Crayon Melting Project

A while ago on Tumblr, i discovered this really interesting artwork. It's called "Crayon Melting". It's pretty simple and the results are fantastic! It is almost impossible to mess up. I decided i would make a tutorial over how to create it, so all of my two followers can witness the steps and see how easy it is; even though they're my cousins and are already well aware on how to do this. Oh well :) Hope you enjoy this fun craft!

You'll need a canvas and four packs of crayons (depending on the size canvas). I only used the blue ones, however if you decide to make a rainbow one you won't need near as many packs of crayons. Line each crayon up side by side. Don't let there be too much, if any, space between. Hot glue them down to the canvas. You can put them in a pattern, as i did, and the colors will come out extraordinary. 

I decided to add something a little more just to give it character. If you choose to do this step, all you will need is colored construction paper of your choice. I chose black and red to act as a silhouette. I hot glued the girl down to the canvas, however it makes the paper look wavy. You may like the outcome more if you use a different type of glue. Now, all you have to do is find something to keep the crayon wax from flowing over the construction paper figure. It can be pretty complicated; it takes patience. Next, get a hair dryer and begin drying the crayons in a downward motion. You will definitely want to put something around the canvas to protect floors or walls from being splattered. I didn't use anything because i prepared my project on an easel. The crayons still, however, went all over the place. Just be super careful for your belongings' sake. When you begin melting the crayons, stick to drying the pointed end of the crayons. 

These are my results. Not too shabby for a first time experiment. It only takes about ten minutes to finish your creation. I would recommend for a first timer to try out the single crayon melting; without the figure silhouette. There's less steps and more convenience. It was a lot of fun in the making of this, i'm going to do another one of these for sure! Try it out :)