In each of us, from time to time, the desire to create wakes up, creating the beautiful. The point-to-point technique, or spot painting, for beginners will be a fascinating and uncomplicated task, since it does not require professional drawing skills. To master the point-to-point technique, you will need to work out the application of the same points of different sizes.
Dot painting for beginners is the art of drawing dots, from which a pattern, ornament or plot picture is built.
Crafts, souvenirs, accessories, jewelry, home decoration and much more can be decorated with dots. Theoretically, you can draw with a thin brush or an old felt-tip pen, but, basically, there is spot painting with contours, for beginners this method is the most convenient. Using a contour gives the effect of convex dots that look spectacular.
The drawing should be neat, the same distance must be observed between the elements of the pattern, which is why it is more convenient to use special paint-contours. The paint in the tube is protected from drying, for applying it is enough to squeeze the tube slightly, and the tip has a small cut, which allows you to adjust the size of the points. According to the reviews of needlewomen, “Decola”, “Idea”, “Gamma”, “Tair”, which can be purchased in stores for creativity and needlework, as well as ordered in foreign online stores, are considered the best contours.
Point painting for beginners is carried out using special stencils and templates, which are placed under a glass object intended for painting. If you are making a glass or a vase, you can fix a sketch of the pattern inside the container with tape. This approach allows you to achieve clarity of the drawing.
When decorating a vase, spot painting was used. See the photo of the finished product and the stages of drawing.
The surface of the product must be degreased with acetone or alcohol to obtain a high-quality image. If the item is opaque, the base tone is applied with acrylic paint. When applying the drawing, you need to periodically wipe the nose of the contour with a dry cloth, in this case, the points will be sharper and more 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 with a clear varnish. To give stability to the picture, some craftswomen recommend keeping the glass goblets 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, the dot painting for beginners can be limited to simple elements of one or two colors, the performance 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 work.
Some artists put up their art for sale and have a steady income, since works of authorship with due skill are highly valued.