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Pictures from amber. How to make your own hands?

At all times people loved unusual and beautiful things. Special importance was attached to natural stones, shells, fossils and amber. In this article we will tell you what amber and amber paintings are. In addition, you will learn how to make a beautiful picture on your own.

What is amber?

Amber is a resin that is petrified. This is the so-called hardened gill of coniferous trees, which grew in the Paleogene and Upper Cretaceous period. Currently, it is used mainly as a material for the manufacture of various jewelry. In addition, this material is used in perfumery, pharmaceuticals, and sometimes in the electronic, food and chemical industries. But now the special demand is used for paintings made of amber because of its beauty and durability.

In ancient times, first Aristotle, followed by Pliny the Elder and Theophrastus, assumed that the appearance of amber was somehow connected with the resin of coniferous trees. Because of this, amber is sometimes called "the gifts of the sun" or "the tears of the sea".

What amber is used to make paintings

As a rule, when making a picture of amber, use unprocessed pieces without holes. Amber is convenient because it is much lighter than natural stone and easier to stick to the base.

When creating a painting, all types of amber are used. It can be very different. The most expensive is the transparent amber, as it is rarely found in nature, and they forge it very often. Mainly amber is honey-yellow color. But there are samples of brown, and almost black. There are also samples of green amber amber, but such stones in the paintings are almost not used because of their rarity and high cost.

Pictures from amber with their own hands

Most often in paintings with amber they represent autumn. This is due to the fact that the natural color of this petrified resin resembles yellowed leaves of trees. In addition, amber is perfect for creating fabulous motifs.

First you need to find the basis. It is best for a picture of amber to take a strong base, for example canvas on cardboard. Then you need to sketch directly on the canvas. The sketch can be made with a simple pencil. Strongly press a pencil is not necessary, otherwise the pattern can shine through the paint. Then you have to draw a painting with paint. It is best to take an acrylic or a tempera paint. Oil for such purposes will not work, as it dries very slowly and does not interact well with glue.

After you have painted the landscape with acrylic paints, you need to give the future picture to dry. Wait about a day - during this time, any acrylic paint will dry. Then, mark the zones where amber should be located. As a rule, these are trees, shrubs, stones near the river. Immediately select pebbles of the right color.

On the site where you want to glue amber, apply glue. If you work fast, it is better to use quick-drying glue. And if you prefer to create pictures of amber slowly, then take the glue-gel. With it, you can correct the work in case of your mistake.

How to care for a picture of amber

Amber is a rather fragile material. But in the picture it will exist for a long time. If you somehow scratched amber in the picture, then it can be easily polished. In the open air, amber is slowly but oxidized. This leads to a discolouration. Therefore, you can cover the paintings of amber with a special lacquer. It will help to preserve the natural color of the product.

You can create such things yourself or buy. When buying, pay attention to how the amber is glued. Pictures (Moscow in this sense offers a wide choice) can be purchased at a specialized store.

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