what is decoupage?

Answer 1

cutting out pictures and glueing them onto something. then covering with many layers of glue.

Answer 2

Decoupage is a surprisingly simple craft that makes wonderful gifts for friends as well as terrific accent pieces for your home. This article will first explain how to do a basic picture frame decoupaged with flowers, and then give you some ideas for future projects. Once you have learned the basic technique of decoupage, you will find that you can apply it to nearly anything.

The first step is to gather your materials. In this case, you will need a plain, unfinished picture frame, craft glue, some pressed flowers, a paint or sponge brush about 1’ across, and a polymer resin (available at your local craft store). The pressed flowers can be any type of flower, purchased at the market or picked from the roadside. Wildflowers look especially pretty on the frames. Lay pieces of tissue paper inside a heavy book, arrange your flowers carefully on top of the paper and then put another piece of tissue paper on top of them. Close the book, and set another heavy book on top of it. Let the flowers dry in the book for several days. Once they are completely dry and flat, you are ready to proceed.

Answer 3

DECOUPAGE is an Art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer.

It is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cut outs onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, etc. Commonly an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers. Each layer is sealed with varnishes (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work. The traditional technique used 30-40 layers of varnish which were then sanded to a polished finish. This was known in 18th century England as The Art of Japanning after its presumed origins.

There are many variants on the traditional technique involving purpose made 'glue' requiring fewer layers (often 5 or 6, depending on the amount of paper involved). Cutouts are also applied under glass or raised to give a three dimensional appearance according to the desire of the decouper. Currently decoupage is a popular handicraft.-

Answer 4

When I was a kid we was po. We needed linolium on the kitchen floor. My mother glued wallpaper down and varnished over it several times. It lasted for years. She did the same with the kitchen table. She painted the bedroom floor gray and stippled red and white paint on that. Then she contracted to do this stuff in rich people's houses, and made some money with it. 20 years later, she asked me what decoupage was. Decoupage is being creative with what you've got. She said it paid better than chopping cotton.

Answer 5

it's french from the verb couper which means to cut