Victorian Decoupage Rice Paper- 6 Unique Printed Mulberry Paper Images 30gsm

Victorian Decoupage Rice Paper- 6 Unique Printed Mulberry Paper Images 30gsmDECOUPAGE is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cut outs onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cut outs from magazines or from purpose manufactured papers. Each layer is sealed with varnish (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work.

gold leaf and other decorative elements

Don't forget to check for paint on the back of the stencil

Using laser cut Mylar film and paint

especially when changing color

To remove oil paint and glue from your stencils and brushes soak them in turpentine for a few minutes

an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cut-outs from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers

Each layer is sealed with varnish (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work

Preparation

Always make sure that the surface to be stenciled is clean and properly prepared with no flaking paint

If you use too much paint you will find that it bleeds behind the stencil

Spray the back of the stencil lightly with spray glue and position the stencil on the chalk line or registration mark

wipe off most of it on a piece of kitchen paper