When applying a second coat, you must remember that if you apply the Instant Rust only in the area that seems to have been “missed”, you will probably be able to see the edge of that area defined in the rust when it dries, This may be desirable for certain effects, but if it is not, apply the second coat all over the piece so there will be no edges.
When the second coat of Instant Rust has dried and done its thing, cut out the shapes using the printed side as a guide.
There is no need to be too concerned with perfection because little mistakes will not show from the rusted side.
Use scissors that are up to the job, but don’t use your best - you are actually cutting metal.
The result will be “rustie-dusties” - all ready to be used in your art.
If you have a Xyron machine, you might make sheets of rusted stickers for yourself or as a gift for a fellow artist.
Now, we’ll take a moment to create a couple of backgrounds worthy of our rusted horses.
First, we’ll create the card shown at the bginning of this article. . .
The rusted horses we just made seem like good companions to this granite - looking paper, so this is as good a time as any to show you how to make your own.
This is the Bleached version of our Moonrock Paper which comes in a sheet approx 7"x11".
One of the greatest thing about Moonrock Paper is how it is so strong and yet will tear so readily in any direction - so it can be shaped however you like.
We had it in mind that we would like our horses to overlap the background piece, so we hand tore a piece a little narrower than the horse’s leg span.
There doesn’t seem to be any grain to this paper, so tearing in either direction is effortless. The most effective way to tear is along a ruler if you are going for a straight edged rectangle, or with your fingers (as opposed to your hands - you know what I mean) if you want a more organic shape. Tearing a bit at a time with your fingers gives you tremendous control over the resulting shape, and tiny bits can be removed this way for fine-tuning.
