People have been decorating their homes with paintings for a long time. They are ordered from artists, purchased at exhibitions, in stores. And doing it yourself is not difficult at all, because there are so many ideas. A little inspiration, patience, materials and your own masterpiece, reflecting your mood and personality, is ready.
Self-created paintings will make any interior original.
DIY paintings: painting with paints
The classic way to create interior paintings with your own hands is to paint them. All you need is a sheet of paper, your imagination and paints. It is most convenient for a beginner to work with gouache and watercolor, leaving oil and acrylic to more experienced artists.
The question arises: how to draw if you don’t know how? It's okay, currently the Internet is full of master classes for beginners, which describe actions and steps step by step. You can start by painting simple watercolor flowers.
Interesting drawings can be created using available materials, for example, paints and a piece of corrugated cardboard
Or a plush toy and flour
There are also ready-made drawings and diagrams that you just need to color. The principle is similar to a coloring book, where each number has its own color.
It's quite easy to draw a birch grove. We draw the outline of the trunks with a pencil, leave them white, and paint over only the background with a light blue tint. Using a thick piece of cardboard, add torn black strokes to the trunks. Your winter birch trees are ready.
Abstract paintings. Master Class
Abstract art is not just blots, chaotic strokes, it reflects: inner feelings, spiritual reality, non-figurative depiction of objects and phenomena. Let's look at a few examples:
- Ombre is a smooth transition between tones of one or more colors. Using a brush, draw a line of bright color on the canvas, followed by a line of the same color, only lighter in tone (add a little white) and so on, gradually increasing the concentration of white.
Abstraction is always in fashion
- Stencil. Pieces of masking tape are pasted onto a blank canvas, like a stencil, in different directions and shapes. The top is painted with any colors, and after drying the tape is torn off.
To create such a picture you need minimal painting skills
- Blot. Paint is poured onto the canvas, then, taking into account the tilt, it spreads, forming a blot. To achieve a similar effect, you can use a tube; the air blown through it will accelerate the paint.
Blot painting on the bedroom wall
- Handprints. Painted palms are applied to the canvas, leaving an imprint. Capture your family or the stages of a child’s growing up in this way.
Stylish colored panel with contrasting handprints
- Geology. Stripes of different colors and thicknesses on a vertical canvas, like a cut of a mountain mineral, dawn over a relief terrain.
Just draw colorful stripes as your imagination dictates
Picture frame
For the image you created, you will need a frame. Of course, you can buy or order a ready-made one, but it’s more interesting to do it yourself.
Interesting composition based on an old window frame
A variety of materials are suitable for frames:
- textile;
- tree;
- plastic;
- cardboard and others.
To decorate the frame, use any available materials, for example: coffee, stones, shells, metal fittings, twigs, buttons.
The process of creating a frame from cardboard
Simple frame made from wood cuts
Using decoupage, apply ornate patterns to a wooden frame, or wrap the frame with decorative cord, and stick on pieces of multi-colored shells.
Modular pictures
Modular paintings have become quite popular, where a single composition is divided into segments located approximately at a distance of two centimeters from each other.
Models are distinguished by size, direction, number of parts. A composition consisting of two images is called a diptych, a composition of three is called a triptych, and so on.
The diptych successfully “disguised” the television panel
Choose an image that matches the direction of your interior. It can be a bright addition to the calm atmosphere of the living room, made in pastel colors, a relaxing background with a view of the sea sunset for the bedroom, or a rich accent for the kitchen.
You can take a finished image, print it on paper or fabric, and then cut it into fragments and attach it to a base
Try making modular paintings yourself. Prepare some wooden frames or sheets of foam. Suitable for decoration: fabric, knitted fabric, photo wallpaper. We cut them into pieces, then glue them or stretch them onto the frame. Voila, your masterpiece is ready.
Kitchen images
The priority is the use of bright, rich colors and natural materials. Properly selected shades awaken the appetite. You can create a panel for the kitchen from the following materials:
Textile paintings
Any housewife can easily create interior paintings with her own hands using textiles. It is not difficult to create an applique from fabric, and many people have the skill of embroidery. You don’t have to jump into complex embroidery right away; start with something simple.
Original decoration of a bedroom wall with a textile painting
Try making a composition from wool; there are ready-made kits for this. Pieces of wool of different colors are laid out alternately on the sticky felt surface. The finished canvas is placed under glass.
You can create real masterpieces from wool
Make bright appliques for the nursery, in the shape of animals and birds, from felt. This material is easy to use: ready-made stencils are made of paper, attached to felt and cut out. We attach them to the base with glue or sew them with thread.
Thread painting
The interweaving of colored threads creates a gradient and volume. For work you will need: small nails, a hammer, plywood, threads.
Plywood or board needs to be sanded
The nails are driven so that the heads protrude above the surface and are located at the same level
On the plywood you need to draw the outline of the future image, and nails are placed around the perimeter. Threads are stretched between them, which look like a light cobweb.
The threads are pulled between the nails, forming an original ornament.
You can sew sections of fabric with threads to form a pattern. They can be used to “color” a picture like felt-tip pens, gluing it over the outlines.
You can experiment with patterns in the shape of various geometric shapes
There are a lot of options here, you can create simple compositions
Or make a whole world out of thread and nails
Quilling. Master Class
Bizarrely shaped patterns, carved leaves and flowers are quilling. Working with this technique is exciting, but requires perseverance.
All quilling materials can be purchased at a craft store
You will need:
- thin strips of paper;
- tools for working with paper: needles, scissors, sticks;
glue; - canvas.
The drawing for the painting can be printed on a printer
Strips of paper are folded into various shapes: curls, spirals and glued to the base, making up a composition.
Any composition using the quilling technique consists of individual figures
An example of creating a butterfly using the paper rolling technique
A similar picture is suitable for decorating a children's room.
Paintings with internal lighting
Twinkling lights in the night create an atmosphere of mystery. They are created using LED strips and interior lamps attached to the frame. Adding lighting is easy. Attach the LEDs around the perimeter of the canvas, along one of the edges, or along the contour of the image. In addition to its decorative function, lighting helps to highlight the picture against the general background and present it in a more favorable light.
A simple idea is to stick your favorite photos on the glass, insert them into a frame and illuminate the perimeter with LED strip
Designs with mirrors mounted at an angle and with LED lighting imitate the effect of infinity and futurism, like a bottomless well. And the scattering of light bulbs on the canvas is like a starry night sky.
Pictures made of semi-precious stones
Stone is a natural material often used in creativity. Colored stone chips will add relief to the picture. Decorating with amber will fill the image with warmth and soft glow, coziness. Semi-precious stones will shimmer mesmerizingly in the sun, adding luxury and chic to the interior.
First, a painting is done on canvas with oil paints, and then each pebble is sewn on by hand.
Black color
It seems that black and white photographs, monochrome abstractions, and decorative graphics convey a gloomy mood. However, it is not. In the interior, they can become a win-win solution, filling the emptiness of sterile white walls or diluting colorful patterns with their severity. Black color is universal, luxurious in any form.
Photos can be mounted on wooden shelves
Geometric designs
Stylish patterns attract the eye, transform boring plain walls, and dilute the Scandinavian or minimalist style. Geometric prints are indispensable in kitsch and pop art.
A suitable option for a minimalist living room
Again, it all depends on your imagination. Using a ruler (painting tape), we evenly outline horizontal/vertical stripes, intersections, geometric shapes, then paint. Light, calm patterns are good for decorating a bathroom or bedroom, and flashy, bright patterns are good for decorating a hallway.
Don't be afraid to bring your ideas to life. Get ideas, fantasize, collect materials for creativity. Give your home a unique style and add your soul with handmade creations.
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After reading the article, you will learn how to quickly draw art paintings and make panels; Learn how children's paintings are created using paints, glue, salt and potatoes.
Art paintings
Art - translated from English as “art”. In our country, this word is usually used to describe original paintings created without any frills. Even a novice artist can draw this.
To create it use:
- plain paper, but thick or canvas;
- acrylic paint in white and other colors;
- construction tape;
- brush;
- scissors.
You can use the paints given in the example. If you wish, take your other favorite shades to enjoy your work.
The paint should cover the entire canvas so that there are no white gaps between strokes. Let it dry well, and at this time cut the wide construction double-sided tape into equal rectangular pieces. It is better to use it, since the regular one has great adhesiveness; when tearing it off the canvas, you can remove some of the paint.
When the canvas dries, attach strips of tape to it, placing them diagonally.
After the entire painting is decorated in this way, dip the brush into white acrylic paint and cover the canvas with this layer directly over the tape. Let the work dry thoroughly. Then simply remove the strips of duct tape.
As a result, you will get a picture that the art style helped create.
If you want to paint a more subdued canvas, use only 2 colors of paint. This picture can be hung in the office or given to your boss or employee at work.
To make this art painting you will also need a minimum of time, and here’s what else:
- canvas or thick paper;
- red and gray acrylic paint;
- thin rope or thread.
Such art paintings look great both in the meeting room and in the dining room. The canvas fits into the surrounding environment, skillfully complementing it.
Quick drawing
If you only have 5 minutes of time, but you need to quickly make a gift with your own hands or draw a picture that will refresh your home environment, then use the following idea.
To implement it you will need:
- dye;
- plastic bottle;
- soup plate;
- paper.
Dip the bottom of the container into pink paint and make prints on and around the branches. When the paper is dry, you can frame it and hang the picture on the wall.
Here's how to quickly draw pictures like this.
You can create any of the ones presented in no more than 5 minutes, not counting the time for the paint to dry. Before you start creating, you should have at hand:
- canvas;
- leaf from a tree;
- blue paint;
- brush;
- gold paint in a spray bottle.
Then place the sheet in the center of the composition, cover the canvas with spray from a spray bottle.
When performing this stage of work, make sure that the sheet does not move under the pressure of the jet, otherwise the contours will be blurred. You can first stick it on double-sided paper tape, and peel it off at the end of the work.
When the spray paint dries, remove the sheet and rejoice at how quickly you have created such a picturesque drawing.
You can create original paintings without even using paints. For this you will only need old magazines. The design of the paintings will help make the room modern and stylish.
Cut photographs and glossy magazine posters into strips of equal thickness. Then combine them several at a time, trim them so that they are the same length.
Grease a rectangle of thick cardboard with glue and attach strips to it.
Now take a sheet of black cardboard and draw a design on it. Cut along the contours with a stationery knife.
Glue a sheet of cardboard with a cut-out design onto a paper panel.
Magazines can be replaced with fabric by cutting strips from it. Take canvases of bright colors; when gluing the strips, turn the edges inward so that they do not fray and look good.
All that remains is to frame the canvas and you can make a few more to hone your skills and give your friends and acquaintances a hand-made painting for the holiday.
The next decorative panel will become a vivid memory of your trip to the sea. Even if you were not able to get to the southern regions, if you wish, you will still be the owner of such a three-dimensional picture. After all, you can buy shells and find the rest at home.
Marine panel
Here is a list of what you should have on hand to make a panel:
- cardboard box;
- cardboard to make partitions;
- brush;
- acrylic paints;
- beads;
- shells;
- glue;
- pearl bead;
- small sea pebbles;
- sand;
- threads
Cut the strips so wide that they are 2 cm wider than the sides of the box. Make even cuts in two places on each one. Connect them crosswise. Bend the long side of the strips 2 cm, apply glue, and attach the dividers to the bottom of the container.
Paint the box blue. Let it dry, put the shells in the resulting pockets to figure out how best to place them.
Lubricate one cell with glue, sprinkle with sand, and glue a small shell here. Glue a pearl bead into the open shell and place it in another pocket. In the third, glue a small skein of yellow thread, and a shell on it.
The next cell will be filled with sea pebbles, also place them on glue. Using the same material, fill in the gaps between them, placing small beads here.
Coat shells and stones with varnish to give them a wet look. If desired, highlight the upper edges of the partitions with white paint to give the product contrast.
The work is completed, now you can hang the panel on the wall.
Watercolor art painting - an easy way
The following will help you create such original paintings:
- canvas;
- watercolor paints;
- glue;
- rock salt.
When dry, it absorbs the pigment from the paint and thereby creates a very interesting effect. These are the beautiful paintings that come out as a result. Children will feel like real creators when they work with this technique.
Let them make a frame for their creation. Help them with this.
How to make a picture frame?
For this you need to prepare:
- thick cardboard;
- stationery knife;
- salty dough;
- toothpick;
- plastic knife for plasticine.
First salt dough recipe:
- wheat flour - 1 cup;
- water – 1 glass;
- fine salt - 2 cups;
- dry wallpaper glue - 1 tbsp. l.
- wheat flour - 2 cups;
- water -3/4 cup;
- fine salt - 1 cup.
The dough needs to be kneaded very well, then it will become elastic, will not stick to your hands and tear during work. Do not store salted dough for a long time, otherwise it will acquire a grayish tint.
Roll it into a rectangle 5–7 mm thick, attach it to the frame, cut off the excess with a knife. From the rest, let the child form a “sausage”, giving it an oval shape, then cut 8 mm thick blanks from it, giving them the shape of leaves. Then, using a plastic knife or toothpick, draw veins on them.
You need to cover the picture with a frame made of salt dough, and then moisten the contact points with water and stick the prepared leaves here, and on top - flowers made from the same material.
All that remains is to dry the frame elements and you can put the drawing into it.
Children's painting
Talent can and should be developed in children from an early age. This is the picture painted by a girl who is only 2 years and 7 months old.
And children 3–4 years old will be able to create something like this on this topic.
The technology for making detailed paintings is very interesting. First, prepare the following materials with your child:
- A3 sheet of paper;
- palette;
- gouache;
- a jar of water;
- saucer;
- foam rubber poker;
- brushes No. 5–8;
- potatoes;
- paint brush;
- a cloth;
- glass of such a size that it is larger than a sheet of paper.
Let's get started with the interesting action. Here's how to paint a picture in an original way. Moisten the glass with water, let the child cover it with a brush with strokes of white and blue gouache, while mixing the paints a little. While they are still wet, cover the glass with a sheet of paper, press it over the entire surface, and then separate it and place it with gouache facing up.
Now you need to draw the black branches on which the bullfinches will sit. You can make this activity even more interesting. Kids will enjoy drawing such children's pictures if at this stage they play catch-up with their mother.
Let one of the elders paint one branch, and the child, as if catching up with the adults’ brush, begins to follow the same path and learns to paint a tree and branches.
The next step on the path to drawing a children's picture will be no less interesting. Take a small and a large potato and cut each in half. Pour red gouache into a saucer. Let the child dip the root vegetable into it, cut side down, and make prints on the sheet. In this case, a large potato will help create the body of the bird, and a small one will help create its head.
Do not remove the root vegetables from the sheet; now let the child paint the backs and tails of the bullfinches with blue paint. The child will not go beyond the internal boundaries, since the lying potatoes block this path, so the head and chest of the birds will remain red.
Now you need to draw black paws for the bullfinches, and depict the snow using a poke. Dipping it into white paint, you need to leave light imprints on the sheet with point movements.
Here's how to quickly and interestingly draw such children's pictures, which you can then frame with a salt dough frame and hang in a prominent place in the house.
If you put your palm in paint and then make an imprint on the paper, you will get a tree trunk. Let an adult do this using brown. Then the children will be able to turn their palms into leaves, forming a crown out of them. Such children's paintings will unite people of different generations if they create together. The frame can be made of any material, including puff pastry.
If you want to clearly see how to make them, watch the video:
The second one will tell you how to draw a picture in just 1 minute!
Are you looking for a fresh and unusual idea for interior decoration? Familiar pictures are good, but the soul is looking for something new.
On the Internet you can find more than one master class on creating three-dimensional paintings with your own hands from paper, fabric or leather. These are 3D canvases that are amazing in their liveliness, which are fun to create and pleasant to contemplate.
DIY paintings
A three-dimensional painting can be called a 3D sculpture in a frame, made from scrap materials. It can be anything in the full sense of the word: paper, dried flowers, polymer clay, leather, fabrics and other creative materials. For example, plaster is used to make magnificent three-dimensional drawings directly on the kitchen wall. Plaster modeling is, of course, beautiful, but this article will talk about simpler techniques.
Anyone can make an original masterpiece of art with their own hands. Why don't you try your hand at it? The master class will help you learn the basic principles to get started with an idea and start creating.
Master class “3d paper painting”
For the first test of the pen, take the simplest version of a three-dimensional painting - a paper applique.
Set of materials for work:
- frame with deep sides;
- stationery knife;
- pencil;
- colored cardboard with a bright print;
- white watercolor paper or thin cardboard;
- ruler, scissors;
- PVA glue.
Instead of a frame, you can take a candy box.
Step-by-step description of a three-dimensional paper painting:
- cut out a rectangle from a white sheet of paper to fit the selected frame;
- draw by hand or print a heart of such a size that it fits freely in the frame 9 times in three rows. The approximate size of the heart is 4x5 cm;
- the heart needs to be cut out and circled with a simple pencil, placing it on white paper prepared earlier. You should get 3 rows of three hearts or more (less) as you wish;
- Now the important step has come - carefully, using a stationery knife, we cut out the “wings” of the hearts. To do this, you need to make cuts along the contour of the hearts, without touching the lower and upper parts;
- bend the cut parts of the hearts up and towards the center, making them voluminous;
- The blank with hearts must be glued onto colored cardboard. It is desirable that it be special scrap paper with a small pattern. It will be visible through the bent wings of the hearts;
- The final step is to place the picture in a frame and fix it on the back side with a stapler or glue.
The presented master class is simple, but based on it you can make your own 3D plot - fluttering butterflies, tiles, people and other interesting templates.
Master class “multilayer 3d paper painting”
Making an interesting paper painting using the multi-layer technique is very simple - you just need to find a design and print many copies. The finished product, hung on the wall, looks interesting from different angles - a real 3D painting.
Set of materials for work:
- sufficiently deep frame;
- cardboard;
- laminate backing;
- thick album sheets and printer;
- craft glue;
- acrylic paint;
- acrylic lacquer;
- scissors;
Step-by-step description of a multilayer paper painting:
- choose a beautiful and bright picture with a clear image. It is desirable that there are many parts on it that will be convenient to cut out. We format or select the picture to fit the frame size. We print 10-12 copies on thick paper;
- Depending on what kind of printer you have, we determine whether the pictures need varnishing. Thus, images printed on an inkjet printer must be sprayed and varnished, otherwise the colors will run. Laser images can be left as is;
- We simply glue the first image onto cardboard cut to the size of the frame plus gaps for mounting;
- We cut out all other images, but in a special way. For example, if you are creating a flower, then let several whole flowers be cut out with a stem and leaves, a couple more layers of leaves, and even more of the inflorescence itself. It sounds complicated, but as you go along it will become clear;
- Now we are preparing the basis for the parts from a thin backing for the laminate, which looks like a thin layer of polyethylene foam. The cut-out backing should be slightly smaller than the parts so that it is not visible in the finished product on the wall;
- we glue the parts onto the substrate, but not all of them, but selectively - only those layers that should protrude forward. In some small parts, a substrate may not be needed;
- We place the prepared parts on the base in a frame with glue. First, we place large pictures with many details, and then individual details that should be more voluminous;
- the side parts should not remain white, otherwise they will reveal the presence of a substrate - they need to be painted over to match the image;
- We cover the picture with acrylic varnish in several layers. Each layer is applied after the previous one has dried;
Now you will have a three-dimensional painting with your own hands - now you can place it on the wall in this form or add glass. Such canvases can be made from fabric, then you will get a picture with a beautiful terry surface.
Master class “3d painting made of leather”
Set of materials for work:
- frame;
- the base of the picture is made of leather, suede or fabric;
- pieces of leather of any color;
- acrylic paints;
- rectangular sheet of chipboard or plywood;
- furniture stapler;
- craft glue or superglue;
- scissors;
- paper (for sketches);
- soap or chalk (for contours on the skin).
The first question that arises about creating such a work is where to get the leather? Firstly, it must be natural, and therefore it is not cheap. But you probably have a jacket, bag, gloves and other used genuine leather products. Feel free to chop them up - you will have a lot of fun and can make a gorgeous picture.
Step-by-step description of creating a painting “bouquet of leather”:
- Make sketches of leaves and petals on paper and cut them out - these will be templates for work;
- transfer the contours to the skin and cut out how many flowers with petals you want to have in the finished painting;
- If the materials at hand do not contain colored leather of a suitable shade for the colors, then use acrylic paints. Paint the petals with burgundy or pink colors, and the leaves with green. You can choose paints of any colors you like;
- to make the petals round and voluminous, you need to hold the skin over a candle flame - it will begin to take on an interesting natural shape;
- we collect buds from the petals; you can place a ball of leather or fabric in the center as the center of the flower;
- we stretch a base made of any fabric, suede, leather or other material onto a sheet of plywood and fasten it with staples from the wrong side. The fabric can be pulled tightly or draped. We insert the resulting base into the frame;
- Arrange the finished flowers and leaves on the base - evaluate their location by stepping aside;
- complement the composition with leather curls, natural materials - shells, dried flowers, etc.;
- Now you can glue all the elements to the intended places using a glue gun or a tube of superglue.
We clean the finished picture from traces of handicraft and hang it on the wall - that’s the whole master class. Similar creations can be made from fabric - decorating the drawn silhouettes of girls with dresses made of fabric and lace.
To repeat the master class and create three-dimensional paintings with your own hands, you do not need to have the ability to draw. But what you really need is perseverance and accuracy.
For beginners, we can recommend techniques made from paper, and for more experienced craftsmen, magnificent 3D paintings made from leather, polymer clay or plaster. Interesting paintings for the kitchen are framed vegetables and fruits sculpted from clay or made from plaster.
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Paintings are one of the components of the warm and unique atmosphere. And if the paintings are made independently, the emotional “response” from them can be an order of magnitude higher than that of purchased ones. created with your own hands - you will see photos of examples below - thoughtfully thought out and lovingly brought to life, they will give you a good mood for a long time.
Let you not have the talent of an artist, do not shine with creative flair and doubt your taste. Cast aside your doubts. Having a desire to create original paintings for the interior, you can learn some techniques on your own and after a while admire the creation of your own hands.
Looking for an idea for a painting
Inspiration is a fickle and timid thing. Let's not wait for inspiration from above, but let's actively search for ideas for future paintings for the interior.
Advice. At the very beginning, it will be useful not to look on the Internet in search of ideas. Trust your inner instinct: what exactly do I need, how would I like my painting to look, what mood should it bring into my life and into the interior of my home? Write down all the thoughts that come to your mind.
Information, having gained a critical mass, will definitely “shoot” with an original idea. And having the main features of what you are looking for, you can choose the appropriate technique for creating paintings with your own hands for the interior and look at the photographs.
Anything can serve as an impetus for creativity: from sewing accessories and beads to family photos and letters from the home archive.
Advice. For any mother, a touching option for interior decor will be a panel collage of children's drawings, appliqués, the first cute doodles and other priceless creations of little hands.
Choosing ways to create a picture for your interior
There are many ways to bring creative ideas to life. Paint with watercolors, acrylics, paint in oils, create panels from leather, thread or wool, make posters from photos - the choice is yours. Each of the paintings will be interesting and unique in the interior.
Painting with paints
Even if your talent as a painter has passed you by, you are quite capable of creating abstract paintings for the interior at the “cute and soulful” level. You will need:
- oil, acrylic or watercolor paints;
- tablet or easel;
- canvas;
- brushes;
- palette and palette knife;
- scotch;
- solvent.
Making a sketch
The future of the painting that will decorate the interior of your apartment is first drawn with a pencil on the canvas: a composition is built, small elements and main lines are outlined. The space around the main object is “overgrown” with details, the lines of objects intersect with each other and overlap. This gives the picture depth and volume.
Determining the light source
To make the image more realistic, draw in dark and illuminated areas. Mark where and at what angle the light will fall on the objects, where the shadow, penumbra and highlights will be located.
Choosing colors
In order to choose the right colors for a painting, you need to know that:
- to obtain the desired shade, the paints are mixed on a palette and only then applied to the canvas;
- on a sunny day, the color of the object has golden shades, on a cloudy day – grayish;
- if the subject of the painting is night, the objects will be richer and darker than during the day.
Let's create
Multi-volume works and 6 years of study at the institute are devoted to the art of drawing. At the everyday level, we can give several guidelines in this process:
- draw simple objects first;
- dilute and mix the paints for your painting with a reserve, because you won’t be able to achieve exactly the same shade again;
- Before applying the next layer, the previous one must dry well;
- try different techniques, but focus on two or three that you can do;
- within three days, an image made with oil paints can be corrected, failed details can be corrected, or they can be completely erased.
Advice. If, when starting the picture, you planned a plot in the style of realism, and by the middle of the process you are surprised by abstractionism, it doesn’t matter. Urgently pretend that this is what you intended from the very beginning. Abstract creations are merciful to the mistakes of beginners, and in the interior they look impressive and mysterious.
Bead paintings
We begin to create a masterpiece for the interior.
- Free the frame from the glass.
- Draw the outlines of the frame on the base.
- Paste the pattern on which you will lay out the beads.
- Use thread or wire to mark the contours of the design, gluing them to the base.
- Glue the beads, distributing them tightly, without voids. If this is uncomfortable to do with your fingers, use a toothpick. Apply glue to small fragments, not allowing it to dry.
- Let the painting dry completely by placing it vertically for a while. If somewhere the beads are not glued well, they will fall off and you can re-attach them.
- Frame your beaded item, hang it on the wall and admire the transformed interior.
Painting for the interior from scrap materials
To make the work of your hands, intended for the interior of your home, interesting, do not limit your imagination to any specific techniques. Combine, break the rules, create your own recipes.
Various decorative and natural materials can be used: leather, fabric, buttons, sequins, quilling elements, wallpaper, dried flowers, sea pebbles, shells and even wool. The painting for the interior made of wool is worth considering in more detail.
Painting with wool
Wool painting is a whole art from an unexpected perspective. This is where you don’t have to worry about your artistic abilities: a sketch of a drawing can also be applied under a stencil. Warmth, depth, volume are just a few of the epithets for such a work. A painting made of wool breathes, lives its own life and brings special warmth to the interior.
You will need:
- clamping frame;
- non-woven or flannel backing;
- scissors, tweezers;
- wool of different colors.
Now we begin to paint a picture with wool.
- Draw a sketch on the base.
- Start laying out the wool with the main background color, and then lay out the wool of other colors in layers. You can apply the wool by pulling it into a strand, plucking it into a “cloud”, or tearing it off. Each method creates a different effect: delicate color transitions, transparency or richness of texture, light haze or dense fluffy balls of fur.
- Give wool objects the desired shape: convexity, texture, layering.
Important! Sometimes apply glass to the wool composition. This way you will evaluate the intermediate result and be able to eliminate shortcomings in a timely manner.
- Clean the glass with alcohol, press it against the painting with clamps and trim off any protruding hair.
- Secure the frame and enjoy the result.
The modern market for decor and decorative elements is replete with its diversity. Made from the simplest and most accessible materials, craftsmen sell them on various resources. Anyone can independently make absolutely any detail in order to emphasize the individuality of their home.
And paintings are no exception. You just have to show your imagination and be patient. Well, if you don’t have enough inspiration, you can get it from photos of DIY paintings in literature or on the Internet.
Beginning of work
Start creating your canvas with inspiration. There is no need to copy the works of other masters. We advise you to concentrate and think about how you can highlight the mood and dignity of your home. Write down all your ideas in a separate notebook. Consider a place for your future masterpiece.
You also need to decide what style you will work in. Based on it, prepare consumables. It could be:
- any fabric, scraps of leather, as well as ribbons, lace, and so on;
- dried flowers, shells;
- paints and canvas;
- paper, all kinds of clippings, photographs;
- buttons.
In your creativity, you can use children's drawings and a lot of things that at first glance seem like trash. From time to time, audit your “wealth”, and at some point you will feel that you are ready to create an exclusive canvas. After all, the best ideas for paintings for DIY decoration come spontaneously.
Paints
Using paints is the simplest way to solve the problem. What kind of painting you can make with your own hands depends solely on your imagination.
In your arsenal you can use both regular watercolors and gouache, acrylic or oil paints. The basis can be either plain paper or professional canvas or a board treated with a primer.
Using a stencil
If you have spray paints, you can create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece using a stencil. We recommend using cardboard of the highest density for the base. High-quality plywood will also work well. The background and pattern should be contrasting: a combination of a silver or golden background with a colored pattern would be interesting.
And it’s worth noting that dry herbs and leaves can serve as interesting templates for creating paintings.
How to make a modular painting?
A modular painting is a painting in which several canvases contain a single composition. They can be identical or asymmetrical. Such paintings can contain anything, from landscape to abstraction.
It won’t be difficult to choose what you can use to make a modular picture at home. Choose an image that you like. It needs to be enlarged in size and divided into parts (that is, cut). The printed paper or fabric is then fixed onto a suitable base.
If you decide to paint a picture yourself, you should do it on a prepared canvas. If you use paper as a base, we recommend using acrylic or a waterproof marker to write your masterpiece.
A modular painting will look good in any room. The main thing is that the theme matches.
Printing photos
Professional printers in photo workshops can apply the image you choose onto fabric, ceramic dishes and paper of any density and quality.
It is worth noting that in many, and in ours, in particular, instructions on how to make a beautiful picture with your own hands, it is noted that the image must have a semantic meaning. For example, if you are working on a product for the kitchen, a still life would be appropriate.
Large format posters can be used to create a modular combination.
Using a scanner and printer, you can easily create a collage from your baby's drawings. Add a photo of the young artist and you will have a wonderful poster.
All that remains is to place it in a frame that will match the overall mood of the children's room. Old and new family photos combined in one poster will be a good decoration for your bedroom or living room.
Fabric paintings
In master classes on making paintings, you often see works made from scraps, ribbons, braid and lace. Works made from such material are real masterpieces that belong to the patchwork style.
The most common technique for this area is appliqué, the placement area is the kitchen and children's room.
The materials that are often used are those that hold their shape well. A combination of various textures and patterns, as well as decoration with cords and buttons and other accessories, is allowed.
Button fabrics
Original decorative items can be created from buttons, sewing them on or placing them on glue. Often buttons are used to make images of leaves on trees. They can also bring life to any outline. On the modern market you can choose accessories of various colors, shapes and from various materials.
Button paintings fit perfectly into the interior of any room.
Please note that buttons can be used to decorate the picture frame. In this way you will emphasize the exclusivity of the product.
Leather. Quilling. And much more
Nowadays you can often find voluminous canvases. In this case, leather, cardboard, pasta, coffee and all kinds of cereals are used. The work is performed not only using the appliqué technique. Nowadays quilling and decoupage are gaining popularity.
And finally, it is important to note the following. To prevent the work you created from becoming unusable in a short time, cover it with a transparent moisture-resistant varnish. For a more lasting effect, repeat the procedure 2-3 more times after the first layer has dried.
Photos of paintings with your own hands
