Turns out that Tombow™ Mono Aqua liquid glue™ works well as
a glaze medium. While the end result is
not as thick as regular glazes, it has the same even glossy finish and texture.
The curing period for Tombow™ as a glaze is only about an hour.
Why glaze?
Glazing a focal point on your artwork is a beautiful thing. It’s shiny, what can I say?
When you glaze you are not only making an image shiny but you are raising the surface.
Critical factors
in glazing:
The glaze finish must not be sticky to the touch after
drying.
The glaze must not buckle the paper it is covering.
The glaze must be distributed evenly across the design.
Bubbles should never be present on the finished product.
Glazing Products
Many companies have great glaze mediums on the market. They
give a thick glossy finish and should dry for 24 hours. My favorite is Crystal Lacquer™.
Clear embossing powder also ads a lovely glaze to an image.
Embossing powder dries immediately, however, I find it tricky to get an even
coat on the first (or second) pass. Embossing is messy for me and requires
using products I don’t keep close by.
Glazing away
Impatience over drying time, frustration with evenness,
and practicing my “within reach doctrine” led me to the Tombow™ discovery about
glazing.
The projects above are holiday tags. Below is a stamped card feature using the same glaze:
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