Decorative item and method of making the same

摘要

A decorative item comprising a transparent sheet of plastic material having front and back sides with the material to be reproduced being positioned on the back side of the sheet. A coating of paint covers the back side of the sheet and the reproduced material. A protective backing sheet is positioned adjacent the painted back side of the sheet. The reproduced material is visible from the front side of the sheet with the paint creating a background for the reproduced material. The item is produced by first making a master copy of the material which will appear on the item. A transparency is then made of the master copy so that the material to be reproduced is positioned on the back side of the transparency. The back side of the transparency is then painted so that a colored background is created for the reproduced material. An optional protective backing sheet may then be placed on the painted back side of the transparency after the paint has dried.