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Recently I have been making a few tarps for my latest dio and I thought that maybe I should pass along my way of doing this.
Basically I use kleenex because of its very fine weave and workability.
First I get a piece of waxpaper and tape it to a piece of card,then I cut out the kleenex using a new #11 Xacto blade.
The number of layers of kleenex you use will depend on how thick you want it.Usually for tarps or canvas they are a lot thicker than rags.You will just have to experiment a little here.
Place the cutout piece of kleenex on the waxpaper and soak it with a mix of 20% yellow carpenters glue and 80% water.Dont worry if it initially crinkles up.Now take a soft brush and gently push some of the unwanted crinkles out toward the edges.Some you may want to retain for effect.
Take a hair dryer and gently blow warm air over the wet kleenex until it is not dripping wet.Take your wet kleenex and place it on whatever you are trying to cover.With your soft brush give your tarp weight by shaping it over the contour of your piece.Be sure to observe real tarps to see what I am talking about.When you are happy with the shape continue to dry the kleenex until it holds its shape.If you let it airdry overnite there may be some shrinking.
When it is thourghly dry you can spray it with a matt spray laquer if you want.(Although the glue mix will act as its own sealer.)
You can now do your magic with pastels or watery acrylics.
If you want a color other than the glues natural off white color you can add acrylic water color to your glue mix.Just be sure to add the color to the water before you mix it with the glue.
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