Fallout Game Props: Canned Food Pen Holders

Hello all

It is the start of my Fallout game props series.

 Learn how to make these Fallout themed pen holders using Best Glue Ever and a lot of rust. If you haven't played this game before it is basically a first person shooter with RPG elements. Based in a post nuclear future yes it all sounds grim but it's a lot of fun to play and it has this cheerful futuristic 1940's theme underlying the story. 

So slap on that pip boy and lets explore the wasteland.

Product list

ScraPerfect's Best Glue Ever™

Print outs links bellow

DecoArt Quinacridone Gold Fluid Acrylic

DecoArt Texture Sand Paste

DecoArt Patio Paint Black and Brown

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo

Black Ink Pad

Pork N Beans Labels http://www.instructables.com/id/Fallout-3-Food-Lables/

Cram Label https://emptysamurai.deviantart.com/art/Cram-203518070

Purified Water Label  https://otrixx.deviantart.com/art/Purified-Water-Fallout-4-571750244

You will need a few clean cans. Paint the top and bottom with brown and black patio paints and leave to dry.

Next print out the labels. I had to fiddle around with the size to get it to fit but you can print two labels and stick them together. I just cut them out and crumpled them up. Next i used a make up sponge to apply distress ink over the top. I just layered up the Rusty Hinge, Black and Vintage Photo until it looked dirty. I roughed the edges and created small rips in the paper.

Apply the Best Glue Ever over the back of the paper. It takes a bit longer to dry so you  have time to position the label before it sets.

Next  paint the top and bottom with another layer of black paint and then apply the texture sand paste. It doesn't matter if the paint is slightly wet as this adds to the grunge.

 

Once it has dried, Paint on the Quinacridone gold over the texture paste. You can add a little water to tone down the rust colour.

You should get something like this once all the layers are on. You can just keep adding layers of paint until you are happy with the look.

Thank you for visiting