How to Decoupage: A Beginner's Essential Guide to Getting Started in the Art of Decoupage Decoration

by Mandy Cavanaugh

Decoupage, the art of decorating surfaces by applying paper cutouts and then coating with several layers of lacquer or varnish finish, shares several similarities with scrapbooking, but the former has a longer and more colorful history. Traveling to the West via the famous Silk Road (like many things from the East), decoupage has been embraced by countless people, including the likes of Marie Antoinette who even cut up paintings to indulge her passion for the art. You, on the other hand, need not go to this extreme. Using just printouts of classic paintings, your own photographs, newspapers, or other patterns or media you find, you can easily create your own decoupage masterpiece. Aside from being inexpensive, the art of decoupage is also fun and easy, and can be enjoyed by people of any age. It's also a great opportunity to incorporate recycled materials that you have lying around. Your future masterpiece can be anything from a picture frame, a small wooden jewelry box, a kitchen cabinet door, or if you’re feeling truly productive, an entire bedroom wall! This book will provide you with everything you need to know, taking you through the process step-by-step to create your own work of art from start to finish.

Genres: Crafts

38 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2015

Reviews

[mrs janice westley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good to read, good to try!

Excellent and uncomplicated instructions of how to do decoupage. I perhaps would have liked to see a few illustrations or photos in it, but easy to understand anyway.

[Eva Hambruch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but useful

A brief introduction to decoupage for someone like me who has seen some decoupaged items but had no idea what the process involves, what tools and equipment are needed, and whether it would be interesting to do.

[Jo Ann Elmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Decopage

I found the book very helpful with different styles and techniques. Instructions are clear I just need to start applying what I read

[Robin · Rating 1 out of 5]

In complete book

Three quarters of this book is missing good thing I did not pay anything for this book I would had bee mad