Original pin: http://www.instructables.com/id/CD-Art/
CD art! Finally something that seems easy enough to attempt. I was browsing through Pinterest when I stumbled upon (and tripped over) a CD art pin. It looked way too good to be true but for you, I gave it a try. I already had some CDS lying around so I
took up the chance to have a go at it.
Step 9: Put it somewhere! Hang it in your dining room, or possibly a museum!
CD art! Finally something that seems easy enough to attempt. I was browsing through Pinterest when I stumbled upon (and tripped over) a CD art pin. It looked way too good to be true but for you, I gave it a try. I already had some CDS lying around so I
took up the chance to have a go at it.
Materials you'll need:
1. A CD you do not plan on using again for its intended use
2. Black acrylic paint
3. Paint brush
4. Sharp tool (toothpick, skewer, etc.)
5. Pencil
6. Design
How to Do it!
Step 1: I bet you can guess by now. Gather your materials!
Step 2: Start with painting your shiny side of the CD with the black paint.
The amount of coverage you would like (covering inner ring, sides of the CD, pre-design).
The amount of coverage you would like (covering inner ring, sides of the CD, pre-design).
Step 3: Let the paint dry (watching it is optional). I let it dry overnight in my garage since it rained during the night.
Step 4: I searched through my cabinets for toothpicks but couldn't find a single one. Even my dishwasher didn't seem to contain one. My last resort was a meat skewer. To my luck, I found a plethora of skewers.
Step 4: I searched through my cabinets for toothpicks but couldn't find a single one. Even my dishwasher didn't seem to contain one. My last resort was a meat skewer. To my luck, I found a plethora of skewers.
Step 5: Next I picked out a design. Since I am not the slightest bit creative, I copied one of the original poster's designs with slight variations. After understanding what I wanted to carve out, I drew the design onto the dry acrylic paint in pencil.
Step 6: The calm and soothing part of this DIY is carving the design out. Using slight pressure on a pointed tip and dragging the point along the design seemed to work best. Periodically wiping off the tip of the tool you are using, and the painted part of the CD ensures you don't miss any spot or press too hard resulting in a deep scratch in the CD (which you do not want.)
Step 7: After carefully etching your pattern or desired design into the CD, blow off any remaining "acrylic dust" off with a high powered air compressor.
Oh? Do you not have access to that? Silly me; I don't either though, so I used a wet paper towel.
At this point I wish I had a high powered air compressor. Apparently acrylic paint comes straight off of CDs when any moisture is introduced. But frivolous me decided, "A water soluble paint wouldn't come off such a smooth surface with water and hard scrubbing." So... I redid it. Just for you! I redid the whole process for you!
Step 8: Wipe off the finished product with a DRY paper towel and correct any imperfections left. Step 9: Put it somewhere! Hang it in your dining room, or possibly a museum!
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