Today is a wide field of activity for needlewomen. Handmade products are experiencing a second birth and are gaining more and more popularity. Among the techniques that have appeared relatively recently, Paper Art (paper art), originally called "Napkin plastic", is of interest.
Using it, you can make interesting paintings that can be used to decorate your interior without spending a lot of money on purchasing materials.
An additional advantage of napkin applique is that even small children can master it.
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The benefits of the creative process
For this type of handicraft you will need ordinary paper napkins of different colors. They are rolled into tubes, cut out into petals, or "sculpted" into balls.
The technique has its advantages:
- Can be used in almost any project;
- Replaces fabric canvas if necessary;
- Imitates wood carving, embroidery or tapestry;
- Using it, you can create “openwork ligature”, ornaments without using scissors.
"Napkin plastic" has another big advantage over many existing techniques: it can be taught even to preschoolers. In the process, the kids develop:
- Fine motor skills of fingers;
- Tactile perception of different textures;
- Perseverance, hard work, accuracy.
Using this technique will also help those who have suffered a stroke, which resulted in poor finger function. Pape Art will help restore their mobility. Samples of DIY napkin appliques with step-by-step instructions can be found on the Internet.
Paper Napkin Applications
Making pictures from paper is a fascinating activity. Paper Art has options for making appliques, where napkin threads, paper flagella or three-dimensional details are used.
Necessary materials
To work you will need a set of tools and materials, including:
- Paper napkins;
- Scissors;
- PVA glue or double-sided tape;
- Some water;
- Toothpicks and tweezers;
- A durable base on which the outline of the design is applied.
Important! If you plan to make a colored panel, experts recommend using white napkins, on which you can finally apply the desired color with acrylic paints from a spray can and varnish.
Stages of work execution
To make paper napkin appliques, you need to apply the image to the cardboard surface with pencils, if you have a talent for drawing. But if you don’t, it’s enough to cut out a template of the image you like, which you can easily download from the Internet.
Then prepare the napkin material in the form of lumps or tubes. To maintain the configuration, they need to be slightly moistened with water. They can only be used after the paper has completely dried. When everything is ready, the work is carried out as follows:
- Adhesive mass is applied to small areas of the cardboard surface, and napkin balls or flagella are immediately laid out in accordance with the pattern;
- Each glued element also needs to be coated with glue on top for strength;
- Once everything is glued, the product should dry for at least 15 minutes.
If you are using multi-colored napkins for decoration, you can finish the work here.
The white napkins will need to be painted. You can use aerosol or regular acrylic paints.
Additional information: Any napkins, including cosmetic ones, and even toilet paper are suitable for applications.
Twisted Tubes Technique
With this technique, you can create not only interesting elementary crafts, but also magnificent compositions and products that imitate decoration with fine forging, openwork casting, metal weaving. It is used for unusual decoration of bottles, paintings, prints.
To work you will need:
- Plain napkins;
- PVA glue and starch for making paste;
- Scissors;
- Thick cardboard;
- Pencil for drawing a pattern.
The napkins need to be cut into small strips and rolled up, but not diagonally, but evenly. This should be done with dry hands.
Grease the prepared material with paste and dry for 10 minutes. The thickness of the tubes is chosen arbitrarily, depending on the design features. If thin ones are needed, then after drying they will look like coarse threads.
To give effect and aesthetic completeness to the work, the product is covered with varnish.
Application from napkin balls
This type of Paper Art is especially suitable for children to develop fine motor skills and adults with problems with finger mobility.
The blanks are made simply: from a whole napkin you need to tear off small pieces with your fingers and roll them into a ball. Then they are glued to the drawing. Multi-colored paper is often used to complete the work.
Volumetric applique from napkins
Unlike the previous two, volumetric napkin appliques are designed in such a way that a 3D effect is achieved. So you can make a winter composition with a volumetric snowman, forming white balls of different sizes from napkins, the elements of which should not be squeezed.
Compositions with lilac flowers and rowan berry clusters placed on a panel, the base of which is made of small lumps, look great. The application of flower branches on top of them creates volume for the entire panel.
Pipe art is interesting for children and adults
Making crafts using the "napkin plastic" technique is a fascinating and useful activity. Starting with basic panels, you can learn to make real works of art.
VIDEO: Paper napkin applique.
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