Having familiarized yourself in detail with what can be done from stones, you will make paintings from this natural material, a mini-hanger, and you will be able to make a beautiful painting of stones.
The good thing about this natural material is that you can find beautiful examples for crafts right under your feet. A wide variety of stones will allow you to make many interesting things from them.
Diy stone paintings
They turn out to be very interesting and durable.
To do this, take:
- sea stones;
- dark marker;
- pencil;
- a sheet of cardboard;
- hot glue gun or Moment glue;
- gouache;
- acrylic paints.
Wash the stones and dry them. While this is happening, draw with a pencil on a piece of cardboard where you will have what will be located.
Then prime the surface of the cardboard with acrylics to create the background of the painting. It will be blue at the top and darker at the bottom. After all, this is the sea. Take small stones and glue them as a frame. And from the flatter ones, make waves. Glue them in place and paint over with blue paint.
Take dried seaweed, turn it into wood. Glue this blank to the left side of your landscape. How to fix flat stones is shown in the following photo.
In this case, the boat is tied from a plastic bag. It must first be cut into long thin ribbons, and then crocheted with a crochet like this figure.
The sail also needs to be tied from plastic bags, giving it a triangular shape. Take a round pebble and paint it with yellow acrylic paint. Glue to the upper right corner. Fix smaller pebbles around it, they will play the role of the sun's rays.
Draw birds with a black marker, they look like semicircular check marks. Now create a land shore. You can glue real sand here or replace it with millet. To do this, apply glue here, then sprinkle the cereal. You can also use semolina, and when the glue dries, paint it yellow.
This is how stone paintings are made, which are original and durable.
See what else you can make with your own hands.
It is nice to hang towels, potholders, light things on such a hanger. For such a picture made of stone, you will need:
- wooden plank;
- drill;
- stones;
- acrylic paints;
- brush;
- rope;
- hooks.
Master Class:
- Saw off a piece of the board, sand it from all sides so that there are no chipping. Then you can paint this blank with varnish or stain.
- Make the top right and left with a drill along the hole, thread the rope here and tie knots on both sides. Attach the hooks at the bottom.
- Paint stones of almost the same size green and two larger ones white. Also paint the two larger ones and the three smaller ones black.
- On the larger ones, then draw the eyes. Glue all these blanks, when the paint dries, in place so that you get two sheep sitting peacefully on the grass.
For the next picture of stones, you will need:
- thick cardboard or other strong base;
- tree branches;
- stones;
- heating gun with silicone rods;
- White paper;
- scissors.
For a painting, the main accent of which will be light pebbles, take a dark background.
Use two stones to create the head and body of the stork. Make its beak and legs from straight branches. From other branches you need to make a semblance of trees. Use scissors to cut the pieces of paper into small pieces and glue them to create a path.
You can turn another branch into a picturesque tree.
To do this, place the branch horizontally and glue it onto a solid base. At the ends of the branches there will be a semblance of leaves. Make them out of small stones by gluing those on.
If you do not have an aquarium, but sometimes you want to admire the fish, then make it a kind of stones.
Turn some pebbles into the seabed. Glue small shells here too. See what stones can be turned into fish, tails and fins to them. Glue on a few sprigs of greenery to complete this work. And the base will be blue cardboard.
For the next picture of stones you will need:
- stones of three types - small, medium and one large;
- moss;
- hot glue gun;
- picture frame.
Arrange the stones so that they form the center of the flower and its petals. And a small twig will become a stem. In this way, make 2 stone flowers. Prepare the moss. Glue the convex stone to the bottom of the picture. Attach moss on top of it. Remove this picture in a frame, put it in a prominent place to periodically admire this original canvas.
With a child, you can make colored paintings out of stone.
To do this, pick up flat stones, then color them to turn them into houses of different sizes. Glue the resulting blanks on a strong canvas.
You can use a piece of board for the base, which must first be painted.
Also turn the stones into the moon, trees, rocks, having previously painted these blanks.
For the next picture of stones take:
- burlap;
- thin strong thread;
- seashells;
- stones;
- sticks.
Tie 4 sticks in the corners to form a frame. Cut a rectangle of burlap according to this size, attach it to this frame with thread. To do this, you need to insert the thread into a needle with a large eye and stitch it, capturing both the canvas and the twigs at the same time. You can glue a sheet of paper to the center of this rectangle, and then attach shells and pebbles to it to get such a masterpiece.
What can be made of stones in the interior?
The following ideas will show you how widely this material is used. If you want to make an original kitchen table, use stones too.
To attach the stones, you can use a mixture of sand, cement and water, or a special tile adhesive. It remains to put the countertop on top, and the table is ready.
If you want to make a round magazine for the living room, then also use stones, but take a smaller size.
Transparent glue "Titan" is well suited for connecting these elements. It is invisible and leaves no trace. You can also use epoxy.
Place a table lamp next to it, for which you will also make a leg from this material.
You need to make a hole in each with a drill in the middle, then put it on the lamp rod.
If you need to make a container for storing cosmetic brushes, then take two transparent ones of different sizes. Place stones between them and connect them using transparent glue.
If you need to update old handles, take stones. Glue to the back of each mount and use these blanks as directed.
If you want to make the head of the bed not like everyone else's, then cut it out of solid wood, cover it with varnish, make a recess in the center into which you glue the stones.
Place a flower not far from the bed, and decorate the planter with your own hands with stones. To do this, you need to pick up the same ones. Use the same river pebbles and glue the old pot with it, and it will turn into a new one.
In the bathroom, you can also make a lot of interesting things out of stones, for example, such a wall. It will allow you to make a bright accent on this place.
Cover the floor of the shower stall with smooth pebbles. This coating will be durable, safe and very beneficial for the feet, as it has a massage effect.
By the way, a country shower can also be made by filling a wooden box with pebbles. Here you will stand comfortably, your feet will not get dirty, and the water will flow naturally.
Speaking about what else can be made of stones, we can also note such an original shelf. The vertical wall for it is pasted over with beautiful pebbles.
The hot plate will surely delight you, because you can get your morning breakfast that is so beautifully decorated.
Painting stones? fascinating activity. You can transform this natural material into anything with paint.
Do-it-yourself painting of stones - master class and photo
It is best to use pebbles for such art, take one with a dense texture. If you use porous, a lot of paint will be absorbed, and if you use it with sharp edges, you can get hurt.
Here are some tips to follow:
- Having found suitable specimens, they need to be brought home, washed, dried.
- For coloring, you should use a palette, because you need very little paints to paint one stone.
- Since the surface is specific, the paint will dry quickly, the same applies to the brush. Therefore, it must be periodically moistened in a container with water.
- Make sure that the work surface is covered with newspaper or cellophane, so as not to stain it. The same applies to clothing. Wear one so that it is not a pity if drops of paint get here.
- You can use acrylics, watercolors, or gouache paints. If you want to see a metallic sheen on the surface, then use acrylic paint "metallic" or paints intended for painting ceramics or porcelain.
To decorate the stones, use paths with which you can create non-blurring thin lines and drops. You can also decorate this natural material with waterproof markers.
Use different types of brushes for painting on stones. For the background, they take large ones, and for drawing thin strokes, small ones.
If you are a beginner artist, then you can buy 2-3 brushes, if you decide to seriously tackle this interesting business, you can buy a set of brushes.
To make the coloring on the stones more durable, cover the stones with varnish at the end of the work steps. Then they will shine beautifully and such can be placed right in the open air, since they are not afraid of precipitation.
See how to paint on rocks.
Decide if you need to prime this natural material first. Typically, white acrylic paint is used as such a coating. Then the subsequent layers will be more juicy. You can also prime it when the stone itself is dark, and the drawing should be light.
When the primer is dry, draw out the outline of the plot with a pencil. Then you need to cover the workpiece with paints of the appropriate color. Acrylic dries quickly, so you don't have to wait long to use the next one after the first color.
If you need to apply the finest details, use a contour or a thin brush for this. If a stroke is applied incorrectly, you can quickly remove it without waiting for the paint to dry by soaking a cotton swab in a solvent and acting with it.
In conclusion, it remains to cover such stone masterpieces with varnish and you can decorate a room or a summer cottage with them.
The next master class will allow you to fill your hand and consolidate what you have passed. We propose to make just such an original craft, taking stones of a similar shade and slightly different size for it. Turn them into little chicks.
You will need a base. A larger flat pebble will play its role. And small elongated pebbles, placing them vertically, glue them on it. Now take a thin brush and paint two eyes at the top of each pebble with white acrylic paint, and when it dries, apply dots with an even thinner brush.
Once you have mastered this technique, you can further develop your abilities and use painting on stones to turn them into exquisite jewelry. Such blanks will need to be glued to the chain fittings, and then secured to the chains.
If you find a large rounded stone of the desired shape, you can decorate the adjacent territory with it.
First, this find must be washed and dried. Now prime it on all sides, when the primer is dry, apply the main background. If it is white, then paint it with another coat of this paint. In this case, decoupage glue was used. It is necessary to cut out the selected pattern and stick it with PVA glue diluted with water or by taking decoupage glue.
After the coating is dry, apply the background with a foam brush and blot it with a dabbing motion. When it dries, cover the stone with 2 layers of waterproof varnish.
Another master class and step-by-step photo will help you get the beautiful landscape "Dawn". Take a flat pebble. Apply the selected pattern. In this case ? these are graceful two-storey houses, as well as trees.
Now dilute the pink paint and cover the area above the roofs with this compound. A little higher, make the shades diluted with blue. The clouds will be white. Paint the tree leaves with green paint. It should be slightly darker just behind the rooftops.
Use different colors of paint to create bright, fun houses. For roofs, use different shades of brown. Use a thin brush to paint white windows.
Take a thin brush and use it to select fragments of tiles, outlines of the roofs of houses, as well as some other small strokes. Draw several birds in the sky that look like check marks from afar.
Here is such a wonderful painting on the stone.
Speaking about what can be made of stones, it is important to note that stones are made from them, but not simple ones, but fabulous ones.
How to make stones with your own hands?
These will come in handy for some kind of production or in order to set up doll figures, as in this case.
First take:
- flat sea stones;
- toilet paper;
- plasticine;
- PVA glue;
- varnish;
- acrylic paints;
- brushes.
Apply plasticine to the washed and dried stones, giving these blanks the desired shape. Help yourself with a plastic knife.
Tear the toilet paper, apply PVA glue on the stone, attach it to the base. Wait until the desired shape is reached.
Mix black and white acrylic paint for a dark gray color. Paint over the stone and let the surface dry.
Take another brush so it is almost dry and paint over the bumps with a light gray color. You can also add a little green to give these natural materials a touch of antiquity. Also design the second stone.
It remains to cover them with varnish, and you can put the selected heroines on these blanks.
Instead of acrylic paints, you can use oil paints or those that are at hand.
If you want your windows to be decorated with cacti from stones, then you can make such unusual plants. They will not need to be looked after, they do not require watering and do not prick.
How to make cacti from stones - a step-by-step master class
Take:
- smooth flat stones of an elongated shape;
- transparent matte varnish;
- gouache;
- brushes;
- flower pots;
- sand or earth;
- small stones;
- corrective stationery pencil;
- glaze or epoxy glue.
Select stones of the desired shape, soak them for half an hour in warm soapy water, then rinse and dry.
If you want to create a cactus consisting of several stones, then glue them together using epoxy glue.
Cover the stones with green paint. When this layer is dry, apply dark and light shades of green. Draw light needles with a thin brush or corrector. When the paint is dry, cover the stone cacti with a matte varnish.
Pour sand or earth into flower pots, stick blanks here. Cover the top layer of this soil with small pebbles.
If you still have some green paint left over, you can paint the stone to look like a turtle. To do this, you first need to paint it green, then with a corrector or a brush, taking black paint, apply the appropriate lines. You can also use yellow. The following step-by-step photos show in what sequence, how and where to apply this drawing.
Here's what you can do with stones with your imagination. The videos below will help you make a chess set, a beautiful transparent vase, teach you how to draw on heated stones and give you many more life hacks on this topic.
And from the second video you will learn what can be made of stones in the country.
