Applique - good known type of decorative and applied creativity . As a child, many cut various figures from multicolored pieces of paper, which subsequently with the help of glue were combined into a single composition.
Materials
Modern masters of decorative and applied creativity, a popular view of the application is the preparation of various images with a variety of natural materials. Such as seeds and bones of various plants, dried leaves or inflorescences, fluff, small pebbles, sinks and other suitable materials.
The background material for such compositions can also serve as wide leaves of various plants, bark of trees, velvet or ordinary white dense paper, cardboard or small piece of matter.
The background is selected for each composition individually, to more accurately emphasize the texture of the materials used in the work. So that all applications are firmly bonded among themselves, experienced masters advise the use of PVA glue. It is excellent for such work, does not leave tracks on the surface after drying and is characterized by excellent fastening properties.
Natural materials
Compositions made of natural materials look very bright and original, since the material for work can be harvested all year round, and the variety of paints allows you to fill with bright color accents panel.
In the manufacture of applications from natural materials, one of the main criteria for achieving an excellent result and durability of the craft is the correct billet of the collected material. The leaves and inflorescences of various plants must be properly shoved so that they do not lose their form. To do this, you need to pave the collected leaflets between several sheets of paper and place them for some time under load. You can also use old thick books for this, paving the leaves between their pages. Carefully placed between the pages of the plant leaves will be able to evenly dry and retain their original appearance.
The only thing that suffers when drying plants is their bright color, when the color is dried, becomes muted, which, in general, does not spoil the view of the completed composition.
Bones of plants and their seeds before use are also pre-dried. The fruits of various plants or their shell are harvested in a similar way.
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If the material is not necessary for the application, the material was not there, then you can purchase sets for the manufacture of sachets . In such sets, dry-tiles can be painted in a specific color gamut depending on the aroma source.
The process of creativity
When all materials for appliqués are ready, you can move to its manufacture. To do this, you need to choose your favorite image in advance and prepare a small sketch in the desired color scheme.
Next, you need to choose the most suitable background for the future composition and with the help of glue, fasten it on a dense basis. Then, after drying the background, it can be carefully drawn to the contour of the pattern in accordance with the selected sketch. . Experienced masters advise it to do it very carefully and subtle, barely noticeable, lines so that when filling the application, they were not visible.
The image is filled gradually, each new element can be glued only after the complete drying of the previous one. If the picture is fully made of vegetable elements and does not have volumetric parts, then for more convenient storage, you can put a panel under the glass and arrange a beautiful frame. With this picture, you can decorate the interior of the country house or bring a little originality to the city apartment, hanging the panel in one of the rooms.
Useful children!
The manufacture of appliqués from natural materials together with children helps to work out in small masters ancentability, concentration, develops creative thinking and small motorcy, and positive emotions from a joint leisure will be remembered by all family members.
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