Paint by number: coloring pages for big and small

Drawing- one of the most important ways for a baby to learn about the world around him, and its importance for the development of a child cannot be overestimated. This is a way of self-expression and manifestation of their creative abilities. Drawing develops thinking, memory, visual perception, observation.

One of the easiest and first artistic techniques is to work with. In the process of coloring simple drawings, the smallest artists learn perseverance, accuracy, get acquainted with the variety of colors and shades, develop fine motor skills and, accordingly, speech.

Older creative people should be offered more complex coloring - painting by numbers. These are contour drawings applied to the canvas and divided into segments, indicated by numbers. In the process of painting the segments with paints of the desired colors and shades, a picture is obtained that is practically indistinguishable from classical painting.

How to work with paintings (coloring) by numbers?

Set for drawing a picture by numbers comprises:

- the painting itself

- several brushes made of nylon fiber,

- color palettes.

Also, the kit may include mounts for placing the future masterpiece on a vertical surface and instructions.

The picture, as a rule, is applied to the canvas, already stretched on a stretcher. Sometimes manufacturers put pictures on primed cardboard. Such pictures are suitable for young children who are just mastering this type of work.

The number of brushes in the set depends on the complexity of the drawing, most often there are 3-4 of them, of different thicknesses.

You should pay special attention when choosing a painting by numbers for a child to paint. High-quality drawing kits are equipped with special environmentally friendly and safe odorless acrylic paints. Each shade is placed in a separate jar and numbered. The numbers on the segments of the picture correspond to the numbers of shades.

The workflow is very simple: it is necessary to apply paints of certain numbers with a brush of suitable thickness on segments marked with the same number as the selected paint color.

Acrylic paints do not need to be diluted with water (only if it is necessary to achieve the desired viscosity), they dry quickly and make it possible to achieve a rich and bright color when applied in several layers.

In the process of coloring a picture by numbers, you may need:

- clean water (if the paints are too thick),

- a piece of cloth to wipe your hands,

- matches or toothpicks for stirring paints.

These items should be prepared in advance.

After finishing work, close all containers with paint tightly and rinse the brushes thoroughly, since the acrylic that has dried on them will no longer dissolve in water and the brush will be damaged.

How to choose a painting by numbers according to the age of the child?

Paintings by numbers for different age groups differ in their size, the subject of the drawings, the size of the segments and the number of colors and shades (level of complexity).

For the little ones canvases 10 * 15 or 20 * 30 cm in size are suitable, with a minimum set of bright colors and a small number of large segments, with various funny stories, characters from fairy tales and cartoons. Such paintings are suitable for children aged 3-4 years.

Children aged 7-12 years you can offer canvases 30*30 cm. The level of complexity of these paintings is slightly higher, they already have a more diverse palette and smaller segments.

For children over 12 and adults suitable paintings ranging in size from 30 * 40 to 60 * 80 cm, as well as diptychs and triptychs. The paintings are complex subjects, with a large number of very small segments and a wide palette of colors and shades.

Although coloring by numbers was originally an entertainment for children, this type of creativity quickly became popular among adults. After all, even a person who does not know how to draw, with the help of a template for such a picture, is able to create a real work of art. For mothers of little fidgets, drawing pictures by numbers is an opportunity to get away from everyday life a little, plunging into the world of beauty and creativity.

Theme of paintings by numbers

Modern paintings by numbers are represented by a huge selection of drawings on a wide variety of topics and plots. For children, there are paintings depicting favorite heroes and fairy-tale characters, scenes from cartoons, cute and kind animals, as well as simple, not burdened with details, images of various objects, toys, plants and flowers.

Paintings by numbers for adult lovers of this type of creativity have an even more extensive theme.

Like the visual arts in general, these paintings are divided into genres, the most popular of which are:

— landscapes (sea, city, seasons);

- still lifes (images of flowers, fruits or vegetables, cutlery, utensils, etc.);

- portraits;

- animalistic - images of animals.

In addition, paintings by numbers depicting copies of paintings by famous artists, works of art, wonders of the world and simply world-famous places on the planet, copies of works by popular photographers are in great demand.

Using paint-by-number kits and following simple guidelines, every person, child or adult, can create a work of art with their own hands and feel like a creator of beauty, without being a professional artist.

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