Stamping has been colse to for a long time, and has always referred to marking of some kind. It's not until modern in history has the rubber stamp come into play. No one is sure who invented the rubber stamp, since there have been multiple people to claim the invention of this startling great marking device. Since, the history is so dubbed in mystery, and is very boring, we shall not discuss it here. But, it is great to say that the rubber stamping manufactures has its roots in the dental area, because the dentists began using the vulcanized rubber for the manufacture and molding of false teeth, as it was easier than the gold and brass teeth that were previously being used, and that we can thank the accidental discovery of Charles Goodyear for the vulcanized rubber for when he dropped it on the stove.
Rubber stamping itself, though, first shows up in the history books until the early 1900s, and it still has the same technique as it did 100 years ago. First, you ink your stamp completely, by tapping (not rubbing or smearing) it softly on rubber dye. Once the dye is evenly spread out, you turn over the stamp and press it firmly onto the face you are stamping, whether it is a piece of paper or something else entirely. You must make sure of two things while doing this: you must be stamping onto an even surface, and you without fail should not rock the stamp as you apply it, because this will cause unevenness and deformities in your stamp that will look really atrocious.
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Rubber stamping looks fine by itself, but to really bring the best out in your creations there are other techniques to use along it, which really give it a nice touch. One such technique is embossing. Embossing is the process of creating three-dimensional images or designs ductile materials such as paper. Embossing a rubber stamping develop can give your a 360 view and feel nothing like rubber stamping alone can produce. In order to emboss you creation, you must do it while it is still wet, other wise the embossing won't work. Depending on the absorbency of the paper you are using, you can use pigment ink, dye ink, and markers to emboss. The use of quarterly card stock produces the best results when using pigment inks. Before embossing, you want to put a scrap piece of paper under the cardstock. Then, stamp using the technique explained before, and fast pour the powder onto your design. You want to fully cover the image with the powder, and the tap the excess off onto the scrap piece of paper, and return it to the bottle, so that you can reuse the extra powder. Now, you'll want to turn your embossing gun on and hold it directly above your design. Don't hold the gun in one place too long, as this will burn the paper. Make sure to heat the develop evenly, and only do so until the powder has melted, because after the powder has melted, the next thing to heat is the paper, which will burn. Other tip is that you don't need to move the gun colse to rapidly, just move it gently and really colse to your develop until you have melted all the powder.
Another really useful technique that you can use along with you rubber stamping is masking. Masking is a rather easy technique that has been growing in popularity as of late. First, you must stamp your chosen stamp onto a piece of paper. Next, you cut out the stamp, paying super close attentiveness to the details of the stamp. You are going to want to cut right on the lines of the stamp for this technique to look the best. Next, you are going to want to tape the cut out stamp up with masking tape, and then place it on the piece of paper that you are going to be using for your project. We don't want our stamp to be on the paper permanently, though, so avoid glue at all costs. Now, using stamp pads or sponges, you can make a background. You can use any techniques for the background, as this doesn't influence the masking at all. When you are ended with the background, you can take the stamp of, and the paper behind the background will show through, which if you ask me, is a really neat effect.
Masking can also be combined with a technique known as Direct-To-Paper, which is mostly used to generate backgrounds. Direct-To-Paper can be ended using the small Cat's Eye pigment pads, and by brushing or tapping ink lightly onto the face of the card stock. You can also consolidate separate colors, and try brushing using separate stokes to yield beautiful background papers for any stamp or mask. When done correctly, the supervene produced will commonly look leafy or grainy, but you can make it look any way your heart desires as well. Stamping on top of the background with metallic inks also produces a wondrous effect.
If you are new to rubber stamping, a great way to start is by buying an cheap rubber stamping kit, which will commonly contain all of the supplies and tools you will need to begin manufacture popular ,favorite creations.
Rubber Stamping Techniques