Point, point ... Point-by-line contours

In the halls of the Hermitage and the Museum. A.S. Pushkin in Moscow, dedicated to the work of Impressionist artists, there are amazing paintings written in the technique of pointillism. If you approach them closer and look at the fabric of painting, you will see that the painting canvas was created with small dotted strokes. Thanks to this, it seems that the pictures consist of microscopic mosaic elements assembled into a single whole by the hands of the master. On the basis of this technique, applied artists have invented their own, called point-to-point, and are used admirably for painting various decorative objects, looking at which, it seems that they are all decorated with small beads or beads, creating complex multicolor overflows on the surface and Interwoven ornament.

Acrylic contours are used for dot painting, which is usually drawn around the picture, painting glass or ceramics. Spot painted with contours can be used to decorate glass transparent glassware, bottles, ceramics, wood and glass products, furniture, small decorative items.

Spot painted with outlines. Fundamentals of Excellence

The technique of painting with contours is not difficult, but requires patience and accuracy. To learn it and get the necessary skills, you can start by painting simple glasses made of transparent white glass. To work will need: glasses, contours on glass (better firm Decola) of different colors, drawing for painting, alcohol or acetone, cotton buds and disks.

The picture is inserted inside the glass and fixed there so that it snug against the glass. The surface of the glass is degreased with acetone or alcohol. Carefully squeezing out the contour from the tube, we put the pattern in dots of different colors. On broad thickened lines draw larger dots, on very thin ones, smaller ones. Spout the tube regularly wipe the cotton disc, removing the excess contour. The places of the pattern that turned out to be uneven or smeared can be corrected by letting the contour dry, and then scraping the uneven points with a knife or razor and applying them again. Having drawn all the lines with a contour of the same color, we proceed to another color. So, we apply the whole drawing. We let it dry for at least 24 hours. Then we put the finished products in the oven for baking at a temperature of 150 - 170 degrees, no more. After 30-40 minutes, turn off the oven, when it cools down, take out the glasses. The work is done. Baking fixes a contour pattern and allows the use of glasses according to their intended purpose. They can be safely washed, poured into them liquid, etc.

A dotted outline can decorate woodwork with contours. The technique of drawing a pattern is the same. The sketch of the drawing is applied to the wooden surface with a soft pencil or a helium pen. The finished painting with contours on wooden products is covered with a protective layer of acrylic lacquer to protect it from mechanical damage. Another wonderful basis for painting the contours can be ordinary wax candles, which will be a unique decoration of the festive table or interior.

Painting of candles

A dotted list of contours on candles can be thematic, dedicated to some significant date: birthday, wedding, anniversary, etc. To draw a picture, use a special wax-based contour (for example, the company Kroyl (Germany)). First, the contours of the future painting are applied to the candle with a helium handle. Then, along these contours, a colored contour is applied using a dot pattern, squeezing out the paint from the tube. To obtain smaller dots and a finer pattern, use a metal tip that can be made from aluminum. Point by point, fill the whole picture. Allow the work to dry out. The wax circuit dries quickly enough. The figure on the candle will melt along with it.

Spot painting by contours - requires quite a lot of tension, attention and accuracy. But the result, which will turn out at the end of the work, will be surprising. This technique fascinates with its unusual, graceful and original.