Dear Friends,
whilst I haven't tried it myself, I recall hearing some years ago
that a great stiffening agent is to make a saturated solution of
polystyrene in turpentine.
You just take chunks of polystyrene from around your new TV or
whatever and dissolve them in turpentine until no more will go in.
Turps is magic on Polystyrene. I used to use a similar thing when I
was teaching kids. Those were the days when meat from the supermarket
came in those thin polystyrene trays. You simply draw on the back
using a "real" smelly Texta pen. It slightly dissolves the
polystyrene and then you can use your drawing to make prints from.
I know it sounds really aggressive, but maybe not. Has anyone here
ever used it?
David in Ballarat
If you're going to use hairspray, Ulrike Loehr's technique of
spraying it on to glossy card (eg cereal box) and using a paint
brush to apply it,
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