If you decide to decorate your space, but don’t know how to make a picture with your own hands, where to go and what to grab, this article was created just for you.
First, you need to decide in which room and on which wall you want to see this decorative element. Enter the room, look around, note for yourself what colors, shades and textures predominate? Is the light warm or cold, how does it fall? What is the mood of this room, how do you feel it?
Already at this moment, some individual ideas, images or color palettes will begin to pop up in your head. At this stage, you can close your eyes and try to imagine a sketch of what you want to see, in as much detail as possible.
The first and most important step has been taken, inspiration has already crept up, all that remains is to call it even closer, and for this you can use various Internet resources, magazines, as well as the works of other authors. Perhaps it is at the moment of looking through the pages or looking at the pictures that the same idea will come to mind.
What to do with the chosen idea?
Suppose the finished picture in the brightest colors has already been drawn in your imagination, but what to do next? And then you should soberly assess your capabilities and abilities, are they enough to accomplish your plans?
If the answer is “Yes,” then you can safely move on to the next point, and if not, then you should think a little and either simplify the idea you came up with, or strive through the thorns to the stars to that very ideal. In any case, everything will definitely work out.
When you are absolutely sure that you can make that very picture with your own hands, you should think about the materials. What should it be made of, what texture?
Think carefully, do not let go of the image from your fantasy and try to touch it and understand what it feels like. Smooth, rough, embossed, soft...
When you have a clear idea of the materials, you can safely purchase everything you need.
Old jeans
Comfortable fit. Denim material, which comes in a variety of shades, always remains in fashion. Thanks to the variety of colors and stitches, this textile can be used to create amazing life collages, similar to traditional patchwork embroidery.
Most of the paintings are made using the denim-on-denim technique. Most often, faded parts that have interesting tints are used.
Recognized themes are city and seascapes and abstraction. Denim words look best against a darkish or distinct background.
Execution instructions:
- For the main color, cut out one-to-one diamonds in different shades.
- Sew in alternating order or in the manner of spectral descent.
- Draw elegant details - leaves, animals, boats, stars, bouquets, etc.
- Transfer the blanks to the jeans. Cut them out, then glue or sew them on.
- Decorate with trim.
- Edging is important. Make it from denim, in the form of a braided braid.
- Attach around the edges of the image.
- Attach the finished product to the plywood using a glue gun.
Execution options
The execution option directly depends on the materials you choose, because there are a great many ways to create paintings with your own hands.
The picture can be drawn in oils, pastels, pencils, watercolors, gouache or even children's markers. The painted pictures will easily fit into any interior, the main thing is to choose the right color scheme.
Pictures are created from beads and satin ribbons, sewing all this to canvas or any other fabric.
Glass, old disks and eggshells make very beautiful objects for playing with light, which reflects from the “mosaic” particles and casts beautiful reflections on other walls of the room.
You can create paintings with your children from beans, peas and even pasta. Then it will not only be a decorative element, but also an opportunity to develop fine motor skills.
Fabric paintings can be called a separate art form, rich in its textures and execution options.
Dried plants, flowers and leaves make beautiful wall bouquets that will delight the eye at any time of the year.
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From salt dough, clay, plaster or modeling paste, you can make a real fresco or panel; these will be wonderful three-dimensional paintings with your own hands, which in the future can be painted with paints.
The picture can be felted from special wool. Felted paintings are now in great demand due to the fact that their execution is quite simple, and the result is spectacular.
Knitted or hand-embroidered paintings will add a feeling of incredible comfort and warmth. Moreover, the process of creating them will help calm your nerves very well.
And this list can be continued indefinitely, as long as there is enough imagination, time and clean walls in the house.
Briefly about the main thing
Hand-made techniques are a worthy way to exclusively decorate any living space. There are dozens of popular, proven methods that do not require special skills or significant expenses.
Before you start work, you need to find a suitable place for the future panel. The placement location will determine not only the size, but also the color palette of the composition.
You can find an unusual home decor idea online. There you can also get acquainted with the options for using different materials; complex techniques are presented in detail in master classes.
Simple methods include compositions from buttons, seeds and wallpaper patterns. String art and silhouette paintings will take a little more time. A panel of succulents or a lightbox will require attention and knowledge of some features.
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What if you have no drawing ability?
Still, this seems more like an excuse used by those who are afraid to experiment and try something new, so think again about whether your hands are really placed so out of place.
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But if you are still convinced that you have absolutely no creative abilities, don’t give up, there are wonderful options for you too, we will look at them in more detail.
Fabric wet
Delicate fabrics, especially when raw, are good for folds. To make the material look wet, but not shrink, it is saturated with PVA glue diluted with water. Crumpled paper is placed under it. This technique usually depicts: nature, animals, ancient buildings.
Manufacturing:
- Make a sketch of the future image.
- Place the material on a flat surface and completely cover it with a thick layer of glue.
- On the soaked side, place the fabric on the base of the picture, which should be smaller on each side than a piece of fabric.
- Part of your design is almost smooth, the rest is textured.
- Where the background is smooth, carefully level the surface with your hands.
- To make folds, squeeze them out by first placing paper soaked in glue underneath.
- Dry with a fan.
Abstractionism
This style of painting will be very simple and advantageous. To create an abstract painting you will need: canvas, paints and brushes. The most important thing is that the colors of the chosen paints combine well with each other.
Next, we give freedom to imagination, pick up paint on a brush and randomly apply it to the canvas in spots, stripes or any fancy patterns. We do this with all the colors, filling the voids and mixing the colors in front of us.
The beauty of this style is that your goal is not to draw something real. You can draw what you like without looking at anything, and if you have any doubts about the beauty of what you draw, remember Malevich’s square and they will disappear.
Patchwork, quilling
Patchwork art arose back in the 10th century of the first millennium. It is possible to use both ordinary fabric scraps and parts of knitted fabrics connected by crochet and knitting needles. Patchwork technique of sewing in one layer.
Items made using the patchwork technique will perfectly decorate an interior in the Provence style or a country house. The filler will create a voluminous effect.
Quilling is voluminous, multi-layered, and includes a huge number of different hems, embroideries, patterns, and weaves. To give softness and volume, padding polyester is used, laid in the middle of each layer of patchwork mosaic.
Execution method:
- Draw a sketch. You can take a schematic diagram from the website.
- The initial level is a single-color fabric, the second is a filler for volume, the third is a rag pattern with decoration.
- Sew everything using an automatic stitch or manual stitch.
- Make the base color plain or diamonds.
- Sew on the image.
- Sewing in parallel lines, zigzag, circle, spiral or random.
- For auxiliary decoration, use guipure, openwork weaving, braid with fringe, floral fabric patterns, and silk bows.
Herbarium painting
Not only will such a homemade painting of flowers be absolutely environmentally friendly, it will also add an atmosphere of light antiquity and autumn comfort.
To create it you will need scissors, a base, glue, various dried leaves, flowers, branches, acorns and pine cones, as well as aged paper, sheet music, scraps from newspapers or books.
We glue notes or scraps of books onto a cardboard base, and glue flowers and leaves on top, leaving small gaps so that the paper can be seen. The paper can be pre-aged in coffee or black tea.
Materials
The required set and raw materials for creativity differ slightly depending on the specific type of execution. Would need:
- frame;
- expanded polystyrene sheet;
- board, thick thick paper;
- straight and curly scissors;
- PVA glue, glue gun;
- wool;
- multi-colored fabrics;
- dye;
- needles, threads;
- stapler;
- iron;
- small cloves;
- textiles, wood;
- plastic decorations.
DIY picture frame
Every self-respecting painting should have a frame. This will make this element of decor completely complete, add even more of the desired mood and become a good bright accent. For example, you can buy ready-made picture frames here.
Making a picture frame with your own hands is quite easy; for this you can use wood, fabric, plastic, foam plastic, plaster, cardboard. The frame can be made from the same materials as the picture, or from contrasting ones, in any case, the result will surprise you.
Antique embroidery work
"Osie" originates in the Land of the Rising Sun in the 17th century. It has not lost its significance even today. The images were made from small pieces of thick paper, wrapped in scraps of worn Japanese kimono.
Subsequently, a special plastic paper based on mulberry silk threads was used. A distinctive feature of these images are children in traditional costumes, Japanese warriors, geishas, textured paintings with the theme of Japanese folklore.
Pieces of animal skins, leather, lace, and beads are often used as auxiliary decorations.
How to do:
- Cover the base with bright threads and the frame with dark threads.
- Cut out the components from paper and transfer the material.
- Glue them together as close to each other as possible.
- Let dry under pressure.
- Hang the artwork on several loops.
Photos of paintings with your own hands
Yarn – String Art
The string art technique is an original painting technique using hundreds of pins nailed to a plate and wire pulled over them. You can use any yarn, as long as it is reliable.
You need to tighten it thoroughly, otherwise, over time, the threads will stretch and the craft will lose its attractive appearance. Carnations are stuffed at a distance of up to one and a half cm from each other.
The product turns out transparent, so a background of the opposite shade is desirable. Such decoration, embodied on oval plywood or a ring, can represent bright symbolism or a dream catcher.
Blot
One way to create an abstract painting is to step back from the work as much as possible and let the paint do everything for you. For example, pour a large blot and then tilt the canvas so that the paint flows picturesquely down it. You can make such a picture together with your child; you don’t even need a brush for this.
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Homemade posters for the interior
An original painting for the interior of the kitchen with your own hands will be posters made with handwritten recipes from your mother’s culinary notebook, for example. Handwritten text, inscriptions and quotes on a culinary topic, and simply useful information for the housewife can be arranged in a meaningful composition and decorated with it in the kitchen interior. Stylish posters can be created from collages of family photos. The main photo is located in the middle of the collage, and it is framed by photos that are in tune with the overall theme. The collage is mounted in a frame under glass.
Everyone can create their own masterpiece for the interior. Your creation will not always cost less than purchased, but it will be worth it. But if there is a desire, the means will be found.
Photography on canvas
How to turn a photograph into a painting on canvas without knowing how to draw or paint. There is a simple method for which you will need a black and white photo, canvas, acrylic paint, a hair dryer for heating and a spray bottle of water.
On canvas (thick fabric) you need to apply a layer of acrylic paint of the same color and immediately, before it dries, press the photo face down. When everything dries well, you need to additionally warm it up with hot air.
Then follows a process that requires a little patience, since you will have to gradually wet the paper from a spray bottle and peel off the top layer, which softens and rolls off from moisture. Dried acrylic paint does not dissolve in water, and all the black color from the sheet is imprinted on the canvas.
conclusions
The value of homemade paintings is quite high today. There are a large number of manufacturing techniques. It is important to allocate a little time and effort in order to decorate the house with a homemade painting.
This process can be really fun if done as a family. Thus, using the means at hand, with minimal costs, you will show skill, originality, and decorate the room in an interesting way.
Where can I learn how to create such beauty?
I am sure that while you were reading the article and looking at these paintings, you already wanted to create something similar yourself, paint a beautiful picture and place it in your home. Or, give it to someone as a gift for an upcoming celebration.
Therefore, I want to please you with great news - after all, my online painting school has just recently launched a new online course “Interior Painting” !
This course was created specifically for everyone who wants to learn how to paint the kind of paintings that I gave as an example above on their own, at home. Yes, yes, all these paintings with gold, multi-colored paint, decor, abstract and on large canvases! You will learn to do all this during the course and in 2 months of training you will paint several paintings that will proudly take place on an empty wall!
The course takes place online and consists of several lessons, as well as additional classes.
In the first lesson you will learn the entire basic theoretical part about interior painting and materials. How does it differ from classical academic? What are abstract and stylized paintings? How to correctly fit a painting into the interior or, conversely, how to create a work that will fit perfectly into the space? What materials are needed for the work, how much do they cost? How to save money and buy only what you need and what is important!?
We will analyze all this during the theoretical lesson of the course!
And in the practical part of the first lesson there will be: 1.1 Introduction and analysis of equipment necessary for completing the course 1.2 Basics of color theory using the example of Itten’s color wheel 1.3. Practical task on mixing paints
We will also talk separately about texture pastes, their differences, as well as which ones are more budget-friendly, but no less high-quality! materials to replace artistic texture pastes. And already in the second lesson you will paint your first painting, “Interior Flower”.
We will also talk about fine texture paste, after which you will paint an interior painting “Ray” using such a paste.
Of course, you can’t go anywhere in the interior design course without gold leaf – that magical material that imitates gold. Let's look at the main types and differences of gold leaf, and also talk about the main methods of applying it to canvas.
After which you will paint the picture “Golden People” using leaf gold.
In addition to sheet gold, we will talk about “crumb” gold leaf, which is also a fairly popular type of decor. Let's look at its main differences from sheet metal, and the main methods of gluing it to canvas.
Selecting shades for your interior, at the end of this lesson we will paint a beautiful picture “Golden Forest” using this decorative crumb.
We will also study acrylic paint in cans, its main properties and capabilities. And then you will paint the picture “Tropical Leaves ” on a gold background.
In the lesson called “liquid gold”, we will look at the different shades of liquid gold and the materials with which it is combined. Let's select the brushes needed for liquid gold leaf and get acquainted with the technique of applying liquid gold leaf to canvas.
After which, you will paint a “Feather” painting using a fine textured paste and gold leaf.
At the end of the online course, you will find your final work on interior painting - an original painting in the abstract style! You will be able to apply all the knowledge you have acquired about materials and practical skills, and create your own unique painting in mixed media!
The materials can be either wood or metal, or plastic. In terms of color - laconic shades of slalli, gold, silver, black and white.
In addition to the main course, I have selected several paintings on which you can also hone your skills in interior painting and create new beautiful works for yourself, friends, or for sale.
This is a very comprehensive course in which you will learn to work in modern acrylic painting techniques and with elements of picture decor.
After completing the course, you can save tens of thousands of rubles on gifts and home improvement by learning how to create expensive, atmospheric paintings that will decorate your entire home.
And perhaps not only yours. Since interior painting is currently the most profitable art form
