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Antique Map How-To

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Ben Busko demonstrates a simple way to give any map a vintage appearance using tea bags and watercolor paint.

Antique Map Craft

Give a map (or any other eye-pleasing paper) a vintage look with this tea-bag technique from artist Ben Busko. Try hanging it in a frame on your wall or using it to make Ben's Decoupage Map Tray.Give a map (or any other eye-pleasing paper) a vintage look with this tea-bag technique from artist Ben Busko. Try hanging it in a frame on your wall or using it to make Ben's Decoupage Map Tray.

Tools and Materials

Map
Foam core
Acid-free tape
Tea bags
Watercolor paints
Paintbrush
Linen for mounting map (optional)

Antique Map How-To
1. Photocopy map, and attach photocopy to a piece of foam core using acid-free tape.

2. Wipe wet tea bags lightly and quickly across photocopied version of the map in even strokes.

3. Select a color palette and mix colors. Outline a parcel of land with one color. Select a new color to paint a body of water. With another color, outline the title. Let colors set, then add more layers to increase depth.

4. Once the map is complete, mount on linen or use in a Decoupage Map Tray.

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