Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction: The

Chapter 1: Elements and principles of design

Design elements - Occupied and unoccupied space • Line • Shape and form • Colour • Value • Texture

Design principles - Balance • Movement • Repetition • Emphasis • Proportion

Chapter 2: Use of colour

The colour wheel

Paints - Colours for a basic palette • Colours for special effects • Interference and iridescent colours • Background colours

Chapter 3: Techniques for decoupage

Requirements - Essentials • Accessories

Preparation

Background effects

The motifs

Gluing and sealing the images - Wallpaper paste • Gloss Medium and Varnish • PVA glue • Air bubbles

Varnishing - Flat surfaces • Curved surfaces

Sanding

Polishing

Maintenance

history of decoupage

Chapter 4: Basic surface techniques

Sponging - Positive sponging • Negative sponging

Stippling

Positive dragging

Negative dragging

Rag rolling

Bagging - Single-process bagging • Double-process bagging

Chapter 5: Special surface effects

Icon effects - Incised gesso • Gilding • Gilding with leaf • Gilding with Dutch metal • Gilding with powder • Antiauing • Antiquing with patina • Oil-based antiquing • Antiaquing with acrylics • Antiquing with crackle mediums • Distressing • Wax antiquing

Oriental finishes - Oriental background colours • Oriental timber finish

Marble illusions - White marble • Cream marble • Black marble • Green marble • Inlay • Black and gold marble • Red marble

Stone finishes - Sandstone • Granite • Lapis lazuli • Malachite

Tortoiseshell patterns - Oil tortoiseshell • Tortoiseshell lace • Acrylic tortoiseshell

Mother-of-pearl

Fresco

Glossary

Bibliography and suggested reading

Suppliers

Decoupage guilds