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Fold 4 to 6 pieces of connected paper towels, place in container and cover with water.
Add water to the four corners to make sure towels are absorbing evenly.
Because paper towel is embossed, pull it lightly to flatten it, top and bottom, right and left.
Place on a piece of tracing paper starting from one corner, the water will hold it down.
Turn 3 of the open edges under the wet paper towel.
If the tracing paper doesn't absorb the water equally, you will not be able to straighten it.
Put it back and turn a palette to the direction that is easy to operate.
Leaving the other side 2 cm, and pull lightly to straighten paper.
Using a flat object such as a credit card, straighten tracing paper enough.
With 2 sides tucked in, the palette will not dry out so fast.
Turn the open end of towel and tracing paper back.
Tuck the paper under the towel, place on palette.
This removes all the excess water needed to soak the towels and paper.
Continue holding upright until it becomes 2 drops per second.
Flatten out any extra little wrinkles.
Using a flat object such as a credit card, straighten tracing paper enough.
Take a paper towel and lightly wipe extra moisture from the surface.
Quantity of the mediums to use is the same amount from half of your paint ratio.
Mix paints with a palette knife carefully not to injure tracing paper.
Touch makeup sponge on the paint, tap with the same paint on the palette and make a 2 inch square.
Again add paint on the sponge and tap at the loading zone to evenly distribute the paint.
Getting your acrylic block ready for stamping.
Tear the stamp off the plastic sheet and place the stamp in the center of the block.
Pick up sponge from the loading zone and gently tap onto the stamp from the center out.
Keep your sponge within 1/2 inch from the surface.
Check your stamp for even paint distribution.
Place stamp into position, add pressure from the center.
Push very lightly with your fingertips to catch all edges of the design.
Lift an acrylic block calmly.
Wipe off paint gently with a wet tissue.
If paint remains in crevices it will not hurt,
the design areas are what need to be kept clean.
Attach paint on stamp with a sponge.
From the center to the end of stamp.
Tap sponge softly not to attach paint on a stamp too much.
Add pressure enough to the center and push both sides lightly at a finger-tip.
Because the stamp is clear, it allows you to see the placement before you set it down into place.
Wipe off paint gently with a wet tissue with alcohol.
When you use a small stamp, be sure to place an extra stamp on the block.
The stamps are small and need each other for counter balance.
Apply paint to only the stamp that is needed.
Place the stamp in the position where desired, add pressure from the center.
And press lightly with the fingertips.
Using the makeup sponge, you can place the paint on only the necessary part of the stamp.
Add pressure from the center, and press lightly with the fingertips..
Next is a lace stamp of a very delicate design.
This type of stamp needs extra care in paint placement.
Because it needs more paint to cover all, add paint on a sponge again.
Apply paint by moving the sponge with and up and down motion, little by little.
Make sure stamp area is all covered once again.
If too little, add more, if too much, blot with the sponge.
Add strong pressure at the both ends, center area with the heel of the hand.
Add a little extra pressure to both side and assure all areas are stamped.
Keep your stamps cleaned, and place back onto original plastic.
Place the stamp on the acrylic block.
Place another stamp without paint on the opposite site to counter balance the design.
On the narrower stamps be careful on the amount of paint used.
The stamp is narrow, so press very softly with fingertips.
Clean the stamp.
You can make an S shape with the long thin stamps.
Gently stretch it into the desired shape by moving the outside edges.
There is always two corners of the sponge on a stamp.
The stamp is narrow, so press very softly with fingertips.