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Creating Dimensional Decoupage From "DIY Crafts" episode DIC-124

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Figure A Figure B Figure C Figure D Figure E Figure F The easy folded-paper technique adds soft dumension to a picture.

Using the "soft curl technique," Barbara Miller of Accent, a division of Koh-I-Noor, demonstrates how to make a three-dimensional poster or picture for your home.

You'll need two copies of the paper design, which you can get from gift-wrapping paper, wallpaper, greeting cards or posters. If you don't have two copies, take the picture to a copy store and have a color copy made.

Select a simple design for your first project--one made up of squares (or tiles) at least 4" by 4" each. Once you've mastered the technique, try something more complex.

Materials:

Tacky® glue or white glue
1890s Gold Leaf® (gold-leaf liquid acrylic paint may be substituted)
Paper Layer Glaze® (Mod Podge® may be substituted)
Two copies of the design to be used
Scissors
White glue
Brush for paint
Brush for glue
Large sheet of matte board
Ruler
Pencil
Poster board, plain white

1. To learn the dimensional technique, work with one 4" square of the picture. Make a copy of this 4" square. We'll refer to these identical images as the "base" image and the "duplicate" image. Cut a 4" square of white poster board (figure A).

2. On the back of the base image, divide it into four 2" squares. Do the same with the duplicate image and the 4" poster-board square. Cut out the squares and organize them in stacks, keeping the image pieces in order: upper-left square of the image, upper-right square of the image, lower-left square of the image and lower-right square of the image (figure B).

3. Working with the base image, paint Tacky Glue on the back of the upper-left square and glue it to one square of poster board. Repeat with the other three squares in the order specified. Set aside.

4. Take the upper-left square of the duplicate image. With wrong sides together, glue the upper-left corner to the bottom-right corner of the square. Hold the corner for a little while between your fingers until the glue starts to set up. The paper will now be a triangle with a soft curl at the folded edge. Do not crease the folded edge. Allow to dry. Repeat with the three remaining squares of the duplicate image (figure C).

5. With a small paintbrush, paint the edges of the four base squares and the edges of the four glued triangles with 1890s Gold Leaf paint. Follow package directions, and be sure to use in a well-ventilated room. Let the gold paint dry. It takes about 15 minutes. Clean the brush with turpentine (figure D).

6. With a brush, apply glue to the bottom of one triangle, starting at the point of the triangle and covering about 2/3 of the triangle bottom toward the folded edge. Glue it to the lower-right corner of the matching base square. Repeat with the remaining three triangles and matching squares (figure E).

7. Now that you've mastered the technique, you can make an entire picture by dividing it into squares and following the process described in steps 1 through 7.

8. Stir the Paper Layer Glaze, and avoid creating bubbles. Brush a thin coat on all the squares. When dry, apply a second coat.

9. When you assemble the picture, leave 1/16" between each square on all sides. Calculate the finished size, including the spaces, and cut a piece of matte board 4" larger all the way around. Glue the squares in place. The outer edge can be used as a frame for the image (figure F).

RESOURCES :
Paint,decoupage supplies,books: Accent Division of Koh-I-Noor Inc.
Koh-I-Noor
Bloomsbury, NJ 08804-0068
Phone: 908-479-4124
Fax: 908-479-4285