Whatever area you think will get messy, cover up a bit more on each side. Don’t forget to cover up yourself too! Hot colored wax on your skin and nice clothes shouldn’t be part of this project.
Just make sure you have enough to cover the entire top of the canvas. Repeating colors is just as beautiful.
You can opt to unwrap the crayons and cut them in half. This makes it look more natural and keeps the top three inches of your canvas from being obviously lined with crayons.
You can use birthday candles for quicker melting. It’s a bit more dangerous and the candle wax drips everywhere, too. If you’d rather be messy than pressed for time, a candle might be a better bet for you. A heat gun is also a quicker alternative and can be picked up at most craft supply stores.
Display your artwork! Hang it up on the wall, post it on Facebook or Tumblr, call over a family member. Show your creativity to the world; they’ll love it! The kids will, too!
If you want to use multiple colors, once you’ve placed the first crayon into the glue gun, start pushing in the second, then third and so out - this will force crayon in front of it out .
Once you have nothing to push in, add another crayon. You’ll see the color coming out of the tip slowly lighten or darken as the next crayon gets ready to take the spotlight.
If you aren’t happy with a section of your painting, with this method it’s very easy to go back and redo (or add to) an area.
