What is a toy made from and how is it painted?
Dymkovo toys are created in several stages. They cannot be made without special skills, so the process of making such crafts for children is usually supervised by professional craftsmen.
On the way to obtaining a high-quality result, the toy must first be molded, then thoroughly dried, burned, whitened and beautifully painted. Skipping one of these steps may result in the figurine being too fragile or not working at all.
Dymkovo toys are molded by hand. Despite the presence of uniform templates for drawing, in reality not a single craft is similar to its counterparts, precisely because of the individual approach to their creation.
Sequence of creating a toy:
- Modeling. To obtain a complete figure, it is necessary to mold small parts separately. At the final stage, parts of the overall composition are attached to the main body of the toy and, if necessary, adjusted in shape or size. Such crafts are usually made from a mixture that includes clay (usually bright red) and fine river sand.
- Drying. After creating a clay figurine, it must be thoroughly dried. Depending on its size, this process can take from 3-5 days to a month. Drying a Dymkovo toy requires compliance with a number of requirements regarding the temperature and humidity of the air in the room where it will be located.
- Burning. Modern workshops have specialized furnaces that allow craftsmen to overcome this stage quickly and as safely as possible. As a result of firing, clay crafts usually change their color and become light or red-brown.
- Bleaching. To prevent color mixing when painting a toy, it must be bleached. To give the craft a uniform milky color, a special substance is used, which includes chalk and milk. As a result of the chemical processes that occur as the milk solution sours, the surface of the figurine becomes smooth, hard and has an even tone.
- Painting. Dymkovo toys are painted with acrylic paints or a solution intended for painting ceramics. Their color range is as bright as possible and includes all the necessary shades. According to the rules, painting of such crafts begins with the eyes, eyebrows and hair. Only after giving the figure a “human appearance” should you start painting the remaining details. Traditionally, when painting such toys, craftsmen use geometric shapes.
Simple coloring pages of Dymkovo patterns for young children
Dymkovo toys (drawing templates, in particular) should be chosen based on the age of the child who will work with them.
Children's development will benefit from painting large components of a drawing, using the most saturated colors.
Among the most popular options for such pictures:
| Drawing for coloring | Description of the drawing and the principle of working with it |
| Horse. The task for the child will be to color the horse in the way he thinks will be as beautiful as possible. Typically, children are asked to use red, white, orange and yellow pencils. This set of colors, as a rule, is sufficient not only for their individual use, but also for creating new shades. In this version of the coloring book, the child, if desired, can complete the animal’s face, or can simply add brightness to the picture, without adding patterns to it. |
| Matryoshka. Coloring this picture of a matryoshka doll is best combined with telling your child the history of the origins of the original Russian toy. It will also be interesting for the child to learn the principle of playing with such a wooden doll. Pencils of red, black, white and yellow are usually used to add color to this sketch. | |
| Lady. The process of coloring the lady will also be a fun activity for kids. Despite the apparent simplicity of the design, giving it color requires thinking through the shades used in the work. To complicate the task, the child can be given the goal of coloring the outline of a woman so that the items of her clothing match each other and do not merge. For this purpose, it is recommended to invite him to choose a shade to work with from an unlimited number of pencils. Experience shows that children most often choose red, yellow, green, blue, black and white. |
A selection of materials on the topic
click on the picture below to download a collection of pictures depicting Dymkovo toys: And you can also download individual pictures of Dymkovo toys at your discretion: Lady Horse Rooster Turkey Duck
Patterns
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Complex coloring pages with a lot of small elements
Dymkovo toys (templates for drawing, as well as drawings for coloring, are freely available on the Internet), due to the variety of their options, can be used in work with older children.
For schoolchildren attending grades 3–5, it will be interesting to paint more complex patterns with a lot of small details.
Teachers recommend drawing parents’ attention to the following pictures:
| Sketch for coloring | Description of the drawing and the principle of working with it |
| "Walk". This picture for coloring is a complete artistic composition. It depicts a man and a woman floating in a boat on a river. The task facing the child is to make colorful not only people’s costumes, consisting of small parts, but also the objects surrounding them. These include the celestial bodies, the pattern on the ship and the waves. The main colors that the student will work with are red, blue, white, black and their derivatives. | |
| "The Bears". This sketch shows a family of bears. Animals are depicted in human form: they wear clothes and jewelry. The difficulty in coloring this drawing lies in the large number of small details of the characters' clothing. To complicate the task, you can invite the child to make the picture as realistic as possible (paint the bears in the appropriate colors, as in life, and their clothes in the shades most often found in adult wardrobe items). Typically, children work with this image using blue, red, black, yellow, brown and white colors. | |
| "Rider". This is one of the most popular pictures for coloring, used by teachers when working with them. It depicts a boy standing on a horse. In this case, the child will need to carefully paint the smallest details of the image of the young man, as well as reproduce the color of the animal and surrounding objects. It is recommended to work with brown, black, red, blue, yellow, orange, blue and green. |
Dymkovo toy Lady
Adults associate Dymkovo toys (drawing templates will help children master artistic skills) with the figure of a lady. A drawing template with a picture of a woman in a beautiful outfit will teach your child to draw the details that create a realistic person's face and the details of his clothing.
A lady can look different:
- with a baby in his arms;
- with rocker;
- with a samovar;
- on horseback.
Template for drawing the Dymkovo toy Barynya
It is worth choosing the most suitable option based on the experience and age of the children who will work with the template. At the initial stage, it is optimal to let the child complete the simplest image of a woman without unnecessary details.
For example:
| In this case, the schoolchild needs to decorate the lady’s dress with paintings typical of Dymkovo toys. In addition to finishing the details, he is faced with the task of coloring the image at the final stage of work. For this purpose, red, blue, black, orange colors of paints or pencils are most often used. When thinking through a task for more skilled artists, it is necessary to choose a template without drawn eyes, nose, mouth and hair. |
Presentation
Probably, you guys also wanted to create such toys for yourself?
Unfortunately, it is impossible to do this at home, even if you know how to sculpt with clay. But you can try to color the silhouettes of Dymkovo toys. On our website you will find photos, pictures and coloring pages for children depicting Dymkovo toys. They can be downloaded and printed. You will be met:
- cheerful cockerel,
- important duck,
- puffy turkey,
- graceful horse
- and a lady dressed in elegant clothes.
- Also here you will find numerous patterns that decorate the Dymkovo toy.
However, don’t rush into coloring books. First, carefully look at the photos of the toys, remember what colors the figures are painted with, since the colors on the figures have their own pattern. Photos will help you draw your own conclusions, and coloring pages for children will help you practice. Probably the most favorite toys of children are the cockerel and the turkey; sometimes the children mention the lady. Why? They are the brightest, most elegant. Think about what a rooster looks like, what colors you use to paint it, because in the old days a rooster was a symbol of the beginning of a new day, the sunrise. His figure contains all the colors of the rainbow. The photos and coloring pages offered on our website will help children become more familiar with this unusual Russian folk craft, show their imagination and ingenuity, and learn to draw. Acquaintance with any ancient craft enriches a child, connects him with his ancestors, with Russian roots. And getting to know toys is doubly interesting. From time immemorial, they reveal their secrets to children, share their cheerfulness, create a good mood and creative enthusiasm.
Dymkovo toys
Roosters
Roosters drawn in the style of Dymkovo toys can also look different. On some templates they are depicted in full height, on others - only the upper part of the body.
The traditional version looks like this:
| Here the child needs to complete the patterns on the bird’s feathers, as well as add legs and transform the face. Red, yellow, orange and any of the dark shades (black, brown) are used as the main working colors. It is important to convey to the student that the patterns should be in the style of Dymkovo toys, that is, they should mainly consist of geometric shapes. |
duck
| Finishing the drawing of a duck in the style of a Dymkovo toy usually requires decorating its body in yellow, orange and white colors. More experienced artists can be given the task, for example, to complete the drawing of the family of the depicted bird while maintaining the same style in their work. |
Horse
| The traditional template for drawing a horse in the style of a Dymkovo toy assumes the presence of the outlines of an animal, sometimes with an already drawn muzzle. The goal of the young artist’s work is to decorate the existing image, subject to maximum consistency of style. If desired, the child can complete the drawing of the surrounding objects or create a complete composition, for example, depict a rider or another horse next to the existing one. It is recommended to use brown, black, red, green and yellow colors. |
Goat
| The template that the child is asked to use to draw a goat assumes the presence of the outlines of the animal. It can be decorated individually or created as a whole composition. Suitable colors for this type of painting are green, yellow, red, black and white. |
Deer
| A template for painting a deer in the Dymkovo style usually involves an image of an animal with antlers, without unnecessary details. Depending on the child’s abilities, he can be offered not only to decorate the deer with patterns in the appropriate style, but also, for example, to transform the animal’s antlers. The colors typically required are brown, black, red and orange to get the job done. |
Turkey
| The traditional version of the Dymkovo turkey sketch is one of the most favorite tasks for middle school children. For children, the interest of working with such a template lies in the large field for creativity and imagination. In this case, they don’t just have to add small details on the bird’s body or add objects surrounding it. Here their task is, among other things, to paint the turkey’s tail in any color they like. Typically, for this purpose, children choose red, green, yellow, orange and their derivatives. |
Summary of the lesson “Dymkovo toy” for children of the preparatory group
Summary of the lesson “Dymkovo toy” for children 6-7 years old
Author: Naira Igorevna Nersesyan, teacher at MBDOU “General developmental kindergarten No. 144”, Voronezh
Purpose: teachers of senior and preparatory groups, primary school teachers, parents. Goal: Introducing children to folk culture. Objectives: -Introduce the history of the Dymkovo toy. -To cultivate love and respect for the work of folk craftsmen, for the folk art of Russia. -To consolidate children’s knowledge about the process of making Dymkovo toys and the ability to talk about it. -To develop knowledge about the characteristic features of painting toys, the ability to create patterns according to one’s own design. Learn to identify the elements of the geometric pattern of Dymkovo painting (circles, straight and wavy lines, checkered patterns, dots and peas). Learn to paint with Dymkovo patterns. -Develop aesthetic perception, sense of rhythm, color, creativity. Deepen aesthetic knowledge of folk arts and crafts. Preliminary work: drawing up a presentation “Dymkovo toy”, original Dymkovo toys for demonstration, printed stencils on white paper (A4 format) and colored pencils. Lesson plan: - 1. Organizational point 2. Theoretical part.
An introductory conversation about the history and process of creation with a demonstration of Dymkovo toys, paintings, presentations. An explanation of the painting sequence. 3. Final part. Progress of the lesson
Educator: Guys, you all have toys, but what are they made of? Children: Our toys are made of plastic, rubber, metal, wood, fabric. Educator: Let's find out what toys are made in the village of Dymkoye? What is Dymkovo famous for? With his toy. There is no smoky color in it, But there is the love of people. There is something in it from the rainbow, from drops of dew. There is something of joy in her, thundering like bass. (V. Feofanov) Educator: People affectionately and tenderly call this toy “haze.” Where does such an amazing name come from? Let us introduce you to Dymkovo clay toys. I was born in the large settlement of Dymkovo across the river near the city of Vyatka. In ancient times, residents of this settlement, young and old, sculpted clay toys for the spring fair. In winter, the entire settlement is in smoke from the fact that the stoves are heated and toys are burned. On cloudy days, the fog from the river spreads like a light haze. Perhaps this is where the name Dymkoye arose, and the toys began to be called Dymkovo. Dymkovo toys were made for the ancient holiday "Whistling Dance". Later, the fair-festival began to be called "Whistling". What kind of toys are these, let's see? Through the mountain spurs, Through the roofs of villages, A red-horned, yellow-horned clay deer rushes.
Here is a smart turkey, He is all so fine, The big turkey has all his sides painted. Look, his fluffy tail is not at all simple, It’s like a sunny flower, and then there’s the comb.
The Dymkovo young lady is all in orange, gold, scarlet and green patterns.
Look how beautiful this girl-soul is, her scarlet cheeks are burning, her outfit is amazing. Even the horses are in festive outfits.
Clay horses race on stands as hard as they can. And they won’t hold on to the tail if they lose the mane. Educator: What do all these toys have in common? Children: All toys have bright colors, everything is on a white background, covered with beautiful patterns. Educator: What paint do you think the toy is first coated with? Children: White. On a white background, the patterns stand out well and beautifully.. Educator: Can you guess where the masters got the white color from? Children: They took it from the snow, from winter. The toys were made in winter!!! Educator: That's right. The craftsmen took the white background from the snow-covered fields, when in winter everything around is white and white. In those places, the winter is long and there is a lot of snow. The craftsmen want to make the toy as clean and white as snow. Why are they bright?
Children: Because they were made for the holiday, so they painted them with bright colors. Educator: What colors did the masters use to paint toys? Children: They used bright colors: red, blue, crimson, yellow, orange, green. Educator: What patterns do you see on the toys? Children: On the toys there are circles, dots, lines, squares, stripes, curves, waves, squares, rings, ovals. Educator: What images can be seen in Dymkovo toys? Children: Horse, cockerel, deer, ram, young lady. Educator: The most common subjects: nannies with children, water carriers, rams with golden horns, turkeys, roosters, deer and, of course, young people, buffoons, ladies. Educator: Let's find out how a toy is created? (Children watch the video on the interactive board, the teacher talks at the same time). A lot of work must be put into making the toy so elegant. It is born three times. The first time it is born is when it is sculpted from red clay. The figures are sculpted in parts, individual parts are assembled and completed, using liquid red clay as a binding material. The molding marks are smoothed out to give the product a smooth and neat surface. The toy must be burned to make it durable. The intense heat causes the toy to become hot, and when it cools down, the clay becomes ringing and strong. This is how the toy is born a second time. There is a trial by fire. And when is the third time born? Children: The third time a toy is born is when it is whitened and painted. Educator: Then it is whitewashed with chalk diluted with milk and painted. Sometimes pieces of gold leaf are stuck on top of the pattern, which gives the toy even more elegance. This is how it is born for the third time. Beautiful, bright, elegant toys are sold at the fair. Making a toy, from modeling to painting - the process is unique and creative, never repeated. There are not and cannot be two absolutely identical products. Each toy is unique, unique and inimitable.
Educator: I suggest you become real folk craftsmen and paint the stencils of the Dymkovo toy. Printed stencils are distributed to children. They begin to “paint” with pencils with pleasure. In the process of independent work, the teacher provides children with complete creative freedom, providing individual assistance. You can turn on soft folk music. At the end of the lesson there is an exhibition.
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