Paint by number with peonies

In the age of high technologies, drawing with paints according to prepared schemes is becoming more and more popular. This kind of creativity becomes a kind of recreation, and the result is colorful canvases for decorating the house or as a gift to loved ones.

Painting by number kits usually include:

• base for drawing on a stretcher with areas marked with numbers;

• set of brushes;

• acrylic paints with numbers;

• sheet for checking different shades;

• composition for varnishing;

• wall mounting;

• instructions and a miniature copy of the future drawing.

The drawing scheme is usually applied to a special cardboard or canvas. If you are just starting out, it is recommended to choose a cardboard base: minor flaws will not be noticeable on it. But the canvas helps to create a real textured painting, which is used to see on the canvases of true masters.

Separate fragments of different sizes are marked on the surface, each of which is numbered.

Drawing by numbers is really simple. It is best to start with small formats with limited detail. Still lifes are ideal for this - for example, paintings by number with peonies. Their assortment is very diverse. There are images with several buds, and there are lush bouquets with additional details: fruits, books, tea cups. Flowers are sometimes incorporated into a landscape or portrait.

What types of peony paintings can be seen on sale? Most often it is a realistic painting or in the style of minimalism. Such drawings are quite easy to execute, the diagrams differ in composition and the number of additional details.

Examples of different variants of license plates.

"Three peonies" - the canvas depicts huge buds of pastel colors. It is small in size - 40x50 cm. The number of shades - 18. An uncomplicated scheme for creating a picture in the style of minimalism. Suitable for beginner artists.

"Delicate peonies" - the canvas depicts large inflorescences in a decorative bucket on a soft blue background. The scheme for coloring 40x50 cm. There are 26 tones in the set, some will need to be mixed. The complexity of the work is stated as small.

"Peonies and Lupins" - a composition of bright and pale pink inflorescences, purple lupins and wild flowers is applied to the base for the work. Format - 30x40cm. The base is applied to a special cardboard. The number of shades is 35. This is a difficult level of coloring. Suitable for experienced artists.

"The splendor of peonies" - very large, 150x80 cm, consists of 5 canvases. The largest part is located in the center - 30x80 cm, smaller modules are located on the sides - 30x60 cm, small ones are located at the edges - 30x40 cm. There are 38 tones in the set, mixing is not supposed. Difficulty drawing - for advanced, but not very difficult to complete.

"Peonies in a vase" - a luxurious bouquet in a modest vase is presented on the canvas, blooming apple trees are visible outside the window. Size - 40x50, colors - 25. Simple in execution.

"Still life with white peonies" - canvas format 30x40 cm, color palette of 23 tones. On the table there are white buds in a metal pot, fruits are scattered around on the fabric: an orange, a plum, a cherry. In terms of complexity, the work is characterized as average.

"Peonies by the window" - depicts a bouquet in white tones, standing in a glass vase on the window. The size of the stretcher is 40x50 cm, the number of shades is 28. The level of complexity of execution is above average.

"Girl with peonies in lilac" - 40x50 cm in size, horizontal placement, 30 acrylic paints. This is an easy-to-use set. In front of the viewer is a portrait of a young woman in profile, sitting at a table with a book; next to it, in a vase, there are pink-lilac inflorescences.

"Girl with Peonies" - a canvas for drawing in a very large format 80x120 cm, the number of shades 35. It depicts a girl with two huge white inflorescences blooming on her head, the upper part of her face also hidden behind the petals, which gives the image elements of surrealism.

"Portrait of a Girl with Peonies" - created on the basis of the canvas of the artist Konstantin Razumov. Before the viewer, a romantic image of a beautiful lady in a lilac dress, with a silk ribbon around her neck, with a fresh bouquet. Made in an impressionistic manner, size 40x50, number of tones 29.

"Fluffy beauty" - the face of a ginger cat in a wreath of peony buds is applied to the canvas. Size - 30x30, number of tones - 21. Not only adults, but also children will like to paint such a set.

"Girl with Peonies on the Bank of the Thames" - in the format 30x40 cm, depicts the embankment of the river and the young mademoiselle on a date next to a picnic basket. In the background, the TV tower stands against the backdrop of clouds colored by the sunset. Average in complexity.

"Summer in Arkhangelskoye" - in the foreground there is an armful of red lush heads of peonies in a transparent vessel, a path goes deep into the garden, a classic gazebo and a well-groomed park with blooming lilac bushes can be seen in the distance. Stretcher with dimensions 40x50 cm, 36 shades, high complexity of execution.

Before you start drawing, you need to cover the table on which you will work with newspapers or film. If this is done on a floor easel, then cover the surface of the floor under and around it.

It is important to take care of the lighting, there should be enough light in the room, but not direct bright sun.

Use a sippy jar of water to rinse your brushes.

There are several coloring secrets that will help you avoid gross mistakes at the initial stage.

It is not difficult to remember them.

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First, paint over the gaps using white and pastel colors. Even if you accidentally go beyond the outline, a light shade is easier to overlap with another than a darker and more contrasting one.

First, they begin to fill in larger areas, and then draw small ones, then distribute strokes and highlights.

First of all, color is applied in the central part of the work - as a rule, this is where the most important images are located: a human figure or a bouquet.

This is less likely to smear fresh strokes. Acrylic compounds, of course, dry very quickly, but if a fresh drop accidentally falls on a white background, then it can always be painted over later.

A few tips for working with paints.

• Jars are opened as needed, acrylic tends to thicken in air.

• The consistency of the coloring composition must be checked before use. If the mixture is too thick, add a few drops of water to it.

• It is better to mix colors on a palette or on a sheet of smooth cardboard.

• During work, the brush must be held in the same way as a pen when writing.

• After application, the brushes are thoroughly rinsed in water.

• The acrylic composition is applied with even, smooth short strokes of the same density and thickness. Having practical experience in painting, you can try different types of strokes: small, wide, narrow, long.