Making paper look aged

Does anyone have tips on making paper look like it's been through a century or two?

This is what I came up with:

01. pour coffee and/or coke on napkin

02. let it dry

03. burn the parts of the napkin with lighter

04. write on napkin with (liquid ink) pen/marker

05. spray water onto napkin

06. repeat step 4

Another thing I want to do is to make the text look slightly blotchy due to a runny pen

tips/advice?

Thanks.

soak it in tea and then put it on a baking sheet and bake it in the oven for awhile.

so you draw maps...

you can use wood stain

teabag for pirate map effect

lighter to burn the edges

I remember doing this at primary school

if you want a really blotchy effect tot he paper you can also paint it with really diluted water colors and then dry them with a hair dryer.

or you could leave the paper outside in the elements for 10 years.

...the reason why this is the 'century old look' is becaseu they actually used tea bags to die paper back in colonial times and then burn the edges...elementary school was awesome...

...seriously though...are you making a treasure map?...

aight i mean its kool ur realy into the whole art thing but i mean this thread is rather week an wont last please treat this thread like a dog that bit some one an put it down

set it outside for a year or 14, well, a day or so

Originally posted by Zack Morris@Oct 17 2004, 10:53 PM

if you want a really blotchy effect tot he paper you can also paint it with really diluted water colors and then dry them with a hair dryer.

 

or you could leave the paper outside in the elements for 10 years.

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That's a good idea, but I decided I'm going to buy a pen that bleeds a lot (V-point is what it's called, i think) and a water proof pen (Sanford Vision) in a little bit. Thanks for the input everyone.

I'm thinking about writing a letter to those close to me thanking them for being a good friend and then some. Suicide is not the subject. It's lame, I know..

You could actually get a runny, blotchy ass writing pen. Other than that. use your paper as car floor mats for a couple days (preferably wet, muddy ones) then iron the paper.

Originally posted by Tesseract@Oct 17 2004, 05:55 PM

so you draw maps...

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haha. when i was a kid i would draw a pirate treasure map and burn the edges.

i did this like 5 times a day. i thought it was awesome.

hwo about you go and get some parchment paper, if you want that nice look just go with an ivory finish or that tan like finish, that's what i do, then write with a fountain pen....just write a letter dude. leave it out in the sun to back and that's it.

I so want to hear how your grade 4 art project turns out!

leave it somewhere for about 20-30 years, and go back and collect it...BELEIVE ME, this will get the most natural results