1. What is the bas-relief
Since ancient times people have decorated the walls of their houses with different patterns. It could be carving wood or stone. The most exquisite decoration was a bas-relief.
Bas-relief is a three-dimensional image on the wall. It allows you to decorate the room in any style and in any color scheme.
To make it yourself use special stencils, designed for decorative plaster. Templates are made of transparent plastic, after which they make holes in the form of a pattern.
The stencil can be purchased at any construction store by selecting the drawing you like. Also it can be made under the order in a workshop or to make independently, but for the beginning it is necessary to be defined with a pattern.
The stencil is used to apply an additional layer on the flat surface of the wall, which will serve as a protruding pattern.
If the image appears more than half, then it is called high relief, and if less, it is a bas-relief.
2. How to make a stencil for a bas-relief yourself
To make a stencil for decorative plaster, you need to prepare the following materials:
- Pattern pattern;
- Plastic;
- Pencil;
- Scotch.
Step 1. You need to select a pattern that will be transferred to the stencil. You can draw it yourself or find a suitable picture on the Internet and print it. If the chosen pattern was too large, it can be glued together in pieces with scotch tape.
Step 2. Select the material for the stencil should be the most durable. Best fit plastic.
Step 3. In order to transfer the selected pattern to plastic, you need to use carbon paper. If the plastic is transparent, then the drawing can be placed under it, and then traced along the contour. To prevent the drawing from moving during the transfer, it should be attached with an adhesive tape.
Step 4. The stencil is cut out so that there are no burrs and cuts on it, as the pattern can be damaged. The cut lines must be clear and even.
3. How to make a bas-relief using a stencil
To make a bas-relief using a stencil without having any skills and experience in such a work, it is necessary to study all the subtleties and features of its use.
To begin with, you can practice on a small gypsum board, and then begin to finish the walls.
Preparatory work for
Before starting work on the wall, markings must be made. This is to ensure that the pattern can be applied evenly to the surface. The stencil for bas-reliefs is used only once, so you should immediately prepare several patterns with a pattern.
Attaching the stencil
To fix the pattern on the wall, you can use a variety of adhesive elements that must be attached to the back of the stencil. This can be a paint tape or glue, which in this work is very convenient to use.
After the glue is applied to the template, it is applied to the wall and held until it is firmly fixed.
Wall primer
Primer surface is not a mandatory process, but it will not be superfluous. When working with putty it is always recommended to use a primer, so it should cover with a solution that part of the wall to which the bas-relief will be fastened.
After covering with a primer, the wall should dry well.
Deposition of bas-relief
For application of a volumetric drawing it is recommended to use a fine-grained filler. It looks like a viscous paste and ideally passes the proportion of similar work.
Putty can be bought already ready or diluted independently with a dry mixture of water to the desired consistency.
Putty put on the stencil, covering it completely. Each layer of such a solution must be well sealed.
Removing the template from the bas-relief
Remove the template from the bas-relief only when the plaster has completely dried and hardened.
To remove the stencil from the wall, it needs to be pulled gently and gradually separated slowly.
If the pattern is not smooth enough, then after completely drying its edges, you can sand it with sandpaper.
For a more complete idea of how to apply plaster to a stencil, you can watch a video tutorial in the next tab.
4. Decoration of the bas-relief
The finish of the bas-relief can be considered finished after the stencil was removed.
To make the design of the pattern more effective with the help of paints, it can be made in different colors. For painting, you need a tray and a roller with a foam nozzle.
So, take the roller and dunk it in the paint. Now you should paint the stencil without hitting the base. For painting, you can use either one or several different color shades. If you first use darker colors, then light ones, leaving a dark outline and a light middle, you can achieve good results and make the pattern even more beautiful.
Please note that the bas-relief should be painted only when it is completely dry and hardened. Cover it with paint is recommended only a day after the plaster.
To make the bulk pattern on the wall original, it can be covered with pearlescent or gold paint. It will also look good on the bas-relief silver or bronze. To apply such a paint on the pattern, you need a thin brush and a fantasy.
You can use aerosol paints, but only if the stencil is one-piece, not broken down in parts.