CD Art

Step 5: Stick it on the wall

Put the finished CD art on the wall using blue tac

Comments

[crazybot_99]

Awesome! My sister's birthday is on March 27... and i was breaking my head on what to buy for her... this is it! I made one for my friend too.... she loved it! Thank you so much!

P.S. I used different dark colors on the CD. It came out pretty well! Try it!

[sourabh882008]

really loved your idea, but i am wondering if i can find some other method with which i can replace the drawing and scratching part. cuz im not so good at drawing (eventually scratching would be tougher).
but anyways i am really impressed with the use of useless CDs and it is really beautiful :)

[jlk1]

i was wondering if you have to use acrylic paint can you use oil paint ?

[midorimentality]

I think it has to be acrylic paint because acrylic on plastic is easily scratched off (and it dries faster) I don't think oils work the same way (and can take up to 3 days to dry). plus acrylic paints are cheaper, since you can pick the up at a dollar store.

[electrichaos]

My wife makes cards like this but she just draws on the cds. These would make awesome cards:
Cut a small circle of thick card (just thicker than the cd but small enough so that it can pass through the hole in the cd) stick it to the greeting card, place the cd over the small circle. then glue a slightly larger piece of card over the first so the cd can spin freely.

[craftyv]

I love this art work. I didn't quite get how it becomes a card but I'm going to give it a go. Thanks.

[crazycorncake]

your wife is awesome

[rnjenny]

Very cool idea. I wonder what alcohol inks would look like under the acrylic paint? Might be cool.

[BunnyFromMars]

That is a cool Idea! I should try it, maybe blend it around with some acetone :)

[Neon Panda]

Hi- Ive just finished doing this for my mum as a christmas present- Love it! But should i but some sort of glaze or seal on? The bits that i have etched around seem to be a bit thin / delicate and i dont want them to slide of or somthing. lol. i sound like an idoit. :P x
Please reply. x

[BunnyFromMars]

Yeah, after acrylic dries it forms a type of plastic (acrylic itself IS plastic =.=) So unless you're not going to touch it evereverever again, you can use varnish. A bottle of spray-on varnish costs about $6 from walmart, and it lasts FOREVER (I'm still using the one I bought 2 years ago, and i spray a lot of drawings).

I don't know how it's going to affect the reflective surface of the CD, but probably will make it slightly duller. Though a layer of varnish is usually hardly visible. Warning: cover nose and mouth and spray it outside.

[bryandhispup]

pop that cd in the microwave for about 1-2 seconds before the acrylic paint goes on and you get a cool lightning bolt design on the surface of the cd to start with... PS let it cool for a few seconds too the electrical reaction can heat up the plastic fairly quickly...

[fred_dot_u]

A good idea when using a CD in a microwave oven is to also place a cup of water to help absorb the energy. The CD will not "use" any of the energy that the microwave oven transmits and it's not a good idea to run a microwave oven without a load, or in ordinary terms, something to be heated. The cup of water provides that load, protecting the oven.

This is also a good way to destroy data without smashing the disk.

Of course, nothing can be done to eliminate the smell of toasted plastic from the CD.

[MrsGee]

It always seemed like such a waste to throw out those old cds. Now we have a great new use for them!

[pedrotome]

Fantastic! Instantly fave'd. :)

[gabriel2s]

Beautiful, easy and cheap. A good xmas gift =D

[leky]

really beautiful and easy too...thnx

[chrissysno]

Amazing and beautiful. I can't wait to try it!

[plugable]

I was thinking to do exactly the same project the other day. It's funny when someone else in the world think the same at the same time as you. Great job!