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One of the most ancient arts – art – nowadays it is acquiring more and more new forms. It seems that artists have long Tired of using the usual paints and brushes, so everything that comes to hand is used: unnecessary spare parts from computers, butterfly wings, corks and caps, and even old banknotes.
I would like to talk about the most unique materials, which resourceful artists use for their masterpieces.
Paintings from scrap materials: computer parts
It turns out that you can create amazing paintings from old computer parts. If you don't believe me, get acquainted with creativity Anna Dabrovskaya from Warsaw, Poland. Her works are made not only from old computer parts, but also buttons, various small items and even dead moths.
The artist admits that she loves to recycle old things and use unnecessary garbage to create something original and beautiful. She is a regular visitor to flea markets.
Anna says that these works are more than just a hobby or job. They allow her to go into the world of illusions and forget about all her problems.
To create these amazing paintings it takes a lot of patience to install each element in the right place. After that, Anna paints everything with bright colors.
Pictures made from money
If you happen to have some old soviet banknotes, and in large enough quantities, you can use it to create paintings. It was this material that the Minsk artist decided to use. Igor Arinich.
Artist's paintings enjoy in great demand, even the President of Belarus purchased one of them Alexander Lukashenko. Other paintings are today kept in the collections of other famous people.
Fabric paintings using an iron
Tulle– a mesh material that can usually be seen on bridesmaid dresses, ballerina costumes or in apartments on windows.
British artist Benjamin Shine figured out how to use tulle to create unique paintings. He folds and presses the fabric to create amazing images that look almost three-dimensional.
Armed ordinary household iron , Shine takes one big piece tulle, sometimes up to 50 meters in length, and begins to iron it to form a pattern.
The artist uses transparent properties material to create tone and shadow, so his portraits from afar seem like photographs. Pencils and paints can create the illusion of three-dimensional space, but tulle allows you to give a portrait more texture and depth.
Butterfly wing paintings
Vadim Zaritsky, a former police officer and insect specialist, and now an artist, decided to create paintings from an unusual material - butterfly wings. In this way he “paints” landscapes, scenes from Everyday life and portraits of celebrities.
If you want to accuse Vadim of barbaric treatment of nature, you should know that he uses wings exclusively dead butterflies found who die at the end of natural life cycle near his hometown of Lipetsk. Collectors also give him materials for his work.
If the wings are damaged or partially discolored, collectors throw them away, Vadim says. He asked to give them to him for creativity. Over the past 5 years, Vadim has already created more than 100 paintings of different sizes on a variety of topics. It can take from several weeks to several months.
Zaritsky collected butterflies since childhood, but only after he retired completely devoted himself to his passion - art. Although butterfly wings have been used by artists all over the world before, Zaritsky’s works are distinguished by their special skill.
“Butterflies only live for a few weeks, but these works will delight the eye for many years, allowing people to admire these beautiful creatures.”, - said Zaritsky.
Sand paintings
Sand- a material that has long been used in art. For example, beautiful sand castles on beaches are often built from it. But you can make entire paintings from colored sand. The problem with many sand masterpieces is that they don't live long.
For example, Tibetan monks create amazing works of art from sand, however these works will be destroyed shortly after completion. They say that sand symbolizes the transience of life.
Sand mandalas– the art of creating complex paintings and patterns using colored sand. These works are created by Tibetan monks, for whom they are part of the tantric tradition. Billions of grains of sand lie on a flat canvas. Several monks work on one piece within a few days or weeks.
Mandalas drawn with sand are used as instrument for blessing the Earth and its inhabitants. They also allow the monks who are involved in creating these paintings to obtain a visual image of the enlightened mind of the Buddha.
Typically a sand mandala consists of a large circle with a square inside it, symbolizing the “heavenly palace”, the home of the deity. This square has four pairs of gates representing one of the four dimensions.
Seashell paintings
Sand is used to create not only sacred religious images, but also secular works of art. For example, an artist from Ukraine Svetlana Ivanchenko creates beautiful mosaics from sand, shells, dry branches and pebbles - in general, everything that can be found on the seashore.
Svetlana was born and raised in Yalta and was always fascinated by the beauty that surrounded her. Today she lives in Dnepropetrovsk and works with materials brought from Crimea.
The artist does not use paints, only natural materials , which is arranged in a special way.
Her masterpieces are exhibited in many galleries around the world, some of them end up in the collections of art lovers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Estonia and other countries.
Paintings with tea
Liverpool artist Carne Griffiths creates amazing paintings by mixing ink with drinks such as tea, vodka, brandy, whiskey and others. He's not the first to use drinks as inspiration, many famous artists They didn’t mind having a drink or two while working.
However, Griffiths does not use alcohol as an intoxicating drink, but as paints for their works.
The artist admitted that after he began experimenting with different drinks, he really liked the result, so now he mixes paints with alcohol and various types tea all the time.
Drinks have also made it possible to create unique color palette , to make the paintings multi-layered and very light, despite the huge amount of detail.
Paintings from traffic jams
London artist F. Conrad Ingelhadt came up with a whole scheme for recycling used wine corks. He collects these waste materials and makes amazing paintings out of them.
Ingelhadt works with several restaurants in London, who are happy to provide him with raw materials. You might think that the artist paints the corks in the appropriate colors. You can see in the video that this is not the case.:
In fact, Ingelhadt uses corks of different colors, which combines as needed on a board with nails. Corks, in turn, have different shades depending on the wine with which they came into contact.
Paintings made from unusual material: bubble film
Plastic packaging material – air bubble film- a favorite toy for many of us. For some reason, many people like to while away the time by popping these air-filled balloons in their hands.
Canadian artist Bradley Hart It doesn’t burst them at all, but fills them acrylic paint, creating amazing and very realistic portraits of people. The process itself is quite complicated and time-consuming, but the result is simply amazing.
The portraits turn out to be mosaic and, if you stand from afar, it’s hard to believe that they consist of lots of paint bubbles.
The process is very labor intensive and requires surgical precision: You don't just need to fill the bubbles with paint desired color, but also carefully remove air from them.
The most unusual painting: "Starry Night" by Van Gogh
Some artists do not strive to create their own unique works of art, but prefer resort to copying others. For example, an astronomy student from the USA Alex Garrison Parker made a copy of the painting Van Gogh "Starlight Night".
The uniqueness of this copy lies in the fact that it is created from incredible materials, namely NASA space photos made by telescope "Hubble" over the past 20 years!
However, "Starry Night" copied more than once, and used other materials for this, for example, bottle caps, folded paper, Van Gogh quotes and even doorknobs!
Good day to all. Recently I went to visit a friend and saw on her wall a beautiful picture made of sequins. I really liked it and I wanted one too. I went to the store, looked at the pictures, at the prices. It turned out to be a little expensive. Then I decided to make a painting with my own hands, the kind that I need and without spending a lot of money. I want to show you what I did.
To make it I needed:
- Styrofoam the right size or cardboard lids.
- Ruler.
- Wallpaper.
- Knife.
- Scissors.
- Glue (VPA, moment).
- Sequins.
- Beads.
- Pencil, felt-tip pen.
- Free time, patience and imagination.
I saw pictures of complex work, but since I have no experience, I decided to do something simpler first. And so, I took polystyrene foam (packaging from the refrigerator, although it will do cardboard box). Using a ruler and pencil, I drew a square of the required size and, armed with a knife, cut it out.
Then I covered it with wallpaper. You can take plain wallpaper (or fabric of any texture). I chose one with a not bright pattern.
The next step was to apply the selected pattern. I wanted to draw a couple in love, since the day before was Valentine's Day. First, I penciled the sketch onto the canvas, and then outlined it with a black felt-tip pen for better visibility.
If you have problems with drawing, you can transfer the drawing you like using carbon paper. I took the subjects of the paintings from the Internet.
Taking glue and sequins, I began to glue them one after another end-to-end on all the competition lines, except for the thin lines on the face (lips, eyes, eyebrows, ears).
I glued beads to the thin lines in the same way.
This is how the picture turned out. I really liked it, so I decided to make two more paintings with different drawings.
Here is another small painting made from cardboard using sequins.
Despite the fact that the sequins are black, they shimmer beautifully when the sun hits them. With such paintings you can decorate not only the living room of your home, but also the bedroom or kitchen. They will a good gift to relatives and friends for any occasion. You just need to choose the desired subject for the picture.
Goodbye, see you again.
Decorate your home with hand-painted paintings, which, of course, do not have to be works of art. The secret lies in correct selection colors that will match the interior. Read on to find 14 cool and easy DIY painting ideas using scrap materials.
DIY painting for beginners
Find a color that fits perfectly with your decor. Think about where you could place your painting and buy required amount canvases.
Ideally, you should focus on 1-2 colors that are already present in the interior: monochrome paintings look very harmonious in any setting. However, maybe you think the room is lacking color? Then bright shades will become magnificent decor for the room.
In the pointillism technique, when the brush does not make strokes, but simply makes dots, unusual and eye-catching paintings appear. Fill your hand with preliminary training on a piece of paper, and then transfer your idea to canvas.
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DIY abstract paintings
Contemporary art, striving for abstraction, can easily be imitated (or even created :)). Harmonious combination selected shades that match the colors of the furniture and accessories in the room are the key to the perfect picture for your room. Be inspired by artists' paintings, the combination of colors in nature and don't forget that sometimes it's better to stop in time. And, most importantly, create your picture with pleasure!
DIY abstract paintings for beginners using a spatula and paints
DIY painting for the interior in pastel colors
DIY painting with marble effect
DIY geometric paintings for beginners
DIY paper paintings
An original handmade painting in a rustic interior
Paintings made by yourself are ideal for interior decoration, because no one can feel the spirit of the house better than the owners, perfectly emphasizing its mood with the help of appropriate details. Paintings made in various techniques, will make even a template apartment design individual, refresh a boring living room or kitchen, and fill the house with comfort and positive emotions.
- Stencils
- Modular paintings in the interior
- Photo printing
- Pictures for the kitchen made of buttons
- DIY wallpaper and panels
- Embroidery and crystals
- Paint and canvas.
- Cardboard, designer paper, magazine clippings, old photos.
- Textiles, leather, ribbons, braid.
- Glass or crystals.
- Buttons.
- Dried flowers, shells.
- Wallpaper in a frame is the easiest option for creating such a panel with your own hands. A piece is cut from the roll the desired shape and is placed in the frame. Moreover, the ornament may coincide with the pattern on the walls or differ from it. Such elements can come in a row of 2-3 pieces.
- Golden paint and a stencil or small black and white photos, stylized in an antique style, will help to revive a boring canvas in a frame. Such wallpaper pictures will fit perfectly into the living room interior.
- For a nursery, kitchen or hallway, decorating framed wallpaper with appliqués or funny themed stickers is suitable.
- Wallpaper can become the basis of a modular picture; products with patterns on the background look especially good plain walls. The pattern and color of wallpaper in each segment may differ from neighboring ones, as well as the size of the modules.
Delicate, exquisite paintings from beautiful wallpaper will decorate the wall of a home or public space
Dark blue dining room decorated with wallpaper patterns
A small picture of patterned wallpaper in a light frame
Stylish bright interior the living room is decorated with a picture of patterned wallpaper
Unusual bathroom decorations
You can create an impressive home decor element with your own hands
Bright modern interior with a large abstract painting
Golden arrows in a frame - simple and original
A bright painting with an abstract plot can become an original interior accent
A stylish interior is not necessarily associated with huge financial costs, because you can decorate it with accessories created using available materials and priceless imagination.
Pictures with photo printing will easily and simply decorate a modern interior
A bright picture with photo printing will decorate a modern kitchen
Picture frame: where to start?
The main condition for creating a masterpiece is inspiration. It’s better not to copy someone’s work, but to try to feel the mood own home, imagine what is missing in the interior, what could highlight its advantages. It is better to write down any thoughts and sketches in a separate notebook - they may come in handy when creating a painting. Think about where the future work will hang - in the living room, kitchen, bedroom.
An interesting poster will decorate a Scandinavian-style bedroom
A simple “lip print” - creative decoration interior
A child’s bright drawing, framed, will decorate his room.
Interior in Art Nouveau style with a bright large abstract painting that you can paint yourself
Such a masterpiece, created by hand, will become worthy decoration your house
Having decided on the style, you can begin to select materials for the future work:
Advice! Don't throw away old children's drawings, scraps of fabric, magazines, jewelry - all this can become part of the picture. Store them in a separate box, periodically reviewing and arranging them together.
A spectacular picture made of shells will become a chic decoration for your home.
A colored modular painting can successfully hide a TV
A painting can be made from a printed macro photo
Any item can become the basis for a handmade masterpiece
DIY paintings: painting with paints
The easiest way to create an original painting for your interior with your own hands is to paint it. The subject is limited only by the imagination of the creator. Even if you have no artistic skills, you can create a masterpiece: use abstract techniques, study master classes and photos of finished works.
To create an original painting, minimal painting skills are required.
Abstraction is always in trend
The spectacular combination of colors in the painting will attract the attention of household members and guests.
A simple but very attractive picture
Simple abstraction is suitable for a fusion style interior
Oil, watercolor, and acrylic paints will become faithful assistants in creating paintings for the interior. As a base, you can use either professional canvas or regular thick paper or a primed board. You can draw inspiration from nature if there are picturesque places near your home. If you are unlucky with either the location or the weather, feel free to draw your household, pets, fruit compositions - whatever. The accuracy of the reproduction of reality does not play any role, the main thing is to approach the process with soul.
You can order a frame for your work at a framing workshop, where you can easily find suitable option edging.
Technique for creating an abstract painting using paints
Stylish interior in turquoise tones with a rectangular diptych painting in the primary colors of the bedroom
Stencils
Using paint in a spray can, it is easy to apply an image through a stencil. It is better to take plywood or very thick cardboard as the basis for the picture. The background paint should be different in color and effect from the color of the drawing. For example, colored patterns on a gold or silver field look original. You can make several pictures of the same size and arrange them into a single piece, similar to modular paintings, which will decorate the wall in the living room.
Advice! Instead of paper stencils, use dried leaves and herbs in interesting shapes.
A painting created using a stencil. Fun and cheerful!
Using a simple flower or tree leaves can create a unique canvas
New Year's painting made using a “deer” stencil
Openwork paper napkins can be an excellent stencil.
Modular paintings in the interior
Modular paintings look very original and give the interior a mysterious depth. They represent an image divided into several canvases, often asymmetrical. You don't have to be an artist to create such a masterpiece.
To make a modular painting with your own hands, you need to find a suitable image - it can be a beautiful old photo, landscape, still life, abstraction, and print it in a photo workshop on paper or fabric.
Bright, creative modular painting
Modern living room with a large modular painting
Original modular painting with a picture of a bicycle
All that remains is to cut it into segments and fix them on a suitable base. The paper can simply be carefully glued onto a base of plywood or fiberboard, and the canvas can be stretched over wooden frame and secure it on the reverse side with a stapler.
Advice! When painting an interior painting yourself, the image is applied on top of already prepared modular segments. The canvas can be replaced with any suitable fabric, painted with batik paints. It is better to paint on paper blanks with acrylic or waterproof markers.
Modular painting with photo printing of flowers in the bedroom
Modular picture with a world map in the nursery
Modular bright picture with the image beautiful flowers decorate the living room
Modular paintings are suitable for almost any room: from the kitchen to the living room, but it is important to select the appropriate images. If you don’t have time at all to create a masterpiece with your own hands, then we have for you good news- today you can buy modular paintings in any specialized store or on the Internet.
Photo printing
The technical side of the issue is taken care of by a photo workshop, which can print a suitable image on almost any basis: canvas, paper, ceramics, etc. These can be ordinary posters with an image interesting places, people, ornaments.
Advice! A poster is not just a picture, it must convey a certain idea, correspond to the interior, the theme of the room and the character of the owners of the house.
For the loft style, paintings using photo printing are popular
Black and white photos in white frames as an alternative to paintings
A small bedroom in gray tones will be decorated with a black and white painting in a black frame
If the poster is large-format, you can divide the image into several segments and, when combined into a single canvas, play with 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 ones that match the color and shape, make a collage out of them. Such a poster can be complemented by a photo of the artist himself. All that remains is to print the poster and place it in a frame that matches the color and style of the nursery’s interior.
Collage of old and new family photos You can hang it as a picture in the bedroom or living room, and posters depicting the corresponding paraphernalia and 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. color ranges However, no one is stopping you from going against the rules and creating a stylish monochrome kitchen design.
Paintings using photo printing are very popular in Art Nouveau interiors.
For a cozy bright bedroom small ones will also work black and white photos paintings
Atmospheric modular painting from photography
Textile paintings for interior
From all kinds of scraps, fabrics with 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. The basis is taken of dense textiles with discreet and inconspicuous patterns (stripes, polka dots, etc.), and the main elements are cut out from bright shreds.
From fabrics different colors you can create real masterpieces
Bright modular textile painting under glass
Original wall decoration with fabric paintings
Most often, kitchens and children's rooms are decorated with textile works, since these rooms are characterized by a certain simplicity present in the appliqué. From felt, flannel and other fabrics that hold their shape well, you can cut out fruits, animals, cars, and houses. You can safely combine different textures and patterns on fabrics, use braid, decorative cord, and buttons for decoration. For the living room, you can make a textile picture from crinkled silk with abstract patterns.
Unusual textile paintings made of bright fabric in the nursery
Interesting textile modular picture at the head of the bed
Pictures for the kitchen made of buttons
Using buttons with your own hands, you can create original paintings by sewing or appliqué. Often this type of fittings is used to depict leaves on trees. Buttons can be glued in an original way inside any outline, for example, the silhouette of a butterfly or cat. IN sewing stores you can pick up the details various forms, colors and materials and lay them out like a mosaic according to a pre-prepared pattern. Such button creations will fit perfectly into the kitchen, however, they can also be used for the living room and bedroom.
Advice! Buttons can be glued around the perimeter of the picture frame, giving it individuality.
An unusual picture created using a variety of buttons
Original painting with a bright heart made of buttons
DIY wallpaper and panels
Often after repairs large pieces remain beautiful wallpaper, which are useful for making unusual interior paintings.
DIY interior paintings: embroidery and crystals
Many people are fond of embroidering pictures, and in handicraft stores you can find the most different schemes and kits for creating masterpieces. You can embroider the canvas with beads with your own hands or try your hand at laying out mosaic paintings. The latter are made using diamond technology, that is, by laying out rhinestones. This process is quite labor-intensive and requires perseverance and accuracy, but the result exceeds all expectations. You can use either a full lay-out technique or a partial one, where crystals cover individual areas of the canvas.
Very stylish picture made of fabric accessories
Original wall decoration for Halloween
Leather paintings, quilling paintings and collages
You can create amazing collages from photographs, clippings, book pages and sheet music. Depending on the theme of the images, the paintings can decorate the living room, bedroom or any other room.
Bright unusual painting created with your own hands
You can also make three-dimensional paintings from leather or cardboard, use decoupage and quilling techniques, paintings, paintings from coffee and even crafts from pasta.
A painting using the quilling technique will decorate a child's room
To create such a picture you will need a lot of patience and time.
Unusual paintings made from wooden blocks
Fusion style interior with a variety of small handmade paintings
From thick colored paper, textiles and foam rubber you can create creative multi-layered images with curved space. Finally, it is worth noting that when choosing a frame for a masterpiece created by yourself, you can choose the most simple frames. They can also be decorated at your discretion using various decorative materials.
Creating a unique atmosphere at home is not an easy task. Although there are a lot today finishing materials, furniture, styles, they are all not unique. But I want exactly something of my own, personal, personal, something that no one else has. Of course, there is a way out. Even two. The first is to order some kind of product from a master. The second is to do it yourself. And no one has figured it out yet best decoration interior than paintings, but not everyone knows how to draw. And it is not necessary. You can make paintings from unusual materials. Such works will definitely be unique and inimitable.
From felt and on felt
It’s not often that we see paintings and panels made of felt. He's generally in last years became a curiosity, as did products made from it. We perceive hats and some other small things normally, but felt paintings are definitely rare. So, when describing paintings made from unusual materials, let’s start with felt. To begin with, you can make a landscape, flowers. They are easier to implement. With experience you can make more and more interesting panels.
Special wool is used for felting. When creating paintings, it is laid out in layers on a base (non-woven fabric), forming the desired pattern. When creating paintings from wool, the process takes place in several stages. First, the background and relief are laid out, then all the smaller and small parts.
Making the background
To begin with, take those shades of wool that create the background. We lay them out on non-woven fabric, trying not to leave any voids. It is advisable to make two thin layers. We transfer the resulting background onto a foam rubber backing (5 cm thick or more). Then we take a special needle (for felting). Holding it vertically, we often pierce the laid wool. This way we ensure that it connects to the base. If you look at reverse side non-woven fabric, the threads that have come out should be visible.
Then the workpiece is laid on polyethylene (it is larger in size than the picture itself), the wool is moistened with a soap solution (per 1 liter hot water one tablespoon of grated baby soap) and, in fact, the felting process itself begins. To begin with, knead the wet wool with your hands (press down, gradually increasing the pressure). Wet wool threads adhere to each other with pile, forming a single surface - this is the process of wet felting. The result is felt. Only for paintings we don't need to achieve high density. We stop when the base is dense enough. We blot off excess moisture with a terry towel.
Adding details
Now you need to add details of the picture to the background: trees, flowers, stones, etc. With dry hands (wool sticks to wet hands) we lay out tree trunks, bushes, and stones. We go over the new parts well with a needle, wet them, and knead them with our hands. Then they use harsher means - a wooden rolling pin. We carefully pass the wet picture back and forth with a wooden rolling pin.
Last we lay out voluminous small details: flowers, clouds, stones, thin branches, stems, leaves... To make them voluminous, we use up to eight layers of wool, we make petals from balls, stems from twisted strands. The procedure is the same: laid it out, folded it (poked with a needle), wet it, felted it, removed any remaining liquid. If the part is not voluminous enough, you can repeat the process.
Photos of works: paintings made of wool (felt)
Pictures/panels made of threads
Perhaps the most common way to create paintings from colored threads is embroidery. But this is a very painstaking and lengthy process, although the craftswomen enjoy it. But there are also faster ways. Much faster. These are glued paintings made from threads and tension (winding). So it cannot be said that these paintings are made of unusual materials. But the techniques are definitely unusual.
Gluing
We take any thread suitable for knitting. Paintings are made on a rigid base: cardboard, plastic, glass. The technology is simple. First, the outline of the design is applied to the base. It is drawn on cardboard and opaque plastic; on glass and transparent plastic you can not draw it, but put the drawing down. Next, production begins:
This is all. When everything is filled, we leave the finished thread panel to dry for several days. After the glue has dried, it can be coated with transparent varnish (take it at water based- it dries quickly and does not smell).
Threads make good cartoon characters, cartoon characters, pictures and sketches. Everything is stylized and very individual. An exact photographic match will not be possible, since this technique is not intended for this. But it is simple, understandable, and requires very little time. This is an ideal activity to do together with children.
From threads and nails
Interesting paintings are made from threads and nails. This technique has its own name - “string art”. From English word string - string (thread).
By appearance It is difficult to confuse them with something, since the technique is original, the images are graphically clear. Depending on the object, they may be suitable for a children’s room decorated in a fantasy style or for a living room in the modern pop art, art deco style. You can find options even for minimalism... Another advantage is that making a picture from threads and nails (pins) takes a little time. The smallest ones can be done within an hour. The technique is simple, so you can involve children.
Paintings made from unusual materials: nails and threads...
What materials are needed
You can use any thread. The most commonly used threads are for knitting. Depending on the invoice you receive different result. Smoother ones give clearer lines, “shaggy” ones create a denser background. They are pulled on small nails or pins. Carnations of any color and thickness. The main thing is that the heads are neat, but not small (not finishing nails). Length - depends on the scale of the picture. For small ones, a centimeter and a half is enough, for larger ones, three centimeters are possible.
Pins are suitable if the design has a fantasy touch: butterflies, dragonflies, flowers... In this case, we find pins with beads. They also serve as decoration at the same time.
Any base into which you can hammer nails can be used. It is most convenient to use high-density foam. It is lightweight and both nails and pins fit easily into it. Wood is also suitable (can be laminated, or sanded).
Basic manufacturing technique
The creation process itself is simple. Choose a drawing. To begin with, it is better to choose something simple, with not a very large number of elements. For example, let's take a stylized flower.
Flower, leaf... It’s easy to make
A contour is applied to the selected base. If you know how, you can draw by hand; if you are not confident in your abilities, cut out the stencil and apply it. Next, we nail nails along the contours in increments of about 1 cm. In places with sharp bends, you can do it more often.
After all the nails are filled, take the threads, make a loop at the end, and fasten it to one of the nails. The first nail is chosen completely randomly. Having secured the thread, we begin to entangle the carnations in a chaotic manner. The filling can be made more or less dense. In any case, it is desirable that it is clear that these are separate threads. This is precisely the charm of these works. When the entire volume is filled, fasten the threads to one of the nails. That's all, actually. You can only hammer in the nails a little if necessary.
Options and Variations
Now a little about the nuances. In the example above, only the shape bounded by the studs is filled. But it can also be the other way around. What is outside the boundaries outlined by the nails is filled with threads. The pictures are also interesting.
In both the first and second cases, the difference in color between the background and the threads should be significant. This gives the image clarity. In more complex options the threads are not tensioned chaotically, but creating a certain binding. This is far from easy; experience comes with years of practice. Such pictures look magical.
Another way to create unusual paintings from threads and nails - draw only some elements of the picture in this way. Here it is important to split the image into fragments, the place of each nail is calculated, since they are also elements of the same picture.
This technique is a way to paint a landscape using nails and thread. You need a special vision that allows you to break the picture into lines that, in general, will create a complete image.
Photos of finished paintings made from threads and nails
Easy, creative... it's important to find threads that change color. Although, plain ones will turn out well 
Beautiful panel... the texture of the wood is important Different ideas... the result is excellent. This is already aerobatics...
Panel made of buttons, beads, beads
That's really true unusual material for creating pictures - buttons. Different sizes, shapes, textures, colors. They all go to work. They can be used as they are, can be painted, decorated with sparkles, sequins, etc. It all depends on the idea and desire of the author. The basis for paintings made from buttons is any. Cardboard, wood, polystyrene foam, fibreboard, chipboard, MDF, sheet plastic, glass. Depends on the idea and the desired effect. The buttons are glued to the base. The glue is universal and remains transparent when dried.
Technique - let's start simple
Sometimes buttons are used only as part of a picture. Since they are voluminous, they are used to make flowers, foliage, and other small and medium-sized convex parts. The background and large fragments are made using any other technique, but in most cases it is a drawing or appliqué. Such paintings are easy to make yourself or with the participation of children.
Tree in the night... interesting effect Drawing decorated with buttons... it turns out an interesting picture for the interior
Basic technique
If desired, you can make any image, silhouette or even a picture from buttons. You should start with the most simple drawings. There seems to be nothing complicated in the process, but time big job takes a lot. To begin with, it is better to see the result in a few hours. Select simple form: heart, apple, moon, sun, large flower simple shape, image of an animal, bird. Just remember that portrait likeness is not for this technique. You should end up with a recognizable shape.
The manufacturing process is simple. First of all, apply the contour to the base. It turns out that you draw by hand. No - cut it out of paper. The drawing can be printed. Cut out the drawing along the contour, attach it to the base, and trace it with a pencil. If you need several colors, circle the boundaries that separate them (the colors).
A bright fish will decorate a nursery... and not only
Next, use the existing buttons to fill the outline. For some designs, a clear, even edge is important. Him with the help of buttons even the most small size can't achieve it. In this case, you can use beads. The voids inside can also be closed with beads or beads. All this looks very organic.
With experience, you will be able to take on more serious canvases. But your patience and perseverance must be enormous. The shade and size of each button is important here.
Panels and paintings made of fabric and lace
Fabrics and lace are also quite non-standard material for the production of panels and paintings. Now we are not talking about appliqué or patchwork techniques - they are difficult to perform and require specific skills. The point is that now there are such fabrics, the pattern or texture of which can be a decoration modern interior. Lace also ceased to be the preserve of the rich. And if you have old napkins or you know how to knit them yourself, you can make them very interesting pictures, panel The main thing is the idea and the ability to see the future panel in an ordinary piece of fabric.
Panels made of fabrics and textiles
The first idea is to find two-tone fabrics. The main condition is that the colors must be the same, the designs must be different. The easiest way to find black and white options. All other shades - you'll be exhausted from running around the shops. Although, the Internet can come to the rescue. Selected fabrics are stretched onto frames. Frames can be the same size and shape, or they can be different. Both options look good.
The main thing is the selection of colors...
Next idea: find fabrics with coordinating colors. There may be three or four flowers here, and they should be different combinations occur in selected patches. As a rule, they take two basic colors: white + black, white + gray, black + gray, and add one or two colors to them. Just keep in mind that “additional” colors must be present in the interior design. So, firstly, the panel will not be too colorful, and secondly, it will easily fit into the interior.
The found fabrics are again stretched onto the frames different sizes and placed on the wall. One point: if it’s hard to miss with identical frames, then it can be difficult to arrange different sizes and shapes beautifully. Take a closer look at the photo and do something similar.
Black and white combinations are very popular
Third idea: find a large, bright picture and divide it into several fragments. The result will be a kind of modular painting, which has been so popular in recent years. If the fabrics you see don't inspire you, try looking for scarves. Russian, Chinese... with any ethnic motives. Such paintings are 100% unusual and will help highlight your home.
Lacy fairy tale
Lace is a work of art in itself. You can simply stretch it over a contrasting backing. Here are paintings made from unusual materials.
There is an idea that will help you make many different pictures from several napkins. The napkins, however, will be ruined. So, we cover the frame with colored plain paper of a rich tone. Apply the lace and spray paint from a can. The paint should be contrasting.
Using this technology, you can make single paintings, triptychs, modular paintings, etc. The best effect is obtained with knitted napkins. They have a more relief pattern. A pattern of factory lace is more difficult to transfer to paper, although it is also possible.
