How to do decoupage: materials, job description

For those who consider themselves creative and seek to decorate their house with exclusive things, it will be useful to learn how to do it correctlyDecoupage and what materials can be used to make man-made masterpieces. In translation from French, découper means "cut".The art of decoupage is to give it a new individual image with the help of ornaments or drawings cut from paper and glued to the surface of a common household item.

From what you can do decoupage

Technique of decoupage is quite simple, which means that this kind of needlework can be used by any person who does not even have obvious abilities for other forms of creativity. The main thing, using imagination, is to choose the theme and the subject of decoration. After the new artistic image "ripens", you can start to work.

In shops selling goods for needlework, you can buy sets for decoupage, which includes all the necessary items: special painted paper, paints, varnishes, brushes. However, ready-made sets are quite expensive and do not always approach the artist's intention, so experienced needlewomen try to use improvised materials.

• For decoupage, you can use images printed on any paper or fabric. The only choice is the thickness of the base material: the thinner it is, the better and more natural the created composition will look.
• Suitable for creativity and ordinary paper napkins, which are sold in any hardware store.
• You can use the appropriate pictures from the log pages. Since the journal sheet has a large thickness, the fragment with the pattern should be thoroughly soaked in water, otherwise it may form waves when glued.
• For work perfectly suited images, printed on the printer. To make such a picture more subtle, you can treat the paper on the reverse side with a fine sandpaper. The main thing is not to wipe the hole. This pattern is well adhered and does not stretch, and the transition to the base is almost invisible.

Advice

Instead of plain paper for printing, it's best to take photo paper. The image will be more clear and bright. The cut out picture should be covered with a layer of acrylic lacquer, dried and then put into water for 5 minutes, after which an extra layer of paper will be easily removed.

To create a conceived composition, you can use pieces of wallpaper, having processed the edges of the cut fragment from the back side with sandpaper. In some cases, even toilet paper is suitable.

How to do decoupage on glass

Among the amateurs to create with their own hands, the decoration of glassware: plates, cans, vases, glasses, decanters and other simple household items is very popular.

Technique for decoupage on glass can be of two types: direct and reverse. In the first case, the drawing is applied to the front surface of the object, and in the second case to the reverse. Of course, we are talking only about transparent glass.

The choice of technique depends on the purposes of using the decorated object. For example, it is not advisable to make a bowl from the inside, since water will quickly blur the pattern, so you have to stop the choice of direct decoration. When preparing a plate, it is better to use the reverse method. This will avoid contact of food with the varnished surface.

Required Materials

Before starting work, stock up on the necessary materials and auxiliary items and prepare:

• the product to be applied to the image;
• napkin or photo with the selected image;
• PVA adhesive;
• small and large scissors;
• brushes of different sizes;
• platen for aligning the pattern when glued or cloth wiped;
• acrylic or polyurethane lacquer;
• sequins, beads, rhinestones, stones, paints( depending on the composition).

In order not to stain the workplace and, if necessary, quickly remove excess glue or varnish, you must additionally prepare a tissue or paper towel, cotton swab.

Decoupling technology

After the workplace is organized and all materials are prepared, you can start decorating the chosen object. How to make a decoupage on the glass, the author of the site mschistota.ru figured out.

1. From the napkin neatly cut out the picture you like.
2. On the glass object markers mark the place of drawing the picture. Even if the paper accidentally moves, it can be quickly returned to its original location.
   

   Important! When decorating glass surfaces, no preliminary ground treatment is required. It is enough only to degrease the place of adhesion with acetone or alcohol.

3. For a few minutes, the paper with the image is soaked in water.
4. The glueing site is treated with PVA glue and, without waiting for the adhesive to dry completely, apply the picture neatly. To spread the image follows movements directed from the center to the edges. The figure should fit snugly against the glass surface, the formation of folds and bubbles is unacceptable.
5. With light movements, trying not to damage thin paper, the pattern is covered with a layer of PVA glue.
6. The remaining space can be painted with acrylic paints.
7. After the adhesive layer has completely dried, the decorated surface is varnished and the product is placed in the oven, heating to 150 ° C.

Having done the simple steps described in the instructions, you can get a beautiful, stylish and original thing.

Where you can use decoupage

Having mastered the technique of decoupage and finishing your first creation, it's difficult to stop, and you want to decorate some more highchair, a box or a flower pot. Fortunately, you can decorate anything. Notebooks, frames and albums for photos, jars and bottles, table service items, glasses, decanters and much more can be transformed with the help of decoupage.

It's very right when parents introduce children to this kind of creativity. Diaries, songwriters, valentines, decorated with children's hands, will not leave anyone indifferent.

With the help of decoupage it is easy to breathe life into a long-forgotten grandmother's chest of drawers or a kitchen cupboard prepared for disposal to a landfill. Interior items can not only be updated, but also artificially aged. It is enough to apply a special lacquer "craquelure", and as a result you will get a rare object of antiquity.

Unique, executed in a single copy of the thing, decorated with the help of decoupage techniques, personify the individuality of the creator and make the interior refined and original.