String art: the history of technology, performance nuances of how to make a masterpiece with nails and threads

One of the most low-cost forms of contemporary art - the art of string. Make a masterpiece with nails and threads in this technique can any adult or child, had shown enough patience and perseverance. Initially string art used only to create simple geometric patterns, but now it is possible to draw anything - landscapes, portraits, still lifes, paintings of animals.

The history of development

It is not known who first came up with string art, also known as Izon or thread design. He was born in England XVII century when local weavers come up with a special way of weaving on a bed of nails. Wizard to create pictures of silk thread on wooden plates and then used them to decorate the interior or yard.

In the middle of the XIX century half-forgotten technique revived mathematics teacher Mary Everest Boole. The teacher showed a build pieces on the board by means of thread and nails than trying to attract the attention of students to the subject.

For string-art as art, first attracted the attention of the designer of the Californian company Open Door Company John Eichingers. He began creating strung from nails thread mandala - a symbolic sacred paintings used in Buddhism and Hinduism. All of them were closed geometric scheme. Later, other artists began to create asymmetrical and simple images.

The nuances of the composition

The technique of string art you can create both simple and complex drawings. Imposing yarn in several layers, you can achieve the effect of volume, and by changing their number - to play with the depth of the shadows. Contemporary art has three areas:

• weaving abstract patterns and geometric shapes;
• the creation of asymmetrical images - portraits, landscapes, still lifes, inscriptions, drawings of animals and so on;
• three-dimensional drawing of the thread.

Compositions of creating monochrome or multicolored yarn. By combining several shades in one area, you can achieve a smooth transition effect. Newcomers better to choose simple drawings of the threads of the same color.

preparation of the base

Work begins in izoniti technique with the choice of bases. It may be a plate, a piece of plywood, decorative panels, cork, foam or thick cardboard. basics size depends on the selected thumbnail. Before you begin, it is necessary to prepare - to paint, carefully trim the edges, sanded, and so on. Can be pasted on top of the panel, a sheet of paper or cloth, but it must be applied very densely to avoid creases and wrinkles.

Then, on the basis of need to apply a sketch. You will need:

• paper;
• awl;
• nails;
• hammer;
• a marker or pencil.

The sketch can be drawn independently found on the Internet and print or buy from a retailer of products for creativity. Paper with it must be applied to the center of the base and then with an awl to make a few holes along the contour of the figure - it will be a place for driving in of nails. Their mark on the canvas with a pencil or marker. Labels should be the same distance from each other, it depends on the symmetry of beauty and future picture.

When finished with the sketch, you can start nailing. Before you begin, you need to lift the work on the surface of the table by placing on the edges of some wooden bars, or you may damage the furniture nails or nail her slate. Hammer nails need the same depth. Desirably, the cap rises above the surface to 0.5-0.8 mm, so the pattern is more three-dimensional.

Then sketch paper is removed. Small pieces, remaining between the nails are removed with tweezers. After that you can start stringing thread.

patterning

Threads for string art should be solid and durable. Your regular clothing or silk yarn, wool or other materials. Their nails can be wound randomly or according to certain schemes. Most often connect maximally distant from each other nails at a single site pattern.

By filling in the sketch, it is necessary to use a minimum of components. They should be only on the nails, otherwise they will have nowhere to hide. Nodule do when attaching thread and the end part. In both cases, his "tail" of the maximum cut to make it as inconspicuous as possible.

Threads need to pull tight, but not overdoing. If you tighten them too hard, nails are concave, distorting the picture. Slack yarn will subside, spoiling the pattern and making the composition of blurred and fuzzy.

String art helps develop abstract thinking, fosters patience and perseverance, trains muscles of the hands and visual acuity. Because this kind of art - excellent hobby for both child and adult.