How to draw a fireplace for the New Year?

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

A fireplace can be a wonderful decoration for your home for the upcoming New Year holidays. The real one, of course, is very expensive, and you can’t place such a fireplace in an apartment at all. There are also electric fireplaces, but they are also far from cheap. Where can I get it in this case? There is nothing left but to draw a fireplace - an inexpensive and quick way. To do this, you will need minimal drawing skills, simple materials and a desire to create. You can easily complete this task in one evening.

What you need

In order to have an idea of how to draw a fireplace, you need to find a suitable example of it on the Internet. After the picture is found, you need to decide on the choice of the place where the painted fireplace will be placed and what size it will be.

Now you can safely go to the store for art supplies, unless, of course, you have everything you need at home.

You will need the following:

• Whatman. It is better to take a large paper format, with a margin. Excess, if necessary, can be cut off, but if not enough, it will be veryunpleasant.
• Simple pencil.
• Eraser.
• Ruler.
• It is better to take gouache paints, since it is easier to draw a fireplace on paper with them. They overlap easily and can be layered.
• Two brushes, thin and thick.
• Jar of water to dilute paint.

How to draw a fireplace

It is better to place the fireplace on paper vertically, although this will depend on where you then attach it.

First, you need to use a ruler to mark and draw the side walls and the top in the form of a mantelpiece, and also in the center to mark the place of the firebox for firewood in the form of an arch.

The front of the fireplace will look more spectacular if you "veneer" it with bricks. Bricks can be drawn with a ruler, so they will look neat and even, or draw brickwork by hand. It already depends on your imagination.

Now draw logs blazing in the firebox.

If you are at a loss with how to draw a fire in the fireplace, then a suitable photo will help you. Of course, you can make it easier for yourself by depicting only the fire itself without firewood. Draw the flames rising up in smooth, twisting lines.

Starting coloring

Before you start coloring, hold the paper with the fireplace drawn in pencil against the wall and take a few steps back to evaluate your work from a distance. Check the evenness of the walls and the placement of the firebox. If no errorsdiscovered and you are completely satisfied with your work at this stage, then feel free to start coloring with gouache.

First, mix red and brown paint and paint over the bricks, remembering to leave a distance between them. You will then paint it with black paint. Cover the top of the fireplace with brown. You can add thin dark brown lines to simulate wood.

It's time to spice up your fireplace by painting a fire in the firebox. Your task is to make it as bright as possible by mixing red and yellow paints. This will be the main color. Cover most of the fire with it. Draw its base in pure yellow and add a few separate flames with it. Let the painting dry completely before proceeding to the final step.

Now we need to darken the place around the flame so that it plays even brighter. Carefully, trying not to touch the flame, circle it with a dark brown color and paint over the fireplace mouth. It would not be superfluous to add bright sparks on a dark background around the fire.

Decor

After the drawing is completely dry, all you have to do is place the finished fireplace in the right place. It is not necessary to glue it to the wall, especially to the wallpaper. You can use a piece of cardboard or a box for this.

Since your fireplace is painted for New Year's Eve, the picture wouldn't be complete without holiday decorations. One of the most popular traditions is hanging socks for New Year's gifts on the mantelpiece. Decorative socks can be made independently from colored cardboard or felt. Ordraw on paper and cut out. You can glue New Year's tinsel to the fireplace and whatever you think is appropriate.

Actually, following the instructions and keeping examples in front of you, it is not so difficult to draw a fireplace, as it might seem at first. Of course, you will have to try, but the result of the work will please you and your loved ones, and create an atmosphere of comfort and New Year's mood.