The technique is concluded in gluing the surface of the cut image and the subsequent fixation of its varnish. The image can be both paper and fabric.
In today's article we will look at what the decoupage are styles, let's talk about how to make decoupage bottles and caskets. You will see a photo and video master class on decoupage.
Decoupage styles
The most common styles in which the Masters and Decoupage Lovers work are Provence, Sympl City, Shebbi-Chic and Victorian Style. Let's talk about them in more detail.Provence
It is characterized by an artificial forming technique (externally, it looks dull and uneven), pastel colors, with such scenes, like lavender, grapes, wine, sunflowers.
Sympl City
For decoupage in the style of sympmets, the most ordinary clippings from magazines and newspapers are used.
Shebbi-Shik
"Shebbi" SPO-English - "Current". Light tones are relevant here, fuzzy images. The main plots are birds, roses, angels and palaces.
Victorian style
Feature of this style in the use of bright colors (red, green, golden) in all their manifestations.
More often than others are the plots with still lifes, animals, flowers, as well as with hunting scenes.
Decoupage bottles
Decoupage bottles - excellent start for those who want to try themselves in the decoupage technique. Having attached not so much effort, you will receive a real work of art that decorate your own home.
And another ordinary glass bottle after decoupage turns into an original gift.
What you need:
- Glass bottle;
- priming;
- alcohol;
- acrylic white paint;
- Acrylic transparent varnish;
- Three-layer napkins with the image of your taste;
- Glue (preferably PVA).
Getting to work:
- Carefully degrease the bottle with alcohol: paint and varnish will be better to bed on the glass surface;
- We apply a white soil and give him to dry;
- Pray the bottle of white acrylic paint (we make a few layers - while the bottle becomes completely opaque), let it dry;
- cut out the drawing from our napkin, separate the top layer, gently glue it to the bottle (make sure that bubbles and irregularities are not formed);
- On the drawing we apply a transparent acrylic varnish, we give dry;
- We cover the entire surface of the product with transparent acrylic varnish.
And now we bring to your attention a master class on decoupage bottles from champagne.
Read:
- Champagne bottle;
- alcohol;
- priming;
- acrylic paint (need white and silver colors);
- silver contour with glitters;
- PVA;
- Three-layer napkin with an interesting image;
- Lace (preferably white);
- colorless acrylic varnish;
- Scissors, brushes.
Master Class:
- Remove all paper from the bottle with the exception of paper on the plug, degrease the glass surface with alcohol;
- Apply the soil and let it dry carefully;
- Paint the surface of a bottle of white acrylic paint (apply so much layers as you need to be visible to the green color);
- After complete drying, the paint can be applied pattern. We will need the top layer of the napkins: wake it with glue and gently stick to the bottle (do not forget to monitor bubbles and irregularities);
- Prepare two lace: one narrow (useful for the bottom of the bottle), the second is slightly wider (for the vertex). Apply silver acrylic paint to lace, let dry;
- Dry the sponge into the silver paint and go through the entire bottle (except the surface of the napkin) by tapping movements;
- PVE glue to secure lace;
- Silver contour with glitters. Draw on a bottle of snowflakes;
- Cover the entire surface of the bottle with a transparent acrylic varnish.
Such a bottle will serve as an excellent decoration of the New Year's table.
Decoupage Casket
If the old unsightly box has been lying around at home, then it's time to breathe new life into it. To do this, you need brown water-based paint, white acrylic paint, wax, brush, napkins, acrylic colorless varnish.
How to do:
- Mark our casket in brown;
- After drying, we rub it with wax;
- cover the entire surface of the box with white acrylic paint;
- We leave for the night: it is necessary that the paint is completely dried;
- Coarse skirt make chipped white paints to brown;
- Cut out the fragments of the napkins that we have chosen to decorate, separate the topmost layer;
- We glue fragments on the box;
- To add a highlight, you can paint the caskets of the pink acrylic paint;
- When the product will dry carefully, we apply a layer of transparent acrylic varnish.
In the decoupage technique, there is such a concept as imitation of decoupage.
There are various types of imitation: imitation of vintage silver, texture of old boards, masonry, bronze, malachite, and so on. With this technique you can give the product a truly rich and unique look.
Decoupage is a real find, with which you can transform your home without unnecessary costs. Master this technique, and you will understand that old things are not the enemies of the beautiful interior, but quite the opposite!
Photo of master classes on decoupage