Making paint: how to make textured and slate paints, chalk coatings for furniture, Finnish compositions for outdoor woodwork with your own hands

Peculiarities

Regardless of the type, most people perceive paint as a purchased product, but making it with your own hands at home is not so difficult.
As a rule, such a mixture contains only 2-3 main ingredients that must be included, which can be purchased on the market without any problems. Expensive paints and varnishes from the best brands can show much higher quality due to inclusions of various additives, but for unpretentious use, homemade paint will also work.

Making your own paints allows you to significantly save on buying expensive paint and make the product exactly the type and color you need.

It is quite possible that such a material will be somewhat inferior to expensive industrial analogues, say, in terms of durability or the ability to withstand negative external influences, however, for relatively minor repairs in the garage, this option is ideal.

Homemade textured paint

Textured paint is used when you need to create a relief coating. The paint has a thick consistency and fillers, thanks to which it can be formed into irregularities using special painting tools. Thanks to its rough structure, this type of finishing material can be used to mask unevenness on poorly plastered walls or ceilings.

Ingredients for homemade texture paint:

It is necessary to mix the putty, primer and glue using a drill with an attachment, add color until the desired shade is obtained. When making paint, it should be taken into account that after drying the color will become several tones lighter, so make the fresh mixture a little darker than the desired shade. When using ready-made paints and varnishes this problem does not arise, however, the difficulties with tinting are more than compensated by the cost savings, since self-made paint costs about 5 times less than factory paint.

You can enhance the texture by mixing fillers into the paint: granite, marble or polymer chips, pure quartz sand, purified sawdust. Depending on the particle size, fillers are divided into 3 types:

I hope the material presented is enough to properly prepare homemade paint. The following video will help you understand the above.

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Manufacturing methods

There are many recipes for making your own paint at home - it all depends on the type of paint and varnish material that you plan to prepare. It should be noted that it is better to buy too complex types of paint (such as facade or heat-saving) because they contain a huge amount of additives. You can and should try to do everything else yourself.

Slate

Chalkboard paint paints any surface in such a way that it creates an imitation of a chalk board. There can be quite a few ways to practically use such a finishing material, but first of all, children’s eyes should light up - it’s very convenient to write on a painted surface with chalk!

The composition is absolutely non-toxic even in the factory version, so its use in a nursery is quite appropriate. The home version differs from the sold one only in that the surface scratches faster.

The simplest method involves simply adding two spoons of cement to a glass of any acrylic paint.

There is a more complex recipe: to three parts of acrylic paint, add one part of matte varnish based on the same acrylic, cement (or putty, or grout) and water. In both cases, the mixture is thoroughly mixed. The creator chooses the coloring at his own discretion .

To turn a wall or furniture into a full-fledged slate, you can add a small amount of magnetic chips to the cement - then the resulting substance will be able to attract metal objects . It is not difficult to calculate the amount of such crumbs: the more there is, the higher the magnetic properties of the dye.

Oily

The paints used by artists for oil painting are very similar in their formulation to their construction counterparts, and people of art traditionally prepared materials for creativity on their own.

The most difficult thing to get is pigments, that is, coloring substances. You won’t be able to prepare them yourself, so all you have to do is buy them in a store or order them online. The manufacturing process can be toxic, so you should take care of personal protective equipment in advance : a respirator and gloves.

The procedure should be carried out only in a well-ventilated area.

Separately, it is worth saying that the finished composition can react with metal, so metal utensils are not suitable for such operations .

Then everything is simple: the pigments are thoroughly mixed with linseed, nut, poppy or hemp oil. There is no exact proportion, but the manufacturer’s task is to completely wet the pigments and bring them to a homogeneous liquid state with a minimum of oil used, otherwise the paint will quickly turn yellow when dried. For kneading, use a glass rod or a special artistic tool - a palette knife .

You can also add a little wax (provides a matte finish), resin (adds shine) or turpentine (helps thin the mixture).

Acrylic

Making acrylic paint is not difficult in words, but its composition includes many ingredients that are unlikely to be found in the home of an ordinary person. As in the case of oil paint, you will have to independently find and select ready-made pigments that are mixed with water to obtain a colored paste. After this, the resulting liquid dye is combined with an acrylic dispersion, which will also have to be purchased specially. The thickness of the composition is adjusted by adding the required amount of water.

Since going to the store for complex ingredients is a must, you can explore the possibility of using other additives. Special antifreezes will help the paint and varnish material better withstand low temperatures, fire retardants will make the composition resistant to high temperatures and fire.

Textured

Stylish modern renovations are characterized by the use of textures that differ significantly from smooth and even surfaces. To decorate walls, special textured paint is often used, which is a cheaper substitute for expensive repairs using natural stone, sand, and so on.

The variety of finished products cannot be replicated at home, but the simplest varieties can be made yourself.

The basis for such experiments will be acrylic paint of any type. To give it a characteristic rough texture, you need a filler, which can even be made from ordinary putty.

For something more intricate, you can go to a hardware store to buy granite crystals or building sand, which will add texture to the paint.

Experts pay special attention to the fact that the use of ordinary river or sea sand instead of pure construction options is not recommended due to the heterogeneity and size of the fraction, and this does not contribute to good adhesion.

Slate effect paint: main characteristics

Slate paint or slate paint is a relatively new material on the finishing materials market. It is distinguished by its versatility and at the same time originality. They can cover walls in any room - be it a kitchen, hallway, children's room or living room. The uniqueness lies in the fact that this is paint on which you can draw and write, and then, if not needed, the inscriptions and drawings can simply be erased with an ordinary sponge.

Chalk notes can be easily erased from the slate surface using a damp sponge

Thanks to this feature, the paint and varnish product is popularly called “chalk”. The texture is matte and rough to the touch. The slate coating has a strong hold after application. The history of the appearance of paint with a slate effect is directly connected with the school, or rather with the school board - the material was created with the aim of restoring its coating. Sophisticated designers quickly found application for slate LMK in the interiors of residential apartments.

Using this type of paint, you can radically change the atmosphere in the room, making it unusual and stylish. Graphite wall paint plays both a decorative and practical role in a room. In addition to decoration, it can serve as entertainment and education for children.

Adding magnetic powder to the material in special proportions creates a surface on which magnets and metal objects hold well. The powder can be replaced with a magnetic primer, which is applied after the paint has dried. To apply slate coating to walls, no special preparation is required. It can be applied both to an empty surface and to wallpaper to be painted. This way, an ordinary wall will become a great place for art and games, with the ability to easily and quickly change its design.

Adding magnetic powder to paint creates a magnetic surface on which metal objects can be placed

Chalkboard paint: features of the composition of the product

The basis of slate paint is latex. This product is highly soluble in water and does not contain harmful substances that may pose a health hazard. The uniqueness of the appearance of this paint and varnish product and, as a result, the texture of the slate board, lies in the fact that the composition contains the smallest iron elements, which turn the surface after drying into a real magnetic board.

The matte texture of the coating is given by components such as cement, gypsum, acrylic-based resin, marble chips, modifiers, and dolomite. All this together creates the effect of a school board. Photos of a wall covered with such material clearly demonstrate this. The difference is that the chalkboard paint is green, and the wall in the room can be painted with any color.

You can cover completely different surfaces with slate paint. The main basis is concrete walls. However, they must first be coated with plaster, putty and primer. Graphite LMC also fits well on the following substrates:

• drywall;
• metal;
• wallpaper;
• glass;
• ceramics;
• wood and all surfaces based on compressed wood (fibreboard, chipboard, OSB).

Latex compositions of graphite paints are absolutely safe for human health

Other options

Recipes for different types of paints are quite numerous and strongly depend on the type of surface to be painted and the required properties. In particular, the so-called Finnish paint has gained enormous popularity for outdoor work . It is heat-resistant and designed primarily for wood, but is also suitable for concrete and various types of roofing .

A large bucket of such paint requires: 8 liters of hot water, 1 kg of rye flour, 1 kg of iron sulfate, 120 g of kitchen salt, 0.8 liters of drying oil and 4 kg of ocher. The same recipe can be found everywhere on the Internet, although in each case the proportions may differ slightly. For painting roofs, a Finnish recipe with twice the drying oil content is usually used.

Decorative types of paints are often made for home use, for example, stained glass or for glass painting . In most cases, the base is the same acrylic paint, and all that remains is to understand what to add so that the composition acquires the desired properties. Thus, marker paint is obtained by adding polyurethane and epoxy resin to an acrylic dispersion, which provide it with smoothness and elasticity combined with water-repellent properties.

Any paint becomes fireproof by adding the right types of fire retardant , and the metallic color can be complemented with a characteristic texture by adding metal chips.

Rubber and powder paints , widely used in the automotive industry, are perhaps the only paint and varnish materials that are usually not made at home due to the complexity of the process and the impossibility of obtaining all the necessary ingredients of proper quality.

Chalk paint - methods of application

In most cases, chalk paint is used to cover furniture. However, this group can also include products that can be used to coat not only wood and MDF, but also plastic, metal, leather and fabric. This is a very intriguing offer for people tired of worn-out upholstery or curtains.

Chalk paint for painting fabric

To paint fabrics and upholstery furniture with chalk paint, you need wax, which “covers” the finished surface and protects it from abrasion; in addition, it will protect the fabric from dirt. Coating fabric with such compositions is usually done with pleasure, and the work does not cause any problems. The paint perfectly covers smooth fabric, as well as structured and leather. It is better to cover structural fabric with a brush, because in this case the paint penetrates better into the recesses in the material

It is also important to saturate the fabric in advance, for example, using a spray bottle

Chalk compositions for decorating fabric are available in a fairly wide range of colors. The colors can also be combined with each other to create other shades. It is recommended to dilute the paint with water before application. The product is then applied in two layers at intervals of about 1 hour. After 24 hours you need to start waxing. Clear waxes can be applied using a brush or sponge. Thanks to them, the depth of the selected color becomes even more pronounced due to the effect of a polished surface.

Art painting of furniture

Such paints can also be used for hand-painting. They are great for decorating pieces of furniture, upholstery or plain curtains or blinds. With the right skills, the results can be very impressive.

Getting started - preparing the palette, brushes and paints

To properly prepare your workplace and choose work clothes, you need to know the features of acrylic. When dry, it becomes water resistant. If the drops get on your shirt or on a wooden table, it will be impossible to clean them. Therefore, before starting work, you should put on an apron, wrap the table with cling film and cover the floor with thick paper. If acrylic does get on clothes or furniture during work, try to quickly wash the stain with water or fill it with solvent.

For work you will need the following materials:

• base: paper, cardboard, plywood or canvas;
• set of acrylic paints;
• thin and thick brushes;
• palette;
• glass of water.

For beginners, it is better to take thick paper with a rough texture or white cardboard as a basis: it is easier to draw on them. Having mastered the basics of acrylic technique, you can move on to canvas, wood and other materials.

If the painting surface is a little dark, prime it before starting work. Art and construction stores sell special white acrylic primer. Apply it evenly to the surface with a wide brush and let it dry completely before painting.

Acrylic paints are sold in individual tubes and in sets. For beginners, a set of 12 colors is suitable. It’s worth buying an additional jar or tube of white acrylic: this is the most popular color, it runs out earlier than others. For specific surfaces (fabric, wood, glass, plastic), it is worth choosing the appropriate set: the type of paint should be indicated on the box. Any paints are suitable for drawing on paper and white cardboard.

For those who are just learning to paint, it is recommended to choose brushes made from squirrel fur as a material, although brushes made from fox fur are more common on sale.

Palettes for acrylic paints are sold in art stores. Most often it is a white plastic board with a hole for your fingers. This palette is easily washed off from paint that has not had time to dry. Sometimes palettes are made of plexiglass: they are in no way inferior to plastic ones, but are heavier in weight. You can make your own palette from scrap materials (even from a disposable plastic plate).

Before starting work, put a little paint from each jar on the palette. To make it convenient to mix colors, artists place white paint in the upper left corner, warm shades (yellow, orange, red, brown) along the upper border of the palette, cool colors (green, blue, purple) along the left border. It is better to lay out black paint after blue or purple.

Artistic brushes differ in size, shape (round or flat), composition (synthetic or natural), and hardness (bristles and synthetics are stiffer than ponies and squirrels). Since acrylic paints are dense and heavy, medium-hard synthetic brushes hold them better.

Beginner artists should stock up on 3-4 brushes of different sizes. A wide flat brush is convenient for painting the background. Use a wide round brush to make textured strokes. Medium brushes are useful for painting most objects, while thin brushes are useful for drawing details. High-quality round brushes, even large ones, have a thin, elegant tip. It allows the artist to change the thickness of the line and move from broad strokes to drawing small details without changing the tool.

Brushes should be rinsed in clean water. Pour water into 2 cups, so that in one you wash off most of the paint, and in the other you completely rinse your brushes. Renew the water regularly as it becomes dirty. Place a clean, dry cloth next to the cups to blot your brushes and remove excess moisture.

“Colorful experiments or how and from what to make environmentally friendly paints?”

International Festival “Stars of the New Century” - 2014

Humanities (ages 11 to 13)

“Colorful experiments or How and from what to make environmentally friendly paints?”

, 11 years

5th grade student

Head of work:

,

music and fine arts teacher,

MBOU Chulym Secondary School

village Chistoe Pole, Balakhtinsky district, Krasnoyarsk Territory

year 2014

Colors play a big role in our lives. Without colors, our world would be gray, so people always strive to find a way to decorate reality. The drawings made using paints are very beautiful and bright.

However, all store-bought paints are made using artificial dyes - chemically produced substances that are complex organic compounds.

Relevance

Our chosen theme is justified by the fact that when drawing, all small children taste the paints, even secretly from their parents. Studying the composition of paints on packages causes some fear from incomprehensible words, which are probably not very useful.

This caused a problem

– how and from what can you get environmentally friendly paints at home?

He wrote about how to make vegetable paints yourself in his book “In the Footsteps of Robinson”. However, the book describes only the initial means for obtaining only pigments - coloring substances, and not the paints themselves with which one could paint.

A preliminary analysis of the problem allowed us to formulate as a hypothesis

the following assumption: if you use natural pigments and a binder at home, you can make environmentally friendly paints and draw a picture with them.

Target

Our research is to study and describe methods for making paints at home.

Object

The research in our work is paints, and
the subject
is the process of making them at home.

To achieve this goal, in accordance with the object and subject of the study, we put forward the following tasks

:

1. Define paints, describe the history of their appearance and composition.

2. Determine a recipe for making harmless paints.

3. Make drawings with “homemade” and store-bought paints and compare the resulting drawings to determine the advantages and disadvantages.

4. Find out the level of experience among schoolchildren in making paints using a questionnaire.

Novelty

The work consists of making paints using natural dyes at home and making drawings with them.

Practical significance

Our work is that the use of natural dyes can find application among people who are allergic to store-bought dyes and artificial dyes. In addition, the research materials can be used to make harmless paints at home, especially for young children.

To achieve the goal and solve the above problems, we used the following methods

and
techniques
such as: analysis of literature on the topic of work, comparison and synthesis of data, mathematical calculations, observation, experiment, questioning, working with photographic materials.

Definition, types and history of paints

To solve the first problem, we found the definition of “paint” in several dictionaries and encyclopedias. The Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius says that paints are “uniform suspensions of pigments in film-forming substances.” There we also read that “paints can be oil (based on drying oils), enamel (based on varnishes), adhesive (based on aqueous solutions of some organic polymers), silicate (based on liquid glass) and emulsion (based on aqueous dispersions of polymers) "

Wikipedia says that paints are “a general name for a group of colored dyes intended for direct use in a particular area of ​​everyday life.”

In the modern explanatory dictionary of the Russian language, paints are “substances that serve to impart some color to objects that they cover or impregnate.”

In the explanatory dictionary of the Russian language, paint is “a composition that gives a particular color to objects that are coated or impregnated with it.”

We learned that the very first paints were multi-colored clays: red, white, yellow and blue. A little later, paints began to be made from minerals and plants. A decoction of onion peels, walnut shells, and oak bark gave a brown dye. The bark of barberry and alder, euphorbia plants were yellow, and red dye was obtained from some berries. Various methods of preparing paints were passed down from generation to generation, from artist to artist. Almost every master had his own “secrets”. Interesting and unusual recipes by Russian artists were found in ancient handwritten lists.

On one of the sites we read that “until about the middle of the eighteenth century, it was quite difficult for artists to find the right paint and prepare it for use. Until the nineteenth century, paints were even used that were very harmful to health. In 1870, an analysis was made of the effect of paints on human health. The paints that contain lead and arsenic turned out to be toxic.”

In ancient times, fabric decorated with paints was a sign of wealth, and very wealthy people could provide themselves with such luxury. Now, colors have become a part of everyday life.

Paints come in watercolor, gouache, acrylic, tempera and oil.

Watercolors are water-soluble paints intended for painting and containing finely ground pigment and a small amount of plant-derived adhesives. Watercolor paints also contain honey, wax, and some resins.

The modern elementary school encyclopedia on fine arts says that watercolors are “transparent, light, airy paints, that is, those through which you can always see what is painted with them.” The word “watercolor” itself means “painting with water.” Accordingly, if you make a contour that is too thick, it will show through the paint. To verify this, we did the following experiment: we took a newspaper and drew two lines on it, green and red. And then we looked to see whether the letters on the newspaper were visible through the paint or not?

It turned out that letters printed on newsprint shine through watercolor paints very well. Therefore, it is better to use white paper for painting with these paints.

In addition to watercolors, almost all children love to paint with gouache paints. The elementary school encyclopedia on fine arts says that gouache paints are “dense, opaque, nothing can be seen through them, they completely cover what they are placed on.” Therefore, you can paint with such paints on any paper...

We conducted an experiment with gouache paints, similar to the experiment with watercolor paints. And they found out that through the trace of gouache paint, the letters on newsprint are practically invisible. This means that gouache is a type of adhesive water-soluble paint, denser and more matte than watercolor. Gouache paints are made from pigments and glue. To get a lighter tone, you need to use white.

If paints are compounds, then we became interested in what they consist of. Having studied the inscriptions on two boxes of gouache paints, we discovered that some of them contain: drinking water, dextrin, glycerin, organic and inorganic fine pigments. At the same time, there is a link to the fact that they are safe when used as intended. Designed for decorative and design work and creativity of children aged three years and older. The composition of gouache paints from the second box includes: demineralized water, natural resin, dextrin, glycerin, fine inorganic and organic pigments.

We discovered that on the packaging of watercolor paints it is written that their composition includes: drinking water, dextrin, glycerin, molasses, organic and inorganic fine pigments, food preservative. Then we decided to find out what the words that are written in the compositions of these paints mean.

In the explanatory dictionary of foreign words, we read that dextrin is a word of French origin and means “a starch product used as an adhesive in various industries.”

The Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius says that dextrins are “products of the partial breakdown of polysaccharides. Dextrins from starch are used as adhesives in the textile, printing, and footwear industries.”

Molasses turned out to be “a thick, sweet substance obtained from starch.” This explains why almost all paints have a sweetish taste.

We have already encountered glycerin when making soap bubbles at home. However, in the Cyril and Methodius Encyclopedia we read that glycerin is a word that means “an organic compound of the aliphatic series: a thick transparent liquid obtained by chemical processing of fats and used for medical and technical purposes.”

In another encyclopedia, we found out that glycerin is “a viscous transparent liquid obtained by chemical processing of fats, used for medical and technical purposes.” Glycerol has a sweet taste and is designated CH2(OH)CH(OH)CH2OH. It is a softener in the leather, textile, and paper industries; as well as a component of food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, antifreezes, emulsifiers.

The pigment is a “chemical powder dye”, and the preservative is “an antiseptic substance with a sterilizing effect, used in the food industry and medicine.”

Thus, having found out the meaning of the words from the compositions of paints, we came to the conclusion that tasting paints is not at all safe.

In the encyclopedia “I explore the world. Culture" says that in ancient times artists made their own paints. Moreover, the basis of any paint was a pigment similar to colored “flour”. Black pigment was obtained from charcoal, red and yellow from clay, white from chalk, green from malachite.

in his book he wrote that “man began to obtain paints, first of all from flowers, then from leaves, stems and roots of plants. Dyes used in ancient times were obtained: blue - from the juice of the leaves and stems of a bush growing in India, red - from the roots of madder growing in Persia. In Mexico, campesh sandalwood was used to produce blue, red and black paint, which, with the discovery of America, began to be exported to Europe. Carmine was obtained from the dried red hairy aphid living on the prickly pear cactus. Red paint is obtained from safflower flowers growing in the south of the USSR.”

Gray-green paint can be obtained from the leaves and roots of the cuff. Chop fresh mantle roots with a knife, pour into a vessel at the rate of 40 grams of roots per 100 grams of water and put on fire. Boil for twenty minutes, then strain through a cloth and evaporate the broth until thick.

Khaki color comes from berries and juniper bark. Green dye can be obtained from birch leaves in the same way as from cuff. Leaves collected in early summer produce brighter colors.

Yellow dye is obtained from the roots of the well-known horse sorrel. With iron sulfate as a mordant, the paint of sorrel turns black. The same yellow and black dye is produced by the inner bark of an apple tree.

The roots of bird's eye buckwheat produce blue dye. Once upon a time, blue paint was obtained from cornflower flowers, but experts kept the method of production a secret, and now this recipe is lost. Blue dye is also obtained from delphinium flowers, which in former times was used to dye homespun cloth.

Dried blackberries can produce purple dye. Paint from blackberries is obtained in the same way as from mantle.

Red dye can be obtained from St. John's wort flowers. The red dye is contained in the roots of the bedstraw weed.

The cherry-colored paint is obtained from the orange lichen called goldenrod. Goldenwort should be taken from brightly sunny places (fences, tree bark). Place the crushed lichen in a glass or test tube and pour in a solution of caustic potassium or soda. In 3 minutes you will get good paint.

Brown paint in villages is obtained from alder bark. The planed bark is infused for two days, and then the infusion is filtered and the matter is boiled in it for 20 minutes.

Purple dye is obtained from blueberry juice. Add a tablespoon of vinegar and 20 grams to the berry juice. alum and boil it. Then, after straining, the liquid is boiled. To obtain watercolor paint, add glue and a little powdered sugar to the thick sediment until a thick mass is obtained.

Not only are fabrics and various objects painted or painted with paints, they are also used to color microscope preparations so that the structure of plants can be better seen. The author of the book gives simple recipes for making paints for preparations: “100 gr. Blueberries are infused for two days in 100 grams. alcohol or 100 gr. berries are boiled for 30 minutes in 300 cm3 of water.”

A good paint that turns wood cells crimson in a microscopic specimen is obtained from the bark of a cherry tree. 15 gr. finely chopped bark is infused for 24 hours in 50 cm3 of water, then boiled for an hour and filtered. Maybe 15 gr. Infuse bark in 50 gr. alcohol without boiling. The preparation is painted as follows: a cut of the plant is kept in cherry paint for 5 minutes, after which it is transferred to hydrochloric acid, where the wood parts acquire a crimson color.

Survey results

We decided to find out if the students of our school had experience making their own paints at home. 76 students in grades 2-7 had to answer 5 questions.

Despite the fact that recently a lot of different pencils, crayons and felt-tip pens have been produced, most of the schoolchildren surveyed still like to draw with paints. This is very clearly visible in the 1st diagram. Diagram No. 2 shows that most schoolchildren like to paint with gouache paints more than with watercolors.

Answers to the question “Have you ever tasted paint?” confirmed our expectations. Diagram No. 3 clearly shows that 1/3 of our respondents tasted paints without thinking about their safety. Diagram No. 4 shows that only 1/7 of schoolchildren have ever tried to make their own paints.

At the same time, to the question “What did you make the paints from?” schoolchildren answered that “from berries, vegetables and fruits”, “from toothpaste and mud”, “from felt-tip pens and water”, “from grass” (2 people), “from dirt and chalk”, “from dyes”, “ from milk and chocolate”, “from grass and berries”.

We also decided to try to make paints ourselves at home, so that they would be harmless.

Recipes and methods for making paints at home

After analyzing the literature on the topic of our work, we found out that to prepare paints, they first look for raw materials.

During the summer and autumn we had the opportunity to prepare juices from vegetables - carrots, pumpkins, beets. We ground these vegetables on a fine grater. The resulting “porridge” was squeezed through gauze. The following berries were used to prepare juice-dyes: sea buckthorn, victoria, raspberry, lingonberry, blueberry, cherry, pomegranate, chokeberry, serviceberry, and honeysuckle. We squeezed the juice from the berries and filtered it through cheesecloth. The resulting juices were poured into Kinder Surprise cases and frozen in the freezer. In addition, we prepared tea and a decoction of onion peels.

When selecting raw materials, we put traces of the juice of the products used on a sheet of paper and signed what they were made from. At the same time, we realized that when drawing with juice alone, the drawings may not be very successful, since a large amount of liquid causes the paper to deform and become uneven. The picture below shows some of the traces left by the juices of berries and vegetables.

Then we decided to mix the raw materials with a binder. We learned that egg, oil, water, glue, and honey can be used as a binder. In addition, on the Internet and in the newspaper “Zavalinka” we found several recipes that some mothers successfully use to make paints for their young children at home.

To choose the one most suitable for us, we decided to prepare each of them, and then choose the one we liked to draw the most. In order not to use raw materials prepared from the summer ahead of time, we used a solution of brilliant green as a dye. The resulting paints were applied to a white sheet to test how the paint behaved when drawing.

Using several different compositions for testing, we chose yogurt paints, which are presented in the table under No. 8. They were the fastest to make, and they turned out to be the most delicious. We defrosted the solutions we had prepared and mixed them with yogurt.

Our next step was to compare drawings made with watercolor, gouache and yogurt paints.

The same drawings turned out different in color saturation and brightness.

Drawings made in gouache are rich and matte. Drawings made in watercolor are lighter, more transparent, and airier. Drawings made with yogurt paints are less bright and saturated. In terms of transparency, they resemble watercolors (from left to right).

Based on the experiments performed and the data obtained, the following conclusions can be drawn:

1. Any paint contains a coloring pigment and a binder.

2. A survey among schoolchildren in grades 2-7 showed that every seventh child in childhood tastes paints, which is not entirely safe for health, given the composition of modern paints made in a factory or industrial way.

3. Using natural pigments, you can make harmless paints at home and draw a picture with them, which confirms our hypothesis.

4. Recipes numbered 1 and 2 are not suitable for use by children, because one contains liquid soap, and the other contains vinegar.

5. For young children, the safest and most enjoyable paints are those made with yogurt. They are quicker and easier to prepare and, like honey-based paints, are good for creating smooth designs.

6. If you need a pattern with a relief surface, then it is best to use a composition of flour, salt, water and oil; it is presented in the table of our work under No. 11.

The results obtained allowed us to outline further steps to develop our topic:

1. When making paints, we used only liquid juices from berries and fruits. Continuing our theme, we are planning to experiment with tempera and oil paints using dry pigments.

2. Find out whether it is possible to dye fabric for clothing at home for people who are allergic to synthetic dyes.

List of sources of information and illustrations:

Literature:

1. In the footsteps of Robinson. People's Asveta, 1982 – 131 p.

2. How paints are made /I explore the world: Det. Encycl.: Culture/Auth.-comp. ; Under general Ed. . – M.: “AST Publishing House”, 1999. – 480 p.

3. Paints/Big Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius (CD)

4. Kurbatova art/. – M.: AST:SLOVO, 2010. – 128 p. – (Modern Encyclopedia of Primary School).

5. Drawing lessons with Professor Raskraskin (CD). "New disc", 2008

6. Ozhegov of the Russian language: Ok. 57,000 words/Ed. Corresponding member Academy of Sciences of the USSR. – 20th ed., stereotype. M.: “Russian language”, 1989. – 750 p.

7. Savelyev paints for children are interesting and safe // 1000 tips, No. 20, October 2012. P. 28

Internet sites:

1. History of paint – https://**/istoriya-kraski/

2. Paints – https://ru. wikipedia. org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8

3. Paints. Modern explanatory dictionary of the Russian language by Efremova – https://dic. *****/contents. nsf/efremova/

4. Recipes for mastery. Paint recipes for children – https://www. *****/cat/zhivopis-lepka/sekrety-masterstva

5.

With kids. ru. DIY paints – https://www. *****/zanyatiya/risuem/kraski-svoimi-rukami

6.

Health Directory. Do it yourself for safe play for your baby: recipes for making paints – https://*****/

Illustrations:

1. Drawings from personal archive

2. Photos from personal archive

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What types are there?

In every specialized store you can find three types of paints:

• Highly artistic. These are paints that are purchased by professionals in their field. They consist only of high-quality components, and therefore have a high cost. But for a good painting you need good paints that will not lose their shine or change color over time.

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• Studio. They are no less in demand than the first option and behave well on canvas. Suitable for both professional and beginner artists.

• Sketchy. They are more suitable for beginners in the art business, since at a low cost you can purchase a sufficient number of paints and choose your own application technique.

Manufacturers of oil paints are located in many countries around the world. Experienced artists have already selected for themselves the options that are suitable for the job. Many people combine their sets from different companies, which is also acceptable.

Oil paints are also divided into transparent and opaque. The latter are denser in structure and therefore do not allow light to pass through them. Each package must have special markings. For example, the designation “*” indicates the durability and longevity of the paint on the canvas. The more such symbols on the paint, the longer the finished canvas will last. The best paints last more than 100 years.

The symbol in the form of a filled black square indicates that the paint is not transparent; if it is half transparent, it is translucent.

The pigments that give paint a particular color can be divided into organic and inorganic. The first type gives brighter shades, and the second gives natural colors. With a good ratio of pigments, manufacturers achieve beautiful and high-quality shades.

For the production of oil paints, imported linseed oil is usually used, since flax, which does not grow on the territory of the Russian Federation, has unique properties, thanks to which art paints have their own unique quality characteristics.

On video: how to choose paints for oil painting.

Do I need to thin oil paints?

It is quite possible to use oil paints for painting without thinners. If the texture is soft enough and you like relief works, then feel free to paint with them in their pure form. However, the paint may have too thick a consistency and thicken over time. In this case, you will certainly be faced with the question of how to dilute oil paints. The main thing here is to understand that any solvent makes the work less bright. And if you use natural oils, keep in mind that the drying time of the finished painting will increase significantly. In any case, you need to keep such products in your arsenal so that you can wash your brushes and palette.

What can you paint with acrylic paints?

Acrylic is suitable for any idea. You can paint landscapes, still lifes or portraits from nature or copy from photographs. An art set with a palette of natural shades is suitable for conveying the beauty of nature and people as naturalistically as possible.

For fantastic scenes, it is better to additionally take a special set of decorative acrylic paints. They have specific properties (for example, a fluorescent glow or metallic luster) and are suitable for drawing details and bright accents.

With acrylic you can apply a decorative pattern to fabric or glass, paint wooden furniture or decorate plastic items. The dried drawing adheres to any surface quite reliably. An art store employee will tell you how to select materials for any design idea: from decorating leather shoes to decorating Christmas tree balls.

But from frequent contact with hands or other surfaces, the drawing will sooner or later be erased. Therefore, acrylic should not be used for painting silicone smartphone cases or cutlery: the paint will quickly crack or wear off.

Photographic quality drawing

High quality painting with acrylic paints

Drawing with acrylic paints

The art of realistic painting

Realistic drawing of animals with acrylic paints

Sketches with acrylic paints

Drawing as a method of self-expression

Interior paintings with acrylic paints

Paint application area

This product can be used to paint products of various structures: fabric, PVC, metal, wood, coated with construction plaster mixtures. The scope of application of “industrial” and “home” samples varies. The first ones are used for:

1. applying drawings to the surface of vehicles;
2. creating visual compositions with a variety of colors on fences, fences, asphalt and tile surfaces in the city or in the country;
3. images of temporary signal, sports, and road markings;
4. forming marks and inscriptions on the floor of production premises and construction sites.

Basic principles of acrylic painting

Acrylic painting can be airy and transparent - like watercolor, dense and bright - like gouache, voluminous and rich - like oil. Beginners should first make a sketch in pencil, and then cover the drawing with paint. The easiest way is to take a wide brush or palette knife and fill the background with broad strokes, and then add small details.

To see the pencil sketch, you can add more water to the palette and create a light, translucent watercolor background, and then gradually paint over it. The more water you add, the lighter and more transparent your brushstrokes will be.

Brushes should be washed frequently and thoroughly. When acrylic dries, it becomes viscous, resulting in rough brush strokes. Do not leave dirty brushes: they will dry out unnoticed and become hopelessly damaged.

Use a spray bottle of water to keep your palette moist to keep your paints from drying out longer. But under no circumstances splash water on the paper: it will get wet and go in “waves.”

Leave the finished drawing on the table until completely dry. Carefully put the remaining clean paint that was not used during the painting process back into the jars. And if you need to take a short break during your painting session, simply cover your palette with cellophane or cling film.

General information about white color

Refers to achromatic, that is, opposite, like gray and black tones. It is impossible to obtain it by mixing paints, since the material reflects spectral waves. Due to the peculiarity of the human visual organs, it can be obtained by mixing the main spectral colors used in film projectors and computer programs.

The color is considered basic; it has an electromagnetic radiation spectrum, where the wavelengths are evenly distributed in the visible zone. From the physics side, it is the reflection of light rays hitting parts and objects. Provided that the surface is not perfect, otherwise the rays will be reflected and begin to produce a color picture. This is the only color that is neither warm nor cold. It has the exact opposite - black tone.

Tips and tricks to help with acrylic painting

Acrylic dries quickly. Do not keep jars or tubes open while painting. It’s better to put the required amount of acrylic of all the shades that you plan to use in your work on the palette, close the containers tightly and open them next time only when the paint on the palette runs out.

To prevent the paint from drying out longer, use special acrylic solvents. Add a drop of thinner to the palette as you mix colors to achieve the desired shade. This will increase the drying time of the paint and make it more flexible.

When purchasing paints and solvents, ask how these types and brands fit together.

Acrylic has good covering properties (almost like gouache or oil). This means that you can paint with it in several layers to correct a bad part of the drawing. Unlike watercolor, acrylic allows you to paint with light shades over a dark background.

When drying, acrylic becomes noticeably darker. How much depends on the quality of the material and the manufacturer. Therefore, choose a shade that is a half-tone lighter than you need (add a drop of white when mixing shades). After drying, evaluate the result and, if necessary, darken the drawing.

How to Apply Chalk Paint to Wood

As with any painting, the first stage is surface preparation.
Preparation for painting includes the following steps:

• We remove old paint, varnish and other coatings from the surface. Varnish and paint can be removed with sandpaper, a grinder or chemicals. Depends on the coverage and your preferences in choosing products.
• After removing the old coating from the surface, it must be treated with a soap solution. To remove as much dirt and dust as possible.
• After washing, we go through sandpaper with a grain from higher to lower, finishing with 230 grain. This is necessary to give a slight roughness, to improve the adhesion of the paint and the surface. We wipe the surface again from dust. Which was formed from grinding.
• Next, degrease the surface (optional step)
• We are waiting for the prepared surface to dry completely.

About drawing techniques

Preparing for creativity does not take much time, especially since in modern art stores you can purchase everything you need for work. Already stretched and primed, canvases can be found in any size - from the smallest to the largest.

A painting done with oil paints looks very impressive. The strokes applied by the artist look as if they are separate from each other. Many people think that oil painting is a fairly simple activity, but this is absolutely not the case. Let's try to figure out how to learn to paint with oil paints.

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How to make paints for painting at home

You will need the following ingredients:

• 0.5 cups starch (or flour)
• 0.5 glasses of water
• Food coloring (can be taken from the egg coloring kit or purchased separately at the store)

Also suitable as a dye are the following products: juices of beets, carrots, berries (raspberries, strawberries, cherries), the spice turmeric (ochre).

You can also add salt (1 tsp) and vegetable oil (1.5 tbsp).

Preparing paint for painting:

Combine water and starch. Mix with a fork so that there are no lumps. Pour the resulting mixture into jars (for example, baby food), add your own color (dye) to each. Stir again.

Advantages of homemade paints:

1. Not expensive
2. Natural, simple ingredients
3. Any quantity can be made
4. Safely
5. Funny

Now you know how to make your own paints quickly and easily! You can start drawing!

How to make finger paints for painting

Another option for paints that you can easily make with your own hands at home, using simple ingredients that any housewife can find. Finger paints in the store are relatively expensive (500 - 700 rubles), but they don’t last long. It happens that in one go a child can use up all the cans of paint in a creative impulse. And the creative process must not be interrupted under any circumstances.

What you will need:

The ingredients are the same as for the first option, but in a different proportion

• Wheat flour - 1 cup
• Salt - 1 tablespoon
• Vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon
• Water - 100 ml. (0.5 cup)
• Food coloring (a set for coloring Easter eggs, or juices from vegetables (beets, carrots) or berries.

How to do:

Mix flour, salt and butter with a whisk, gradually adding water. The consistency will be thick sour cream. Next, pour the mixture into prepared separate jars (you can take it from other empty paints or use baby food jars). Add your own dye to each and mix thoroughly. Ready. Let's start drawing!

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Cooking recipes

Most often, the basis for homemade paintwork is ready-made acrylic or latex paint for interior work (interior). To provide the product with the desired matte effect, a filler is introduced into it, the role of which can be played by various substances.

Recipe - basic

The most popular is a composition based on 2 parts latex paint and 1 part calcium carbonate (pure calcium carbonate). First, calcium carbonate is diluted with hot water until a creamy mass without lumps is obtained. This mass is allowed to cool completely. Meanwhile, color is added to the latex paint, mixed and a calcium carbonate-based paste is added. If this substance is not available, tooth powder can be used instead, but with large volumes of production, the cost of coatings will increase significantly.

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Recipe - with putty or building plaster

Prepare ¾ part latex or acrylic paint and ¼ part gypsum or dry gypsum putty for walls, as well as water. Gypsum is diluted with a small amount of liquid to form a thick paste. Add the mixture to the tinted paint; if necessary, dilute the mixture with water. The coatings are mixed well and application begins immediately, since the gypsum hardens very quickly.

Recipe - with soda

The most inexpensive and accessible option for making a chalk composition is to mix 2/3 parts latex material and 1/3 parts soda. In this case, you can combine soda directly with the paint without diluting, since it dissolves well and practically does not form lumps. To obtain the composition of the desired consistency, it can be diluted slightly with water.

Recipe No. - with tile grout

It is beneficial to prepare such a product if there is still unnecessary grout left after laying the tiles. Take 1 part grout and 2 parts latex paintwork, mix thoroughly and use as intended. If the mass turns out to be thick, dilute it with water.

Grout for tile joints

Recipe No. - with cornstarch

For 2/3 of the finished acrylic (latex) paint, take 1/3 of the starch. The components are mixed and beaten with a construction mixer, gradually adding water until the desired consistency is obtained.

How to make material

“Puffy” paints for painting are a popular activity in preschool educational institutions. With their help, you can create interesting pictures that your child will like. Paint recipes will be especially useful for those who are already bored with painting with gouache and watercolors. You can make creative materials at home using one of the recipes below.

Foam paints

The cosmetic product has an unconventional application - it is suitable for creating three-dimensional paints for children. To prepare them from shaving foam you need to take:

• foam itself - 2 parts;
• PVA glue – 1 part;
• any color (food color, gouache).

It is enough to mix the glue and pigment, dissolve the latter well so that no veins remain, then add foam. The finished product should be voluminous, so it must be mixed carefully.

Puffy flour paints

This recipe is also easy. It is necessary to prepare the following components:

• pancake flour – 1 part;
• salt – 1 part;
• water;
• dry pigments.

The easiest way is to take colors from Easter sets; they have rich colors and give very bright shades.
If you don’t have pancake flour, you can use regular flour, although the former gives a more pronounced volume. First you need to combine flour, salt, mix. Afterwards you need to add water a tablespoon at a time so that the mass is like thick sour cream. It is poured into glasses and pigments are added. To create luminous paints, fluorescent dyes are used, which are sold in office supply stores and supermarkets. Instead of salt, you will need baking powder, mix it in equal parts with flour, add water in small portions, then add colors. The difference with regular paints is this: luminous paints are painted in the dark with the UV lamp turned on so that the fluorescent dyes begin to appear.

Volumetric salt paints for painting

These paints allow you to create voluminous, “plump” paintings; children really like them.

The child's age is 2-7 years.

What you will need:

• 1 part flour.
• 1 part salt.
• Required amount of water for kneading.
• Food colorings.

How to cook:

1. Mix flour with salt.
2. Add water in small portions and stir until smooth.
3. As a result, the mass should resemble pancake batter - flow from the spoon in large drops.
4. Divide the mass into different containers, add dyes to each part.

Drawing a three-dimensional picture

For drawing you will need cardboard, thick paper, thick disposable plates. You can also work on fabric, but it should not be too thin either. First, you need to prepare a sketch - a sketch of the drawing, then you can draw lines using 3D paints on it. They do this in the following ways:

1. Cotton swab, brush. These are the easiest methods that do not require special preparation. You just need to take your equipment and start the creative process.
2. An envelope. You can make an envelope from a file (multifold). The file is folded diagonally, one side is sealed with tape. The required amount of paint is placed inside and tied with a rubber band. The tip of the file is cut off, after which the material will be easily squeezed out.
3. A bottle. Take a thin plastic bottle of office glue with a spout and fill it with paint. Used for drawing.

Strokes are applied generously to the paper, without skimping: they should be juicy and bright. After completing the picture, it must be dried. If foam and PVA were used to create the materials, the design is simply laid to dry for 3 hours on a flat surface. “Flour” paints are dried in the microwave for 10 seconds at maximum power. After turning off the device, you can notice that the picture has increased in volume and acquired a 3D effect. It will look original and beautiful, which will certainly interest your baby!

Volumetric shaving foam paints

To prepare you will need:

• shaving foam;
• PVA glue;
• coloring (food or any paint).

Mix glue and shaving foam in equal proportions. Divide the mixture into cups and very carefully, so as not to knock off the foam, mix in the dye.

It is best to draw on thick cardboard using cotton swabs or ice cream sticks. You can invite your child to first draw a picture with a pencil and paint it with airy paints. Or you can make an application. This paint will take several hours to harden.

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Puffy flour paints

You will need:

• Wheat flour;
• baking powder;
• salt, water and dye (food or paint).

Prepare small containers for paints, pour 1 tablespoon of flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 tablespoon of salt into each. Mix everything well, add a little water to the consistency of thick sour cream and coloring.

Now you can draw, paint or make appliqués. After the child finishes drawing, the drawing will need to be placed in the microwave (or oven) for 10 to 30 minutes so that the paints swell well.

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For convenience, the paint can be poured not into jars, but into tubes with a narrow spout, spread out a large Whatman paper for the children and give freedom to creativity.

Flour-based liquid paint =

• A bowl
• 250 ml warm water
• 350 g wheat flour
• 350 g table salt
• Soft bottles or resealable ziplock bags
• Food colorings

Homemade watercolor

• Plate
• Pot
• 250 ml water
• 450 g sugar
• 45 ml white vinegar
• 45 g baking soda
• 45 g cornstarch
• Jars or molds from warming candles
• Food colorings
• Toothpicks

Acrylic or oil paint

• Respirator
• 14 g powder pigment
• Spatula or palette knife
• Board, piece of glass or flat stone slab for rubbing paint
• Pipette
• Water
• 900 ml binder

Chalk paint for furniture

• 50 ml water at room temperature
• 100 g baking soda
• A bowl
• Latex paint
• Paint bucket or tray
• Paint brush

Flour-based wall paint

• 1300 ml cold water
• 450 g flour
• A bowl
• Spoon
• Tile
• Pot
• 250 g sifted dry clay
• 100 g ground mica or other powder filler
• Paint brush

Natural dyes

Natural dyes are isolated from animal and plant sources by physical means. Such coloring compositions are actually not subjected to chemical modification, only in exceptional cases when it is necessary to preserve the product longer (in factory production conditions). Root vegetables, berries, leaves, flowers and other plant products are often used as raw materials for producing natural food coloring.

Fruits, vegetables and vegetation for coloring desserts

In mass production conditions, dyes of natural origin are produced in the form of granules, powders, liquids or oils.

The brightness of coloring compositions in such a production process depends on the time of year the product is harvested, its growing conditions, and other things. The main advantage of coloring compositions of natural origin is the fact that they can be prepared independently at home. Look around, because you will probably find a whole set of everything you need in the refrigerator or on the shelves in the pantry.

Products for coloring confectionery products

Natural dyes: list of primary colors

To color culinary products with natural food compositions, the primary colors are used: yellow, red and blue. Yes, they are not as bright and rich as products of synthetic origin, but they are clearly safer for the human, and especially children's, body.

Below in the photo you can see a rainbow cake, the biscuits of which are colored exclusively with natural products.

Sponge cakes colored with natural food colors

From the main three colors, a gradation of other tones is obtained, and it is worth figuring out how to do this with your own hands at home. Let's look at some colors using the example of the cake presented above. To color the biscuit dough, we use one tablespoon:

• carrot juice;
• beet juice;
• spinach juice;
• blueberry juice;
• blackberry juice;
• chicken yolk.

Juice must be obtained from fresh produce by squeezing the grated composition. We can get juice from frozen berries by simply defrosting them in the microwave.

Products used for coloring sponge cakes

The dough is kneaded in a single bowl, then poured into different containers, and colored with different natural food colors. We get these muted, beautiful undertones that will become pronounced in contrast to each other.

Natural dyes may not be bright, but they are environmentally friendly

The shortcakes are baked like regular biscuit bases until done. And we make such beautiful biscuits.

The resulting range of colored cakes thanks to natural dyes

Now let’s take a closer look at the origins of each natural color:

• We can get red from cranberries, lingonberries, raspberries, cherries, strawberries, dogwoods and even currants.
  It is acceptable to use wine, red cabbage or beets to tint the dessert red. Currants for food coloring

Preparing food coloring is very simple: finely chopped selected ingredients are poured with acidified water in a small amount. The mass is placed on the fire and brought to a boil, after which the composition is filtered. Another option for extracting red juice: the product is finely grated or kneaded in a mortar and strained to remove the pulp.

Vibrant color from natural ingredients

• Pink dye, as we understand, is also obtained from similar products, only less concentrated formulations are used: diluted with water or in smaller quantities.
• Blue color can be isolated from blackberries or blueberries, but in different tones.
  We can see such halftones in the photo of the rainbow cake. The same boiled red cabbage, dark grape variety and frozen eggplant skin also help to obtain a blue coloring composition for food production. Products for producing rich blue and purple tones

The pure blue color is obtained from indigo paste mixed with starch. On a food production scale, Indigo Carmine paste (black-bluish color) is used, which forms a pure blue solution. The indigoid dye is isolated from certain types of mollusks.

Food coloring paste Indigo

• Yellow is extracted from lemon zest or pure egg yolk is added (yellow sponge cake in the photo of the cake).
  Saffron, diluted in warm water (alcohol or vodka), will also give the hostess a yellow tone. Saffron as a natural food coloring

• The beautiful green color comes from spinach leaves.
  Since spinach may not be in all refrigerators at home, we simply mix yellow (diluted saffron) with blue (dark grape or wine juice) and create a green undertone. Spinach for a rich green natural coloring

• Brown dye can be obtained from the “Zhzhenka” we examined - burnt sugar, which is diluted with water and filtered.
  A strong coffee solution will also tint dessert mixtures brown. Coffee not only colors desserts, but also paints

• The orange color is obtained by grating carrots on a fine grater and squeezing the juice out of the mixture.
  You can also use orange or tangerine zest. Products for making natural orange food coloring

Although orange colors for coloring culinary products can be obtained from a whole range of products, both familiar and familiar to us, and those that are not readily available. Look at all the types of ingredients presented in the photo, you will recognize each of them, but not all of them will be found on the shelves of retail outlets.

Available products for obtaining natural dyes

When creative culinary inspiration strikes, you can experiment and try to make new colors for coloring desserts.

For example, a deep purple tone is obtained by combining red and blue dye of natural origin. Orange tones are very easy to identify from carrots, and also if you mix red juice with a yellow mixture.

Healthy carrot natural dye and juice

Unfortunately, bright colors cannot be obtained from natural ingredients. And it is not possible to store these, so use the juice and mixtures immediately after extraction to prepare desserts.

How to make a slate board for writing and drawing with chalk

Almost all young children love to draw, often using the floor, walls and pieces of furniture as a “canvas”. Taking into account the needs of their child, resourceful parents make certain adjustments to the home interior, using special paint, which is easy to apply and just as easy to remove. chalk. In this case, it is not at all necessary to paint an entire wall or cabinet.

A small chalk board, which can also be useful for adult family members, if you use it, for example, for notes and reminders about important matters, is quite capable of satisfying a child’s creativity.

How to prepare a natural shade

The color scheme of the additive will depend on the color of a particular product. For example, beet juice will give a raspberry color, and lemon zest will give a yellow color. And there are many such products, you just have to squeeze the juice out of them and add them to the cream.

Red

To do this, take currants, strawberries, beets and other products. Of course, it’s much easier to “extract” juice from beets. To do this, root vegetables should be boiled until tender. Grate with the smallest holes. Place the grated mass in cheesecloth (you can do this using a juicer) and squeeze. It wrings out easily and the color is rich.

Yellow

To obtain a yellow tint, you can use turmeric by adding powder, for example, to a protein mass. Lemon zest, from which the juice is squeezed out and the cream is colored, can also come to the rescue.

Beige

To do this, you can use tomato paste, without any doubt that it will change the taste of the dessert (for example, if it is cream).

Green

It's easy to make this color yourself. To do this, take spinach leaves, chop them, boil them and rub them through a sieve. Squeezing the mixture produces a green dye.

Blue

This shade is easily obtained from blueberries. Squeezing out the juice.

Brown

After melting the chocolate, beat it, for example, with protein cream and the mass will acquire a brown tint. You can use cocoa powder.

Features of obtaining shades of white

In the artistic and design sphere, there are certain shades of white, obtained by adding other colors: beige, gray, yellow and others. Let's look at the most common of them.

Alabaster

It looks like alabaster with a matte surface and a touch of yellow. To obtain it, you need to mix white with yellow or lemon paint.

Amyanthus

Reminiscent of the color of amianth (a type of asbestos). It is distinguished by its whitish, dirty tone.

Snow-white

It is a bright color, a special type of standard white. Other names: immaculate or dazzling white.

Pearl

The tone is with mother-of-pearl, reminiscent of natural pearls.

Marengo

Black tone with a gray tint or white with black splashes.

Lactic

It is the color of milk, with a bluish tint. A milky tint also refers to a beige or yellowish tone.

Platinum

With a grayish tint, smoky tone.