When I was asked to
be a blog guest I said yes – not knowing where I would go with this.
Then I
decided I wanted to do something 3D. I don't do that often and so wanted to
challenge myself.
I have long been curious about the exploding box. It's a fun
way to have something be both flat and 3D.
I found a template online for the
exploding box and there were several to choose from.
The photo below is of
the blank pieces. I used a 140# watercolor paper for this project.
I decided I wanted to make my box look like an old city
building with brick showing out from peeling paint.
This I thought was perfect
to use some of Seth Apter's stencils.
So I started with a coat of some light colors put on with a credit card and then using
Once that was dry I used a technique I learned from a friend of mine, John Arbuckle.
I put Vaseline over parts of the brick pattern and other areas and then painted a mixed gray over it.
When that was dry I
rubbed off the paint that was on top of the vaseline revealing some of the
brick pattern. Then I found some windows and door online that I wanted to
use and glued those down.
Next I worked on the inside insert. The photo below is the back side of
the insert. I painted the background and stenciled with some of StencilClub stencils and collaged with some things from TumbleFish Studios.
Then I flipped it over and using my eBrush – I used Seth's stencils
and used rubber stamps for the center message.
The next photos are of the finished exterior.
I used my eBrush with
Seth's stencils for what I feel is an authentic looking graffiti.
The photo below is of the inside of the exploding box.
This was a lot of fun!
