Spot painting for beginners

In each of us from time to time the desire to create wakes up, creating the beautiful. The point-to-point technique, or dot painting, for beginners will be fun and easy, since it does not require professional drawing skills. To master the point-to-point technique, you need to work out the application of identical points of different sizes.

Spot painting for beginners is the art of drawing dots from which a pattern, ornament or plot picture is built.

The pattern of the points can decorate crafts, souvenirs, accessories, jewelry, interior items and much more. Theoretically, you can draw using a thin brush or an old felt-tip pen, but basically, there is a dotted outline with contours, for beginners this method is the most convenient. The use of the contour gives the effect of convex points, which look spectacular.

The figure should be neat, between the elements of the pattern you must observe the same distance, which is why it is more convenient to use special paint-contours. The paint in the tube is protected from drying, it is enough to squeeze the tube lightly enough, and the tip has a small cut, which allows you to adjust the value of the points. According to the feedback of needlewomen, the best contours are "Decola", "Idea", "Gamma", "Tair", which can be purchased in shops for creativity and needlework, and also ordered in foreign online stores.

Point painting for beginners is carried out with the use of special stencils and templates, which are placed under a glass object intended for painting. If you decorate a wine glass or a vase, you can fix the sketch of the pattern inside the container with scotch tape. This approach allows you to achieve clarity of the executed drawing.

When decorating the vase, point painting was used. Photos of the finished product and the stages of drawing the picture, see below.

The surface of the product must be degreased with acetone or alcohol to get a high-quality image. If the object is matte, the base tone is applied with acrylic paint. When applying the pattern, you should periodically wipe the nozzle with a dry cloth, in which case the points will be more distinct and even. To avoid the formation of lumps, the spout is cleaned with the tip of a pin or a paper clip.

Dry the finished drawing, then cover it with a clear varnish. To make the drawing firm, some wizards recommend keeping glass glasses in the oven at a temperature of 150-170 ° C for 30 minutes.

It is not necessary to immediately paint souvenir glasses with complex patterns, point painting for beginners can be limited to simple elements of one or two colors, the execution of which will be a valuable experience and will help to fill your hand. In the future, the experience of applying various ornaments will allow you to perform more complex works.

Some artists exhibit their creativity for sale and have a steady income, as the author's works, executed with due skill, are dearly appreciated.