A master class for painting a jewelry box will tell you in detail about the sequence of steps when creating a complex flower arrangement with your own hands. The lesson is intended for beginners, but experienced masters will probably find something interesting in it for themselves.
Used materials:
- wooden blank of a round box with a diameter of 90 mm and a height of 50 mm;
- acrylic paints from the "Moscow Palette" set (scarlet, kraplak, dark green, yellow, dark ocher);
- acrylic black and red "Aqua-color";
- varnish PF.
Mixed technique: a combination of painting stylization, close to Zhostovo, with the use of the classical technology of one stroke.
We define the task and prepare the material
The painting should turn out to be "dense", with filling in the empty spaces of the background. We will write a polychrome floral motif, from dark to light by successive imposition of strokes, sometimes translucent. It is important that the stroke is light and forms volumes of decorative elements in one pass.
Before painting, you need to make sure that the cap sits on the body freely and even dangles slightly.
We cover the workpiece well-sanded with fine sandpaper on the outside with black, and on the inside with red acrylic paint.
After the acrylic has dried, we try to close the box.
Acrylic, with which we paint the inner surfaces of the product, although it is diluted with water, does not penetrate into the wood fibers, but forms an elastic film on the surface. In this regard, the lid after painting, most likely, will not close. This is good, because now we know exactly how much wood will have to be torn off from its edges.
If the lid does not close, feel free to go through the emery along the entire outer edge of the lid until it again becomes free to hang out. When processing, we take into account that inside the jewelry box will be covered with a layer of varnish.
The painted workpiece must be allowed to settle. Preferably a few days until the acrylic stops sticking.
Casket painting
Immediately before painting, it is necessary to mark the main masses of the ornament. It is enough to mark the largest elements. Marking is done with a soft pencil (a hard pencil will scratch the paintwork).
We start painting the box with the fact that with red acrylic we outline the rose petals with a wide wavy stroke of a flat brush, and we take a little more paint on one of its edges.
Gradually we delve into the corolla, prescribing part of the second row of red petals.
Every woman and girl has a personal box in which she keeps jewelry, cosmetics or other things. You can buy a box in the store or create a unique item with your own hands. To do this is not so difficult. The main thing is to choose the most appropriate way of decorating.
Handmade jewelry box in classic style
Shabby chic style is gaining more and more popularity every year.
You can decorate the boxes with anything. Buttons, paper flowers, beautiful napkins, lace fabric, clay, beads, beads, colored glass, coins and so on are useful for decoration. The uniqueness of the jewelry is limited only by the imagination of the master. Of course, the set of tools and materials will largely depend on the decoration technique.
In most cases, the caskets are made of wood. To get a well-executed creation, special attention will need to be paid to the initial stage of preparation:
Light motifs of nature on a box in the style of Provence
Stylish box made from improvised means
The most popular is the decoupage technique, known to masters for several centuries. Napkins, beautiful pictures, pieces of fabric are useful for decoration. Both a professional and a novice master can decorate a box using decoupage technique.
You can create a relief cover of the box with your own hands. In this case, come in handy: relief paste or modeling gels, stones, shells, beads and other volumetric elements.
If you have at least minimal artistic skills, then the box can be painted. There are many styles: Khokhloma, Gzhel, Gorodets painting. You can draw your own unique composition.
Mohair fabric inside the box
Chic vintage jewelry box created using decoupage technique
Such a box will perfectly complement the interior.
Decoupage
To work, you will need the following materials:
- napkins, magazine clippings or scraps of fabric;
- PVA glue;
- acrylic paint;
- brushes;
- scissors;
- sandpaper.
At the first stage, the box is prepared for decoration. The surface must be perfectly smooth, as subsequently all defects may become more noticeable. When the product is prepared and dried, you can proceed to the design:
- Cut and try on elements of the composition from napkins or fabric.
- Attach the cutout to the surface and carefully apply the glue, smoothing the paper from the center to the edges. If fabric is used in the decoupage technique, then glue will not work, it is better to take a stapler and attach the fabric to the inner lining of the box.
- Dry the product.
- Coat with varnish (if using fabric, this step is not necessary).
Using the decoupage technique, the box can be decorated both outside and inside.
Advice! For decoupage, you can use various photos. But first it is better to remove the bottom layer so that the paper is thinner.
Stylish vintage never goes out of style
A box with mohair fabric will be both practical and a wonderful decor for the interior.
Vinyl wallpapers
For the decoration of boxes, you can use the remnants of vinyl wallpaper. Thanks to simple actions, you can make a unique item with a "metal" coating. For this you will need:
- wallpaper;
- PVA glue;
- towel (preferably disposable paper ones);
- acrylic paints of several colors (black, bronze, scarlet, silver, green, gold);
You can decorate both the entire box as a whole, and certain elements. To perform the work, take the following steps:
- Cut out pieces from the wallpaper, taking into account the allowances for the sides.
- To glue the surface in an even layer, glue is applied to the back of the paper. Glue can be slightly diluted with water. The base should be very well saturated with the resulting solution.
- The paper needs to lie down a little, and then it is pressed tightly against the box with a sponge.
Important! It is imperative to ensure that bubbles do not appear.
This handmade box will be an unusual gift for family and friends.
Classic box in vintage style
Vintage box made in the technique of craquelure
After the described actions, the product should dry out and then really give the box a metal look.
Attention! The paint is applied with wet towels, it should lie unevenly.
- Initially, black acrylic paint is applied as a base. You can use a dark color in a spray can.
- With the help of towels, the box is covered in red and dried.
- The next layer is silver, and then bronze.
- After that (in a small amount!) Black and red colors are repeated
- Now carefully, using a damp towel, cover the entire box in green.
- The last layer is gold.
After the box dries, it is varnished.
Exquisite jewelry box decorated using decoupage and craquelure technique
Box in Provence style, made in different colors
painting
To paint a product, it is not necessary to have the talent of an artist. In addition, stencils can be used to decorate the box. You can choose absolutely any image, it all depends on your imagination and preferences. For work you will need:
- box or box;
- primer;
- acrylic paints;
- brushes;
- stencil (you can make it yourself or buy it in a specialized store);
- masking tape;
- sandpaper.
Advice! It is better to pre-treat the box with sandpaper and varnish.
One of the features of the shabby chic style is floral motifs.
Standard mustard-colored box with ribbons - simple and beautiful
Stylish box made using decoupage technique
The work includes several stages:
- Primer coating.
- Sanding.
- Tape the bottom corners.
- Finished with light acrylic paint.
Important! Acrylic is applied evenly.
- After drying, the surface is treated with sandpaper and a layer of paint is applied a tone darker. This layer should be liquid so that you can then wet it with a sponge, giving the surface a texture.
- Fix the base with varnish.
- Masking tape covers the parts of the box that will not be decorated.
- The selected stencil is fixed.
- The drawing is carefully painted over. The paint should be thick, water is used in a minimal amount.
Perhaps, after drying, the drawing will have to be repainted, since the first time the color is likely to be pale. If the stencil is a small element of the composition, then the action will have to be repeated several times. After the painting has dried, the box is varnished.
This master class allows you to create a product whose surface looks like fabric. This is achieved due to the fact that between the main layers the box is varnished, and the paint does not impregnate the wood.
The box decorated with beads and leaves looks very beautiful
This type of decoration of the box will be an excellent addition to the interior or an original gift.
Volumetric decor
The next master class is devoted to creating volumetric decor with your own hands. Here again the decoupage technique will be used. For work you will need:
- casket;
- printout of the picture in two copies (on glossy and matte photo paper);
- acrylic paints (it is better to choose glossy);
- putty;
- palette knife;
- sandpaper;
- acrylic paints of different colors;
- brushes of different numbers (No. 1 - a must!);
- felt on an adhesive basis;
- lace, ribbons;
- thick glue;
- scissors;
- primer;
- masking tape;
- transparent, quick-drying and reliable glue (you can use "Moment").
The surface is pre-prepared with sandpaper. At this stage, it is worth considering that the paint will give a certain thickness to the walls and the lid may not close tightly. Therefore, at the junction, it is necessary to sand the tree especially carefully. After that, the surface is primed.
Shabby chic style combines a large number of details
Decorating the box with beads will make it brighter and more presentable.
Provence blue box
Registration is carried out in several stages:
Advice! If folds cannot be avoided, then you can drive them away to different leaves or flower petals, and then “hide” them behind the drawing.
- The dried surface is fixed with varnish.
- To create volume, putty or structural paste is applied to certain elements of the pattern. The layer should not exceed three millimeters. Leave an indent from the edge.
- The bulges are treated with sandpaper.
- From the second drawing, images are cut out along the contour, which should be three-dimensional and glued to the lid.
- After drying, the contours are drawn with acrylic paints.
- The rest of the product is decorated and varnished.
Thanks to the master class, you can easily make an original box with a three-dimensional pattern with your own hands.
Video: DIY box decor
Master class: "Painting a box"
Master class on drawing using the motifs of Gorodets painting
About the author: Yakushenko Zinaida Alekseevna, teacher of additional education of the Municipal Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Education for Children of the House of Children's Art of the Karasuksky District of the Novosibirsk Region.
Audience: for 5th grade students.
Purpose: master class in drawing.
Target: decorate the box using the motifs of the Gorodets painting.
Tasks:
1. Acquaintance with various elements of the Gorodets painting.
2. Application of elements in practice.
3. Instilling love for folk art.
Necessary tools and materials:
- PVA glue;
- acrylic paints;
- brushes No. 1, No. 4 squirrel round and flat synthetic No. 9;
- a jar of water;
- napkin;
- a palette for mixing paints;
- wooden blank of the box;
- a finished sketch of the drawing;
- sandpaper No. 1 or No. 0;
- tracing paper;
- a simple pencil;
Empty rod from the handle;
- acrylic varnish;
- oilcloth.
Master class progress
Getting started with a wooden surface, you should already have an idea of what exactly and in what style and technique will be depicted on it. After all, it depends on how to prime the surface: whether the background will remain natural wooden, toned, or whether it will be completely covered with color.
1.
Before painting, a wooden blank measuring 5x9cm. should be lightly sanded with fine-grained sandpaper and wiped with a dry, clean cloth.
2.
Carefully paint the workpiece with PVA glue with a flat brush so that there are no lumps and sagging. This will be the first layer - the primer. Then you need to repeat the operation so that the surface is even in quality and color. To preserve the natural look of wood, it can be treated with transparent primers before painting. Make a primer with an interval of 1-2 hours, dry at a temperature of 18-23ºC. The primer is applied so that the color does not “fall through”.
3.
We apply tinting - yellow acrylic paint, using a flat brush for this. Dry well.
4. When doing work, you need to rotate the painted object in all directions, so that it is convenient to paint.
5. We make a frame. Gorodets frames are very refined and multi-layered. Let's make a double frame. On the upper edge around the entire perimeter of the box, draw a wide strip of brown.
The next step is to draw with a thin brush No. 1 along the brown stripe the “arc” element also along the entire perimeter. To write it, the brush, placed with the tip on the surface to be painted, slowly move towards you, gradually wrapping. Then, helping the rotation of the brush and moving it almost in a circle, complete the stroke, gradually lifting the brush from the surface.
The next stage is animation: we will draw with white paint inside each “arc” element a “arc” of a smaller size, and between the “arcs” we will draw a “droplet” smear. To get a “droplet” stroke, you need to put the tip of the brush on the surface, and then, moving the brush towards you, gently press it to the plane. After completing the required length of stroke, stop the brush and easily remove it from the surface.
Next to this frame, draw another thin frame in which a wave and a straight line of orange color alternate.
6. Through tracing paper we transfer the main elements of the picture.
7. We make underpainting of the main elements of the picture. First, the body of the bird. Drawing Gorodets birds is a real pleasure. Because the universal traditional scheme allows you to turn one essentially underpainting into completely different birds.
We carry out underpainting of flowers, leaves and buds.
To complete the circle - underpainting, take the brush at the handle itself with three fingers, pick up the paint. Place the handle perpendicular to the plane of the surface to be painted, resting the entire hand on the little finger or on the left hand.
Circle - underpainting is performed by rotating the brush in the fingers. To do this, put the brush with the paint typed on it on the surface, slightly pressing it against it. Slowly turning the brush around the axis, roll it in your fingers clockwise. Depending on how much you press the brush against the plane of the painted surface, a different size of the circle will be written - underpainting.
In free places we draw "grass". In order to make a “grass” stroke, place the tip of the brush on the surface and slowly move the brush towards you, gradually pressing it to the plane. Finishing writing the element, move the brush in the direction where the stroke should lie, gradually tear the brush away from the plane.
To write a "leaf" element, draw the left and right parts of it with the "grass" element. If there is a gap between them. Write it down with the same paint.
8. Now you can start to "revive" with black and white paints. With black paint we draw the main elements of the bird, the cup and the leaves. With white paint, first draw decorations for feathers, wings and tail. We use various elements: “droplets”, “curls”, “dots”, “brackets”.
9. Next, we make a shade for flowers. Let's start with kupavka - the main flower. Please note that when performing this operation, you must write the topmost and bottommost elements of the hood so that the element turns out to be symmetrical in the future. To the finished painting, draw a rounded central petal below, and behind it, place smaller petals in a circle upwards - you can have a figured shape right up to the very core that occupies the center of the upper part of the flower. Once you've created the silhouette, make it animated.
Use the same principle to decorate the remaining buds and leaves.
10. Let's add a few curls and spirals for beauty.
11. We cover the drawing with varnish with a flat brush. For processing products at home, it is better to use acrylic varnishes and liquid wax. Flat large surfaces are best covered with a wide flat brush with quick movements along the shortest segments. First, brush along the ends, and then along the main surface. Pay special attention to the ends: so that the varnish does not flow on them.
When working with varnish, spread a clean piece of oilcloth: if the product suddenly falls out of your hands, it will not stick to the tablecloth or newspaper and will hardly suffer. Put the varnish on the right, put the rag on the left, and leave the space under the work empty.
Lacquer tips:
- the varnish will lie unevenly, if the surface was poorly covered with primer or poorly painted, who saves time on the primer, he loses it on the "lacquer";
- the first layer of varnish is considered a primer, for a good varnish coating 2-3 layers are required;
- each layer needs to be dried twice as much as it is usually indicated in the instructions, since the seemingly non-sticky varnish inside can remain “alive”, which is well shown by the “nail” test;
- apply varnish in a thin layer. Here the rule “better forty times one time than one time forty times” works;
- before the subsequent coating, the previous layer of well-dried varnish is rubbed with fine-grained sandpaper. If scuffs remain on the sandpaper, then the varnish has not dried out;
- work with varnish only in daylight and in cleanliness;
- Work in a ventilated area.
Our work is complete. We clean the workplace and admire our crafts. You have a gift option for any occasion.
