Needlework from multi-colored beads is experiencing a new wave of popularity, and interesting design techniques are emerging. Beaded pictures, distinguished by their rich texture and variegated palette, look original and impressive. Today you can purchase all the components of the craft in specialized stores, so it won't take long to get ready for the creative process. The simplest technique of "drawing with beads" uses transparent glue.
It is necessary
- - beads of different colors;
- - glue for beads;
- - press;
- - dense base (canvas, cardboard, plywood, chipboard);
- - brush;
- - a toothpick.
Instructions
Step 1
Think over the future picture of beads. If you want to create your own drawing, use a checkered sheet for it. Color the image with multi-colored markers so that each cell corresponds to one bead. The easiest way will be to find a suitable ready-made sketch - an embroidery, an illustration from a glossy magazine or a drawing from the Internet, printed on a color printer. To successfully decorate a picture with beads, its lines must be clear. Select the overflow of tones according to the color of the material you have.
Step 2
Stick the selected pattern onto a suitable substrate: plywood, chipboard, cardboard (for example, a candy box lid), a plain canvas. Smooth the paper thoroughly so that there are no wrinkles on it, and place it under the press. Wait until the glue is completely dry. Here and in the future, it is optimal to use a special fixing agent for crafts made of beads, rhinestones and beads, which is sold in the departments of various little things for sewing (for example, Beadalon G-S Hypo Cement, KRYSTALL 18). In addition, Moment Crystal glue has proven itself well. The main criteria for choosing an adhesive: it should be transparent, not stain the beads and not dry very quickly in order to provide you with freedom of manipulation.
Step 3
Apply glue to one of the elements of the design with a brush and fill this place with beads of the appropriate color. Carefully adjust the position of each decorative piece with a toothpick. Sequentially cover other parts of the picture with glue and beads. The background, if desired, can not be pasted over with decorative material, but painted with mother-of-pearl watercolor or gouache with sparkles. When the glue is completely dry, the finished picture can take a vertical position.
Step 4
If you own the technique of beading, then make separate elements of the future volumetric picture (for example, flowers, leaves, insects). Glue them on a plain base, and cover the background with plain beads.
