One of the main winter joys is plentiful,thick and dense snow. In addition to the beauty that he gives to the world, snow provides opportunities that are incompatible with summer: snowballs, snowmen, sledging (or on the bottom) from an ice slide. For one child, winter does not pass without at least one snowman. Both parents and peers willingly participate in this fun. However, not entirely lazy people with a creative spirit can not only entertain their child, but also decorate the yard or the nearby park with a real work of applied art. By the way, children will like this idea much more than the sculpturing of an ordinary snowman.
Start simple
Before any complicated is createdfigure out of the snow, is to practice on something uncomplicated. For example, update or improve your knowledge and skills (regarding modeling from this natural material) on a regular slide. Only during the construction to improve its design with the use of those skills that will be useful when the snow figures will be erected.
Из снега, если поблизости нет достаточно высокого snowdrift, built a mountain of the form and height, which you conceived. If there is a lot of initial material, there is inspiration and a supply of strength, then a snowdrift can be made tortuous, like a bobsled launch. Just be sure to mold the bumpers higher, so that children do not fly from the building! At the same time practice in working with snow. On a steeper slope, steps are cut or trampled, the whole workpiece is well compacted - where with a shovel, where with legs - and filled with water.
The slide will be very useful, and then, whenthe figure from the snow itself is going to happen, the little ones have something to do, so it will not get in the way of the creation of the lodge and then it will become a pity.
Preparatory stage
Перед тем как из снега сделать фигуры, нужно check its stickiness. To do this, it is enough to compress a handful of material in a fist. If, when unclenching, it does not crumble, but repeats the shape of the palm of your hand, you can begin your exciting activity.
Since you have to work with coldsubstance, take care of your hands. On the usual warm gloves, you must tighten the rubber, and preferably insulated. The ideal choice will be fishing - they do not crack from frost and do not let it go to the body.
Sculptural works in the old
To make intricate shapes out of snowhands, you will also need a bucket of heated water. Periodically, it will have to be changed - winter is still outside, and in cold water it is not enough to wet your hands even in protective gloves. The process itself is not much different from working with the same clay or clay (except in scale). Only one caveat: you need to regularly smooth your sculpture with wet hands. So the snow quickly grab, and the figure will become stronger. This is especially true of small parts - without water, they are likely to fall off quickly.
At first the main outline of the conceived sculpture is molded. Very thin parts are cut by a spatula on an already frozen base.
Когда фигура из снега удовлетворит ваш artistic taste, you can gently pour it with chilled water. If it is a lot of fine details - it is better to spray from the sprayer so as not to wash off the important “details”. The water will freeze, and your creativity will last much longer.
Artistic carving
If the snow is dry and you want to create immediately,resort to another way. A box is taken (plywood is better, but it will also fit from strong cardboard), the bottom is removed, the frame is placed on the ground and put into place with snow. You can moisten it with water for better adhesion. One more level is attached on top - until the height of the “tower” is sufficient for the idea. From above, they are again carried out with wet gloves - and the base is ready. Now the knife is taken, and the process of carving begins, similar to what ice statues do.
Embodiment of global ideas
If planned monumental figures of snow(the photos presented in the article will tell you the general direction in which you can work), just can not do without the frame. The easiest way to make it out of plywood, slats or boards, just roughly outlining the desired contours. Inside and around them, the snow is rammed and poured with water until the desired figure is obtained. The same basis is needed for through architectural structures, for example, for arches.
Subsequent works are all in the same cut: cut off everything that does not fit into the image, clean out unnecessary bulges and growths - and get the beauty of the snow.
Color fantasies
Coloring technologies are more complex.the whole of the sculpture. If her body is a uniform color, gouache or watercolor can be added directly to the snow. The difficulty is to achieve a uniform color: the tone is usually obtained somewhere lighter, somewhere brighter. Alternatively, you can use a spray with diluted paints. However, there may also be some disagreements.
Well, the artists really wait for the layer of ice to harden on the figure, then take brushes and thick paints and paint it in accordance with the intended way.
