- plywood or other board approximately 4-8 mm thick;
- ruler;
- pencil;
- jigsaw or saw;
- ceiling plinth;
- knife;
- yacht varnish and brush;
- gypsum putty;
- artistic acrylic paint;
- sponge for acrylic paint;
- glue;
- pushpins;
- newspapers.
Robot stages:
1. The first thing you need to do is measure what size frame you need. To do this, you need to add a few centimeters to the size of your product, photograph or painting (depending on the width of the plinth).
2. On the plywood, draw the perimeter of the future frame with a pencil.
Using a jigsaw (saw), cut out the base for the frame. It is best to do this job outside or cover the floors with newspaper, as there will be a lot of sawdust flying around and it will be difficult to clean it from the carpet and other surfaces in the room.
3. Cut the ceiling plinth into 4 sections, which will correspond in size to the cut frame. Be careful and careful, the baseboard is made of quite fragile polystyrene foam. The cut should be made with a sharp knife on a flat surface, without pressing hard on the surface of the baseboard.
4.Place all the cuts on a plywood base and mark on the plinth how much needs to be cut so that the corners meet evenly and without large gaps.
5. Place the prepared sides of the future frame together and check whether they correspond to the size of the base and the picture.
6. For ease of use, the plywood base should be coated with several layers of yacht varnish. This will protect your product from dust and deformation.
7. Cover a table or other surface with newspapers. Lay out the plinth as it will be located on the future frame.
Cover areas where the baseboard does not meet with gypsum putty. This will also help to firmly secure the baseboard together.
8. You need to work with putty very carefully. It is important not to damage the pattern of the plinth itself and at the joints (at the corners) try to connect and continue the pattern. Leave the baseboard with putty to dry overnight. Don't worry if the putty appears a little yellowish at first; dry gypsum putty will turn pure white.
9. We proceed to the coloring stage. Prepare for yourself acrylic paint of the required color, a sponge (a sponge is the best choice for painting ceiling plinths with various patterns, as it does not leave streaks and simplifies painting) and a palette (instead of a palette, you can use a small lid or saucer).
If you have a limited amount of paint and you are worried that there may not be enough of it, then acrylic paint can be diluted with regular PVA glue in a 1:1 ratio. To achieve the best effect and brightness, it is best to paint the frame in two layers. The paint will dry in no more than 2-3 hours.
10. Secure the picture to the base using glue or pushpins.
eleven.Glue the finished frame to the plywood base and leave to dry.
12. Make a loop on the back wall and... Voila! The painting on the wall is ready!
