METHOD
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First draw out a picture on your paper and remember to keep it simple so it becomes very easy to make a beautiful sand painting .Make sure to cover work surface completely. Lightly sketch design onto paper. Make design fairly simple with large areas of color. Stay away from tiny details. Draw any picture which you want to paint on. Now pour some sand into an empty jar or a container. Choose a color of powdered tempera and add just a little in dry sand. You will have to experiment when mixing the sand and the tempera to see how little or how much tempera you need. For more vibrant colors add more tempera. Once there are a few colors of sand mixed up, the painting can begin. Work at one small section at a time. First decide where the color is going, put an even layer of glue on the paper and pour some colored sand onto the glue using a plastic spoon.
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To outline areas, run a thin bead of glue right out of the glue bottle to outline area, sprinkle desired color of sand, let set a few seconds and gently tip page to get rid of excess sand. More touchup work and be done to the edges of your outlines when the glue begins to dry but is still a little pliable. The outlines add depth and texture to your pictures for just the right finishing touch and can also be used to cover imperfections .Sprinkle or pour sand over the fresh glue and then tip the paper to get rid of the excess sand. "Paint" more glue and sprinkle more sand until all areas of the selected color are completed. Extra sand can be carefully poured back into the original jar. Then move on to each different color completing all areas of one color before moving on to the next.
