Fleurs Rice Paper- Unique Printed Mulberry Paper Art Image 36gsm Rice Paper Preparation

Preparation

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

If you haven't got the stamina for a whole wall a combination of similar stencils can add a bright splash of color

giving the pattern very ragged edges

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

Fleurs Rice Paper- Unique Printed Mulberry Paper Art Image 36gsm Rice Paper PreparationDECOUPAGE 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.