Tutorial: How to make a ‘Transparent’ Wooden Box
- Option 1: Transparent plastic boxes. This is convenient, but not so cheap.
- Option 2: Customize old boxes from your studio. This is convenient and beneficial. In the following tutorial I will show you a magic trick. Tadaa!!
“Oh Pretty Box, what are you hiding?” That is the question…and in the photo below, there is no help!
The materials you need:
- 1 Cantilever Materials Box
- 4 tubes Royal Talens Amsterdam Acrylic Paints
- 1 or 2 wide brushes
- one Scotch masking tape roll
- a brush
- one tube Marabu 3D Paint
- 1 Chalkboard Paint
- a chalk
- 1 screwdriver
- 1 Grinding & Sanding Paper Sheet
- Small screwdrivers
Preparing the Box
Carefully empty the box, and using a small screwdriver, remove all the metal parts (handle, locks, and hinges) and put them aside because you’ll need them after drying. Now your box is ready to be customized.
Makeover
This is done in two parts. 1. Turn the lid into a blackboard to write on and 2. decorate the box to give it a personal touch. Sand the entire box (body and lid) then using masking tape, ‘draw’ triangles on the body of the box and paint them different colours.
Using the wide brush, and chalkboard paint, apply 3 or 4 layers to the box lid.
Finishing Touches
Once all the layers are applied and completely dry (lid and triangles), gently remove the tape. To give your design a stitching effect, take the 3D liner and draw dotted lines around the triangles. Then for the ultimate finish, varnish the body of the box to prevent the triangle design from damaging the chalkboard lid, or the other way round. As soon as the box is completely dry, you can put all the metal parts back on.
The ‘Transparent’ Effect
The customization of the box is almost over. How to make it transparent you say?
It’s easy, take a piece of chalk, and note on the cover what’s inside…Magic” no need to open it up, fun isn’t it?
Note: If the box contents changes, remove the notes on the lid using a dry cloth or sponge. If you’re worried that chalk fades too quickly, there are chalk markers available which can be erased with a wet cloth.
For an added touch, use different fonts and styles. And now, you know everything that’s in my box without opening it! So, when i tell you my box is ‘transparent’, you believe me now, don’t you?!
Information for this article was provided by professional fine artist, Amylee Paris. You can visit her colourful portfolio or follow her on Facebook and Instagram.
Find all Amylee’s posts published in GreatArt online Magazine by clicking here!
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