic magazines – It seems that the issues after the year 2000 work the best. The highly-pigmented ink, printed on the clay coated pages, make this magazine uniquely suited for this process.
Citra Solv Concentrated Cleaner – must be the concentrate!
Spray bottle, although you can simply hold a finger over the opening and “shake” the Citra Solv onto the page.
Table covering and rubber gloves – this is messy business!
Optional:
Disposable 9 x 13 aluminum pan
Cotton swabs, rags or paper towels, stencils, paints,
Matte, Workable, spray fixitive