Melting

I made melted crayon art! I was bored and found that I had a bunch of crayons that I really don't use, so I thought I'd give this trend a try. It was very easy and a lot of fun. All you need is:

• Canvas
• Enough crayons to line the top of the canvas, whatever color scheme you choose
• Hot glue or fabric glue
• Hair Dryer (alternatively, you could melt the crayons by leaving them out in the sun)

All you have to do is remove the wrappers from the crayons and glue them onto the canvas in a row. Some people weren't removing the wrappers and I guess that is personal preference, but I really didn't like the look.

I took the time to plan out my crayon placement first to try to maximize the rainbow look. I also wanted this little umbrella suit dude to stand at the bottom, so I drew him on first with permanent marker. I then taped a piece of cardstock, standing up, along the top of his umbrella to keep him visible.

I covered an area of the bathroom with plenty of newspaper - use multiple layers to prevent colors from bleeding through. Aim your hair dryer at the top and move it slowly across the crayons to melt them. It'll take a couple of minutes before you start seeing them melt, but they will start to sweat and look shiny.  For me, darker colors seemed to melt faster. The blues and blacks were running like crazy by the time I could get the yellows and reds to bleed.

Give it 10 minutes or so and just keep changing your canvas angle and aim to get the desired result. I think I needed a sharper angle to prevent the lumps at the bottom. I'm really happy with the result, though. It's a very interesting piece, plus I got these little neat drippings at the base of my canvas that I can probably use for another art piece.

I used a basic matte spray sealant for the canvas afterwards. I also used clear nail polish to seal any drips along the back of the canvas where it would touch the wall to prevent crayon markings on the wall.