How do you properly age paper?

Question

ok im aging paper for this project im doing. so i put the paper in a cup of tea/coffee. but whenever i pull it out or try to uncrumple it, it tears!! so am i doing this properly? if not tell me the proper procedures please

Answer 1

~First of all, you don't place the paper itself in the cup of tea. You soak a plain white, strong paper towel in the tea - (like Bounty paper towels.) then, you crumple the piece of paper a little and then lay it on the paper towel, or between two paper towels that have been soaked in the tea. After a few minutes, (maybe about 30 minutes or so), you tumble dry the piece of paper, (in the dryer with an old washcloth.)
I hope that helped. :)

Answer 2

try a lighter put it close to the paper lighty and it'll slowly turn brown

Answer 3

You can make paper look "OLD" but none of the techiques you mentioned can actually age the paper.. Your project is a waste of time. No chemical methodology can fake the age of a paper so why even try?