Unusual handmade portrait. How to make a picture with your own hands from various materials - step by step instructions with photos and videos for making at home

Stages of work "Rowan"

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1. We select the frame of the required size, cut out the fiberboard - this is the basis of the work.
2. Sketch.

3. Prime fiberboard (water + PVA glue), paint with water-dispersion paint + gouache.
4. While drying, prepare the dough of the desired color. You can dye with aniline dyes during kneading (tint the water), and we are like this ... We rolled out the dough, covered it with a layer of green gouache, kneaded it, mixed it, it became too soft - we added flour

5. Picked up branches, it's mostly birch or elm. Light lines marked the direction of the branch.

6. Leaflet - roll up the ball, flatten it to make it on both sides with sharp tips. Flatten into a cake and work with a cutter - streaks and sharp edges.

7. We start from the bottom layer and on top of the branch. Leaf after leaf, somewhere they are on their own, somewhere they overlap, somewhere they bend. Wet the joint with water + glue.

You see, the work is not molded at once, but the branch grows. We mask the junctions of the branches under the leaves.

8. We simplified the painting - we decided to paint the leaves first, and then sculpt the berries. Practical!

Painting in gouache mostly, but also watercolor side by side. The work is delicate, because don't mess up the base.

9. Dirty work again! Dough dyed with gouache is brighter after drying than with food coloring.

10. Helpers!!! The berries were formed into bunches, for this it is better to look at your work from a distance.

There are no photos of how bunches of mountain ash were painted. It’s boring if they are all the same tone, so they tinted them a little.
11. This stage is also difficult - varnishing, concentration is required. The background is not touched at all (matte and rough), only a branch with berries is varnished.

12. Another raisin - ladybugs. Separately blinded, painted, varnished and glued.

Here is a triptych in the end. "Gifts of Autumn"

This is a graphical diagram of the stages of work, if something is not clear. Try - create - give yourself and your friends a good mood!!!

300 grams of salt "extra" (one glass)

300 grams of flour (two cups)

200 milligrams of water (almost a full glass)

1 st. spoon oils

Decor completes the design of the home, but it also begins, perhaps, the most exciting and creative stage. In modern interior solutions, it has become fashionable to replace purchased elements with ones created by oneself. The handmade technique is becoming overwhelmingly popular. Gizmos are not only made for themselves, but also given to loved ones, and especially talented craftsmen even sell their works. If open shelves can be made with souvenirs brought from travels and cute little things (vases, figurines), then decorating the walls is sometimes confusing. Usually a layer of putty is applied to their surface, and then plaster or wallpaper. However, "solid" walls, albeit with a beautiful coating, still seem "bare" and create a feeling of incompleteness.

Unusual decoration will be paintings for the interior, made by hand. They will transform the home environment and add creative touches to the decoration of the room. The most famous and complex technique for creating paintings, which first comes to mind, is painting. The art of drawing images with paints is not for everyone, but there are a number of other options, one of which talent can wake up completely unexpectedly. Original pictures can be obtained from improvised materials: fabric, cereals, flowers, twigs, leather, beads, paper, accessories, threads. There are a lot of techniques for creating genuine masterpieces, and the creative process is so exciting that it will drag you into a whirlpool.

Where to start and where to look for inspiration

You are on fire with the idea of ​​creating a picture with your own hands, but you are completely lost and do not know which end to untie this knot from. Try to go into the room where the canvas is supposed to be placed. The very atmosphere of the room, its decoration should inspire the right thoughts, or at least set the vector. Choose a wall to hang the picture on. Evaluate the color scheme, textures of materials, the play of light. Close your eyes and try to draw a sketch in your mind. If you stood like a pillar in the middle of the room, but could not come up with anything, then it's time to turn to the works of other authors for help. Other people's art objects sometimes become a storehouse of interesting ideas.

Learn the technique, determine the level of complexity of the work you like, select the necessary materials. But, perhaps, the most important thing is to correctly assess your capabilities and talents as a decorator. If your level is below average, close to the initial, then it is better to test the pen on simple options. One desire is not enough, the full set also includes talent and skill. If the latter comes with time after persistent practical training, then the absence of a gift cannot be fully compensated by diligence. The muse, as you know, is a lady with character and does not come at the first call. The sacrament of her call does not involve special rites. Each person has their own sources of inspiration, but most of us draw it from nature: its smells, sounds and sights. Be it a tree, a flower bouquet, bird trills, the aroma of freshly cut grass, the play of sunlight on the windows or tentacles of mist on a morning field. This source of inspiration is inexhaustible. You can always fall for it.

Ways to create a picture

There are a lot of methods for creating paintings. Every year there are new original techniques. Popular methods include:

• Silhouette paintings;
• Glass or eggshell mosaic technique;
• Volumetric compositions;
• Pictures from beads, cabochons, shibori ribbons, crystals, sequins;
• Styrofoam images;
• Illuminated decor;
• Images from shreds of fabric, ribbons and accessories;
• Threads and cloves as a base;
• Compositions from grains, cereals and legumes;
• Eco-friendly products made from natural materials;
• Herbariums on paper;
• Embroidery.

This is a list of only popular methods, and the entire list of their names will 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 another technique. Most of the work will require only scissors, a stationery knife, needles and glue. A basic set of tools can be found in every home.

Light paintings look spectacular at night, they also serve as decorative lamps. Prepare a template with a picture. Each element is cut out separately and its contours are transferred to a sheet of plastic. It is not recommended to use a completely transparent material, but a dense MDF sheet will not work either. Find an average option that will let light through. The picture should have several levels for a three-dimensional effect, so the composition of plastic parts is divided into layers. Styrofoam ribbons are laid between them. All layers are glued to each other and to the base. After drying, it is inserted into the frame. On the reverse side, a special groove for the wire is cut out in it. Then, an RGB tape is stretched around the perimeter. The groove is necessary 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.

Twenty years ago, these works became a new word in art. You will need a wooden base, small cloves, a hammer and thread. First, of course, you need to put a sketch on the canvas. Then carnations are hammered along its contour. The distance between them usually does not exceed 0.5 cm. The closer the carnations are to each other, the less "voids" are formed in the picture. It is advised to start with simple forms to fill your hand. Then they take the first thread, carefully fasten it and begin to wrap each carnation. Individual modules are made in different colors. In another technique, thick woolen threads are used. They begin to be glued to the base with the printed pattern. 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 silhouette paintings

Perhaps this is the best option for those who can only draw flowers on the back pages of notebooks. Paintings-silhouettes are universal and resemble both classical styles and modern ones. They are made of paper, use paints or a marker. To make such an element, it is enough to prepare the source. The sample is transferred to the canvas on its own or duplicated from the template, and then painted over. In order to get a silhouette portrait for the source from an ordinary portrait, you need to adjust the contrast settings in any simple Photoshop program.

To create eco-pictures, any natural materials are used: pieces of wood, twigs, stones, blades of grass, leaves, moss. The components are glued to a dense base and placed in a frame. Triptychs consisting of several modules look unusual and beautiful. For example, the decor is based on three colors: gray, black and purple. Take dry branches and divide each across into three parts. The lowest "bundle" is tightly fastened with a thread. It is painted purple, glued to a black canvas and surrounded by a gray frame. The next module will be slightly smaller. Inside the purple frame, the second part of the black twigs is placed on a gray canvas, which serves as a continuation of the previous composition. The last module consists of "tops". The twigs are painted grey, placed in a black frame on a purple canvas. The triptych is placed vertically with an offset to one side. It is not recommended to close such a composition with glass, since its relief looks natural and organic. You can decorate a bedroom or a hall with peculiar moss paintings. Art object will bring harmony to the room, make it more peaceful.

Paperwork is represented by many techniques. In recent years, quilling has experienced a real "boom": creating images using ribbons twisted in a special way. The finished product turns out to be voluminous, and masters who have filled their hands can recreate huge canvases with precision in small details. You can also make a relief coating from papier-mâché (soaked paper pulp). The canvas is painted on top and placed in a frame. Separate elements are created from the material using the origami technique, which are then glued to the base. Modular paintings look great from small paper pieces folded into three-dimensional triangles or squares using the same technique.

For products of this type, perhaps the shortest master class. All that is required for work is the base, cereals (you can not limit yourself to legumes) and glue. A sketch of the drawing is applied to the canvas. Then its individual parts are smeared with glue, and a loose decor is applied on top of it. You can use not only chickpeas or peas, but also pasta, rice, buckwheat, coffee beans and even salt.

Foam sheets are made in two popular techniques. Both types use foam plastic solely as a base, which requires fabric to decorate. The first method will allow you to create abstractions that emphasize the features of the interior with complex geometry. Solid pieces of fabric with various patterns are applied to the foam plastic of a special shape (usually square). The canvas is cut along the edges, which are wrapped to the back of the base and fixed on it (paper clips or glue). These paintings do not need frames. Compositions from several canvases usually flaunt on the wall. Another technique - kinusaiga - will require more patience. A drawing is applied to the foam base with a pencil. Start with simple geometric patterns. Then the contour is carried out with a clerical knife. Fabric patches slightly larger than the element itself are applied to it. Their edges are pressed into the cuts with a thin, flat tool (metal ruler, nail file) so that there are no wrinkles on the surface. After a simple picture is ready, you can try more complex images with “torn” features.
It's important to know. The kinusaiga technique, as the name suggests, originated in Japan. Usually, fabrics from old kimonos, which are not customary to be thrown away, were reused in this way.

To create three-dimensional canvases, any materials that have a relief are used. However, paintings made of silk ribbons, leather and foamiran look more elegant. The better the element will keep its shape, the easier it is to compose the composition. Leather can make very neat pictures. Separate pieces of fabric are simply glued to the base, while maintaining folds for volume. Luxurious bouquets are created from silk ribbons. The advantage of the material is its pliability: it is enough to fix the fabric in a certain position with threads, and it will keep it. Some achieve volume by duplicating details. Usually paper products are made. Cut out two identical elements. Several "legs" of foam are attached to the front side of one. They are glued to the wrong side of the second similar part. It turns out the effect of volume. A similar technique looks original in flat paintings, where individual sections become accented.

Almost everyone at one time collected maple leaves in autumn parks and dried especially beautiful flowers between the pages of books. Many people forgot about the "secret" and years later, the find, accidentally falling out, reminded of the times of carefree youth. Flowers and leaves for the herbarium must 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.

Flowers and leaves are attached to the base with decoupage glue. The composition depends only on the imagination of the creator. These can be bouquets of wild flowers, decorated with silk ribbons or abstract paintings. To keep the canvas longer, it is coated with a layer of varnish or epoxy. Decorative canvases with sakura flowers on gouache-painted branches look spectacular. A similar picture can be used to decorate interiors decorated in Japanese style or minimalism.

Painting with beads and crystals

You will not surprise anyone with products made of beads and glass beads. Jewelry from them became popular thirty years ago. For work, it is better to purchase high-quality materials, of the same size, which will help to make a neat picture. The best is the Yakut beads and Japanese tono. To create accent elements, it is recommended to use cabochons of the appropriate 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 are embroidered. Instead of threads, it is better to use a thin fishing line: it is stronger and more reliable. Paintings with crystals are sold in sets. The standard kit includes crystals in individually numbered bags, two types of tweezers, a tray for small parts, a special sticky bar into which a stick is dipped to press the "diamonds" to the canvas, and a canvas with an image printed on it. Each package contains instructions. The canvas is pre-coated with a special adhesive layer that perfectly holds the crystals. The latter can be round or square. More often, the canvases are solid without voids, but sometimes they create brilliant drawings-outlines of animals, birds, people against a spectacular black background. The finished work is covered with a cloth and fixed by walking with a rolling pin over the surface with effort. The main advantage of crystal paintings is that they do not fade, unlike embroidery, and will retain their original appearance even after years.

Beaded decor should also be done according to the finished scheme. It can be found on the Internet or bought in special stores for needlewomen.

Paintings on fabric

Fabric paintings are usually made from scraps. Begin work by stretching the canvas-base on the stretcher. The procedure is performed carefully, avoiding the formation of unnecessary folds. Then a drawing is applied to the canvas with a pencil. If you do not have the talent of an artist, then you can use the template. Even special sets are sold, where the canvas already has a pattern with numbered zones for individual colors. Then for work you will need scissors, threads, a needle and pieces of fabric. The shreds are cut out according to the shape of the element that they will “close” with a small margin and sewn to the base.

Conclusion

Pictures in the interior will become the center, the highlight of the situation. Originally made decor cannot be used as a background, it will attract other people's views. Having tried themselves as a decorator once, many are not limited to this and continue creative experiments. When the scale of works goes beyond satisfying a personal need for decoration, they begin to give them to loved ones, and then even sell them as author's paintings.

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Paintings are one of the components of a warm and unique atmosphere. And if the paintings are made independently, the emotional “response” from them is an order of magnitude higher than that of the purchased ones. , created by your own hands - you will see photos of examples below - thought out with interest and brought to life with love, will give a good mood for a long time.

Let you not have the talent of an artist, do not shine with a creative flair and doubt your taste. Drop doubts. Having a desire to create original paintings for the interior, you can independently learn some techniques and after a while admire the creation of your own hands.

Looking for an idea for a painting

Inspiration is a fickle and fickle thing. Let's not wait for insights 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 to see my picture, what mood should it bring to my life and to the interior of the house? Write down every thought that comes to 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 do-it-yourself paintings for the interior and see photos.

Anything can serve as an impulse 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, applications, the first cute scribbles and other priceless creations of small hands.

Choosing ways to create a picture for your interior

There are many ways to turn creative ideas into reality. Draw 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 the talent of the painter has bypassed you, creating abstract paintings for the interior at the “cute and sincere” level is quite within your power. You will need:

• oil, acrylic or watercolor paints;
• tablet or easel;
• canvas;
• brushes;
• palette and palette knife;
• Scotch;
• solvent.

Sketching

The future of the picture that will decorate the interior of your apartment is first drawn with a pencil on 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 dimension.

Determine the light source

To give the image realism, draw dark and illuminated areas. Outline 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 the picture, you need to know that:

• to obtain the desired shade of paint is mixed on a palette, and only then applied to the canvas;
• on a sunny day, the color of the object has golden hues, on a cloudy day - grayish;
• if according to the plot in the picture it is night, the objects will be richer and darker than during the day.

We create

Multi-volume works and 6 years of study at the institute are devoted to the art of drawing. At the household level, several guidelines can be given in this process:

• draw simple objects first;
• dilute and mix paints for your painting with a margin, because you won’t be able to achieve the exact same shade again;
• before applying the next layer, the previous one should 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, corrected for failed details or completely erased.

Advice. If, starting a picture, you planned a plot in the style of realism, and by the middle of the process you are surprised at abstractionism, it does not 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.

Paintings with beads

We begin to create a masterpiece for the interior.

1. Free the frame from the glass.
2. On the basis, outline the contours of the frame.
3. Glue the pattern on which you will lay out the beads.
4. With a thread or wire, mark the outlines of the pattern by gluing them to the base.
5. Glue the beads, distributing it tightly, without voids. If it is inconvenient to do this with your fingers, use a toothpick. Apply glue to small fragments, preventing it from drying out.
6. Let the painting dry completely by placing it vertically for a while. If somewhere the beads are stuck badly, it will fall off and you can reattach it.
7. Decorate a beaded product in a frame, hang it on the wall and admire the transformed interior.

Painting for the interior from improvised materials

To make the work of your hands, intended for the interior of your home, turn out to be 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 picture for the interior of wool is worth considering in more detail.

Painting with wool

Wool painting is a whole art in an unexpected perspective. This is where you can not worry about artistic abilities: a sketch of a drawing can also be applied under a stencil. Warmth, depth, volume are just a few epithets for such a work. A picture made of wool breathes, lives its own life and brings a special warmth to the interior.

You will need:

• clamp frame;
• non-woven or flannel backing;
• scissors, tweezers;
• wool of different colors.

Having decided on the style, you can begin to select materials for the future work:

1. Paint and canvas.
2. Cardboard, designer paper, magazine clippings, old photos.
3. Textile, leather, ribbons, braid.
4. Glass or crystals.
5. Buttons.
6. Dried flowers, shells.

Advice! Do not throw away old children's drawings, shreds of fabric, magazines, decorations– all this can become part of the picture. Keep them in a separate box, periodically reviewing and arranging among themselves.

We draw with paints

The easiest way to create an original painting for the interior with your own hands is to paint it. The theme is limited only by the imagination of the creator. Even in the absence of artistic skills, a masterpiece can turn out: use abstract techniques, study master classes and photos of finished works.

Oil, watercolor, acrylic paints will become faithful assistants in creating a picture for the interior. As a basis, you can use both a professional canvas and plain thick paper or a primed board.

Advice! Inspiration can be drawn from nature if there are picturesque places near the house. If you are not lucky with the place or the weather, feel free to draw your household, pets, fruit compositions - whatever. The accuracy of reproducing reality does not play any role, the main thing is to approach the process with a soul.

Modular paintings are suitable for almost any room: from cuisine before living room, but it is important to select appropriate images. If you don’t have time at all to create a masterpiece with your own hands, then we have good news for you - today you can buy them in any specialized store!

Photo printing

The technical side of the issue is taken over by a photo workshop, which can print a suitable image on almost any basis: canvas, paper, ceramics, etc. These can be ordinary posters with the image of interesting places, people, ornaments.

Advice! The poster is not just a picture, it must carry a certain idea, match the interior, the theme of the room and the character of the owners of the house. Recently, pin-up and retro posters have gained particular popularity.

If the poster is large, you can divide the image into several segments and, when combined into a single canvas, beat the joints, making it look like a modular picture.

If there is a child in the house, then you can scan his drawings and, choosing the right ones in color, shape,. A photo of the artist himself can complement such a poster. It remains only to print the poster and place it in a frame that matches the color and style.

Collage of old and new family photos can be hung as a picture in the bedroom or living room, and posters with the image of the relevant paraphernalia, fruits, are suitable for the kitchen. Finally, it is worth noting that it is recommended to choose posters and panels for the kitchen in rich and bright colors, however, no one forbids you to go against the rules and create stylish ones.

Textile

From all kinds of shreds, fabrics with a beautiful ornament, ribbons, braid or lace, you can create real masterpieces in patchwork style with your own hands. Fabric paintings are most often made using the appliqué technique. Dense textiles with a discreet and inconspicuous ornament (stripes, polka dots, etc.) are taken as the basis, and the main elements are cut out of bright shreds.

Most often, kitchens and nurseries are decorated with textile works, since these rooms are characterized by a certain simplicity that is present in the application.

Advice! From felt, flannel and other fabrics that hold their shape well, you can cut fruits, animals, cars, houses. You can safely combine various textures and patterns on fabrics, use braid, decorative cord, buttons for decoration. For the living room, you can make a textile picture of wrinkled silk with abstract patterns.

From buttons

With their help, you can create original things by sewing or appliqué. Often this type of fittings is used to depict leaves on trees. Buttons can be originally glued inside any contour, for example, a silhouette butterflies or cats. In sewing stores, you can pick up details of various shapes, colors and materials and lay them out like a mosaic, according to a pre-prepared pattern. Such works of buttons will fit perfectly into the kitchen, however, they can be used for the living room and bedroom.

Advice! Buttons can be glued around the perimeter of the picture frame, giving it a personality.

Wallpaper and panels

Often, after repairs, large pieces of beautiful wallpaper remain, which will be useful for making unusual interior paintings.

1. Framed wallpaper is the easiest option to create something like this. panel. A piece of the desired shape is cut out of the roll and placed in the frame. Moreover, the ornament may coincide with the pattern on the walls or differ from it. Such elements can go in a row of 2-3 pieces.
2. Golden paint and a stencil or small black-and-white photos stylized antique will help to revive a boring canvas in a frame. Such pictures from the wallpaper will fit perfectly into

Handmade paintings will perfectly complement any design of a living space. Still, because who can feel and emphasize the mood of the house better than its owners? Executed in a variety of techniques, such details will make even a standard design special, transform an uncomplicated kitchen or hall, inspire bright emotions and bring comfort.

Abstraction

Do you have a lone chair in a rich lemon color in your room? Support the accent with a concise picture painted by yourself!

We are witnessing the triumph of abstractionism, and in most galleries we meet canvases that seem to have come out from under the brush of either a child or a dolphin. So if the difference is insignificant, why not try to write your own creation? Drawing classes bring incredible pleasure, and the result simply cannot be bad or wrong!

A simple and elegant option is a gradient image. You don't need instructions to play it. Allocate a few minutes of your time, stock up on a roller or brush, two paints (main and white) - a few movements, and a bright accessory is ready.

Draw broken horizontal stripes, they will resemble visualized sound waves or complex graphics, and therefore it will always be interesting to examine them. Golden foil or paint will help dilute the severity of the lines. You can leave empty spaces, and strokes should be done in one motion. It is best to combine gold with a white background, as well as contrasting rough materials - concrete or brick.

In general, images can be anything. It is not necessary to draw something intricate - even children's blots, circles and triangles, diamonds and waves, when choosing the right colors, will become real poetry.

Wood paintings

Natural materials are at the peak of popularity. Small wood pictures or huge panels will complete the actual modern interiors in loft, modern, eco, country, rustic styles.

As a base, use thin dried boards made of natural wood or light panels, for example, from plywood. Decorate the bars with stencils, garlands, crystals, paint or give them a fancy configuration.

To bring into the house the atmosphere of a fresh forest will help panels of wood saw cuts. Draw a sketch and get to work. It is best to select elements of different textures and sizes - this will add naturalness to the composition. Sand the sides that will adhere to the base and fix the bars, and leave the front parts embossed. Fix the finished result with glue and varnish for brightness and better preservation.

string art

Carnations and threads - at first glance, not the most romantic and cute items, but they can be used to make very cute crafts. The composition of this non-standard tandem will become the original decor of the room. You are unlikely to find such a picture from someone else - after all, you made it yourself.

Consider creating a product with the inscription "OK". Of the basic materials for its manufacture, you will need: a light wooden board or plywood 50x50 cm; White paint; roller or brush; sketch; small cloves; threads for knitting or embroidery of different shades, close to each other; duct tape; pencil.

If the wood background is uneven, then sand it with sandpaper. Apply paint in long strokes twice. You can vary the sketch yourself or find it on the Internet and print it, group the sheets with a ribbon. Cut off the edges with scissors. Place the stencil on a dry board and secure with adhesive tape. Drive carnations into places with dot marks, starting from the top edge. The important point is that they should be approximately at the same height level and create parallel straight lines. Carefully remove the template and remaining pieces of paper.

It's time to start weaving. To understand where to start and where to lead the thread, refer to the sketch. Tie the silhouette of the letters with black thread. Wrap the first carnation twice and make a knot, and cut off its tip. Each thread will be located in the middle of the nails. Pull the thread and continue to outline the image, making one turn around each nail.

When you have finished with the letters, take the thread away from the last carnation and wrap the other nails around with it. The point is that there is no clear order of the nails here, choose the path of the thread randomly. When one color ends, take another, but close in tone shade. Finally, fill in the void inside the letter "O" and fix the finished composition on the wall.

Pictures from wallpaper

Many beautiful, intricately patterned wallpapers are so expensive that it's easier to glue banknotes instead. We won’t go that far, but using wallpaper as a spot decor is a completely rational compromise. Moreover, beautiful patterns in large numbers can ripple, but we will carefully bypass these potential troubles.

So, patterned wallpaper itself is a finished canvas, so it is enough to place them inside spectacular frames. It is good if the pattern and individual colors overlap with other interior details. Hunt for sales of leftover wallpaper, anyway, one roll will be enough. Moreover, several types of this material can be purchased to create modular compositions.

Pictures from buttons

Ordinary buttons are a very convenient material for creativity. With their help, original crafts are created by sewing or attaching with glue. This technology is universal and suitable for creating unusual paintings.

With fittings, you can “outline” the silhouette of a letter, tree, butterfly, elephant, owl, or any other object that you think of. In a sewing paraphernalia store, pick up buttons in different configurations and colors, and at home lay them out on a template and fix them on a prepared basis. Cheerful works will be a wonderful and somewhat ironic addition to the design of the kitchen, living room or nursery.

Textile

Another extremely easy idea for a quick painting is to take an interesting scarf or piece of fabric with a suitable pattern and wrap it around a wood board. Textiles are fastened with flat buttons or small studs.

Dense fabrics such as flannel or felt can be cut into intricate pieces. Combine different textures, use thematic details - lace and braid, buttons.

Needlework will look best in the kitchen or nursery, as well as country-style rooms, which are characterized by cozy simplicity. Calm motifs are suitable for the bedroom.

stencils

Using stencils, you can easily apply images to any surface. Thick cardboard or plywood is best suited as a base. To make the background look harmonious, to fill it, you need to use a shade that contrasts with the color of the picture. Clear gold or silver patterns on a white background look very original.

Compositions applied with paint can be monophonic and multi-colored. As a stencil, you can take flowers and leaves, a lace napkin. Also use sticky stencils, they will add volume to your picture.

Prepare the base and, if desired, fill the background with paint. After that, holding the stencil, carefully paint over the empty areas.

When the paint is dry, remove the pattern or move it and apply the next pattern using this or another pattern.

Photo printing, framed quotes

The most realistic picture is, of course, a photograph. To make the photos look intricate, arrange them in a spacious passe-partout and hang them in the manner of an exhibition in a fashion gallery. Such an installation will be a great addition to a long hallway.

Another way to hang your shots is to create a structure of mounts and cords. Instead of frames, use stationery clips.

You probably know that photos can be huge. Contact the nearest printing house or photo studio and print out photos of your child, the sea coast, rare black and white pictures or a photo of an ordinary light bulb, in grayscale it will look very stylish.

At the peak of popularity are ironic and motivating quotes. Print several of your favorite sayings at once in an up-to-date elongated font and place them in laconic contrasting frames “for solidity”. Framing will give additional significance to each word.

Eco paintings

In modern design, eco-style occupies one of the first positions in demand. Naturel is made from both live and dried plants. Vertical gardening systems, panels of succulents and stabilized moss will help to revive the interior.

To dry the leaves and flowers, use an iron, press or oven. In summer, you can even dry the parts in the open air. If you want to get a voluminous herbarium, apply express drying, so the vegetation will retain its natural forms. Place the most impressive exhibits one at a time. Iron the sheets between layers of interlining and clamp between two glasses. The decor will look like it is suspended in the air. The beauty of the herbarium is that it is easy to make yourself and update over time.

By the way, real masterpieces can be laid out from dry and fresh objects of botany research. It is not always possible to fix them so that they look as grandiose as you intended, and therefore it is best to try to do something simpler or take a picture of the application and print it. For inspiration, we have selected several pictures of the works of the creative family tandem Vika and Brook, who lay out unusually beautiful floral portraits from flowers and stems - by the way, without a drop of glue, and therefore they only record their work on cameras for calendars and other souvenirs.