Is it possible to make bas-reliefs in the interior with your own hands?
Bas-relief can be used to decorate not only facadesbuildings, but also the walls inside the premises. Every designer or owner of the premises where repairs are to be made wants to decorate the room in an unusual way. These can be walls painted in bright and rainbow colors or unique furniture that the residents of the apartment and their invited guests could admire. Today, plaster or clay moldings in the interior are at the peak of popularity. The correct name for this work of art is bas-reliefs. They are now used to decorate not only the facades of buildings, but also the walls in rooms, apartments, and private buildings. Bas-reliefs on the walls give the room a solemn and majestic touch. Ready-made figures, which are then simply glued to the walls, can be purchased in a specialized store. It is also possible to do it yourself. In this case, there is no need to study the technique professionally. It is enough to carefully study the sequence of work and the structure of this decoration.
Birth of a bas-relief as works of art
White clay is applied to the sketch usingspatula. Bas-relief has a second name - high relief. The first name translated from French means "low relief", the second - "high relief". Bas-relief is a type of sculptural relief, where a convex image protrudes from a flat background. This type of art has deep roots in the Paleolithic era, where bas-reliefs were rock paintings. Subsequently, this type of decoration became widespread in the Ancient East. There, such reliefs reached enormous sizes, and hundreds of people worked on them. The founder of bas-relief as decoration is Ancient Egypt. It was here that such sculptural works of art began to decorate the tombs of the pharaohs, their images have not been deciphered to this day. Return to contents</a>
Varieties of bas-relief
Bas-reliefs are divided into types according tothe material used to make this decoration. They are sculpted from clay and plaster, and also carved from marble and cut from wood. There are more complex types, consisting of casting from alabaster or bronze. To depict such a sculpture, you should have not only skill, but also professionalism. In addition, bas-reliefs are divided into types depending on the image itself:
- plot-pictorial - pictures are displayed;
- ornamental - patterns are drawn.
If we delve further into the varieties, we can see that such reliefs are divided into:
A picturesque bas-relief will look beautiful in a room with high ceilings.
- flattened;
- picturesque;
- multidimensional and others.
Each of them has its own characteristics.Some have the effect of applying shadows. Bas-reliefs have many varieties. Each of them is unique in its own way. In modern interiors, plaster bas-reliefs with images of plants, flowers, and sometimes fruits are used. Images of people or other complex elements are purchased ready-made, in the form of an ordinary picture in a frame. They are glued or hung on the walls, or inserted into special niches during renovation to preserve the effect of a carved sculpture. Return to contents</a>
The bas-relief with our own hands
Specialty stores offer a huge varietyselection of ready-made kits that allow you to make a bas-relief with your own hands. You can use separately purchased components to create this unearthly beauty.
The aging of the bas-relief surface can be achieved by applying a special craquelure varnish. To make a bas-relief you will need:
- ready-made mortar or individual components: gypsum, cement, alabaster, etc .;
- cutters on wood;
- transparent film or ready-made stencil;
- Lacquer or paint to impregnate the finished image;
- tile glue, nails, screws and all the necessary tools for fixing the finished picture.
The production of a bas-relief takes place in a certain sequence. Return to contents</a>Drawing process Drawing processproceeds differently, depending on what type of bas-relief was chosen. If it was decided to make a picture, which is then attached to the wall, the following rules are observed:
- from the available materials collect the frame for the picture, it should resemble a tray with low sides;
- form is covered with polyethylene or food film, here the most important point is equal flooring, that is, it is necessary to eliminate wrinkles to the maximum;
- Ready-to-buy or prepared according to the instructions, the solution is poured into the mold;
- wait for the mold to dry completely;
- After completely drying with special suitable incisors, it is necessary to apply the contours of the picture, here you can use the ready-made stencil.
After the bas-relief has completely dried, you canpaint with quick-drying paints. If the bas-relief is to be made directly on the wall in the form of stucco, the surface should be prepared. It is cleaned of any dirt and old coatings. After achieving a perfectly flat surface, the wall is primed and allowed to dry. While the wall is drying, you can make a sketch of the future image. If it has small details, you can use the usual printing of the drawing on a printer in parts. Then transfer each part to a transparent film. As soon as the wall is ready, draw lines on it along the contour, collecting the entire drawing together. If one large figure is used, for example, a large convex flower, then you should resort to a child's method of transferring the drawing. To do this, the wall is divided into squares and the contour of the image is carefully drawn. This method should be used in cases where there are no painting skills. Return to contents</a>Creating a relief In the first case, whenthe panel is created separately from the wall, they begin to create the relief after the form has completely dried and the outline has been applied. From the newly prepared mixture, the volume is built up in accordance with the outline. It is better to do this in several layers, each of which should dry out a little. This makes it easier to notice the excess and remove it. If recesses are assumed, then two methods can be used here. In the first case, the background should be built up in the same sequence as the relief of the drawing. After reaching the required width of the recess, the background is carefully leveled and sanded. When the image is applied to the wall, the relief is created in two stages. At the initial stage, a rough version should be made, that is, simply fill the necessary areas with the mixture, cutting off all the excess. After this, let the rough layer dry out. Then they begin to complete the relief. Here you will need a lot of patience to achieve clear and straight lines. Therefore, you should not start making complex images right away. It is enough to use a simple volumetric drawing in the form of an ornament. There is an easier way to apply relief, which is suitable for both cases. It consists of pre-prepared relief areas. According to the finished drawing, forms are created, which are filled with a mixture and left to dry. The finished elements are glued to the wall or the shape of the picture frame, and the seams are covered with plaster and cleaned with sandpaper. Return to contents</a>Installation of bas-relief Separately preparedThe picture is glued to the wall with tile adhesive. It is applied to both the wall and the tile. If the resulting picture is heavy, you can use nails or screws. They are driven in at the bottom of the bas-relief so that they extend only 2/3 of the tile thickness. If the finished tile weighs too much, you should use the method of deepening into the wall. To do this, prepare a niche in advance and glue the panel into it. The seams can also be sealed with mortar and sanded. The bas-relief made on the wall is treated as follows:
From all that has been described it becomes clear howmake a bas-relief. It is not difficult to make it yourself. Any person who has never dealt with stucco can handle it. The finished bas-relief will please the owner and delight the invited guests.</ ul>
