The art of painting Easter eggs. Wooden Easter eggs: DIY masterpieces. What are the types of painting eggs

Easter is already approaching, and therefore it's time to think about such an interesting and beloved by many activities as painting easter eggs. The latter is not just another hobby of needlewomen, but a whole tradition, the history of which goes back to ancient times. As you know, many peoples and even separate regions within the borders of one country have their own rules and customs of painting, using original drawings and patterns. Accordingly, craftsmen are accustomed to distinguish between several types of decorated Easter eggs, namely:

— Easter eggs- raw eggs, painted with beeswax or paints,

— krashanki- hard-boiled eggs, painted in one shade without patterns,

— specks- multi-colored eggs with a solid background and many multi-colored dots (specks, spots or stripes) applied with melted wax,

— ragpanki- Easter eggs, the main pattern of which is scratched on their surface with the help of any sharp object. As a rule, they have a monochromatic background obtained through the use of natural dye (piece ones are smeared and do not allow you to create neat drawings),

— malevanki- beautiful eggs, decorated with any invented patterns applied with acrylic and other types of paints.

Painting Easter eggs with hot wax

One of the most is their painting with hot wax, which is both an exciting and demanding activity. In order to draw complex patterns on the egg, craftswomen use:

wax crayons (sold in stationery stores) or melted paraffin candles tinted with food coloring
small metal containers (deep bottle caps or old tablespoons will do for the first time)
copper wire or needle (crochet hook)
egg dyes (natural or food)

Progress:

1. The first thing to do is to paint the selected egg in any monotonous color. Both food coloring and onion peel are suitable here. The main thing is that the shell acquires a rich color, which will later become the background for the picture.

2. After the egg is completely dry, it is worth starting to color it. To do this, you must first melt the colored crayons (each separately), placing them in small containers installed above the flame. The latter may be fire from a candle-tablet located on the desktop. At the same time, it is important that the fire warms the wax all the time while the drawing is being applied, but does not bring it to a boil.

3. After all the necessary preparations, you can now do the direct application of intricate patterns. On a needle or wire used as a brush for drawing, collect a small amount of wax and draw a line on the shell or put a dot. Subsequently, it should be dipped in wax after applying each stroke.

If the egg will be painted with only one color, after applying all the necessary patterns, it must be wiped with a soft cloth, which will remove minor errors. Then grease the shell with sunflower oil or fat, which gives it a shine.

If you plan to apply patterns of different shades, you must first apply strokes of the same color, wait for them to dry completely, and only then proceed to create drawings of the next shade.

Perhaps, after reading all this, not everyone will understand how to act, and therefore below we present you with a master class on painting eggs with hot wax, after watching which everything will finally become clear:

As you can see here, the craftswoman uses wax of several shades, which makes her Easter eggs look beautiful and festive, but this does not mean that monochromatic patterns are inferior to multi-colored ones:

It is clear that beginners simply cannot know all the possible options for painting eggs with melted wax. And for starters, you can use ready-made templates, the number of which is very huge. For example, these can be such drawings:

However, you can decorate eggs using this technique without first coloring them. In that case, they might look like this:

No matter how beautiful the Easter eggs described above turn out, hot wax is far from the only thing that can be used to decorate eggs. Alternatively, they can:

- wrap with an old colorful tie and dip in vinegar for a few minutes,

here is the result:

- paint the shell with a permanent marker,

- wrap eggs in lace and dip in food coloring,

- cover the eggs with confectionery sprinkles.

The methods of decorating Easter eggs do not end there at all. They can also be wrapped with ribbons, placed in openwork nets (specially crocheted), painted with ordinary paints, decorated with leaves with plants and in any other way that comes to mind. The main thing to remember at the same time is that bold experiments with the use of toxic substances are best carried out on hollow eggs that no one will eat.

But hard-boiled krashanki are best dyed with natural dyes, which are used not only onion peel, but also pomegranate juice, boiled spinach leaves, strong coffee or tea, red cabbage leaves and many other products.

Pantone color palette on eggs

Graphic designers will not be able to resist such eggs. Instruction.

Black and white Easter eggs

Easter eggs do not have to be decorated in bright colors. Black and white drawings are also interesting, which are easy to depict. Instruction.

Easter eggs dyed with silk tie

Old 100% silk ties, scarves or blouses can also be used to color boiled eggs. Non-toxic and original! Instruction.

Super Mario Bros

Great Easter theme for old school gamers. Instruction.

Chalkboard on eggs

This is a version of the miniature blackboard. These eggs can be personalized or you can write Easter greetings on them using chalk. Instruction.

Temporary tattooed eggs

Source: brit.co

An affordable and simple idea for creating unique patterns on eggs. Instruction.

Washi Tape Ornament

If you do not want to get dirty with paints, then this idea is for you. You will need some washi tape (decorative Japanese ribbon made from natural fibers) and scissors. Instruction.

These stylish eggs are tempting to give French names like Pierre or Jean-Claude. Instruction.

dinosaur eggs

Another simple coloring technique that produces impressive results. It is enough to dip the eggs in the dye overnight for the color pigments to seep through the peel and form an amazing effect. Instruction.

Painting eggs with paper towels

Dip paper towels in your favorite food coloring, then wrap them around the eggs. After a few hours, the colors, along with the pattern of the towels, will be redrawn. Instruction.

Pysanky garden

To make Easter eggs look like a garden, you will need dye and a few strips of origami paper. Instruction.

Easter eggs with old fashioned silhouettes

With minimal effort, you can make eggs look so elegant and charming. Instruction.

golden globe

You can decorate eggs with gold leaf in different ways, we liked the world map. Instruction.

Easter eggs with thumbprints

Both adults and children can take part in the implementation of this charming idea. Add a couple of strokes and your prints can be anything! Instruction.

Watercolor Easter eggs

To make an Easter masterpiece, just dip the brush into the paint and press it against the egg. Instruction.

Easter eggs on the theme "Doctor Who"

For those who like the idea of time travel and for fans of the cult series. Instruction.

Paper napkin decorations

No time and artistic ability? Take advantage of this idea! Just pick up paper napkins with a beautiful pattern, and voila! Instruction.

Lego mini

Great idea for Lego fans. Instruction.

Easter eggs glowing in the dark

Perhaps the most amazing, almost space eggs! Instruction.

Easter eggs dyed with fabric

Wrapping the eggs in textured cloth before dyeing them will leave an intricate pattern on the skin that looks like painstaking hand painting. Instruction.

Embroidered Easter eggs

Let's not lie, embroidering on eggs is not an easy task, but when you do it, you will get a one-of-a-kind attribute of Easter decor that you can use from year to year. Instruction.

Ombre coloring

Ombre in French means "shading". This method of staining involves applying several shades of color with smooth transitions and gives a fabulous result. Instruction.

Staining with onion peel and plant leaves

Pretty natural patterns are obtained by a completely non-toxic method. You will need sprigs of herbs, onion peel and old tights. Instruction

Preparation for the bright holiday of the Resurrection of Christ is a special process. A key place in it is occupied by coloring and decorating eggs. It does not matter at all if you do not master the art of drawing, because there is a more interesting and relaxing technique.

Drapanki, or scratches, are made by scratching a pattern on the painted surface of an egg. The drawing is applied with a pencil, and then scratched with a thin metal object (needle, knife, nail). The main condition is that the background must be one-color.

When making drapanok, craftswomen can give free rein to their imagination, and looking at their work, it is impossible not to admire these works of art. Editorial "So simple!" prepared 15 ideas for your inspiration.

Easter egg painting

The simplest patterns look very interesting. As you can see, it is not necessary to have artistic talents.
Very beautiful patterns. It's a pity to even break such eggs.
Very painstaking work, but what a result. Admires!
Color the eggs in different colors. Thus, even the same patterns will look different.
Flowers are the best spring pattern.
Patterns in the form of birds look very symbolic. Interesting idea.
At first glance, there are a lot of elements, but in fact they are all simple in execution.
The same pattern painted with paints would not look very attractive, but scratched out immediately attracts attention.
If you are an artist at heart, you can easily turn Easter eggs into a work of art.
How much soul is invested!
And here is another simple pattern that will serve as a great decoration for your eggs.
Every stroke is thought out.
Even a child can cope with such simple patterns.
It's hard to believe that this is not drawn, but scratched.
I can already see how beautiful such scratches will look in a basket.

If you want to keep your creation as a keepsake, then do not boil the eggs, and after the work is completed, make small holes in them. Using a syringe, let air into one hole. Thus, the protein and yolk will flow through the second.

A series of painted Easter eggs: "Gzhel painting", "Gorodets painting", "Polkhov-Maidan painting"

Author: Yanchenko Vera Viktorovna, educator of the State Educational Institution of the Rostov Region a special (correctional) educational institution for students, pupils with disabilities, a special (correctional) general education boarding school of the VIII type in Orlovsky village.
Material Description: This material is designed for children of senior school age, teachers and parents.
Purpose: crafts, participation in competitions, decoration of the interior of the room.
Target:
To expand students' knowledge about the origins of the rituals and traditions of the national holiday "Easter", to introduce children to their native culture, to acquaint them with the history and features of painting on the surface of the egg.

Develop creativity, improve the ability to work with a brush and paints.
- Learn to draw traditional elements and ornaments, use color as a means of artistic expression.
- To cultivate love for the culture of their people, their traditions, customs, rituals.
- To acquaint children with the characteristic features of the painting of the Gzhel, Gorodetsky and Polkhovo-Maidan masters.

I propose to make an Easter basket with your own hands, this craft requires some material costs, but it will decorate your interior well and will be a wonderful gift
In a foreign land I sacredly observe
Native custom of antiquity:
I release the bird
With the bright holidays of spring

Material:

Wooden egg molds, acrylic paints, brushes No. 1, 2, 4, palette, water glass, simple pencil, pictures with pattern samples, wood varnish.

Preparatory stage.

First, with brush number 4, paint the shapes in yellow, red and white (paint over 2-3 times if necessary).

Let it dry well and draw patterns on the forms with a simple pencil, on white - Gzhel patterns, on yellow - Gorodetsky, on red - Polkhovsko-Maidansky.

First stage.

It's hard to believe: really
Just two colors? Miracles!
Here are the artists from Gzhel
Heaven is applied to the snow!
L. Kulikova.
On a white egg shape, first with blue paint, brush number 2, paint all the elements of the pattern,

let it dry, then mix blue with white on the palette to the desired shade, and paint all the blue elements of the pattern.

When the paint dries well, cover the egg with varnish.

Second phase.

Gorodets painting - how can we not know it.
Here and hot horses, valiant to become.
There are bouquets here that cannot be described.
Here such plots, what can not be said in a fairy tale.
On the palette, mix red paint with white to get two shades, light pink and dark pink. On one side with a brush number 2, paint a dark pink circle, when it dries, draw the elements of the pattern with red paint.

Let the paint dry. On the other hand, paint a light pink circle, paint the red elements of the pattern, when the paint dries with a pencil, draw the necessary elements of the pattern to make it easier to paint later,

with white paint, apply the last elements of the pattern of a light pink flower.

Finish the dark pink flower with arbitrary strokes of dark ocher, if you don’t have such a color, then add a little brown to the yellow.

Above the dark pink flower with blue paint, draw a slightly smaller circle,

when it dries, draw the elements of the pattern on top of the blue paint,

let dry and finish the elements with white paint.

The flowers are ready, now paint the leaves previously drawn in pencil with green, brush number 2,

then paint some leaves and pattern elements (they are all drawn in pencil with us) with a dark burgundy color.

With black paint, brush number 1, draw a few thin lines over green and maroon leaves,

then on all the leaves in an arbitrary form, make a few white strokes.

Coat the egg with varnish.

Third stage

We've been to the fair
And gifts were chosen.
They brought you a chest -
Gilded barrel.
That chest is not simple,
And the goods in it are painted.
On a red form, with yellow paint, with brush No. 2, circle the edges of the flowers,

paint the flowers themselves orange, leaving two red waves in the center.

Color all the circles drawn in pencil blue,

paint the leaves and twigs with green paint (the colors merge a little in the photo, but they differ well in the original), do not forget to let the paints dry (they dry very quickly),

apply thin strokes of yellow paint, in any form, on leaves, on blue buds and even on a red background.

in conclusion, circle all the contours with black paint, brush number 1.