We draw a fence. How to draw an openwork fence

Simple drawings with paints on the fences in the country

This unusual direction in decorating fences in personal plots - airbrush painting (as well as graffiti and tagging) - has appeared recently, but has become popular almost everywhere. Many people think that drawing something on a fence is a matter that only professionals can do, and this opinion is partly justified. But anyone can draw a simple floral pattern or a cartoon character.

Consider several modern fence design techniques that will bring a little exclusivity and a lot of positive to your site.

What is airbrushing?

Aerography is painting a surface by spraying paint with an airbrush(in translation - an air brush). Airbrushing is a universal method, since you can make drawings on fences from any material - after all, the paint is applied under pressure with a jet of compressed air (it is sold in special cans). Therefore, even the most complex surfaces (with bulges, depressions, bends and curved lines) are conquered by the airbrush in seconds.

Such a drawing always looks more realistic and spectacular than the work done with a brush or roller.

By airbrushing, you can get unusually fine gradations of retouching and shades. Although the latest painting tools are used quite often in the coloring of fences.

The cost of professional services for drawing pictures on the fence is considerable, but it is justified by the exclusive result and colorfulness of the picture. Airbrushing was born from graffiti, which looks more rough and straightforward. The same can be said about tagging - inscriptions applied by a vandalizer predominate here - this is a special marker of different colors with a wide nib (up to 100 mm) reusable. Therefore, for a country fence, all methods are good, but with an airbrush you can get thinner and more elegant lines.

Self-drawing a picture on the fence

To start independent work on decorating your fence, you will need the following materials and tools:

• A sketch of the future drawing with markings by color, if the picture occupies a large area.
• Ready stencil with a future pattern. You can make your own or buy.
• Adhesive tape of any color or masking tape for attaching the stencil.
• Building level and plumb line - you will need to set up exactly and fix the stencil on the fence.
• Sander for cleaning rough or rusty surfaces (you can use sanding paper, but it will take much longer).
• Solvent and primer for metal fences, primer for concrete fences, antiseptic and drying oil for wooden fences. These materials are needed to clean the surface of old paint, protect it from atmospheric influences and to show the “blurred image” effect.
• Acrylic, oil or nitro paints.

Drawings on a metal fence

When working with a brush or roller, a positive result is more predictable, since you control the speed of applying the paint yourself. Yes, and you can also fix the oversight slowly. The same applies to the vandalizer (tagging marker). The airbrush releases a jet of paint under pressure, so you need to carefully monitor the direction of the jet, pressure and distance from the spray can to the surface to be painted - the blurring of the picture and its saturation depend on this. Therefore, it is better to practice on some surface before the main work.

A metal fence is an ideal surface for fantasy paintings, abstract drawings, portraits, landscapes, urban or space paintings.

First you need to clean the surface of the fence from rust, paint over with a primer, and then apply the contours of the future painting, portrait, landscape or still life with a pencil or light marker. It is also recommended to make a drawing on paper before work and paint it with the final colors so that when applied to the fence you can control the color tones of the picture. Acrylic and nitro paints dry quickly, so you will also have to work at an accelerated pace. In order for the drawing to be preserved for many years, it should be covered with acrylic varnish.

Decorate a wooden fence

When working on wood, the same rules and procedures are followed as on a metal surface. The only difference is that the wooden fence must first be deburred with a grinder, and then protected with a layer of antiseptic and drying oil. On a wooden surface do not use nitro or oil paints- nitro paint will begin to peel off the very next season, oil paint will last two or three seasons, but during this time it will lose color and also warp, even if a protective layer of varnish is applied over it. Therefore, count only on the acrylic version.

For a wooden fence, children's cheerful drawings, deliberately inept and bright, will be ideal. In the absence of the talent of the artist, you can simply apply multi-colored geometric patterns. On such a fence, you can safely work with a brush or roller - the surface quickly absorbs paint, and there will be no streaks if you put a thin layer. When working with an airbrush, you will have to apply 2-3 layers of the same pattern, all for the same reason - the surface absorbs paint quickly. For a 100% result, a wooden fence at the end of the work is recommended to be protected with acrylic colorless varnish.

Drawing on a slate fence

Asbestos cement slate is flat and wavy. It is very convenient to draw on a flat slate fence and you can do it in any way - with an airbrush, marker, brush or roller. So that the paint is not so actively absorbed into the asbestos cement, the surface should first be sanded and painted over with a primer. After applying the pattern, the surface must also be protected with a layer of acrylic colorless varnish.

It will be problematic to draw on a wavy slate with a marker and a roller, so it is better to use brushes or an airbrush. You will have to clean the surface manually, so the work will be long and tedious. You can speed up the cleaning process by using vibratory grinder(these are used for polishing car bodies). A small wave slate fence is a big challenge for the artist, and here quality can only be achieved with the help of brushes of different sizes.

The surface of wavy slate is most often heterogeneous, has many technological depressions, and on slate with a large wave, an airbrush will come in handy (however, just like paint brushes). A blurry pattern will look great here, and it is also much easier to achieve this effect on an uneven surface.

Concrete option

A concrete fence with a bright and rich pattern is associated with a construction site or a railway station. Therefore, designers recommend painting such a fence in a single color. For a summer residence or a personal plot, shades of green will be successful. Against this background, all conceivable and inconceivable flower arrangements will be spectacular. If, nevertheless, the desire to make a drawing is very strong, you can use soft, pastel colors and patterns close to nature - landscapes, the sea, desert expanses or snow sketches. The use of white for fragmentary coloring of the fence will make it more solemn and elegant.

The drawing technology depends on the surface - a shallow relief can be painted with an airbrush, marker, brush, roller, etc.

An openwork fence is best painted only with a brush or a small airbrush. As in previous cases, the surface is cleaned and primed. If the paint is applied in several layers, then a protective layer of varnish is not needed.

To maintain the unity of the exterior, the fence and the roof of the house should be painted in similar colors. Prefabricated concrete embossed slabs will show you which colors to choose. So, imitation brickwork requires brown, stonework should use shades of natural stone. Bright colors and shades get bored and annoying over time. Therefore, you should choose muted colors: burgundy, dark green, mustard or even asphalt colors.

Using a stencil

The practice of using stencils for coloring any fences has shown that this is a universal tool for both the artist and the amateur. Ease of use, ease of application of paints (usually with a foam sponge or small roller) and the absence of the need to show imagination and artistic talents make the stencil very popular.

The stencil can be successfully used to hide defects in concrete slabs or wooden fences. It is attached with adhesive tape or masking tape, the paint is applied along the edges with a sponge, and inside the picture - with a roller or airbrush.

The edges of the stencil, even if they are securely fastened, should always be held where the paint is applied. Themes and styles can be used in a variety of ways. If the fence is painted within the city limits, then pop art and large portraits, geometric patterns will come in handy. You can draw a picture on a marine theme or depict a night city, space, all kinds of abstractions. The picture may look like a finished composition or may be divided into several parts of different themes. For a country fence, you can use:

• Floral, vegetable and natural patterns and paintings.
• Images of animals, domesticated plants, vegetables, fruits and berries.

Modern drawing technologies

If the drawing on the fence has nothing to visually attach to, then it is better to paint the fence in neutral, pastel shades. These are beige, peach, blue or caramel colors. Remember the main law of any artistic composition - use no more than three primary colors plus their shades.

Innovation and automation make it possible to partially get rid of manual labor when painting. So, large areas of fences can be painted using pneumatic spray guns, having previously marked out the future picture or panorama by color. Country fences are best painted (depending on the material) with a brush, roller or airbrush.

When applying inscriptions, strokes and graphic drawings on a plain surface, the tagging method is best suited - applying paint with a wide marker.

Any picture, drawing, inscription on the fence perform not only a decorative role, but also protect the surface from light mechanical and atmospheric influences. Therefore, even if the pattern is fragmentary, then it is necessary to cover the entire work surface with a protective colorless varnish. It should also be cleaned and prepared. Preparation consists of two stages:

1. Dry cleaning of the surface with a brush, trowel, grinder or vibrating flat grinder: dirt, burrs, rust and manufacturing defects must be removed.
2. Wet cleaning with water. After that, the fence should dry well.

Need to paint the fence only in dry and preferably cool weather. Do not apply paint in the rain or immediately after it. It is also impossible to paint in hot weather - the paint will not have time to diffuse deep into the surface and after a while it will begin to peel off.

The use of a primer (for metal fences), an antiseptic (for concrete and slate fences) and drying oil (for wooden fences) will ensure maximum adhesion and diffusion of the paint into the material. Each protective layer is recommended to be applied at least 2 times. Of course, you are provided with an increased consumption of material, but you will get a durable, colorful and spectacular pattern.

In the following video, you can watch a slideshow of various fence coloring options:

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Today, unique patterns on fences and railings are becoming increasingly popular. Their relevance is justified, because this particular way of individualization is considered not the most expensive, but very beautiful. If you are the owner of a summer cottage where there is a fence or a fence, then this idea cannot be ignored. After all, drawing on a tree is very simple, but such a creation looks perfect. In this case, we will tell you what options for drawings you can use if you have a wooden fence.

Preparatory work

Currently, there are many options for how to apply a drawing, there are certain rules. Depending on your desire and preferences, you can use both the most modern method - airbrushing, and the simpler one - applying an image using a stencil. Each method has its own characteristics both in work and in what the result will be.

So, the wooden surface serves as the base. To make the drawings on the fence in the country look good, you will need special materials and tools. Paint, brushes of different sizes - all this will come in handy. It will not be superfluous to have a fantasy, which will become the basis of your idea. We recommend that you apply only simple drawings, because it will be extremely difficult for you to make complex patterns without preparation.

In the first case, when creating drawings on the fence with our own hands, we will consider the option of using a stencil. You will need a special sketch, which you must prepare yourself. This is easy to do, you need to apply a pattern to the paper, and then cut out the border. There will be no difficulties here if everything is done as carefully as possible. If creating a layout is difficult for you, then you can buy an already made blank in any specialized store. It is very important to prepare masking tape to help avoid streaks. In order for the pattern on the fence to be even, you will need to level everything and only then attach the stencil.

To get started, you need to clean the surface. You can do this with a grinder or sandpaper. This work is difficult and dusty, it is performed only if the surface is wooden.

When the base is ready, you can begin to work, but it is important to stock up on a special paint that you choose at your discretion.

Basic Steps

• Before starting work, we advise you to review the options for drawings. We bring to your attention a selection of photographs that can be taken as a basis. The selected patterns for the fences are beautiful, modern and original, and therefore may suit you.
• The second stage is cleaning the surface, it is no different from the option when you prepare the fence for ordinary painting.
• Applying and attaching the stencil is the third stage. Accuracy is important here, remember this.
• The fourth stage is painting the surface along the lines based on the stencil.
• The most important and difficult type of work is the extraction of the stencil that served as the base. It is not necessary to remove it immediately, so that the paint does not flow.

Instruction

Before starting the process, you will need to prepare all the necessary supplies. First of all, it is clean snow-white paper (thick landscape sheet, drawing paper or thin paper for office equipment), well-sharpened simple pencils (it is better to have several different ones in hardness), a soft eraser (such an eraser will not damage the surface of the paper when erasing), a ruler.

Choose the type of fence you will be. Either it will be a simple wooden fence, or it will be stone or metal (forged). If your choice fell on the first option (a fence made of wooden boards), then draw two parallel horizontal lines with a ruler (they will determine the height of the fence).

Then draw vertical lines at approximately equal distances (they will indicate the boards). Divide the height into four equal parts and draw almost imperceptible thin auxiliary lines (we got three lines). On the first and third lines of each board, put two bold dots (later these will be the nails on which the board is nailed).

Erase all unnecessary auxiliary lines. Freehand trace the outline of each board. Everything doesn't have to be perfect. After all, wooden fences with smooth edges do not exist. Draw the texture and circle the dots - the nail heads. Start coloring. Fence it can be dark brown with light, it can be gray, or it can be colored.

You need the fence to go far beyond the horizon - then the horizontal lines should converge after a certain distance. And the distance between the vertical lines should gradually decrease. The lower the height, the smaller the distance between the vertical stripes. For the rest, do everything as described above.

A stone fence is drawn a little more difficult than a wooden one. Also draw horizontal lines to indicate the height of the fence, but fill the distance between these lines with arbitrarily uneven ovals (in the form of stones). They can either fit snugly against each other or be at a short distance (the gap between the stones is then simply painted over in dark gray, and indicates cement mortar). Color the stones themselves in gray or brown tones.

A metal fence can be either forged (patterned), or from simple or corrugated sheets. For a wrought iron fence, draw two horizontal lines. Paint the distance between them with patterned repeating fragments (for example, curls).

Any business needs preparation and planning. Drawing is no exception and requires certain knowledge, skills and abilities. The article will discuss how to draw a fence correctly, as well as what tools and skills you need to have in order to bring the drawing to mind.

"Children's" style

First you need to decide what result you need, and then decide which fence to draw. The easiest way to depict in the form of three or four sticks sticking out of the ground, and two horizontal bars.

If the task is for a child to depict a small palisade, then there is nothing easier. After these steps, you can paint in any color, depict a house behind a fence and a blue sky.

in an adult way

It will be a little more difficult if there is a perspective in the drawing, and the work is more thought out. Perspective is a fine art criterion that distorts the work in relation to the angle of view. They train to draw correctly, usually on geometric shapes or simple objects such as a chair, table or ball.

This is necessary in order to correctly depict complex objects: first, a sketch is made in the form of a heap of geometric shapes, then the excess is “cut off”. Only artists with great experience are able to draw immediately without sketches.

Helpful Hints:

1. In any perspective, the guide lines of the elements of the composition converge at one or more points. At the initial stage, everything may look awkward: an object is smaller or larger than another. But at the stage of completion, everything takes on a natural look. And this is logically explainable: a thing that is in the distance will always seem smaller.
2. Each object cannot have a separate perspective. The only exception is for surrealist artists.

Stage 1

Having mastered the principles of building a composition with a perspective, you can no longer think about how to draw a fence. The horizon line is drawn with a pencil. No need to do this under the ruler - it will be unnatural.

The place is determined, which will be the finish of the perspective. Guide lines of the fence and other structures that are planned to be depicted should be brought to this point. The palisade itself will end exactly at the specified point. Two guides make it clear that the size of the fence posts decreases as you move away from the viewer.

Stage 2

After the schematic sketch is done, it's time to think about how to draw a beautiful fence next. They draw columns according to a well-thought-out plan: the farther, the less.

If you want to complement the composition, you can depict grass with small strokes.

Stage 3

It is required to draw a fence as a background element. That is, some part will run parallel to the horizon line to outline the household shown in the figure.

Of course, this can not be done. It all depends on the author's idea. You should examine the resulting drawing. When identifying empty places, it is recommended to finish something: be it a tree that complements the landscape, or part of the road. If only the law of symmetry was preserved and the composition was not overloaded with unnecessary details.

Stage 4

At the final stage, you should shade the sections of the fence, trees and other objects. Then you need to pay attention to the inner and outer shadows. This will make the drawing lively and colorful.

If the question arises of how to draw a fence with patterns, then you should pick up a sharply sharpened pencil and apply the desired pattern to the boards of the palisade. In order to correct individual segments, a nag (soft eraser) is used.

To give objects volume, glare is applied with a nag on those places where light falls from foreign objects (secondary lighting). This is usually the edge of the darkest side of any object. Draw a line with the tip of the eraser and enjoy the result.

Pencil choice

To understand how to draw a fence in stages, you need to not only be able to imagine, but also bring the work to its logical conclusion. To do this, you need to choose the right pencils.

There are soft, hard and hard-soft. When choosing, they are guided by the designation: 9H is considered the hardest, and 9B is considered extremely soft. There are also transitional markings (H, F, HB, B), which are considered hard-soft.

Improper use of a hard pencil will ruin the drawing due to damage to the paper, and soft ones often break when sharpened. But each artist selects tools for himself. Often in training videos you can find a model with the designation 4B.

Shadows

The key to a quality drawing is correctly applied shadows. They are thrown off by every object on which the light falls.

Accordingly, at the stage of developing a sketch, the artist must immediately determine the location of the light source. Usually this is the upper right or left corner.

To achieve realism, it is useful to know that the shadow must be proportionate to the subject. Strokes are best applied with a soft pencil and do it smoothly. If they are visible to the naked eye, you need to do shading. Usually a small piece of paper or even a finger is used for this. It is enough to make circular rubbing movements. In addition, in art shops you can buy a special pencil designed for such a thing.

Verdict

Drawing is a great art and a special gift. How to draw a fence, an elephant, a person, a sky, a tank or anything else? The answer is simple: first of all, there must be inspiration.

It is this that is the impetus for creative progress. A real artist is always interested in improving skills and bringing the work to the ideal. You can recall any number of popular expressions relating to the visual arts. One of them is "I'm an artist - that's how I see it." There is, of course, some truth in this. But most often it serves only as an excuse for sluggishness and an unsuccessful attempt to portray something.

For those who are just starting to master this difficult path, there are many video tutorials that help to comprehend the mysteries of fine art. Techniques, principles and laws of composition construction - everything is not as complicated as it seems.

It's easy to draw a beautiful fence. It is more difficult to depict people, animals and depict dynamic scenes. You need to go to this gradually, learn to work out the details, then apply general tones. This will require a sea of ​​patience, an ocean of perseverance and an immense amount of ideas.

Good luck to everyone in your work!

Decorating fences with pictures is a new direction in the design of fences. Despite their "youth", various painting technologies quickly became popular, because they allow creative owners to individualize their summer cottage and any fenced area. Anyone can create an attractive pattern using our recommendations.

Airbrush drawings in fence design

An interesting option is to paint the fence using the airbrush method, i.e. by spraying paint from an airbrush. Airbrushing is applicable on fences made of different materials, since the paint is easily distributed on the surface under pressure with a jet of compressed air. If there are bulges, curvature, depressions on the fence - this is not scary. A substance released from a can will mask any defect in a matter of minutes.

To turn the fence into a real masterpiece of art, you will need some materials and tools:

• A drawing of a pattern with color markings, if it will occupy a large surface.
• A stencil with an image you like (you can buy ready-made or make it yourself).
• Scotch tape or masking tape - useful for fixing the stencil.
• Level or plumb - will help to evenly set the workpiece on the fence.
• Sander - removes rust and gives the work surface smoothness.
• Acrylic, oil or nitro paints.

If the drawing will be carried out on a metal sheet, an additional solvent and primer will be needed. For concrete fences - only a primer, for wooden fences - an antiseptic and drying oil. Materials will help remove old paint and protect the canvas from the influence of precipitation. They are also needed to achieve a blurry effect.

Thanks to airbrushing, the drawings are more realistic. With a can, it is easier to achieve gradation of shades and make the pattern more effective. Images made with a brush or roller look a little worse.

Do-it-yourself drawings on the fence for giving

There are many options for drawing a picture on a country fence. Airbrushing is considered the most modern of them, but in the old fashioned way, you can also use a stencil. Each method has its own working nuances, on which the final result depends. Let's learn how to use a stencil and start with simple drawings, because. complex patterns in the absence of experience will not work.

Let's write all the work in the form of instructions:

1. A suitable pattern is transferred to paper and cut out along the edging.
2. Prepare a masking tape that will protect the picture from streaks.
3. The workpiece is leveled and, after making sure that it is level, the stencil is fixed.
4. The span material is cleaned with sandpaper or a grinder.
5. The surface is painted along the lines indicated by the stencil.
6. The workpiece is carefully removed after the paint has set a little, otherwise it will flow.

Floral ornament, birds, butterflies, flowers look very beautiful on the country fence. Some owners will like a picture with cartoon characters or stories from fairy tales. Also interesting are the options with seasonal landscapes and plots of village life.

In order for the lines of the image to lie exactly, and the end result to be perfect, it is necessary to use a stencil. At home, it can be cut out of linoleum or thick cardboard.

Instructions for the design of metal fences

An ideal easel for drawing on a fence is fences with metal spans. Before starting decorative work, it is recommended to carefully prepare the surface to be painted.

Consider the whole process in stages:

1. Cleaning the work surface (with a metal brush or grinder).
2. Degreasing the iron sheet with a special composition that provides a high degree of adhesion, or adhesion of the metal to the coloring matter.
3. Priming of metal areas.
4. Drawing a pattern according to the created sketch and color markup.
5. Covering the painting with a colorless varnish, which gives the drawing durability.

You can paint a metal fence with any paint - acrylic, oil or nitro. Any tool is suitable for work - an airbrush, a brush, an airbrush or a roller.

Drawings on wooden surfaces

When decorating a wooden fence, it is important to follow the same procedure as when decorating a metal surface. But first, the wood should be cleaned with a grinder from burrs and coated with an antiseptic and drying oil. Next, create a pattern with acrylic paints. Nitro and oil paints are not used for drawing on a wooden fence, because. they quickly peel off, warp and lose color. Lacquer coating of surfaces painted with such substances does not make them durable.

What designs are applied to wooden fences? Options can be both strict, in the form of geometric patterns, and cheerful, childish, bright and deliberately careless. It is convenient to apply the paint with a brush or roller, because the wood quickly absorbs the substance and does not drip.

If the picture is written with an airbrush, the drawing will have to be completely reproduced 2 or even 3 times. The reason is the same - the rapid absorption of paint. To consolidate the achieved result, the fence is covered with a colorless acrylic varnish.

Making a slate fence

Slate in the construction of fences is used flat and wavy. It is clear that it will be easier to draw on a flat material, and you can apply an image in any way - with a roller, airbrush, brush or marker. To make the paint less intensively absorbed by asbestos cement, the surface of the fence is pre-sanded and primed. The finished drawing is additionally varnished with colorless acrylic.

It will be difficult to paint wavy slates with a marker and a roller. A high-quality drawing on a curved surface will be obtained if the master uses an airbrush or brushes. It is also very difficult to clean the corrugated slate, since the work is carried out manually or by careful use of a vibratory grinder.

Slate with a small wave is also difficult to draw. You can improve the quality of painted works by using brushes of different sizes.

The easiest way to paint wavy slate with an airbrush. The paint released from the sprayer will settle well on an inhomogeneous surface, which is characterized by many technological irregularities. Also, on a fence with spans of wave slate, it is easy to paint with paint brushes. They are excellent for images with blurry lines.

Modern fencing technologies

Unusually and colorfully decorate the fence will help special artistic stickers. When buying, the consumer should pay attention to whether the original purpose of the translation corresponds to outdoor use. There are usually a lot of variations of images on sale, so even the most fastidious buyer will find an interesting decor for themselves.

The bright stickers, which convey pictures in a fashionable 3D image, have several important properties that make them suitable for outdoor decoration.

Useful qualities for decorating a fence are:

• Resistant to fading and discoloration.
• The ability to withstand mechanical stress.
• Exposure of wet and frosty conditions, sudden changes in temperature.

How to stick the finished drawing on the fence correctly, our instructions will tell:

1. Wipe the dust off the surface of the fence first.
2. Degrease or treat the hedge with a primer.
3. Carefully remove the film from the sticker as it adheres to the canvas. If you remove the protective coating immediately, you will not be able to avoid creases and bubble areas on the canvas.
4. Pierce the bubbles with a needle, if they still appear, and slowly smooth out the puncture site with your palm.
5. Make the drawing durable by covering it with several layers of varnish.

Engage in the design of the fence with stickers only in warm, dry weather. The best time for finishing is morning and evening, when direct sunlight does not fall on the processed canvas.

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Today, unique patterns on fences and railings are becoming increasingly popular. Their relevance is justified, because this particular way of individualization is considered not the most expensive, but very beautiful. If you are the owner of a summer cottage where there is a fence or a fence, then this idea cannot be ignored. After all, drawing on a tree is very simple, but such a creation looks perfect. In this case, we will tell you what options for drawings you can use if you have a wooden fence.

Preparatory work

Currently, there are many options for how to apply a drawing, there are certain rules. Depending on your desire and preferences, you can use both the most modern method - airbrushing, and the simpler one - applying an image using a stencil. Each method has its own characteristics both in work and in what the result will be.

So, the wooden surface serves as the base. To make the drawings on the fence in the country look good, you will need special materials and tools. Paint, brushes of different sizes - all this will come in handy. It will not be superfluous to have a fantasy, which will become the basis of your idea. We recommend that you apply only simple drawings, because it will be extremely difficult for you to make complex patterns without preparation.

In the first case, when creating drawings on the fence with our own hands, we will consider the option of using a stencil. You will need a special sketch, which you must prepare yourself. This is easy to do, you need to apply a pattern to the paper, and then cut out the border. There will be no difficulties here if everything is done as carefully as possible. If creating a layout is difficult for you, then you can buy an already made blank in any specialized store. It is very important to prepare masking tape to help avoid streaks. In order for the pattern on the fence to be even, you will need to level everything and only then attach the stencil.

To get started, you need to clean the surface. You can do this with a grinder or sandpaper. This work is difficult and dusty, it is performed only if the surface is wooden.

When the base is ready, you can begin to work, but it is important to stock up on a special paint that you choose at your discretion.

Basic Steps

• Before starting work, we advise you to review the options for drawings. We bring to your attention a selection of photographs that can be taken as a basis. The selected patterns for the fences are beautiful, modern and original, and therefore may suit you.
• The second stage is cleaning the surface, it is no different from the option when you prepare the fence for ordinary painting.
• Applying and attaching the stencil is the third stage. Accuracy is important here, remember this.
• The fourth stage is painting the surface along the lines based on the stencil.
• The most important and difficult type of work is the extraction of the stencil that served as the base. It is not necessary to remove it immediately, so that the paint does not flow.

We draw a beautiful country house in just 20 minutes.

For this you will need:

Paper;

.Simple pencil;

Definitely a line!

Colored pencils;

Our lesson.

This lesson consists of 10 step-by-step tips. Let's get down to drawing our big house:

Stage 1. The house itself will consist of two parts: front and back. We start drawing from the front of the house. Using a ruler, we draw an auxiliary frame for the front of our house as follows:

Stage 4. We erase the auxiliary lines with an eraser, and proceed to drawing the second part of the house. We now draw auxiliary lines for this part of the house, in the picture below they are highlighted in green.

Stage 5. Now, similarly to the first part of the house, we also draw the second part of the house, i.e. we add some straight lines to the auxiliary frame, they are highlighted in red in the picture below.

Stage 6. Now we draw windows and doors on this part of the house. To make the door and windows even, it is better to draw them with a ruler.

Stage 7. Our house is ready. We erase all auxiliary lines.

Stage 8. At this stage, we need to draw the ground on which our house stands, as well as the fence. It will be quite difficult to draw a fence. For the convenience of drawing, we increased the fence in some parts

Stage 9. It remains to finish the various greenery in the backyard of the house in this way:

In recent years, the design on the fence of the cottage has become increasingly popular. The most popular is the direction associated with applying a beautiful pattern to the fence. Most people think that only real artists can paint a fence. In principle, only they can paint a beautiful picture.

Realistic drawing on a concrete fence

However, a simple drawing is quite accessible to draw and an ordinary person. The most important thing is to have the right materials at hand and turn on your imagination.

To draw a picture on the fence with your own hands, several methods have been developed. In this matter, the ability of a person to draw is put in the first place.

Aerography

The beginning of this direction, when an inscription is made on the fence, was the drawing technique, called "graffiti". This method has found particular popularity in car tuning. To draw a picture, a special airbrush is used. It is also called an air brush.

In fact, this is an ordinary spray can, which has interchangeable nozzles to spray paint.

Due to the compressed air under high pressure, the paint is sprayed evenly. In this way, you can draw a picture on each surface with your own hands.

An example of an airbrush drawing on a fence

For such an airbrush, any unevenness on the fence of the cottage will not become an obstacle. The fact is that when staining in this way, it is possible to adjust the saturation of the shades by the force of pressure on the atomizer.

Airbrush paintings always have volume and look quite realistic. However, for a person who does not have the ability to draw, such a technique will not be available. It is best to use the services of professionals.

Stencil application

If you do not need to draw a piece of art on the fence with your own hands, you can use more affordable technology. The drawing can be drawn on the fence of the cottage, using a stencil. It is made of cardboard, on which the desired image is cut out. Absolutely everyone can make a stencil with their own hands. But if you wish, you can purchase a ready-made stencil in a specialized store for artists.

Painting a fence with a stencil

To attach the stencil to the fence, use the most ordinary adhesive tape, masking tape is also suitable. During operation, for greater reliability, it is better to hold the stencil with your hand.
Drawing can be applied with a variety of tools:

• brush;
• roller;
• sponge.

For painting the fence, water-repellent paints are used.

Sketch for drawing

To draw an image from an already made drawing, a sketch is first made. A drawing of the fence is made on a small scale, a color picture is drawn on the image with a drawing of all the details. For such a picture, you can choose any topic. It can be various geometric shapes or a beautiful landscape.

Tagging

This is the latest direction that has appeared in the arsenal of artists in recent years. A special vandalizer is used to apply the image.

This is how the drawing on the fence looks like done by the tagging method

This is a multi-colored marker designed for reusable use, with a nib up to 10 centimeters wide.

Paints that can be applied to the drawing

For, most suitable:

• Acrylic water-repellent paints;
• Oil enamels;
• Alkyd paints.

Metal fences are beautifully painted with anti-corrosion paints. Brick fences are covered with acrylic or silicone paint. Any paint must be water-repellent. After applying the drawing, so that it pleases the eyes for many years, it is advisable to make a coating with acrylic varnish.

How to paint corrugated board

When, then the plot of the picture can be almost anything. You can make a beautiful fence from corrugated board, decorating a reproduction of any painting on its surface.

Original drawing on a corrugated fence

Thanks to the huge number of shades, you can create a unique fence with your own hands that will not lose its beauty for many years and will be unique and original. The result is a work of art that harmonizes perfectly with the overall landscape. To make the fence more beautiful, it needs to be painted with bright colors with rich colors. However, the industry produces corrugated board already in color. He can be:

• red;
• green;
• blue
• brown;
• grey;
• burgundy.

Therefore, it is possible to select such steel sheets that do not require painting. To achieve real harmony, it is desirable to select the shade of corrugated board according to the color scheme of the building. For example, a brick house with a green roof looks very bad when it has a blue fence. But a fence painted in rainbow colors will be attractive and unique.
You can draw any pattern on a fence made of corrugated board:

• flowers;
• portraits;
• ornaments;
• animals.

You can draw pictures on each section or selectively, on several of them. Since, for the convenience of work, it is necessary to make cardboard stencils that are glued to the fence with double tape. When graffiti is done with spray cans, it turns out very fashionable,. Each section should have a different pattern. Such a fence always attracts attention, it will become a regional landmark, to which people come specially to admire.
On the corrugated board, the drawings are perfectly preserved, the colors do not fade, they are not washed off.

metal fences

Sometimes covered with a pattern that imitates the structure of wood. The image can be almost anything. If you look at such a fence from afar, it is very difficult to distinguish it from an ordinary, wooden one. Only when you get closer, you can see that the fence is made of metal. If such a fence has beautiful poles, it becomes attractive and looks very original. To protect the pattern on the metal, it is covered with a transparent film. Thus, the picture will remain bright for many years.

Starting any business, we do not immediately take everything into our own hands, but study the initial bases. Drawing is no exception. The desire to paint beautiful portraits and landscapes must be strengthened by the practice of drawing ordinary things. Sometimes you need to draw a regular circle a hundred times, then to be able to manipulate it in all directions. Today we will study and practice perspective, and for example, we will learn how to draw a fence. Perspective is a concept in drawing that distorts the image relative to the viewer. The concept is the simplest and, at the same time, the most complex. You should start with simple objects, like squares, circles. Even an ordinary chair or ball will serve well. Why is this needed? As you have noticed from the previous lessons, often before we create an object, we draw the corresponding geometric shape and fit it there. This skill will allow you to accurately depict complex structures.

It is interesting that the perspective changes not only the dimension, but also attributes such as color, contrast. The effect of presence and fullness is created, this will only make the drawing more realistic.

Tips for Building Perspective:

• Always remember that in any type of perspective objects converge at one or more points, this can distort their size and make them appear irregular in shape. It may seem so only at the beginning, in the end everything will look natural.
• You cannot create a drawing so that some objects have one type of perspective, while others are directed to a different point. Unless you decide to make some surreal compositions.
• Practice on regular geometric shapes!

Let's move on to practice.

How to draw a fence with a pencil step by step

Step one. First we define the horizon line, then it will serve as a reference point for the perspective. We define this point and draw fence lines to it. As you can see, its size will decrease and converge at one point. Behind the horizon line we draw clouds and several houses.
Step two. When everything is properly built, just carefully outline the fence and other environmental objects. With short lines draw grass on the ground.

Step three. At this stage, let's draw everything that we have behind the horizon line. This is a continuation of the fence that goes to the houses, on the left side we will draw a piece of the road.

Step four. Now just sketch the trees in the background and shade the fence, making it more lively and saturated.

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A completely new direction in the design of household plots is the application of drawings on fences using the airbrush method. Of course, everyone has seen beautifully painted cars on the streets of cities and towns. The same method is used to make original and realistic drawings in the country on the fence.

What is the essence of the technique and is it possible to perform such a design on your own. And also, what other modern design techniques can be applied so that the fence in the country house or in a country house becomes exclusive and expresses the lifestyle and worldview of the owner of the house.

After all, the fence, like a visiting card, creates the first impression of the inhabitants of the household.

The use of airbrushing in landscape design

The application of paint by spraying with the help of a special device - an airbrush, is called airbrushing. Which in translation literally means - an air brush. The device allows you to draw on the fence of any material, as the paint is sprayed with compressed air, under pressure. This method allows you to decorate materials that cannot be painted with a conventional brush or roller.

Airbrush drawings are extremely realistic and spectacular. The method allows you to perform the most subtle gradations of tone and retouching, which no other painting technique can achieve.

Of course, the price for such a design of fences is quite high. But this is justified by the exclusivity and beauty of the design. The technique is quite new and originates in the youth art of the streets - graffiti. But thanks to the work of professional artists, simple drawings turn into amazingly realistic and stylish paintings.

Advice. On your own, such drawings as in the photo are unlikely to be reproduced. Therefore, it is better to turn to professionals.

But there are other, simpler methods that allow you to make drawings on the fences with your own hands.

Applying drawings with a stencil

Not everyone has artistic talents, but with the help of a stencil, you can create bright and colorful compositions on fences from a variety of materials:

• from the inside they do not differ in a joyful palette of colors. Therefore, drawing a picture on the inside of such a fence will transform the yard at their summer cottage;
• Drawings of metal fences can also please the eye with bright and unusual decor;
• Painting on is not difficult even for an amateur.

Stenciling will be an exciting activity not only for adults, but also for children. In addition, such a painting develops fine motor skills, which is very important for children under twelve years old.

Materials needed for applying stencil paintings

In order to draw a picture with your own hands, you will need the following materials:

• Stencil, prepared independently or ready-made, purchased at a hardware store;
• Masking tape and adhesive tape;
• Level and plumb for smooth mounting of the stencil on the surface;
• Sandpaper or grinder for grouting surfaces;
• Solvent and drying oil. Necessary to remove paint residues, as well as to create the effect of a "blurred" image;
• Paints.

Advice. The choice of colors depends on the material from which the fence is made. But without fail, the paint must have water-repellent and, preferably, antiseptic properties.
Instructions for the use of paint should contain information about the properties of a particular paint.

Work sequence

In order for the decor not to disappear after the first rain, it is necessary to follow the sequence of work:

• First you need to prepare the surface of the fence. Degrease and sand wooden surfaces for better adhesion of the paint to the surface.

Advice. If the drawing is done on concrete, then the surface is treated with a special deep penetration primer for painting.
It is necessary to wait until the surface treated with a primer is completely dry. This requires a minimum of twenty-four hours, as required by the instructions.

• The stencil is attached in level to the surface using masking tape or adhesive tape;
• The sequence of applying paints is indicated in the specification for the finished stencil;
• After applying paint of one color, it is better to wait for it to dry completely, and then paint with a different color;
• After applying all the colors, the stencil is removed, and the pattern is outlined along the contour.

Important. After the painting has dried, it must additionally be covered with a protective layer of transparent varnish.

Modern fence design technologies

To decorate the fence in a colorful and original way, you can use artistic stickers designed for decorating surfaces. It is only important to pay attention to the fact that the sticker must be designed for outdoor use. The variety of design options is amazing, you can always choose an interesting and stylish decor option.

For example, frescoes that imitate old painting on plaster look stylish and modern.

Bright and colorful stickers with pictures in a three-dimensional 3D image, the price of which is quite democratic, intended for outdoor use, have the following properties:

• Resistant to moisture;
• Do not fade in the sun and withstand sudden changes in temperature;
• Frost-resistant;
• Resistant to abrasion and mechanical stress.

A few tips on how to quickly and correctly glue such a pattern on the fence:

• The surface must be cleaned of dirt and dust;
• The protective film on the inside must be removed as it is glued to avoid the appearance of bubbles and kinks;
• If, nevertheless, unwanted air bubbles have formed, then they can be easily pierced with a needle and smoothed out with the palm of your hand;
• In order to be sure of the stability and durability of the design, in addition, after gluing, the surface can be covered with a layer of transparent varnish in several layers.

Important. Work must be carried out in dry, warm weather. Preferably in the morning or evening to avoid direct sunlight on the finish.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are quite a few options for the original and unusual design of fences. The choice depends only on the taste preferences and material capabilities of the owners. In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.

Decorating fences with pictures is a new direction in the design of fences. Despite their "youth", various painting technologies quickly became popular, because they allow creative owners to individualize their summer cottage and any fenced area. Anyone can create an attractive pattern using our recommendations.

Airbrush drawings in fence design

An interesting option is to paint the fence using the airbrush method, i.e. by spraying paint from an airbrush. Airbrushing is applicable on fences made of different materials, since the paint is easily distributed on the surface under pressure with a jet of compressed air. If there are bulges, curvature, depressions on the fence - this is not scary. A substance released from a can will mask any defect in a matter of minutes.

To turn the fence into a real masterpiece of art, you will need some materials and tools:

• A drawing of a pattern with color markings, if it will occupy a large surface.
• A stencil with an image you like (you can buy ready-made or make it yourself).
• Scotch tape or masking tape - useful for fixing the stencil.
• Level or plumb - will help to evenly set the workpiece on the fence.
• Sander - removes rust and gives the work surface smoothness.

If the drawing will be carried out on a metal sheet, an additional solvent and primer will be needed. For concrete fences - only a primer, for wooden fences - an antiseptic and drying oil. Materials will help remove old paint and protect the canvas from the influence of precipitation. They are also needed to achieve a blurry effect.

Thanks to airbrushing, the drawings are more realistic. With a can, it is easier to achieve gradation of shades and make the pattern more effective. Images made with a brush or roller look a little worse.

Do-it-yourself drawings on the fence for giving

There are many options for drawing a picture on a country fence. Airbrushing is considered the most modern of them, but in the old fashioned way, you can also use a stencil. Each method has its own working nuances, on which the final result depends. Let's learn how to use a stencil and start with simple drawings, because. complex patterns in the absence of experience will not work.

Let's write all the work in the form of instructions:

1. A suitable pattern is transferred to paper and cut out along the edging.
2. Prepare a masking tape that will protect the picture from streaks.
3. The workpiece is leveled and, after making sure that it is level, the stencil is fixed.
4. The span material is cleaned with sandpaper or a grinder.
5. The surface is painted along the lines indicated by the stencil.
6. The workpiece is carefully removed after the paint has set a little, otherwise it will flow.

Floral ornament, birds, butterflies, flowers look very beautiful on the country fence. Some owners will like a picture with cartoon characters or stories from fairy tales. Also interesting are the options with seasonal landscapes and plots of village life.

In order for the lines of the image to lie exactly, and the end result to be perfect, it is necessary to use a stencil. At home, it can be cut out of linoleum or thick cardboard.

Instructions for the design of metal fences

An ideal easel for drawing on a fence is fences with metal spans. Before starting decorative work, it is recommended to carefully prepare the surface to be painted.

Consider the whole process in stages:

1. Cleaning the work surface (with a metal brush or grinder).
2. Degreasing the iron sheet with a special composition that provides a high degree of adhesion, or adhesion of the metal to the coloring matter.
3. Priming of metal areas.
4. Drawing a pattern according to the created sketch and color markup.
5. Covering the painting with a colorless varnish, which gives the drawing durability.

You can paint a metal fence with any paint - acrylic, oil or nitro. Any tool is suitable for work - an airbrush, a brush, an airbrush or a roller.

Drawings on wooden surfaces

When decorating a wooden fence, it is important to follow the same procedure as when decorating a metal surface. But first, the wood should be cleaned with a grinder from burrs and coated with an antiseptic and drying oil. Next, create a pattern with acrylic paints. Nitro and oil paints are not used for drawing on a wooden fence, because. they quickly peel off, warp and lose color. Lacquer coating of surfaces painted with such substances does not make them durable.

What designs are applied to wooden fences? Options can be both strict, in the form of geometric patterns, and cheerful, childish, bright and deliberately careless. It is convenient to apply the paint with a brush or roller, because the wood quickly absorbs the substance and does not drip.

If the picture is written with an airbrush, the drawing will have to be completely reproduced 2 or even 3 times. The reason is the same - the rapid absorption of paint. To consolidate the achieved result, the fence is covered with a colorless acrylic varnish.

Making a slate fence

Slate in the construction of fences is used flat and wavy. It is clear that it will be easier to draw on a flat material, and you can apply an image in any way - with a roller, airbrush, brush or marker. To make the paint less intensively absorbed by asbestos cement, the surface of the fence is pre-sanded and primed. The finished drawing is additionally varnished with colorless acrylic.

It will be difficult to paint wavy slates with a marker and a roller. A high-quality drawing on a curved surface will be obtained if the master uses an airbrush or brushes. It is also very difficult to clean the corrugated slate, since the work is carried out manually or by careful use of a vibratory grinder.

Slate with a small wave is also difficult to draw. You can improve the quality of painted works by using brushes of different sizes.

The easiest way to paint wavy slate with an airbrush. The paint released from the sprayer will settle well on an inhomogeneous surface, which is characterized by many technological irregularities. Also, on a fence with spans of wave slate, it is easy to paint with paint brushes. They are excellent for images with blurry lines.

Modern fencing technologies

Unusually and colorfully decorate the fence will help special artistic stickers. When buying, the consumer should pay attention to whether the original purpose of the translation corresponds to outdoor use. There are usually a lot of variations of images on sale, so even the most fastidious buyer will find an interesting decor for themselves.

The bright stickers, which convey pictures in a fashionable 3D image, have several important properties that make them suitable for outdoor decoration.

Useful qualities for decorating a fence are:

• Resistant to fading and discoloration.
• The ability to withstand mechanical stress.
• Exposure of wet and frosty conditions, sudden changes in temperature.

How to stick the finished drawing on the fence correctly, our instructions will tell:

1. Wipe the dust off the surface of the fence first.
2. Degrease or treat the hedge with a primer.
3. Carefully remove the film from the sticker as it adheres to the canvas. If you remove the protective coating immediately, you will not be able to avoid creases and bubble areas on the canvas.
4. Pierce the bubbles with a needle, if they still appear, and slowly smooth out the puncture site with your palm.
5. Make the drawing durable by covering it with several layers of varnish.

Engage in the design of the fence with stickers only in warm, dry weather. The best time for finishing is morning and evening, when direct sunlight does not fall on the processed canvas.

Any business needs preparation and planning. Drawing is no exception and requires certain knowledge, skills and abilities. The article will discuss how to draw a fence correctly, as well as what tools and skills you need to have in order to bring the drawing to mind.

"Children's" style

First you need to decide what result you need, and then decide which fence to draw. The easiest way to depict in the form of three or four sticks sticking out of the ground, and two horizontal bars.

If the task is for a child to depict a small palisade, then there is nothing easier. After these steps, you can paint in any color, depict a house behind a fence and a blue sky.

in an adult way

It will be a little more difficult if there is a perspective in the drawing, and the work is more thought out. Perspective is a fine art criterion that distorts the work in relation to the angle of view. They train to draw correctly, usually on geometric shapes or simple objects such as a chair, table or ball.

This is necessary in order to correctly depict complex objects: first, a sketch is made in the form of a heap of geometric shapes, then the excess is “cut off”. Only artists with great experience are able to draw immediately without sketches.

Helpful Hints:

1. In any perspective, the guide lines of the elements of the composition converge at one or more points. At the initial stage, everything may look awkward: an object is smaller or larger than another. But at the stage of completion, everything takes on a natural look. And this is logically explainable: a thing that is in the distance will always seem smaller.
2. Each object cannot have a separate perspective. The only exception is for surrealist artists.

Stage 1

Having mastered the principles of building a composition with a perspective, you can no longer think about how to draw a fence. The horizon line is drawn with a pencil. No need to do this under the ruler - it will be unnatural.

The place is determined, which will be the finish of the perspective. Guide lines of the fence and other structures that are planned to be depicted should be brought to this point. The palisade itself will end exactly at the specified point. Two guides make it clear that the size of the fence posts decreases as you move away from the viewer.

Stage 2

After the schematic sketch is done, it's time to think about how to draw a beautiful fence next. They draw columns according to a well-thought-out plan: the farther, the less.

If you want to complement the composition, you can depict grass with small strokes.

Stage 3

It is required to draw a fence as a background element. That is, some part will run parallel to the horizon line to outline the household shown in the figure.

Of course, this can not be done. It all depends on the author's idea. You should examine the resulting drawing. When identifying empty places, it is recommended to finish something: be it a tree that complements the landscape, or part of the road. If only the law of symmetry was preserved and the composition was not overloaded with unnecessary details.

Stage 4

At the final stage, you should shade the sections of the fence, trees and other objects. Then you need to pay attention to the inner and outer shadows. This will make the drawing lively and colorful.

If the question arises of how to draw a fence with patterns, then you should pick up a sharply sharpened pencil and apply the desired pattern to the boards of the palisade. In order to correct individual segments, a nag (soft eraser) is used.

To give objects volume, glare is applied with a nag on those places where light falls from foreign objects (secondary lighting). This is usually the edge of the darkest side of any object. Draw a line with the tip of the eraser and enjoy the result.

Pencil choice

To understand how to draw a fence in stages, you need to not only be able to imagine, but also bring the work to its logical conclusion. To do this, you need to choose the right pencils.

There are soft, hard and hard-soft. When choosing, they are guided by the designation: 9H is considered the hardest, and 9B is considered extremely soft. There are also transitional markings (H, F, HB, B), which are considered hard-soft.

Improper use of a hard pencil will ruin the drawing due to damage to the paper, and soft ones often break when sharpened. But each artist selects tools for himself. Often in training videos you can find a model with the designation 4B.

Shadows

The key to a quality drawing is correctly applied shadows. They are thrown off by every object on which the light falls.

Accordingly, at the stage of developing a sketch, the artist must immediately determine the location of the light source. Usually this is the upper right or left corner.

To achieve realism, it is useful to know that the shadow must be proportionate to the subject. Strokes are best applied with a soft pencil and do it smoothly. If they are visible to the naked eye, you need to do shading. Usually a small piece of paper or even a finger is used for this. It is enough to make circular rubbing movements. In addition, in art shops you can buy a special pencil designed for such a thing.

Verdict

Drawing is a great art and a special gift. How to draw a fence, an elephant, a person, a sky, a tank or anything else? The answer is simple: first of all, there must be inspiration.

It is this that is the impetus for creative progress. A real artist is always interested in improving skills and bringing the work to the ideal. You can recall any number of popular expressions relating to the visual arts. One of them is "I'm an artist - that's how I see it." There is, of course, some truth in this. But most often it serves only as an excuse for sluggishness and an unsuccessful attempt to portray something.

For those who are just starting to master this difficult path, there are many video tutorials that help to comprehend the mysteries of fine art. Techniques, principles and laws of composition construction - everything is not as complicated as it seems.

It's easy to draw a beautiful fence. It is more difficult to depict people, animals and depict dynamic scenes. You need to go to this gradually, learn to work out the details, then apply general tones. This will require a sea of ​​patience, an ocean of perseverance and an immense amount of ideas.

Good luck to everyone in your work!

Simple drawings with paints on the fences in the country

This unusual direction in decorating fences in personal plots - airbrush painting (as well as graffiti and tagging) - has appeared recently, but has become popular almost everywhere. Many people think that drawing something on a fence is a matter that only professionals can do, and this opinion is partly justified. But anyone can draw a simple floral pattern or a cartoon character.

Consider several modern fence design techniques that will bring a little exclusivity and a lot of positive to your site.

What is airbrushing?

Aerography is painting a surface by spraying paint with an airbrush(in translation - an air brush). Airbrushing is a universal method, since you can make drawings on fences from any material - after all, the paint is applied under pressure with a jet of compressed air (it is sold in special cans). Therefore, even the most complex surfaces (with bulges, depressions, bends and curved lines) are conquered by the airbrush in seconds.

Such a drawing always looks more realistic and spectacular than the work done with a brush or roller.

By airbrushing, you can get unusually fine gradations of retouching and shades. Although the latest painting tools are used quite often in the coloring of fences.

The cost of professional services for drawing pictures on the fence is considerable, but it is justified by the exclusive result and colorfulness of the picture. Airbrushing was born from graffiti, which looks more rough and straightforward. The same can be said about tagging - inscriptions applied by a vandalizer predominate here - this is a special marker of different colors with a wide nib (up to 100 mm) reusable. Therefore, for a country fence, all methods are good, but with an airbrush you can get thinner and more elegant lines.

Self-drawing a picture on the fence

To start independent work on decorating your fence, you will need the following materials and tools:

• A sketch of the future drawing with markings by color, if the picture occupies a large area.
• Ready stencil with a future pattern. You can make your own or buy.
• Adhesive tape of any color or masking tape for attaching the stencil.
• Building level and plumb line - you will need to set up exactly and fix the stencil on the fence.
• Sander for cleaning rough or rusty surfaces (you can use sanding paper, but it will take much longer).
• Solvent and primer for metal fences, primer for concrete fences, antiseptic and drying oil for wooden fences. These materials are needed to clean the surface of old paint, protect it from atmospheric influences and to show the “blurred image” effect.
• Acrylic, oil or nitro paints.

Drawings on a metal fence

When working with a brush or roller, a positive result is more predictable, since you control the speed of applying the paint yourself. Yes, and you can also fix the oversight slowly. The same applies to the vandalizer (tagging marker). The airbrush releases a jet of paint under pressure, so you need to carefully monitor the direction of the jet, pressure and distance from the spray can to the surface to be painted - the blurring of the picture and its saturation depend on this. Therefore, it is better to practice on some surface before the main work.

A metal fence is an ideal surface for fantasy paintings, abstract drawings, portraits, landscapes, urban or space paintings.

First you need to clean the surface of the fence from rust, paint over with a primer, and then apply the contours of the future painting, portrait, landscape or still life with a pencil or light marker. It is also recommended to make a drawing on paper before work and paint it with the final colors so that when applied to the fence you can control the color tones of the picture. Acrylic and nitro paints dry quickly, so you will also have to work at an accelerated pace. In order for the drawing to be preserved for many years, it should be covered with acrylic varnish.

Decorate a wooden fence

When working on wood, the same rules and procedures are followed as on a metal surface. The only difference is that the wooden fence must first be deburred with a grinder, and then protected with a layer of antiseptic and drying oil. On a wooden surface do not use nitro or oil paints- nitro paint will begin to peel off the very next season, oil paint will last two or three seasons, but during this time it will lose color and also warp, even if a protective layer of varnish is applied over it. Therefore, count only on the acrylic version.

For a wooden fence, children's cheerful drawings, deliberately inept and bright, will be ideal. In the absence of the talent of the artist, you can simply apply multi-colored geometric patterns. On such a fence, you can safely work with a brush or roller - the surface quickly absorbs paint, and there will be no streaks if you put a thin layer. When working with an airbrush, you will have to apply 2-3 layers of the same pattern, all for the same reason - the surface absorbs paint quickly. For a 100% result, a wooden fence at the end of the work is recommended to be protected with acrylic colorless varnish.

Drawing on a slate fence

Asbestos cement slate is flat and wavy. It is very convenient to draw on a flat slate fence and you can do it in any way - with an airbrush, marker, brush or roller. So that the paint is not so actively absorbed into the asbestos cement, the surface should first be sanded and painted over with a primer. After applying the pattern, the surface must also be protected with a layer of acrylic colorless varnish.

It will be problematic to draw on a wavy slate with a marker and a roller, so it is better to use brushes or an airbrush. You will have to clean the surface manually, so the work will be long and tedious. You can speed up the cleaning process by using vibratory grinder(these are used for polishing car bodies). A small wave slate fence is a big challenge for the artist, and here quality can only be achieved with the help of brushes of different sizes.

The surface of wavy slate is most often heterogeneous, has many technological depressions, and on slate with a large wave, an airbrush will come in handy (however, just like paint brushes). A blurry pattern will look great here, and it is also much easier to achieve this effect on an uneven surface.

Concrete option

A concrete fence with a bright and rich pattern is associated with a construction site or a railway station. Therefore, designers recommend painting such a fence in a single color. For a summer residence or a personal plot, shades of green will be successful. Against this background, all conceivable and inconceivable flower arrangements will be spectacular. If, nevertheless, the desire to make a drawing is very strong, you can use soft, pastel colors and patterns close to nature - landscapes, the sea, desert expanses or snow sketches. The use of white for fragmentary coloring of the fence will make it more solemn and elegant.

The drawing technology depends on the surface - a shallow relief can be painted with an airbrush, marker, brush, roller, etc.

An openwork fence is best painted only with a brush or a small airbrush. As in previous cases, the surface is cleaned and primed. If the paint is applied in several layers, then a protective layer of varnish is not needed.

To maintain the unity of the exterior, the fence and the roof of the house should be painted in similar colors. Prefabricated concrete embossed slabs will show you which colors to choose. So, imitation brickwork requires brown, stonework should use shades of natural stone. Bright colors and shades get bored and annoying over time. Therefore, you should choose muted colors: burgundy, dark green, mustard or even asphalt colors.

Using a stencil

The practice of using stencils for coloring any fences has shown that this is a universal tool for both the artist and the amateur. Ease of use, ease of application of paints (usually with a foam sponge or small roller) and the absence of the need to show imagination and artistic talents make the stencil very popular.

The stencil can be successfully used to hide defects in concrete slabs or wooden fences. It is attached with adhesive tape or masking tape, the paint is applied along the edges with a sponge, and inside the picture - with a roller or airbrush.

The edges of the stencil, even if they are securely fastened, should always be held where the paint is applied. Themes and styles can be used in a variety of ways. If the fence is painted within the city limits, then pop art and large portraits, geometric patterns will come in handy. You can draw a picture on a marine theme or depict a night city, space, all kinds of abstractions. The picture may look like a finished composition or may be divided into several parts of different themes. For a country fence, you can use:

• Floral, vegetable and natural patterns and paintings.
• Images of animals, domesticated plants, vegetables, fruits and berries.

Modern drawing technologies

If the drawing on the fence has nothing to visually attach to, then it is better to paint the fence in neutral, pastel shades. These are beige, peach, blue or caramel colors. Remember the main law of any artistic composition - use no more than three primary colors plus their shades.

Innovation and automation make it possible to partially get rid of manual labor when painting. So, large areas of fences can be painted using pneumatic spray guns, having previously marked out the future picture or panorama by color. Country fences are best painted (depending on the material) with a brush, roller or airbrush.

When applying inscriptions, strokes and graphic drawings on a plain surface, the tagging method is best suited - applying paint with a wide marker.

Any picture, drawing, inscription on the fence perform not only a decorative role, but also protect the surface from light mechanical and atmospheric influences. Therefore, even if the pattern is fragmentary, then it is necessary to cover the entire work surface with a protective colorless varnish. It should also be cleaned and prepared. Preparation consists of two stages:

1. Dry cleaning of the surface with a brush, trowel, grinder or vibrating flat grinder: dirt, burrs, rust and manufacturing defects must be removed.
2. Wet cleaning - water. After that, the fence should dry well.

Need to paint the fence only in dry and preferably cool weather. Do not apply paint in the rain or immediately after it. It is also impossible to paint in hot weather - the paint will not have time to diffuse deep into the surface and after a while it will begin to peel off.