Decoupage today is considered one of the most popular types of applied art. Many are fond of it, often lovers of needlework manage to create unusually attractive products that serve as decoration of the interior, giving it special warmth and comfort.
Decoupage
technique can be used for various materials. Decorated fabrics, tiles and ceramic surfaces look very attractive, traditionally decoupage is used for decoration and
restoration of wooden furniture, glass. The low price, availability and variety of plastic products have made decoupage on plastic one of the most popular today.
Having studied the technique of performing the work, you can unrecognizably transform the most ordinary flower pots, trays, decoration elements, jewelry and accessories. Decoupage on plastic will turn the most ordinary and faceless consumer goods into unique works of art.
How everything is done
Decoupage on plastic is very easy, even a beginner can cope with such a task, but for an impeccable finish, you will need desire, patience, and accuracy.
The first thing to take care of is the preliminary preparation of the plastic surface. It consists in treating the surface of the product with a liquid containing alcohol. If it is too smooth, it should be treated with
sandpaper-nulevka so that some roughness appears. Then a self-prepared primer (a mixture of gypsum with water and glue) must be applied to the surface with a very thin layer, allowed to dry and clean with a sandpaper. To perform high-quality decoupage with your own hands, the procedure should be repeated several times. The foundation for our future creation must be solid.
Acrylic paint, which will serve as a backdrop for decoupage, is applied to the primer. While it will dry, you can cut out pictures that will make beautiful decoupage on plastic.
The source for the motives can be three-layer napkins, beautiful wrapping paper, glossy magazines, a picture printed on the printer, you can also purchase special
cards for decoupage. Selected pictures are neatly cut out.
Next, stick them on a already dried painted surface. For work, you need PVA glue. If the picture is cut out of a napkin, then the glue can be diluted with water, for more rigid material it is not bred! It should be applied a lot, without leaving dry areas. Stick the picture carefully, smoothing it with a brush, starting from the center. It is best to learn how to first stick pictures on a flat surface, convex will require certain skills. To get the best result, you can stick the picture in parts, this will allow you to align the image well. The dried surface is then varnished in 3 or 4 layers.
To give special attractiveness to the interior, today it is customary to decorate not only small interior items, they often perform decoupage of kitchen furniture, tables, chairs, chests of drawers or cabinets for living rooms and bedrooms.