Album for drawing: types and sizes

Paper used provides half the success in correctly and quickly mastering various drawing techniques. Any parents have to choose an album for drawing, because children sooner or later go to school, where they begin to attend painting lessons.

First of all, you should pay attention to the color of the paper. If the work surface itself does not have a white, but a grayish or yellowish tinge, then you should not expect correct color rendering on it. In such circumstances, the child will be harder to learn to transfer the game of colors. In addition, the structure of the product is important.

For the smallest, even modest sets of 8 sheets will be suitable as the first album. Although younger schoolchildren do not need too large folios, because of their large thickness, it is inconvenient to work with them.

A typical children's drawing album is easiest to identify by its relatively low cost and the image on the cover corresponding to age and interests. The differences lie in what exactly the devices in the album will draw. The required paper density depends on it.

For example, for drawings with pencil or markers, fairly thin paper with a density of 100-120 g / m2. To draw with pastels, you will need a special corrugated paper, for which the chalk “clings”. But for exercises with paints and water, not only velvety is needed, but also an increased density - 200-300 g / m2. A quickly drying album for oil painting from fairly thick paper will be hard at all, because here the recommended density should be 300-850 g / m2.

The method of attachment (on a spiral, spring, or clip) is chosen mainly from the need to pull individual sheets from the album. If such a need exists, the glued folio will not work.

Volume is selected based on frequency of use. Preschoolers enough and 10-12 sheets. For classes in elementary school, where drawing lessons are held weekly, you will need a set of 20-24 sheets. As the child grows up, you can purchase thicker copies, because an album of 30-32 sheets may be enough for a whole academic year. For desperate art lovers and art school students, even items from 40-100 sheets may be too modest.

For a tiny baby, who so far takes only the first steps in drawing, we need appropriate dimensions - for example, A5. There are not many such albums, because traditionally they are released in A4 format, optimized for secondary school needs. However, in specialized stores you can find a large format, including A3, which is useful for those children who dream of becoming professionals.

Very popular now are space albums, which are distinguished by some unusual feature. For example, the sheets in such a product can be a set of geometric shapes, which is useful for the smallest, mastering the fine motor skills of hands. The book-album is an interesting solution for drawing pictures on a specific subject described in it. The checkered album is especially good for those who study not so much drawing as traditional Japanese calligraphy.Well, the option with black sheets is perfect for drawings with crayons and other unusual techniques.

Choosing an album for a little artist, one cannot ignore the aesthetic design of the product. A beautiful option for girls involves an image on the cover of flowers or elegant princesses, but parents can additionally decorate a gift with a bow or decorate it with other decorations. For boys, cars or big cats will be a worthy design option.

Professional albums are hardly worth buying for children. They are designed for the most expensive paint and possession of complex techniques, which is reflected in their high price.

Also, the product must be chosen not only on the basis of its practicality and convenience, but also taking into account the peculiarities of the child's behavior. Here are some examples.

• Preschoolers should not buy big albums. There is a great risk that the little owner will stain all the pages at once or simply abandon drawing.
• For schoolchildren in grade 2, small options are also more suitable.. Here, the prerequisite is a small weight of the product. At the same time, the child will often have to draw, and if parents do not want to regularly visit special shops, they should buy albums of at least 12–20 pages.
• As for the picture on the cover, it is better to consult with the child in advance. We can not allow the image on the album "cast a shadow" on the baby in the eyes of his entourage. This is especially true in the junior and secondary schools, where children have a high level of cruelty towards their peers.

As a rule, for amateur experiments or drawing lessons at school, parents choose albums issued by Russian brands. Firms are especially popular "Gamma" and "Ray". With a rather good (for beginners) quality, the products are of low cost, which allows children from families with any income level to engage in art.

If a child wants to develop and draw professionally, you can buy something more expensive. A good choice would be the company's products. Brauberg.

To learn how to make an original drawing album with your own hands, see the next video.