Painting on wood is a form of art that goes back to the distant past. Long before the beginning of our era, the first people, having learned to make tools from metals, thought that they could be given a beautiful and original look.

At present, original drawings on furniture, toys, dishes and other items are becoming an original decoration, which is enjoyed not only by children, but even adults.

How to prepare for painting

First of all, before you start drawing, you should prepare a number of tools and other necessary things necessary for this:

• A wooden object on which this masterpiece will have to be painted.
• Container for liquid, which will be needed in the process of drawing.
• Soft pencils.
• Washing gum.
• Sandpaper for surface treatment.
• In the case of sketch sketches, you will need rigid sheets of paper.
• Several brushes for painting.
• If the drawing is a beginner, then ready-made templates will be required.
• Palette.
• Paints.
• Primer mix.
• Lacquer, preferably transparent, so that the finished drawing is not exposed to external influences.

As for the choice, it is very easy to choose a primer, since you should start from the paint, but with it everything is much more complicated.

Most often, professionals advise using the following types for work:

• Oil.
• Acrylic.
• gouache.
• aniline.
• Watercolor.

Each type has its own advantages, disadvantages and nature of application.

Similarities and differences between different types of paints

Gouache or poster paints are made in a thick form and an opaque mass. It is very easy to draw with them, but only simple patterns. Any gouache must have certain qualities:

• They must be easily applied to any surface.
• After application and drying, high-quality paints should not crack and, moreover, wear off.
• For a stronger setting of the paint on the surface, it is recommended to dilute the gouache not with ordinary tap water, but with a mixture of PVA glue and water. In this case, the drawing will hold much stronger and, moreover, it will not be necessary to apply a primer first.
• When considering your favorite watercolors from childhood, you can paint with them more complex patterns with a huge number of different shades.
• To ensure a quality drawing, each watercolor must be:
• Smooth when applied to any surface.
• Like gouache, after drying, do not crack or crumble.

The main advantage of this type of paint is that it can be simply washed off, dried, primed and repainted.

With the help of acrylic paints for painting on wood, you can create truly amazing masterpieces. They rightfully belong to the category of the best. Their advantage lies not only in the fact that any drawing becomes incredibly beautiful, but also in the fact that with the help of acrylic the material itself, on which the painting is carried out, becomes more durable.

You can paint on wood with various paints, including oil. But this type should not be used by beginners, since working with them has special requirements.

Before use, oil paint should be diluted with drying oil or other solvent to the consistency that is needed. Literally immediately you can start painting.

The main characteristics of oil paints include:

• With their help, you can achieve beautiful bright patterns on dark colors. Any oil paint has only bright shades.
• They practically eat into the surface, and after drying, it is simply unrealistic to erase them in any way.

Speaking of aniline-based paints, it should be noted that every year they can be found more and more often in home interiors. Some craftsmen not only paint various wooden objects and souvenirs with them, but also paint the walls with paints, and in villages and villages even the facades of houses.

How painting is carried out

Any drawings with paints are based primarily on skill. Based on this, three technologies are used:

• By sketch.
• Dot method.
• Using a stencil.

Sketch technique

The sketch technique is presented in the form of a drawing of a sketch, which is subsequently drawn on the main material.

With the help of sketches, a wide variety of patterns are compiled, which can be in the form of abstractions, geometric shapes, and even professional sketches.

After the drawing is ready, it is varnished, which will significantly increase both the durability and the brightness of the colors. The varnish is selected in the same way as the primer. Once the coating dries, the finished pattern can be used in any way you like.

Point technique

With the help of point technologies, even those who have never had professional drawing skills can create truly unique things. This technique lies in the fact that special points are set on the sketch, along which, when transferred to the main surface, a more accurate drawing occurs.

It should be noted that without having the skills to use this method is quite difficult. But on the other hand, probably everyone remembers how at school, in a drawing lesson, with the help of lines, silhouettes were drawn, indicated by numbers. The point technique is most directly related to these lines and, accordingly, the more points are transferred during work, the better and clearer the picture will be and will correspond to the desired one. After the end of the transfer of the picture, it remains only to paint it with the selected colors.

Stencil technique

And finally, the stencil method. The technique in which a specific template is used is considered the most elementary.

For a drawing, you need to take a selected stencil, press it against the material to be painted, then circle it with a pencil and then color it. The stencil itself can be ordered from a professional artist, or made on the basis of a potentially objective picture with your own hands.

Finally, it should be noted that with desire and perseverance, it is not very difficult to paint any objects, and especially wooden ones. If you learn how to use any of the presented methods, choose high-quality paints for this business, you can create incredible masterpieces.

If you apply your drawings to household items, then the interior, even in the most unpretentious room, can turn into a unique and unrepeatable one.

Video: Painting on wood with paints

In contemporary art, painting on wood with acrylic paints, gouache, oil and aniline dyes is widely used. In history, wood painting is an ancient folk craft. For many centuries the tree prevailed in everyday life because of its availability and ease of processing. Before people learned how to process metal, all furniture and kitchen utensils, chests, caskets, spinning wheels were made of wood, not to mention doors, gates, wooden shutters. Along with carpentry and wood carving, special technologies for wood processing and ornamental painting of products developed.

Types of artistic painting

In the middle of the 20th century, types of wood painting from a handicraft art form turned into art ones and they are also studied in schools of fine arts. Different types of techniques are characterized by their unique and recognizable ornamentation, which historically developed in step with the times and the evolution of colors and materials.

Nowadays, it is enough to use special paints for wood and purchase wood products, varnishes and strengthening agents for crafts. Many modern masters not only bring novelty to their work, but also continue the tradition of painting wooden products.

The first lessons for beginners are to learn the principles of drawing each type. Gorodets wood painting is characterized by floral ornaments in bright colors, mostly on a yellow background, but nowadays the background in this type of painting is given less attention, since the drawing looks good on a clean wooden texture.

The elements of the picture are made in a few simple steps, by painting with primary colors, shading with darker thin strokes and lightening with white or yellow paint.

Idealized images of birds, animals, in particular black horses, trees are also used. In ancient times, Gorodets painting also depicted the peasant and merchant life of those times. The pictures below show an example.

Khokhloma painting, which exists in mass production to this day, has become a hallmark of Russia. This is not just painting, but a whole technology for the production of wooden products, the processing of which uses drying oil, clay, aluminum powder and varnish. As a result of multi-stage actions, the products first acquire a silvery color, they are painted mainly with black and red paints, sometimes the leaves are made in green. At the end of the work, they are varnished, and the silver color becomes gilded. This painting technology came from icon painters.

The elements of Khokhloma painting are mainly dense vegetation, large flowers, curls, leaves, rowan berries, strawberries, there are decorative birds, roosters, swans, but the main symbol of Khokhloma is the firebird.

Also, this type of painting is divided into two types of technology - top and background. Horse painting involves drawing a picture on the background, and background drawing contours and applying a black or red background.

Mezen painting depicts black and red ornaments, more reminiscent of cave rock art.

Gzhel painting is also not to be confused with other art, with its blue lush flowers on a white background.

In the modern art of wood painting, master artists use various techniques to create a decor style, souvenir sets of dishes. As a gift, hand-painted plates, candy bowls, salad bowls, cutting boards are presented.

Tree preparation

Painting on wood with acrylic paints is a simple task for experienced artists, as the material is expensive, although suitable for working with wood.

To start painting on a wooden surface, you need to take the finished product, which are sold as blanks for decor, clean it with the finest sandpaper and prime the surface with the appropriate paint, after which you can start drawing.

Some drawings require for beginners to sketch with a simple pencil, which in principle is permissible. Any steps in the application of varnish or paint require complete drying before proceeding. At the end of the work, the product is covered with a transparent varnish to fix the paint.

Video on the topic of the article

From time immemorial, mankind has painted various surfaces with paints - stones, wood, leather and other materials on which dyes lay. At the same time, a wide variety of materials were used as paint - clay of various colors, tree resin, soot. One of the most popular materials for painting is wood - many household items were originally made of wood, furniture, and the houses themselves were also wooden, and the desire for beauty has always been inherent in humanity, so they decorated the surrounding objects with everything that was at hand. Painting on wood with the help of high-quality acrylic paints is gaining particular popularity, as it allows you to plunge into the world of distant ancestors and escape from the stress and frantic rhythm of the modern world.

At the same time, it is not necessary to be a professional master in this or that type of painting - there are a large number of necessary materials and tools in stores that will help you master any technique in a fairly short time. If this is not enough, then various educational institutions will be happy to offer you to attend courses for beginners at a convenient time for you.

We study painting on wood with acrylic paints with a description of the work

Wood painting is most suitable for beginner artists working with acrylic paints - they are bright, easy to lay down and waterproof, while they practically do not smell and are easy to work with.

There are different types of painting that originated at different times and in different places in our country, but they all originate in ancient times, when people lived in harmony with nature and the world around them.

One of these types of painting is Khokhloma painting, in which the main elements are grass, flowers, berries, that is, the pictures reflect the entire plant world that surrounds a person. This type of painting got its name from the name of the village of Khokhloma, near which it originated.

Another popular folk painting technique originated in a small town on the Volga called Gorodets and was called Gorodets painting. A distinctive feature of this type of painting is that animals are always depicted in profile, and people in full face. The main theme of this type of painting is the everyday life of ordinary people - walks along the city streets, fair festivities, weddings, and at the same time, the paintings are always saturated with bright colors that frame them in the form of garlands, wreaths or simply bouquets scattered throughout the picture.

In addition to these two types of wood painting, there is another decorative technique that is no less popular - Mezen painting. Its distinguishing features are the use of only two colors in the drawings - red and black, as well as a rather symbolic image of various elements (the main motifs are solar disks, rhombuses and crosses, which have certain meanings)

Let's take a closer look at wood painting using the example of a master class on decorating a wooden board. We will use acrylic paints, as the most convenient for work at the stage of acquaintance with this type of folk art. The board, in this case, is also the most convenient object from which you can begin to master the painting technique.

Master class on painting a wooden board with your own hands

Acrylic paints are very easy to work with, they fit well on a wooden surface and after drying they form a waterproof film, so the painted product can not be varnished.

Required materials and tools:

• Wooden cutting board;
• acrylic paint;
• brushes;
• Carbon paper (in order to transfer the drawing to the board).

First you need to prepare the surface that you are going to paint. To do this, cover the board with an even layer of white paint - this is necessary in order to level the surface and saturate the pores of the wood, so further layers of paint will lay down more evenly.

While the board is drying, you can draw a sketch of the future drawing on paper. Of course, if your artistic skills allow you to draw directly on the board, then you can do without preliminary drawings.

We start coloring. To get a bright board, we will use paints of different colors and shades.

With a thin brush and black paint we make out the middle of the flowers, and with the help of white paint we paint berries, flower petals and leaves with thin lines.

A bright and colorful cutting board is ready. After drying, it can be varnished to better fix the paints, but if the product will perform only a decorative function, you can do without varnishing.

Wood painting is a great way to create unique products with acrylic paints with your own hands, which can be used in everyday life, made an interior decoration or presented to a loved one. The technology of this type of creativity is so simple that even a child can master it with a little help from adults.

Video on the topic of the article

In conclusion, we suggest you watch a few videos about painting various products with acrylic paints to give uniqueness and originality to things, as well as to the interior of your home.

Khokhloma -

Painting on wood, in which rowan and strawberry berries, flowers and branches, and sometimes birds, fish and animals are applied in bright colors on a black lacquer background. The name of the style comes from the Nizhny Novgorod district of the same name. The main items on which Khokhloma is applied are dishes, furniture, figurines, nesting dolls.

Gorodets painting -

Painting on wood, in which genre scenes from the life of Russian merchants, as well as animals and flowers, are depicted in rich colors on a golden background. The name of the style comes from the city of Gorodets in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The main items on which Gorodets painting is applied are chests, spinning wheels, children's furniture.

Painting on ceramics, in which floral ornaments of different shades of blue with curls are drawn on a white background. The name of the style comes from the Gzhel Bush district, it is formed by 27 villages in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region. The main items on which Gzhel is applied are dishes, vases, figurines, teapots, cutting boards, nesting dolls.

Fedoskino painting -

Painting on wood, in which portraits of people are depicted on a black lacquer background. At the same time, reflective material is applied to the base - metal powder, gold leaf, gold leaf, mother-of-pearl, which gives the work a glowing effect and depth. The name of the style comes from the village of Fedoskino near Moscow. The main items on which Fedoskino painting is applied are chests, caskets, boxes, album covers, eyeglass cases, wallets, Easter eggs.

Painting of the Northern Dvina -

Painting on wood, in which fairy-tale characters and plants are applied in red and orange colors on a yellow background. The name of the style comes from the Northern Dvina River, which flows in the Komi Republic, the Arkhangelsk and Vologda regions. The main items on which the painting is applied: dishes, chests, caskets, headrests.

Kama painting -

Painting on wood, in which images of plants and animals are drawn with red paints on an orange background. The name of the style comes from the territory adjacent to the Kama River in the Perm Territory. The main objects on which the painting is applied are furniture, doors and walls of the house.

Zhostovo painting -

Painting of metal trays, in which simple compositions of large and small flowers are depicted on a black background. The name of the style comes from the village of Zhostovo, Moscow region. The main items on which the painting is applied: a variety of trays.

Mezenskaya (Palashchelskaya) painting -

Painting on wood, in which the unpainted background is covered with an archaic fractional pattern - stars, crosses, dashes. They are drawn in two colors: black - "soot" and red - "earth paint". The traditional elements of the Mezen painting are solar disks, rhombuses, crosses. The name of the style comes from the Mezen River, which flows in the Arkhangelsk region and the Komi Republic. The main items on which the painting is applied: spinning wheels, ladles, storage boxes, brothers *.

Painting on wood, in which the themes of Russian folk tales or historical events are depicted against a dark background. The name of the style comes from the village of Palekh in the Ivanovo region. The main objects on which the painting is applied: caskets, salt shakers, plates, nesting dolls, panels, brooches.

* Bratina - a kind of ladle, from which they drank wine during feasts in pre-Petrine times.

They learned to paint wooden products a very long time ago. Even in Ancient Rus', they were engaged in coloring wooden boards, panels, trays, caskets, spoons with various means. Many today want to independently decorate such items made of wood. First you need to know what paints to paint on wood, types of painting, preparation for work, methods of applying funds. We will talk about this in our article.

Decorative painting on wood

Decorative painting on wood has its roots in bygone years. Even ancient people learned how to make dishes from wood and thought about giving it a beautiful and original look. Today, furniture, toys, dishes are decorated with original drawings. This is done not only by adults, but also by children. Therefore, many people want to know what paints to paint on wood, about the features of these tools and methods for applying them.

Painting as an arts and crafts is passed down from generation to generation. Especially adults and children like to depict original patterns with folk motifs. Today it is very popular to paint various interior items: from paintings to panels. Drawings can be seen on toys, dishes, musical instruments. It will not hurt you to have an idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat paints to paint on wood. The use of oil paint is obvious, but gouache, acrylic, watercolor, aniline are also used. We will talk about each of them in more detail.

The main types of painting

Many readers will be interested not only in what paints can be painted on wood, but also what are the main types of painting. After all, sometimes even children try to decorate beautiful painted boards for cutting food. First, a drawing is selected, then transferred to the surface and gradually decorated in one technique or another. For a harmonious look of the boards, it is also important to correctly combine the shades.

It is worth highlighting the following three types of painting:

• Khokhloma. First, a black background is drawn up, then fancy flowers are applied in yellow and red tones.
• Gorodets painting. The drawings depict various city scenes, flower arrangements, motifs from folk epics.
• Mezen painting. Horses and ornaments are used for the main subjects.

To master at least one of these types, you need to know the methods of application, what paints to paint on wood and how to fix them.

Preparation for work

To apply beautiful patterns on wooden products, you can not do without the following devices:

• The wooden object itself, on which the selected masterpiece will be applied.
• Palettes for mixing paints.
• Soft pencils and eraser.
• Sandpaper for surface treatment.
• Rigid sheets of paper for sketching.
• Paint brushes of different sizes and degrees of hardness.
• Ready templates.
• Paints of a certain type.
• Primers and clear varnish for fixing, so that the pattern does not deteriorate from exposure to moisture.

First, with sandpaper or sandpaper, bring the base to a smooth state. Then a primer is applied to the wood, suitable for a certain type of coloring agent. When the primer dries, proceed to apply the base in the desired tone. As soon as it becomes dry, the drawing itself begins to be applied.

Working with oil paint

Experienced craftsmen or those who already more or less own the technique of applying funds to wood use oil paints. They allow you to get beautiful bright patterns on dark colors. Oil tubes are filled with very bright shades. They dry for a long time, but then they practically eat into the surface, after which they cannot be erased.

To dilute the oil from the tube, use a solvent (white spirit or drying oil). It is oil paints that make it possible to paint on a dark background under Khokhloma. For the production of such paints, linseed, safflower or walnut oil is used. That is what gives the colors a rich tone. Artistic oil products tend to be stored for about three years.

Features of acrylic coating

Are you wondering what paints are best for painting on wood? The most convenient way to practice folk art is to use acrylic products. After the acrylic dries, an insoluble film is formed, which makes it possible not to cover the product with varnish. Acrylic has excellent hiding power. It is suitable not only for wood, but also for glass, leather, metal.

Acrylic paint is good because it is diluted with plain water. Today, stores sell a huge range of acrylic shades in tubes. The paint is absolutely non-toxic, suitable even for temporary tattoos. Golden color often transform furniture and picture frames. This emulsion can be glossy and matte, characterized by fast drying.

Dyes based on aniline

Most often, wooden walls are painted with aniline paints. They spread very well, so they are suitable for creating abstract patterns, original combinations and transition of shades. In the open sun, this paint fades very quickly, although it initially has a bright tone. To fix the result, it is better to varnish the product. It should be noted that in our time, aniline paints for decorative woodwork are rarely used, more often they are used to paint fabrics.

Use of gouache

Items of regular use are often painted with gouache paints. They are a bit like acrylic, only slightly less saturated. Their thick opaque mass allows you to create complex patterns on the tree with many tones. Gouache is easily applied to the surface, does not spread and does not crack. For a more durable fixing of the paint to the surface, it is coated with an aqueous solution of PVA glue (1: 1). After its application, the product no longer needs to be primed.

Gouache patterns are always bright, juicy, because it is not for nothing that it is called poster paint. Gouache can be used even by novice artists. This emulsion consists of glycerin, phenol, alizarin oil, water. After drying, the wooden product must be varnished.

Everyone knows watercolor

Watercolor paint is a finely ground pigment mixed with binders based on vegetable glue. It also contains glycerin and phenol. Watercolor is characterized by transparency. On sale you can find three types of this paint:

1. Liquid product in tubes.
2. Soft paint in cuvettes.
3. Solid matter in tiles.

Beginning artists use watercolor to paint nesting dolls. It is great for backgrounds in large areas, because it is diluted with water. Here are the benefits of this paint:

• creates light and airy drawings;
• equips images with a shadow and tint transition;
• makes smears invisible;
• faithfully conveys natural shades;
• mixes well with other wood stains.

Products painted with watercolors are best covered with clear varnish.

tempera paints

Classical painting on wood is done with tempera. It is made on an adhesive solution or egg yolk. It was used in antiquity, then it was replaced by oil formulations. It was she who was used in icon painting. Even the drawings in the sarcophagi of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were made in tempera.

Tempera paints are well diluted and washed off with water. They hold their color well and don't crack. In tubes, they do not thicken and do not rot, but for this you need to store them properly. At home, an egg or yolk mixture is prepared, in industrial conditions - acrylic, wax-oil, glue. Today you can buy matte, semi-matte and glossy emulsions. The production of tempera paints in sets and individual tubes has been launched. This universal professional paint is used by the most demanding artists not only for painting on wood, but also for landscapes on canvas, miniatures on stone.

Paint application methods

An experienced craftsman will quickly be able to put a masterpiece on the board. Beginning artists can use our tips and use one of the technologies:

• point;
• using manufactured stencils;
• sketch drawing.

Dot technology allows novice artists to create masterpieces on wooden products. It is enough to place special points on the sketches that will help transfer the drawing to the main surface. This is something similar to how in elementary grades they are taught to draw along lines. The more dots are applied, the clearer and more expressive the picture will be. At the end, the drawing is painted and brought to the final.

The stencil method is considered the simplest. First, they take a purchased or made stencil, press it to the product, circle it with a pencil and start painting. Drawing with a template is very easy.

Sometimes, before making a drawing on a wooden blank, a test sketch is made on paper. This allows you to experiment with a variety of patterns: abstractions, geometric shapes, professional sketches.

Using dark or white carbon paper, you can also apply patterns to wood products. Carbon paper allows you to make a neat drawing. Whatever method you use, the resulting products will be a good gift or decoration for your home.