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When a single shape can be used multi-purposely, creativity can quickly kick in and make each design unique and pleasing.

Shadow stamping offers countless design possibilities. When a single shape can be used multi-purposely, creativity can quickly kick in and make each design unique and pleasing. For example, a solid square or rectangle can be used to combine with other shapes or they can be built upon one another to form a unique string of artwork, forms and interesting geometric-like patterns. With shadow stamps, you can make up a unique layer cake by stacking shadow stamp squares on top of one another, using the smallest block at the top and the biggest/longest at the bottom. Other imaginative craft work on making cards and such can including using block shadow stamps to stamp “boxes” in which you can then loop a piece of string around it to make cute little presents.

Shadow stamps are also relatively easy to make if you can find one to fit your needs. You can just cute shapes from foam and then mount the foam and ta-da! There goes your new, custom shadow stamp. You can also make shadow stamps to go with your collection of stamps if you find that there just isn’t any pre-made shadow stamp that fits your liking or your stamp shape. Just stamp the image you want to make a shadow for onto a piece of foam. Then, carefully cut around the image, making sure to leave some room on the sides of the impression. Doing so will allow for the shadow stamp to be slightly bigger. Just like any sheet stamp, you can then just mount that new shadow stamp! Before you know it, you’ll have a shadow stamp to match all your current stamps.

Once you become an expert at basic techniques of shadow stamping, there are endless things you can do with shadow stamping.

Shadow stamping is a great way to make backgrounds for stamping artwork and crafts. However, once you become an expert at basic techniques of shadow stamping, there are endless things you can do with shadow stamping.

For one, you can investigate the outcomes by trying different procedures for applying the ink on the stamp, using different pressures when stamping, using different shadow shapes or even making your own shadow stamps to go with your stamp collection.

Looking for something to try? Well, instead of using just one color on an ink pad, you can try a ripple effect by using different colors on different portions of the rubber stamp to add different features or highlights on the shadow stamp. You can use a small brush to dip into different colored inks to paint over the shadow stamp or apply watercolor crayons onto a rubber stamp and then mist the stamp lightly with a spray bottle of water before you impress the stamp. You can also add definition to a shadow stamp by utilizing darker colors for the border as well. For a soft frame image, you can also just inking the edges of the shadow rubber stamp. To change the look of a shadow once it’s been imprinted onto your surface, you can stamp on a clear embossing or watermark ink and brush on chalk or pigment powder onto it.

You can also try using different shadow stamp shapes with a detailed image for a more creative or unique approach. Shadow stamps can be use in a variety of ways from simple shadow stamping to complicated features. Since there are many different designs available in shadow stamps, the possibilities are endless.

Stamping art is escalating and with it, so is the interest of shadows in stamp arts!

Stamping art is escalating and with it, so is the interest of shadows in stamp arts! With many stampers using shadows in their projects of cards, scrapbook and other things, many art stamping companies are now creating stamps specifically for use of shadow making.

Shadow stamping involves a simple technique in which the stamp artist creates a soft but solid aura of color around a more defined image. Also known as shadow blocking and silhouetting, this method of stamping is rising tremendously in the art world of stamping. With stamp artists, a “shadow stamp” is used to accomplish such an image.

To start with the basics of using shadow stamping as a technique, you first need a shadow stamp. For beginners, use the shadow stamp with a light ink color first for best results. You can use the stamp just once for a highlight or you can keep repeating the stamp to make the forms overlap. After doing so, use the detailed image of the stamp shape to stamp over it. Make sure the detailed stamp image is inside the shadow, but aligned slightly off the center of the shadow stamp. You can also, in turn, use a larger detailed stamp to put over the shadow stamp of smaller size. Although shadow stamping is very hard to not get right, there are some effects that will appeal more than others.

Shadow stamping is great for making soft backgrounds or for adding a soft shade to a piece of artwork or craft work. After becoming more familiar with stamp shading, you can also use bolder colors and therefore, add explosions of color to your background artwork.