I would like to describe my hobby which is called the Coupage. So it’s a kind of art which is realized on a glass surface. So we can use, there are several types of it, like you can use oil paints or special paints for glass surfaces, or we can use napkins. First we draw the picture what we want to realize. Then we color it, we make it more realistic. And we wait for it one or two days to dry. And later we use special coat in order to prevent the colors from fading. Or my lovely version is with napkin when I choose different napkins with different ornaments or pictures on it. And I glue the, I stick napkin on the surface and begin to decorate it. So I started engaging in this activity approximately 10 years ago. And it helps me to get released of all the problems. I don’t remember anything while I’m doing it. It helps me to relax, to motivate me to create something new. And I learned how to use the colors together, how to associate them with other pieces like or decoration beads. So every time it helps my brain work harder and harder in order to produce something effective, which will give the sound wow.
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I would like to describe my hobby, which is called decoupage. It's a kind of art that is done on a glass surface. There are several types of it; you can use oil paints or special paints for glass surfaces, or we can use napkins. First, we draw the picture we want to create. Then we color it to make it more realistic. We wait for one or two days for it to dry. Later, we use a special coat to prevent the colors from fading. My favorite version is with napkins, where I choose different napkins with various ornaments or pictures on them. I glue the napkin onto the surface and begin to decorate it. I started engaging in this activity approximately 10 years ago. It helps me release all my problems. I don't think about anything while I'm doing it. It helps me relax and motivates me to create something new. I learned how to use colors together and how to associate them with other pieces, like decorative beads. Every time, it helps my brain work harder to produce something effective that will elicit a 'wow' response.
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