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Decorating a bottle using the Grape Vine Paper Art technique.

Master class title: Decorating a bottle using the Grape Vine Paper Art technique
Tarasenko Galina Alexandrovna
Job title: educator
Place of work: MBDOU No. 28, Krasnodar Territory, Ust-Labinsky District, Voronezhskaya village.
Description of work: The master class is useful for creative people who like to make original things with their own hands.
Purpose: gift or interior decoration.
Target: decorating a glass bottle using the Paper Art technique.
Tasks:
- learn how to create an original decor using the Paper Art technique on the surface of a glass bottle;
- to develop creative abilities, artistic taste;
Materials, tools:
Glass bottle without labels
Two-three-layer paper napkins (any)
Scissors
PVA glue
Soft brushes 2 pcs. (#3, #4)
Pencil
Sketches of elements of ornaments, patterns, curls (for ideas)
Terry cloth or small towel dampened with water
Acrylic paints: bronze, black.
Water container
piece of sponge
Lacquer colorless, yacht

Oilcloth on the table
Wet wipes for hands
Gloves

Description of work: Would you like to be able to create unique things or transform existing ones? To do this, it is enough to discover the amazing needlework technique - Paper Art. Paper art allows you to change almost any household items: glass and wood products beyond recognition, while its main advantage is that you can use this technique to simulate various effects, for example, wood carving or metal chasing, which, you see, is not will do every second. And for these purposes, basically, you only need paper in the form of thin napkins and polymer clay.
You can buy interesting things in the store, but it’s better to make them yourself. They will be author's, inimitable, unique and valuable. The product can become part of the interior of the room, but you can also please your loved ones and dear people with your work, which will be especially pleasant.
In my master class, you will only get acquainted with the basics of this art, so the craft given as an example is quite simple, without the use of polymer clay. Your task is to evaluate the possibilities of technology and understand what amazing masterpieces can ultimately be created with its help. Try it and maybe you will also become a fan of this wonderful type of needlework.
This is interesting: Literally, the name of this type of creativity is translated as "paper art". "Pape Art" is a new idea of ​​needlework by Tatyana Sorokina. Tatyana Sorokina is a poet, artist, designer, head of the Aquarelle creative studio. She has several collections of poems "Liberia", "Defensive Reaction", "Poetic Watercolor", "Artelen" and a personal book "The Tunnel of Transition", which is decorated with her color illustrations. She tried a lot of needlework techniques, but she wanted something new, her own. And she came up with "Pape Art" (2006). Initially, she called her technique "Napkin plastic" and it was under this name that the work of her students won 1st place and the "Grand Prix" at the International Festival of Children's Creativity. An interesting new idea of ​​​​needlework fell in love with many craftswomen and instantly scattered around the world. What is "Pape Art"? This is a technique for decorating with paper napkins. Do not confuse paper art with decoupage, because this is not just covering the surface with napkins, but decorating with paper threads. Tatyana Sorokina came up with the idea of ​​edging drawings with a thread of napkins. This technique imitates more expensive image techniques, such as carving, embossing, weaving.
Progress:
I paste over the surface of the prepared bottle (I washed it, removed all the labels) with pieces of napkins so that the surface becomes textured (in my opinion, the bottle will look more impressive). With a brush moistened with PVA glue, I smooth out a piece of napkin, achieving a snug fit to the surface of the bottle and completely soaking it with glue.

So putting pieces of napkins on the surface, slightly combining their ends, I glue the entire bottle, not forgetting the bottom.

After the bottle has completely dried, I draw a sketch of the pattern with a pencil. In my case, this is an ornamental vine. You can peep interesting elements on the Internet or come up with simple patterns yourself.

To make paper thread, take two or three layers of paper napkins, cut into strips of different lengths and a width of about 3.5 cm (you can make a smaller thickness if the bottle is small).

I carefully separate the layers so that the strips are single-layered.

I put the finished strip on a wet towel and gently, gently pressing it with my hand, soak it with water.

Scrolling with your fingers in different directions from one end to the other, I form a flagellum thread. If the flagellum breaks during torsion, then the paper has absorbed a lot of moisture. Do not rush to throw away torn flagella from a paper napkin, they can also be used when decorating a bottle.

Finished flagella should dry completely.

Then I take the finished flagellum from a paper napkin and apply PVA glue (only on that part of the side that will be attached to the surface of the bottle), gradually gluing it along the length (forcing the glue to set) I form a pattern.

Flagella can be docked if there is not enough length.

You can safely go beyond the drawn sketch, given the thickness and length of the tourniquet, or if you see that it will look better. This technique encourages creativity and imagination.

I made grapes by winding the flagellum into a tight spiral, in the form of a snail shell. I secured the end with a drop of glue.

Then she applied glue to the surface of the bottle in the form of a circle equal to the diameter of the finished grape and pressed it.

After fully laying out the patterns with paper bundles, you can coat the entire surface of the bottle with PVA glue to be more sure that small and difficult places for the paper bundles to fit are captured.

When the bottle is dry, we start painting it. To do this, first we take black acrylic paint and completely paint over the entire bottle, trying to smear all the small and deep places of the decorative elements with the tip of the brush so that there are no gaps. We are waiting for complete drying.

Then we work with bronze-colored acrylic paint (you can use gold, silver, and copper), apply a small amount to the tip of the sponge and, as it were, rub the paint into the decorative elements, trying to completely highlight them from the dark background, and lightly blot the background with a sponge in several places. Waiting for drying again.

Embroidery and origami, patchwork and beading, quilling and scrapbooking, decoupage, paper art and felting are all types of needlework. It seems that all of them have been helping to decorate human life since ancient times. However, not all of the above types of handicrafts have a long history. In this article, we will find out what paper art is, who invented it and when, and also consider its main techniques and techniques.

A little about paper

Despite the abundance of various gadgets and various modern materials, paper, which came to us from the depths of centuries, is constantly with us, whether we notice it or not. It can be different: white and colored, velvet and parchment, roll and sheet.

From early childhood, interaction with paper begins: children draw on it, and from it, under the guidance of adults, they make a variety of crafts. At school, it is on paper that we learn to write and count. Growing up, some do not cease to enthusiastically interact with her and create unique works of art.

Who is the author of the technique?

In 2006, the head of the Nikolaev studio of artistic and literary creativity, artist, poetess and designer Tatyana Sorokina decided to bring something new and unusual to her students. As a result of this desire and dedication, Tatyana began to teach children how to work with paper, namely with paper napkins.

Initially, the technique was called "Napkin plastic". Under this name, the children's works of Sorokina's students won the Grand Prix and first place at the International Festival of Children's Creativity.

In the future, the unusual technique of paper plasticity attracted the attention of many lovers of needlework and within a short time gained great popularity.

What it is?

The name "paper art" comes from the English phrase Paper Art, translated as "paper art". In the process of communication between the masters, the correct “paper art” lost one of the letters and was reduced to the “paper art” form. This is the name adopted everywhere now. This technique of imitating various textures and textures, as well as decorating surfaces with paper napkins, is completely different than decoupage.

The main "highlight" of paper art is the creation of imitations of expensive and complex artwork, such as weaving and embossing, embroidery and carving.

What is the difference from other types of needlework?

Those who are a little familiar with various types of needlework will say that decoupage, scrapbooking, quilling and paper art are techniques that use paper and are similar in nature.

Indeed, in all of the listed types of creativity, they work with paper, but only the techniques and techniques for each of them are different, and the results are completely different.

Let's briefly understand how paper art differs from the same quilling or decoupage, with which it is often confused.

Differences from quilling

The name "quilling" itself comes from the word quill - a bird's feather. It was on it that thin strips of paper were previously wound in order to obtain spirals, from which voluminous or flat compositions are subsequently assembled. The work uses paper of various densities dyed on both sides, as well as special devices.

In paper art, unlike quilling, there is no strictly defined form of basic elements. Paper flagella are just the starting material from which you can create any shape and pattern. In addition, paper art uses thinner paper - napkins.

Decoupage and paper art

Decoupage is a rather old and popular needlework all over the world. In the process of its execution, motifs cut out of special paper or napkins are applied to a previously prepared surface. After additional processing and varnishing, the ornaments look like hand-painted.

The paper art style is completely different. When decorating objects on the surface, volume and texture are created. Common to these types of needlework is that each of them imitates some other type and also the material used - thin paper napkins.

Recently, the direction of “volumetric”, or as it is also called 3D decoupage, has been actively developing in the decoupage technique. But unlike paper art, not only paper is used to create volumes, but also other materials, such as salt dough, various plastics and clay for crafts.

General principles

In order to make paper art crafts, you need the simplest, junk materials and tools. Ordinary paper napkins, glue, water and an object that you want to decorate.

The essence of the technique is that paper threads are made from thin paper or napkins, with which an image is laid out on a flat surface of an object. The image can be painted and fixed with PVA glue, and in some cases with varnish.

And now your attention will be presented with a simple and accessible master class that will help you understand the basic decoration techniques. We will decorate the most ordinary glass bottle.

We prepare materials

We will need:

• water;
• the most common paper napkins (plain white ones are better);
• PVA glue;
• paint in aerosol cans;
• a glass bottle (for the first experience, not the largest and not very complex shape).

Step-by-step instruction

As you can see, the paper art technique, the master class of which is quite simple, still requires attentiveness, perseverance and concentration.

A few secrets from the masters

In any needlework there are little secrets and tricks, the knowledge of which helps to get better and more accurate products. Paper art is no exception.

So, experienced craftsmen advise using a thin towel for rolling napkins. As a result, the harnesses will be more even and neat. Due to the fact that the fabric surface of the towel absorbs excess moisture, the strips do not “blur” when twisted.

You can roll out paper threads with a damp cloth over dry, or vice versa. Each master has his own way of making harnesses.

In addition to napkins, you can also use other thin paper products, such as paper kitchen towels or cosmetic tissues.

It is important to remember that all the time while the bundles are twisted, they must be wet. In this case, they will not lose elasticity and will easily take the desired shape.

Human hands are an almost universal tool. But in order to get an even spiral or circle, you can use a wooden skewer or a plastic comb with sparse teeth.

In the process of laying out the pattern, toothpicks will come in handy - it is very convenient to adjust the plaits on the surface of the bottle with them.

To improve the quality of the product, after the pattern has been fixed and laid out, it is necessary to cover the entire surface with PVA glue diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1.

Possibilities of combination with other techniques

Modern masters actively use paper art decoupage to create a wide variety of art objects. To decorate a bottle, box or vase, you can use the plot you like, “beating” it with volumetric elements made of paper flagella. So, the marine theme can be decorated with voluminous stars and waves, and snowflakes and various Christmas decorations are suitable for winter and New Year's decoration.

The most important thing in any kind of arts and crafts is the possibility of creativity and self-expression, not limited by any boundaries and barriers. Such kind of art as paper art gives each person the opportunity to make something completely different out of thin paper napkins, create the illusion of turning the simplest paper into metal, wood or textured fabric and create unique works that will be decorated with imitation of these materials. Find some time and feel like a creator of new, unique things, a magician who can make the most incredible transformations!

"In the golden land of memories,

On the colored roads of dreams

You are not waiting for me, my Pirosmani,

A genius gone mad with love...

... Niko, Niko, Niko, if you knew

How sometimes to tears, painfully sorry,

That you didn't paint my portrait,

And a portrait of a visiting Parisian…”

Isn’t this the thought you, my readers, indulged in while waiting for the release of the second part of the master class on decorating the decanter “Pirosmani’s Muse”?

I remind you that in the first part master class “Decoupage bottle decor and paper art. Decoupage with printout» described in detail:

• the process of preparing a glass decanter for paper art and decoupage;
• technique for working with decoupage printouts made on an inkjet printer.

As well as a list of tools and materials needed for decoupage and paper art bottles.

So, the promised continuation of the master class

Bottle decor using decoupage technique and paper art "Muse Pirosmani"

If you remember, I have already decorated two of the four faces of the glass bottle with decoupage using computer printouts of reproductions of paintings by the Georgian primitive artist Niko Pirosmani.

Paper art decor is always harmoniously combined with decoupage elements, and I decided to decorate the pasted decoupage motifs with a pattern of napkin flagella and keraplast.

Vine. Paper art patterns from napkin flagella

Ripe bunches of grapes are an element present in almost all of Niko Pirosmani's canvases. So, I think it is quite logical to supplement the decoupage bottle with the image of a vine.

To make the trunk of a grape bush, I cut off a wide (about 4 cm) strip of a napkin, stratify it and moisten it with water. I fold the central part of the strip into a bundle, leaving the ends of the strip about 3-4 cm long free.

The tissue paper for the grape trunk should not be rolled too tightly. Creases on its surface are also welcome - this way a tourniquet from a napkin will look more like a tree trunk.

I roll another flagellum from a napkin. This time - thin, made in the traditional technique of paper art from a strip of napkin 1 cm wide (you can familiarize yourself with the technique of making napkin flagella for paper art by looking at master class “Pape art. Coffee jar").

Holding both flagella - thick and thin - by the tips, I twist them so that the thin tourniquet freely wraps around the thicker tourniquet.

I coat the prepared surface of the bottle with PVA glue.

I glue the barrel of napkin flagella, generously lubricating it with PVA and pressing it tightly with a brush to the surface of the bottle. I do not glue the lower part of the thick tourniquet!

I tear the free, non-twisted lower edge of a thick napkin bundle with my fingers in several places.

I twist the resulting strips of napkins into thin flagella. And again, creases and all sorts of irregularities on the surface of the resulting "tails" are welcome.

I glue the twisted "tails" of the paper art tow to the surface of the bottle with PVA glue. According to my idea, they should imitate the roots of a grape bush.

I do the same with the upper part of the thick tourniquet representing the trunk. This time, the "tails" are designed to represent the branches of the grapes.

I fold another thin flagellum for paper art from a 1 cm wide strip of napkin. I tear off small pieces of a thin flagellum and glue them in several places, where leaves and ripe grapes will later show off.

From the remnants of a thin flagellum, I spread twisted grape tendrils on the surface of the bottle smeared with glue.

When all the work on laying out patterns from paper flagella is done, I let the bottle dry. And then I cover the glued flagella with a layer of PVA.

Grape bunches and leaves. Modeling from keraplast (self-hardening clay)

I decided to fashion grape leaves and bunches of grapes from keraplast - this is the material most often used for paper art by Tatyana Sorokina.

With grape bunches, everything is more or less simple. I roll small balls from keraplast, not quite the right shape and not quite the same size (remember - in nature there are no perfectly even shapes). I glue each ball of PVA to the surface of the bottle.

The situation is somewhat more complicated with grape leaves. In order to mold leaves from clay, at least relatively reminiscent of real ones, my son advised me to resort to a little trick - to make an impression of a real living leaf on a piece of keraplast.

So, on a modeling board, I roll out a small piece of keraplast with a rolling pin.

I put a live leaf on top.

Of course, I could prevaricate, saying that at the end of autumn I managed to find a real grape leaf. But I honestly confess that a leaf from a hop bush acted as a grape leaf. In general, any five-fingered leaf that you can only find is suitable for modeling.

To get an impression of a living leaf on the surface of the keraplast, I lightly press it into the surface of the clay with a rolling pin.

After that, it remains only to remove the excess keraplast, giving a piece of clay the shape of a grape leaf. I do this with the help of improvised tools, namely manicure accessories, although if available, it is better to use special modeling stacks for this purpose.

I carefully remove the clay leaf from the modeling board. I coat the surface of the bottle with PVA glue and glue the leaf.

I give relief to the clay leaf by pushing indentations in the keraplast and making small notches along the edges of the leaf.

I remove the crumbs of keraplast from the surface of the bottle with a dry brush with soft synthetic bristles.

Now the keraplast should harden. To do this, I place the bottle in a closed cabinet so that the clay does not crack during the drying process. Since the keraplast elements with which I decorated the decanter are not too large and voluminous, I dry the bottle for 6 hours.

During this time, you can not only have time make homemade mayonnaise, but also to prepare the bottle cork for decoration using the paper art technique.

While preparing the surface of the bottle for decoupage and paper art, I still had threads pulled out of linen fabric, which I used as a basis for gluing decoupage motifs.

I cover the cork of the bottle with a thick layer of PVA.

Without letting the glue dry, I lay out the threads on the surface of the bottle in the form of curls of arbitrary shape.

I primed the prepared bottle and cork with black acrylic paint. Traditionally, a mixture of gouache with acrylic lacquer is used for this purpose, as shown in master class with step-by-step photos "Pape art bottles". However, this time I have a small bottle, and I decided not to save on acrylic paint.

With a sponge from a piece of foam rubber I apply several layers of paint, with special care working out the places with glued napkin flagella and keraplast molding.

With a semi-dry sponge, I “dirty” the edges of the glued decoupage motifs in order to hide the transition from the picture to the surface of the bottle and at the same time give the reproductions the look of paintings aged from time to time.

I let the paint dry.

Usually the surface of products using the paper art technique is tinted with silver, bronze, copper or gold acrylic paint over the entire area (as, for example, box-box in the technique of paper art and decoupage).

But this time I want to make the bottle as ascetic and contrasting as possible, in the style of Niko Pirosmani's paintings. Therefore, I tint only convex paper art patterns with bronze acrylic paint.

I apply bronze acrylic paint with a semi-dry thin brush.

I also tint the cork of the bottle with bronze acrylic paint. However, this time I do it according to the traditional paper art technology - with a semi-dry sponge, having previously made several prints of paint on a piece of paper, I go over the entire surface of the cork.

I cover the finished work with three layers of matte acrylic varnish with intermediate drying.

And at the end of the work, I apply glossy acrylic varnish with a thin brush on the protruding elements of the pattern using the paper art technique to make them even more voluminous.

This is what my vine looks like:

May the vine-growers-experts forgive me for the meager resemblance of the vegetation I have fashioned with a living vine. But after all, the characters in Pirosmani's paintings are also far from realism.

So it does not matter at all whether we can draw well or not. Even a primitive artist can open his heart to people. The main thing is that love lives in this heart.

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Paper Art is an amazing technique for decorating a variety of items using ordinary paper napkins. As a result, the surface accurately imitates carving or embossing. This type of needlework was invented by Tatyana Sorokina, who tried a lot of techniques and decided to create something of her own. Initially, she called this work "Tissue Plastic", and then the technique received the already well-known name of Paper Art. In this article, we offer you a master class and photos of finished works using the Paper Art technique. Get inspired and create real masterpieces from napkins.

Paper art master class. Paintings

Do not confuse Paper Art with decoupage, because this is not just covering the surface with napkins, but decorating with paper threads. In order to make such a thread, you need to cut a two- or three-layer napkin into strips of different lengths and a width of about 1-2 cm. After that, hold the strip by one end, lower it into the water and quickly pull it out.

The strip must be scrolled in the palms so that a thread is obtained. Prepare a lot of these threads at once, you can use them in different colors, and then use them to decorate bottles, gift wrappings, wall plates or panels.

Lay out the pattern with wet napkin threads, and use PVA for gluing. If the threads are dry, then wet them lightly with water.

Napkins should stick well, so cover the fiberboard with PVA glue. It is better to start with the outline of the pattern, for convenience, use the knitting needles. Wet tissue threads are very elastic, so you can lay out any shape. Then proceed to fill in your picture. Choose flagella of a suitable color, lubricate with glue and tamp tightly closer to the contour. Cut off the excess length of the thread, but do not throw it away, everything will come in handy during work.

Make stamens from the remaining threads and glue on top of the finished flower. When your painting is dry, varnish it.

Paper Art Paintings. Photo

Pictures of horses will appeal to strong-willed and purposeful people, so you can make such a craft and present it as a gift.

Fairy horse in the technique of Paper Art

Works in the technique of Paper Art

Idea for cognac bottle decoration

In order to master the Paper Art technique, it is not necessary to have the skills of a designer or an artist. Just make threads from napkins and fantasize. Ready-made works and a master class will help you imagine what crafts decorated using this unique technique might look like.