The décor completes the decor of the house, but the most exciting and creative stage begins with it. In modern interior solutions, it has become fashionable to replace purchased items with hand-made ones. The handmade technique is becoming overwhelmingly popular. Things do not only do for themselves, but also give to relatives, and especially talented craftsmen even sell works. If the open shelves can be made with souvenirs brought from travels and cute little things (vases, figurines), then the decoration of the walls sometimes puzzles. Usually a layer of putty is applied on their surface, and then plaster or wallpaper. However, “solid” walls, even with a beautiful covering, still seem to be “bare” and create a feeling of incompleteness.
Unusual decoration will be handmade paintings for the interior. They will transform a homely atmosphere and add a creative touch to the decoration of the room. The most famous and complex technique of creating paintings, which first comes to mind, is painting. The art of drawing images with colors is not for everyone, but there are a number of other options, one of which is where talent can wake up completely unexpectedly. Original pictures can turn out from improvised materials: fabric, grain, flowers, twigs, leather, beads, paper, accessories, threads. The technician of creating true masterpieces is a mass, and the creative process is so fascinating that it will drag it into a whirlpool.
Where to start and where to look for inspiration
You had the idea to create a picture with your own hands, but you were completely lost and did not know from which end to untie this knot. Try to enter the room where the canvas is supposed to be placed. The very decor of the room, its decoration should inspire the necessary thoughts, or at least set a vector. Select the wall where you hang the picture. Rate the color scheme, texture of materials, the play of light. Close your eyes and try to draw a sketch in imagination. If you stood in a pillar in the middle of the room, but you couldn’t think of anything, then it’s time to turn for help to the works of other authors. Foreign art objects sometimes become a storehouse of interesting ideas.
Study the technique, determine the level of complexity of the work you like, select the necessary materials. But perhaps the most important thing is to truly assess your capabilities and talents of the decorator. If your level is below average, close to the initial level, then it is better to try the pen on simple variants. It is not enough one desire, the full set includes talent and skill. If the latter comes with time after stubborn practical training, then the lack of the gift cannot be fully compensated by effort. The muse, as is well known, is a lady with character and on the first call does not come. The sacrament of her call does not imply the conduct of special rites. Each person has their own sources of inspiration, but most of us draw it from nature: its smells, sounds and types. Whether it is a tree, a flower bouquet, bird trills, freshly cut grass scents, a game of sun rays on the glass or the tentacles of the mist in the morning field. This source of inspiration is inexhaustible. You can cling to it constantly.
Ways to create a picture
Methods of creating pictures of the mass. Every year there are all new original equipment. Among the popular ways noted:
- Silhouette paintings;
- Technique mosaic of glass or eggshell;
- Volumetric compositions;
- Pictures of beads, cabochons, shibori ribbons, crystals, sequins;
- Images from foam;
- Illuminated decor;
- Images of cloth scraps, ribbons and accessories;
- Threads and studs as a base;
- Compositions of grains, cereals and legumes;
- Eco-friendly products from natural materials;
- Herbarium on paper;
- Embroidery.
This is a list of popular methods only, and the entire list of their names does not fit on several pages. Any material can be used in different ways, and each result will be completely different from the finished composition created in a different technique. For most jobs, only scissors, a stationery knife, needles and glue are required. The basic set of tools can be found in every home.
Abstraction
For abstractionism is not typical display of surrounding reality. This direction of art rather conveys the perception of the world by the author. Mostly abstraction is fixated on the feelings of a person who has already seen or heard something and decided to share this revelation with others. In traditional painting, viewers are offered to independently interpret a composition that is valued for the accuracy of colors and lines. Abstraction does not force the artist to hyperrealism, so the type of art is suitable for beginners. The basis of the canvas is often geometric patterns, broken or rounded lines, strange color combinations, obscure silhouettes. For paintings with blurred features using watercolor, as it perfectly conveys a similar mood. To get more accurate details, take acrylic, tempera or gouache. The latter is much cheaper, so it is suitable for the first timid attempts to find themselves in the world of art.
Light picture
Light paintings look spectacular at night, they also serve as decorative lamps. Prepare a pattern with a pattern. Each element is cut out separately and transfer its contours to a sheet of plastic. It is not recommended to use a completely transparent material, but a dense sheet of MDF will not work. Find the average variant that will transmit light. The picture should have several levels for a volumetric effect, so the composition of plastic parts is crushed into layers. Between them lay ribbons from foam. All layers are glued to each other and to the base. After drying, it is inserted into the frame. From the reverse side, a special groove for the wire is cut out in it. Then around the perimeter stretch the RGB tape. The groove is required for the output of the controller. The picture is ready to appreciate its beauty just turn off the light and press a couple of buttons on the remote control.
Picture of threads
Twenty years ago, these works have become a new word in art. You will need a wooden base, small studs, a hammer and thread. First, of course you need to put a sketch on the canvas. Then cloves are slaughtered along its contour. The distance between them usually does not exceed 0.5 cm. The closer the cloves will be to each other, the less “voids” will be formed in the picture. Begin to advise with simple forms to fill your hand. Then take the first thread, carefully fix it and begin to wrap each carnation. Individual modules are performed in different colors. Another technique uses thick woolen threads. On the basis of the printed pattern they begin to glue. The end of the thread is attached to the center of the element and begin to wrap it around it, forming concentric circles. Finished canvases are soft, voluminous and pleasant to the touch.
Stylish pattern-silhouettes
Perhaps this is the best option for those who can only draw flowers on the back pages of notebooks. Silhouettes paintings are universal and resemble both classic and modern styles. Perform them from paper, use paints or a marker. To make such an element is enough to prepare the source. The sample is transferred to the canvas independently or duplicated from the template, and then painted over. In order to get a silhouette for a source from a normal portrait, it is necessary to correct the contrast settings in any simple photoshop program.
Eco-paintings
To create eco-paintings use any natural materials: pieces of wood, twigs, stones, blade of grass, leaves, moss. The components are glued to a solid base and placed in a frame. Triptychs consisting of several modules look unusual and beautiful. For example, the basis of the decor is three colors: gray, black and purple. Take dry branches and divide each across into three parts. The bottom “bundle” is tightly fastened with a thread. It is painted in purple, glued to a black canvas and surrounded by a gray frame. The next module will be a little smaller. Inside the purple frame have the second part of the black twigs on a gray canvas, which serves as a continuation of the previous composition. The last module consists of "tops". The branches are painted gray, placed in a black frame on a purple canvas. Triptych placed vertically offset to one side. It is not recommended to cover such a composition with glass, as its relief looks natural and organic. You can decorate a bedroom or a hall with original moss paintings. Art object will bring harmony to the room, make it more peaceful.
Paper picture
Paper handling is represented by a variety of techniques. In recent years, the real "boom" has experienced quilling: the creation of images using ribbons, twisted in a special way. The finished product turns out to be voluminous, and the masters who have filled their hands can recreate huge canvases with precision in fine details. You can also make a relief coating of papier-mâché (soaked paper pulp). The canvas is painted on top and placed in the frame. From the material create individual elements in the technique of origami, which are then glued to the base. Modular pictures of small paper pieces, folded into three-dimensional triangles or squares in the same technique, look great.
Picture of legumes
For products of this type, perhaps, the shortest master class. All that is required for work is the basis, cereals (you can not be limited to legumes) and glue. On canvas put a sketch of the picture. Then its separate parts are coated with glue, and a flowing inlay is laid on top of it. You can use not only chickpea beans or peas, but also pasta, rice, buckwheat, coffee beans and even salt.
Foam painting
Polystyrene webs are made in two popular techniques. Both types use foamed plastic solely as a base, for the decoration of which fabric is needed. The first method will allow creating abstractions that emphasize the interior features with a complex geometry. On foam plastic of a special form (more often square) impose whole pieces of fabric with various patterns. The canvas is cut at the edges, which are wrapped to the back side of the base and fixed on it (paper clips or glue). Frames such pictures do not need. On the wall usually flaunt compositions from several canvases. Another technique - kinusayg will require more patience. On the foam base put a pencil drawing. Start with simple geometric patterns. Then the contour is carried out with a stationery knife. Tissue patches slightly larger in size than the element itself, impose on it. Their edges are pressed into the incisions with a thin, flat tool (metal ruler, nail file) so that there are no folds on the surface. After a simple picture is ready, you can try more complex images with “ragged” features.
It is important to know. Technique kinusayga, as it becomes clear from the name, appeared from Japan. Usually, fabrics from old kimonos that are not taken to be thrown away are used this way for the second time.
Bulk picture
To create voluminous canvases using any materials that have a relief. However, pictures of silk ribbons, leather and foamiran look more elegant. The better the element will hold the shape, the easier it is to create a composition. From the skin can get very neat pictures. Individual pieces of fabric are simply glued to the base, while maintaining folds for volume. Silk ribbons create luxurious bouquets. The advantage of the material is its compliance: it is enough to fasten the fabric with a thread in a certain position, and it will keep it. Some achieve volume by duplicating parts. Usually made of paper products. Cut two identical elements. To the front side of one attach several "legs" of foam. They are glued to the wrong side of the second similar part. It turns out the effect of volume. A similar approach looks original in flat pictures, where individual sections become accent.
Herbarium painting
Almost everyone at one time collected maple leaves in autumn parks and dried particularly beautiful flowers between the pages of books. Many people forgot about the "secret" and after years the discovery, accidentally falling out, reminded of the times of carefree youth. Flowers and leaves for herbarium need to be dried before the harvesting process. They are placed between layers of rice paper or napkins. The material perfectly absorbs excess moisture. Then the components of the future herbarium surrounded by several layers of cardboard are placed under a press. About a week will be enough for high-quality drying and leveling.
On the basis of flowers and leaves attached with glue for decoupage. Composition depends only on the creator of fantasy. These can be bouquets of wild flowers decorated with silk ribbons or abstract paintings. To keep the canvas longer, it is covered with a layer of varnish or epoxy. Decorative canvases with sakura flowers on the branches painted with gouache look spectacular. A similar picture can decorate interiors decorated in Japanese style or minimalism.
Picture beads and crystals
You will not surprise anyone with products made of beads and glass beads. Decorations of them became popular thirty years ago. For work it is better to purchase quality materials of the same size, which will help to make a neat picture. The best is the Yakut beads and Japanese tone. To create accent elements it is recommended to use the cabochons of the corresponding colors. Semi-precious and precious stones are polished in a special way. As a result, they are convex, but with a flat base. Beaded pictures embroider. Instead of thread it is better to use thin fishing line: it is stronger and safer. Crystal paintings are sold in sets. The standard set includes crystals in individual bags numbered, two types of tweezers, a tray for small parts, a special sticky block, in which a stick is dipped to press the “diamonds” onto the canvas, and a canvas with an image painted on it. Each package contains instructions. The canvas is pre-coated with a special sticky layer that perfectly holds the crystals. The latter can be round or square. More often, the canvases are solid without voids, but sometimes on a spectacular black background they create brilliant drawings-outlines of animals, birds, people. The finished work is covered with a cloth and secured, walking with a rolling pin on the surface with an effort. The main advantage of paintings from crystals: they do not fade, unlike embroidery, and will retain their original appearance even after years.
Beaded decor is also worth doing according to the finished scheme. It can be found on the Internet or buy in special stores for needlewomen.
Pictures on fabric
Fabric paintings are usually made of patches. Begin work with stretching the canvas base on the subframe. The procedure is carried out carefully, avoiding the formation of unnecessary folds. Then a drawing is drawn on the canvas with a pencil. If you do not have the talent of the artist, you can use the template. Even special sets are sold, where on the canvas there is already a drawing with numbered zones for individual colors. Then you will need scissors, threads, a needle and pieces of cloth. The rags are cut to the shape of the element that they will “close” with small stocks and sew to the base.
Conclusion
Paintings in the interior will be the center, the highlight of the situation. The original decor cannot be used as a background, it will attract other people's views. Having tried themselves as decorators once, many are not limited to this and continue creative experiments. When the scope of work goes beyond the satisfaction of personal need for decor, they begin to give to relatives, and then even sell as author's paintings.
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