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Amazing beauty is obtained when bright colors stand out against the background of greenery. This effect can be achieved on the site in various ways. One of the types of colorful art that is becoming increasingly popular can be called drawings on stones with acrylic paints. For those who see such a design for the first time, it seems that it is simply impossible to make such masterpieces with your own hands.
In fact, painting stones is possible even for those who have no experience with brushes and paints. An example is young children. With the help of a brush and several colors of paint, they create unique bold designs that are admired.
To get the same result, let’s try to consider in detail this cheap way to decorate a summer cottage or garden.
First of all, it is useful for beginners to get acquainted with the main stages of painting. This includes:
- Material selection. The main material for painting, of course, is stone.
- Creating a sketch. This step is required for beginners. Those who are confident in their creative abilities can safely do without a sketch. But in order for the drawing on the stone to be clear, it is better to draw it.
- Choosing a colorful palette and brushes. Color is very important in creating patterns on stones, because the texture and surface can be different. Therefore, you will have to select color solutions based on the properties of the pebbles, and not only according to the intended ornament.
- Pattern fixing.
By clearly following this sequence, you can be sure that you will not only avoid mistakes, but also create bright patterns.
Beginning artists have a lot of questions, so each of them needs to be given due attention.
Tools and materials
What stones are suitable for painting with paints? It is best to draw on smooth and flat pebbles.
Sea pebbles are perfect for drawing, but if it is far from the sea, then you can choose the appropriate material in the surrounding landscape.
Having carefully looked at ordinary cobblestones and small stones, sometimes you immediately get to see the plot of the future painting. The main thing is that the selected stone should be smooth and have a dense structure. Porous stones require a lot of paint, they simply absorb it. But, if a piece of cheese is conceived in the exhibition, then a porous stone is a good choice. Slightly run-in or stones with sharp edges will not work. They are difficult to draw on. You should not take very dark cobblestones.
What should be done with the selected material? First, wash well and dry. After all, often the selected stone is very dirty.
While the stone is drying, prepare the paints. Those who are already engaged in such creativity paint with various paints – watercolor, gouache, acrylic. Experienced artists work with acrylic paints. Beginners are also advised to try this option.
Acrylic paints are available in a bright full palette, they fit well on the surface of the stone even without primer. Another advantage is that they dry quickly. Although, especially for beginners, this factor will always have to be taken into account in the work.
Be sure to take precautions for clothing, otherwise one drop can make it look purely “homemade”. When working with stones, a small amount of paint should be placed on the palette. The surface of the stone is small, so excess paint will dry quickly. Acrylic paints are more expensive than others, but their quality for painting fully justifies the cost.
To draw with paints on stones, you need brushes. You will need brushes of different widths.
At some point, a toothpick will come in handy. Large brushes are needed to paint over the background, and thin ones will help to draw various small details and strokes. When working with acrylic paints, make sure that the brush does not have time to dry out. For this, it is often placed in water. And when changing the tone or color in the painting, they wash it well and dry it dry. Otherwise, the brush very quickly turns into a scraper, which will not work further.
The list of materials includes a simple pencil for sketching a sketch on a stone. The second addition will be a solvent and a cotton swab. They will be needed in case of corrections. Transparent varnish – to fix the pattern, as well as primer or PVA glue.
Themes for creativity
It is often very difficult for a novice artist to decide on the theme of a composition. There is a desire, time and colors, but there is much less confidence that it will turn out. Consider some examples of painting on stones that even a beginner can do. It will turn out very worthy.
Ornaments and geometric patterns
The most winning option.
Even with any inaccuracies or “punctures” with paints, such drawings on stones look very catchy. They can simply be laid out among the grass on the lawn or between the stones. It is very important to choose the brightest colors and a large number of colors for such fantasies. The richer, the more beautiful the pattern will be.
Fruits and berries
In this case, there are always natural “sitters” at hand. You can copy paints and reliefs from your crop. For example, strawberries:
Insects, birds, animals, fish
For those who doubt their talents, it will be enough to view educational photos or videos for children. It’s great to do this with your kids. Painting on stone with acrylic paints will become more fun and useful.
Children, even without a textbook, will willingly draw a ladybug, a turtle, a worm.
Fairy houses
Such stones can be of any size and different colors. Children love to play with the houses, they are great for decorating the lawn and garden path.
Any theme will do if you are just learning how to paint stones with acrylic paints. Even not the most successful works look great on the lawn, in rock gardens, in garden compositions.
Pebbles for the game
This category includes pebble dominoes
figurines for children’s games and stones with thematic drawings.
Let’s start drawing
Well washed, cleaned and degreased stone is ready for further operations. Experienced artists advise beginners to apply a primer before painting. Sometimes it is successfully replaced with a mixture of PVA glue and white paint. This technique will hide some of the roughness of the background and allow the picture to look brighter. After drying again, the stone is ready for sketching.
First, a background color is applied for painting, and then they begin to draw. For this operation, it is better for novice artists to take a simple pencil. Draw all the details, comparing with the drawing on paper. Then the sketch is drawn up with paints. Any mistake can be corrected with a solvent and a cotton swab. And, sometimes, a jagged line gives a distinctive zest to your masterpiece.
As soon as the acrylic paint dries well, the stone is covered with acrylic varnish. If the pattern is not located on the entire surface of the stone, then the rest can not be processed.
The completion of the work on decorating the stone with acrylic paints gives scope for the manifestation of the next stage of creativity. How to apply painted pebbles? The first creative attempts usually remain on the owner’s site. And then, when the hand has become more confident, you can make wonderful gifts to your friends and loved ones:
- Fridge magnet. A magnet is glued onto a flat pebble with a beautiful pattern and decorates the interior of the kitchen.
- Souvenirs. Glass containers – a jug, a beautiful glass are perfect for creating a colorful composition. Painted stones can be matched by tone or theme, or you can connect the “incompatible”.
- Baby sets. There are no restrictions at all. A car park, a zoo, representatives of flora and fauna can not only entertain kids, but also serve as educational material.
With a lack of suitable material, many find a simple way out. Stones for painting with acrylic paints are very easy to create with your own hands. For this you will need:
- Basin or bucket. Some water is poured into it.
- Sand. Fall asleep in a container to the level of poured water. The sand should be well saturated with water, but there should be no water on its surface. In the sand make a recess of the desired shape.
- Polyethylene. With its help line the prepared form.
- Cement mortar. Prepared according to the usual recipe and poured into a recess. From above it is closed with polyethylene and sprinkled with a layer of sand.
After complete drying, your stone is ready for painting with acrylic paints. The drawing technology does not differ from the classical one.
If desired, a coloring matter of the desired shade is added to the cement. This will create a natural background for the painting. With such compositions, the site will become much brighter and more comfortable.
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