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Specialists
in elephant gifts, Elephant Dung Paper, elephant art,
recycled
paper, and Saa Paper.
Hints
and Tips:
1.
If you don't see the art that you want because of color, artist or composition
go to the Elephant Art page and, at the bottom, order a Commissioned
Art. The price is about the same, it will come with your colors and
you specify the artist.
2.
If you are looking for a gift for a friend, get an EDP
Gift Certificate if you can't decide what to buy.
3.
Have to have a certain color on an item? Be sure to tell us in the remarks
during check out. We will send the correct color along if we have it.
4.
Framing Art:
We
have found that attaching your elephant art to stretcher bars or your hand built
wooden stretcher is best done with either a good white glue or wood glue.
If your art will be put into a frame you can use staples with glue. The
art looks very nice wrapped on a 3/4 inch frame with no outside frame. Lay
the art on a clean surface and then use a little glue along one edge. Use
glue only along the outside edge, it will dry fast. Then pull the art
tight and glue the opposite side the same way. Let dry for a few minutes.
Then repeat for the top and bottom edge. Be sure to pull the paper gently
while gluing. (Don't over-do it and rip it.) I usually trim the
excess paper along the back edge with a razor knife and then cut with scissors
into the corners and fold one edge over hiding one staple near the corner.
Let dry. If your paper/art has too much slack in it after framing
(not stretched well) I have found two things that work well. Since EDP
paper is basically thousands of bits of separate pieces of paper it is
susceptible to manipulation. You can actually tighten your art framing
work by applying a steam iron (lightly & carefully) to the back of the art.
Another technique I have used with great success is to spray a fine mist of
water to the back of the art after framing. I use a spray bottle
that is bought at a local hardware, but you can probably use a Windex type
bottle if it is cleaned out and still produces a fine mist of water. Go
easy and light. Don't over-do it. After applying a fine mist set
your art aside to dry or even put in the sun, but in a protected area. If
tightening has not occurred try moistening once more.
Print these directions and give to your expert
framer, they will have equipment to make your framed art perfect.
No guarantees of success
are implied with these directions although they have been used repeatedly with
good success. Good care is a must
while following directions. 5.
If you want the maximum amount of your purchase go to the elephants and workers
at Lampang then purchase an elephant art from the Art
5 Fundraiser page. 6. Here is some helpful
information that comes from a professional artist about using EDP for watercolor
painting:
Tips for preparing EDP for watercolors;
1)
spray with a layer of spray starch. Let it set.
2) place brown paper towels over it
3) on warm-medium steam setting, gently iron it. Let it dry.
4) repeat several times to create layers |