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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
Anybody have a link to a decent tutorial? pdf, video link anything would be appreciated really.
Cheers.
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ProfessorMagicJMG Loyal user 257 Posts |
It very much depends on what you are trying to age. Different materials require different treatments. A good aging kit would include some Tim Holtz Distress Inks, coffee, tea, shoe polish, fine steel wool, fine sandpaper, candle wax, etc. Lots of tutorials on YouTube.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Clarke's 3rd Law
"Any sufficiently primitive technology can mystify a postmodern audience." - JMG's Corollary to Clarke's 3rd Law |
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
Thank you prof. I guess I will have to refine my search terms and try to eliminate all the beauty therapies I keep hitting
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Winks Special user Arizona 753 Posts |
What exactly are you wanting to age?
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Delimbeau Special user May the magic be with you 596 Posts |
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On Nov 11, 2018, art85y wrote: Hi, it might help if you use search terms like “how to make x look old”. But experimenting with different aging methods is important, in my opinion. Cheers, Luc. |
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Intrepid Inner circle Silver Spring, MD 1178 Posts |
Following on what has been said, please indicate what is being aged.
paper wood brass leather etc
Bob
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Black Hart Elite user Scottish Highlands 475 Posts |
Dr Strange Instant Old Age Atomiser works on all of the above, also Ambience to make you props smell old.
DSIOA is a dry spray that coats you props in 'dust' and is particularly good for ageing documents as it will not make the ink run. You can find them on the Black Artefacts website. Unfortunatley due to postal restrictions DSIOA is only available in the UK. Ambience can be shipped world-wide. Keith Hart
Black Artefacts, manufacturer and dealer of weird, bizarre and psychic magic: www.blackhart.co.uk
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Al Desmond Inner circle Secret Mountain Lair in Conifer, Co 1511 Posts |
Make sure you look at similar antiques that fall with in the range of age you are trying to duplicate.
You will be surprised how your concept of aging is not consistent with the actual look of an old object. A simple example is how reproduction newspapers always look yellowed. That's far from the truth. A newspaper will stay white most of the time, if not directly exposed to the sun or a bright light. Stacks of old newspapers are frequently found hiding, and except for a possible smell, they look almost new. Same thing can be said of any old object. And remember, distressing is not the same as aging. Distressing indicates that an item has been through unusual wear and tear, aging should represent the normal age look of a old item. Of course, everything I just said, for me, is not an issue, most audience members are not going to know the difference, to them, an old object should look old, so you can really get away with almost any technique, as long as the item doesn't look new. Confused yet? |
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
Thanks for all the responses guys, I really appreciate it. My resources are mostly printed onto card and/or photo-paper using MS Publisher and then laminated to ease the handling. Sizes are usually around tarot or poker size cards, but sometimes A5 or even A4. I am currently working on some thin wooden plaques and will probably invest in a pyrography pen. I should have made this clear, sorry.
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
How to 'age' brass. (assuming it isn't lacquered)
Pack the item in a close fitting container surrounded by mahogany sawdust. Soak in ammonia, leave it to 'age'. Not sure about the leave time, the process is a remnant from my dad's days in the antique business.
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TEB3 Veteran user Texas 387 Posts |
Ok, here's the short cut way. I am assuming you have a good printer to handle either photo paper or card stock. You won't even have to use the the microsoft stuff that really isn't designed to do good stuff. For that you'd need Adobe InDesign and Photoshop (or at least Photoshop Elements. But here is the cheap and free way to do the basics you want.
First you need to scan the photo you want to age then save it as a jpeg on your computer. Second, go the following website http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds I know its in Japanese but there are very limited instructions in English. At the top are several black and white images to show you your choice of filters. Select the 'look' you want and then select and upload your jpg to the site. Once your file is uploaded, click the blue bar (in Japanese) right below the name of your picture. It will now change your jpg to have the overall look you selected. It only takes an instant. (Note that there are several links on the site for you to download a free converter adpp. Don't because you don't need it and board knows what might be hidden in the code to take over your computer.) Put your cursor on the picture and click it. The picture will now enlarge. Finally, put your cursor on the enlarged picture, press down and hold to drag the picture off the website and onto your desktop. Now size it/crop whatever and print it to do whatever with. Also note that this info is probably going to appear in the new book I just started writing. If you already don't own one or all of my books you may want to consider reading some of the and Lulu is nearly always having a sale. http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/teb3 TEB3/Lary/Traveler Click here to view attached image. |
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
Handy resource TEB3 thank you.
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Lo Pan Special user Haven't slept in weeks - but I now have 769 Posts |
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
Thank you Lo Pan.
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Intrepid Inner circle Silver Spring, MD 1178 Posts |
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On Nov 11, 2018, art85y wrote: Use acetone first to remove the lacquer on brass objects.
Bob
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
Intrepid, sure thing, thx.
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
I wrote a piece on antiquing and distressing a prop here in the Café a couple of years ago. You can find it in my "Notes from a designer's logbook" column in the Buffet section.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
www.georgefledo.net Latest column: "Sorry about the photos in my posts here" |
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aligator Inner circle Canada 2044 Posts |
For paper, all you really need is a used teabag and a hot element on a stove. A wax candle, as previously suggested, would help as well.
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
George, I tracked down your post about 'ageing' resources, many thanks indeed. Will check all your other interesting looking contributions asap, much appreciated.
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts |
Ty aligator
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