Decoupage plates with craquelure

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

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

Procedure

• Start work on plate decor need with a 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 carefully, 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 until dry).

• 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. Craquelures 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 design on a plate decorated with the same method.