Decoupage plates with craquelure

To independently make a decoupage of a plate with craquelure, you will need:

• ordinary plate of the required size and shape;
• flat brushes;
• decoupage card or plain napkin with a pattern;
• PVA glue or special decoupage glue;
• shellac - varnish on alcohol;
• gum arabic - for cracks;
• varnish;
• degreasing solvent;
• a piece of foam (you can use sponges for washing dishes);
• acrylic paint;
• oil paint (dark).

Procedure

• Start work on plate decoration need with thorough degreasing. Only then can you start applying paint with a sponge.

• After drying, we separate the top layer with the image from the napkin, cut it out along the contour and glue it with PVA in the center of the plate. This procedure must be done very carefully and accurately, because the final result depends on it. decoupage plates with craquelure.

• After drying, the napkin is fixed with varnish and shellac is applied in three layers (each layer is dried before drying).

• Gum arabic is applied on top and left for a day.

• After a day, dark oil paint is rubbed into the cracks formed with a napkin. Craquels become bright.

Plate decor decoupage method does not require much time and special skills, and at the same time makes it possible to make the interior exclusive.

Another pattern on a plate decorated with the same method.