Decoupage technique

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The result of your own work warms your soul, even if you just painted the battery. If you transform yourself independently and creatively useful thing - it will impress others.

A master class will tell you how to decorate a smooth monophonic surface of a boring shelving using decoupage technique Elena Vasilyuk.
You will need: • white shelving (or other piece of furniture) • acrylic paints (for example, grass green and gold) • 2-3 brushes (bristles) • sponge • PVA glue • decoupage card or napkin (one color layer is used, the rest are removed - this and will be a finished picture) • acrylic varnish (aerosol).

Step 1. Apply a light green acrylic paint on a clean, dry surface with a dry sponge - around the perimeter and at the ends.
Step 2 While the paint is drying, we cut out the drawing from the decoupage card.
Step 3 We lay out the drawing on a dry surface, where it will be located.

Step 4 We spread the glue with water (1: 1) and smear the pattern from the center to the edges so that there are no air bubbles.
Step 5 When everything is dry, take a gold acrylic paint and with a dry brush we tint the edges and ends. Leave to dry.
Step 6 Add golden touches, you can use other colors - inspired. When it dries, we process with varnish. When the desire to create captures, do not resist, it is better to obey.Bringing elements of painting into a standard setting is fashionable. But experts recommend starting from a small, namely from some smooth surface - shelves, doors or end faces. As an experimental site, bedside tables, racks, cabinets, headboards and all that have free access are suitable.
And in order not to be complex about your artistic abilities, it is better to use ready-made pictures or templates. Real designers do that too.
If a bloop was allowed during operation, a stain is planted, the glue is poured, if you are unsatisfied with the result, coat or rinse the draft and start all over again. Paints and elements of decoupage equipment - the most convenient creativity.

The article was published based on the materials of the magazine "Good advice" 8/2013
Photo: A. Karpenko /Bildfabrik; Legion-Media
Material prepared by Julia Dekanova

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