Enriching gourds with painted examples is an antiquated work of art from around the globe. Numerous societies in Africa, South America, Australia, New Guinea and the South Seas Islands make gourds into utilitarian articles, for example, stockpiling compartments. They are regularly painted with designs done in conventional styles. Gourd painting is a compelling artwork among numerous African and American Indian clans. Gourds give a magnificent wood or calfskin like surface for painting. They can be tole painted as society craftsmanship or finished with customary ethnic examples passed on from age to age.
Things You'll Need
Gourds
Gesso
Sandpaper
Drawing Materials
Paper
Wood-Burning Tools
Cutting Tools
Paint
Paint Brushes
Wood Stains
Things You'll Need
Gourds
Gesso
Sandpaper
Drawing Materials
Paper
Wood-Burning Tools
Cutting Tools
Paint
Paint Brushes
Wood Stains
Stage 1
Select a smooth, completely dried hard-shell gourd or calabash for your depiction surface. Pick a gourd with a pleasant shape and as few imperfections as would be prudent. Utilize smaller than usual jug gourds for basic examples or bigger bushel gourds for more detailed arrangements. Give the shape and forms of the gourd a chance to motivate its example outline.
Select a smooth, completely dried hard-shell gourd or calabash for your depiction surface. Pick a gourd with a pleasant shape and as few imperfections as would be prudent. Utilize smaller than usual jug gourds for basic examples or bigger bushel gourds for more detailed arrangements. Give the shape and forms of the gourd a chance to motivate its example outline.
Stage 2
Set up the gourd's surface before you start painting. Clean the gourd with dye weakened in an answer of water. Utilize steel or copper fleece to evacuate any remainders of the gourd's skin. Brush on a layer of gesso, at that point sand it smooth. Give it a chance to dry, at that point apply another, more slender layer, sanding it down with better sandpaper or emery fabric.
Set up the gourd's surface before you start painting. Clean the gourd with dye weakened in an answer of water. Utilize steel or copper fleece to evacuate any remainders of the gourd's skin. Brush on a layer of gesso, at that point sand it smooth. Give it a chance to dry, at that point apply another, more slender layer, sanding it down with better sandpaper or emery fabric.
Stage 3
Work out your example configuration on paper before transfering it onto the gourd. Watch customary African or Peruvian gourd workmanship for thoughts. Utilize adapted tole designs roused by Pennsylvania Dutch enlivening customs. Emulate the examples of Zuni-, Hopi-and Acoma-painted mud pots for your painted gourd. Pick a gourd molded like a pot when utilizing ancestral examples. Get designs from any culture or custom you like or make up your own examples completely
Work out your example configuration on paper before transfering it onto the gourd. Watch customary African or Peruvian gourd workmanship for thoughts. Utilize adapted tole designs roused by Pennsylvania Dutch enlivening customs. Emulate the examples of Zuni-, Hopi-and Acoma-painted mud pots for your painted gourd. Pick a gourd molded like a pot when utilizing ancestral examples. Get designs from any culture or custom you like or make up your own examples completely
Stage 4
Draw the example onto the gourd's surface utilizing a pencil or paint it on with a little pointed brush. For a three-dimensional or sculptural impact, cut the examples into the gourd. Take after the shape of the gourd with the lines of the example. Another approach is to consume the plan into the gourd utilizing wood-consuming apparatuses with exchangeable tips. Peruvian gourd crafters utilize a long nail with the tip warmed to draw designs into the gourd.
Draw the example onto the gourd's surface utilizing a pencil or paint it on with a little pointed brush. For a three-dimensional or sculptural impact, cut the examples into the gourd. Take after the shape of the gourd with the lines of the example. Another approach is to consume the plan into the gourd utilizing wood-consuming apparatuses with exchangeable tips. Peruvian gourd crafters utilize a long nail with the tip warmed to draw designs into the gourd.
Stage 5
Utilize a blend of straight, wavy and crisscross painted lines for your example. Paint between the lines of your drawn or cut example with oil or acrylic paints. Utilize brilliant hues or a monochromatic shading plan. Paint with an assortment of brush strokes to add visual enthusiasm to your gourd. Develop layers of straightforward shading, or paint with a thick impasto procedure. Let your brush strokes show, or smooth them out with a mixing brush for uniform zones of shading designs. Avoid the gesso and paint with wood stains to highlight your examples for an alternate look to your gourd.
Utilize a blend of straight, wavy and crisscross painted lines for your example. Paint between the lines of your drawn or cut example with oil or acrylic paints. Utilize brilliant hues or a monochromatic shading plan. Paint with an assortment of brush strokes to add visual enthusiasm to your gourd. Develop layers of straightforward shading, or paint with a thick impasto procedure. Let your brush strokes show, or smooth them out with a mixing brush for uniform zones of shading designs. Avoid the gesso and paint with wood stains to highlight your examples for an alternate look to your gourd.
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