Decoupage is the art of decorating objects, objects, furniture with the technique of cutting and gluing paper, napkins, lace, photographs in combination with special paint, varnish, painting. This is a simple, but very exciting type of creativity.
Types of decoupage
There are many directions and techniques in decorating objects using decoupage technique: craquelure, patination, marmuring, overlaying potal, lace effect, textured ornament. All this is decoupage. And to master it is much easier than it seems at first glance. Moreover, in this work, not only the excellent result pleases, but also the whole fascinating process of work.
Decoupage as a hobby
A lot of junior and senior schoolchildren are seriously keen on decoupage. And very right: after all, it is this creative painstaking technique that develops the imagination, inner peace and a positive attitude towards life. Adults also come to learn decoupage technique. Some pensioners are seriously fond of decoupage. In addition to an interesting lesson, decoupage becomes for the elderly a simulator for maintaining fine motor skills of the hands, another topic for conversation, and the most pleasant thing is a rather noticeable increase in a small pension.
Among your friends, too, will not remain indifferent to designer gifts and elegant home-made interior items. Decoupage is good because beginners, who have never been able to draw and paint, can use ready-made photographs or just napkins to decorate an item with this pattern. You can decorate absolutely all things in your home: furniture, dishes, walls, mirrors, vases, flower pots, books, photo frames, candles, curtains, lampshade, refrigerator and even your own shoes. Anything that has enough imagination. You can decorate almost any surface. Start with decoupage of plastic, ceramics, wood, stones, glass.
Self-created beauty will be perfectly protected by varnish. And a product made using decoupage technique can even become the subject of family pride.
Decoupage history
Decoupage has a long and fascinating history that can be traced back to various styles and art movements around the world. The technique boasts many renowned masters, including Marie Antoinette, Madame de Pompadour, Lord Byron, and even Matisse and Picasso.
Of course, in order to create masterpieces that will go down in history, one must have an amazing mindset and worldview of Pompadour or Picasso themselves. But no one hinders the education and development of this gift in oneself. Pablo Piskasso himself propagated: “Every child is an artist. The difficulty is to remain an artist beyond childhood. Turn off your head, plunge into childhood, become an artist again.
