Easter is one of our favorites family holidays. Because we really love the preparation process, when we need to paint Easter eggs, knead the dough for Easter cakes and come up with something to decorate them with. And over the last couple of years, thanks to Pinterest and the rest of the Internet, as well as an even greater selection of food coloring in stores, the design options for eggs are becoming more and more interesting. For example, we have already tried matte paints and marble ones with mother-of-pearl. They are so nice from a point of view tactile sensations, that if we knew who to feed with all the dozens of eggs we received, the child and I would be unstoppable)))) This is a very cool activity!
And this year I realized that there is a great way out. It is not necessary to boil all the eggs that we are going to paint. You can simply “blow out” the contents raw eggs and color the shell. And then, firstly, it is not necessary to use only food coloring; you can use acrylic, felt-tip pens, and glue. And secondly, such empty eggs can be hung on a string and used to decorate a living branch in a vase. The result will be a very European version of Easter decor.
Overall, if you haven't decided how yet, but are keen to experiment with Easter egg designs this year, this collection may help you with ideas.
Black and white style
Take regular white eggs and a children's black felt-tip pen on water based or a capillary pen, and don’t deny yourself anything!
6. Or you can paint the eggs entirely with black paint and create a design with white chalk. Very unusual and very stylish, in my opinion.
7. Instead of chalk, you can use white gouache.
Let's draw!
For these design options, you can use acrylic paints and felt-tip pens for empty eggshells, or take special food dyes for eggs (there are a lot of them in any supermarket now) and apply a design with a brush.
Peppermint Clouds
Tell me who doesn’t like mint and turquoise and I’ll say that you live in the last century.)) The general craze for these two shades could not ignore Easter. Therefore, this season we stock up on blue shades and feel free to use them everywhere! And let’s not forget to add indigo to complete the experience. And let our eyes enjoy the shades of the sea and sky!))
18. To get this beauty, simply wrap the shell with lace ribbon and secure it. And then boil the eggs in pre-prepared dyes.
23. A similar gradient can be obtained by adding a certain amount of water to the solution with the dye after each “batch”.
Gold
It’s very unusual and very girly to paint Easter eggs with gold. This can be powdered sugar with gold coloring (sold in specialized stores for confectioners, also available in Moscow), or liquid gold food coloring, or edible gold petals (what you won’t find among confectioners!). Get inspired!
Natural color
Old dyed eggs in a known way, using onion skins or strong tea or red wine, are still very relevant. And look how beautifully you can play with this theme!
35. Attach a leaf of cilantro, dill or rose to the egg, and wrap a nylon sock on top and cook in onion skins. The result will be very beautiful. And it will definitely cause a storm of delight among children!
36. This, of course, is not an eggshell, but the idea itself is cool. Use a letter stamp over the brown eggs.
37. And this type of decoration struck me to the very heart. So much hard work! Such fine craftsmanship! Easter lace.
If you want to know how such beauty is obtained, go to YouTube, they will teach you there!
Application principle
38. Grab some colorful Washi Tapes and create your own collection of stylish Easter eggs. The brighter the print, the more joy the child will have, who can be entrusted with the process of pasting.
39. Take an egg white, dip the egg in it, and then dip it in the cake sugar and let it all dry. Beautiful and safe for kids.
40. Here we simply used white paper appliqué on top of eggs painted with food coloring.
41. Cut out print elements from napkins, stick them on eggshells (here it is better to use empty shells rather than boiled eggs) using a solution of PVA glue and water, let dry.
42. Same principle
44. Same principle as with cilantro sprigs. Glue paper hearts to the shell, press with nylon or gauze and dip in dye.
45. If you find special “transfer” paper (decal paper) in Moscow and print pictures from the file on it
you can get a cool hipster design))
And finally, here are some ideas for decorating your home and table using Easter eggs, which, I’m sure, you won’t be able to resist and start decorating tomorrow.)) Happy Easter to you, friends!
If we discard purely church images, then the main symbol of Easter, without a twinge of conscience, can be called painted eggs with beautiful designs and decorations made by hand. Easter eggs can simply be painted in a single color palette, and then they will be called paints, or they can be elegantly decorated or painted, and then they will need to be called Easter eggs. Moreover, the designs on eggs for Easter can be very diverse, and it is not even necessary to have an ideological connection to religion.
IN modern world and there are almost no restrictions at all in decorating eggs for Easter: all materials that can only be used for these purposes are used, any symbolism, any ornaments and designs. Several things will help you surprise your loved ones with an original approach: original ideas. Choose what you like!
1. Black and white painting
If you move away from the tradition of giving Easter eggs purely bright and colorful colors, you can see new possibilities... for a simple marker! What could be simpler?
You need to select snow-white eggs, wash them thoroughly and boil until tender. You can apply any patterns that come to mind to a clean eggshell - full-fledged ornaments or various figures and symbols. Even a simple vest on an egg will turn out to be a very stylish solution!
Another option: paint the egg shells with safe chalk paint, and then you can even draw on it with chalk.
2. Creative watercolor
Another original option to make painted eggs for Easter very creative on the one hand and easy to make on the other is to use watercolors. For this purpose it is better to choose safe paints for children, so that even if the composition leaks through the pores of the shell, the egg white remains edible.
For this purpose, you should also choose only white eggs - the colors on them will reveal in full force. You can use only one color and apply stains in several layers, but applying two or three shades will look more original. If you are not familiar with harmonious color combinations, it is better to check the result of applying colors on white paper, and then start painting the Easter eggs themselves.
3. Tattoos on balls
Calm down, it's just a figure of speech!
This method will certainly be appreciated by supporters of body decoration, but children will like these designs on Easter eggs the most. You can buy any thematic sets of tattoo transfers in most children's or stationery stores.
Painting eggs is an extremely simple activity, and completely safe, so you can paint Easter eggs with your children.
There are also “adult” drawings that will help you create an original themed treat for friends.
Another option for decorating Easter eggs using flash tattoos is in the video.
4. Enchanting marble
This method of applying a design to Easter eggs is probably familiar to any woman who has done nail design or manicure with jewelry. Several colors of nail polish are dripped into a cup of water, and then drawn from the center to the edges or, more creatively, with a toothpick to make streaks. You should lower the egg onto the paint carefully - the varnish creates a thin film that can wrinkle or crumple, but after the second or third time there should be no problems.
Important! It is better not to eat Easter eggs decorated in this way - nail polishes are toxic and the shells are porous. But in this simple way you can create an amazing decor with a glossy shine.
5. The luxury of precious metals
Foil is a great way to decorate eggs for Easter in no time. You can buy foil with or without drawings and different colors. Simply by wrapping Easter eggs in metal leaves, you can make completely safe and beautiful symbols of the holiday, and if you take care and stick them figuratively, the Easter eggs will become a real work of art.
6. Ancient mosaic
Another original technique for applying designs to eggs for Easter with your own hands is to make a mosaic with your own hands. The method allows you to make three-dimensional decor that is completely safe for children and adults. And most importantly, the materials are always at hand!
The mosaic pattern is made from the shells of other eggs - there will probably be plenty of it anyway before Easter after preparing salads for the feast. It is colored with food coloring and then glued to the shell of a pre-boiled egg. You can create patterns, but it will be easier and no less beautiful to create a simple colorful drawing.
7. Cartoons wish you a Happy Easter
Even children who really, really don’t like to eat boiled eggs will not refuse such a treat. When your favorite characters come to congratulate you on the holiday, how can you refuse?
True, it is unlikely that you will be able to apply a design to Easter eggs with children - the work here will require more accuracy and painstakingness than most of the options described above, but it is worth it. You can use safe watercolors or thickly diluted food coloring as paint.
8. Dragon eggs
We know what kind of testicles fans of Game of Thrones and most other interesting fantasy films with dragons will be beating this Easter.
Dragon eggs are divided into two main types - shiny scaly ones (sequins or other suitable materials from a sewing or decor store) and fossilized, with cracks. The latter are done like this: the shell of a hard-boiled egg is cracked on top, and then the egg is placed in a container with food coloring. Before serving, the dyes must be half peeled - under the cracked eggshell you will find nice cracks.
9. Decorating eggs in eco-style
What could look more natural than eco-style? On the one hand, such painting of Easter eggs hints at rich history holiday, on the other hand, it’s still very fashionable.
Multi-colored cereals, lentils, dried herbs and spices are suitable for decorating Easter eggs in this style.
10. Eggs, you are just space!
Easter symbols painted in this way will definitely not go unnoticed on festive table, and the technique is simple to implement! It is enough to drop a few well-matching colors onto a saucer, make large stains and saturate the napkin. It needs to be crumpled up so that it can be wrapped around the egg, secured and left for several hours.
If you add a fluorescent composition to the paint mixture, then the “cosmic” painted eggs will also be able to glow in the dark.
Eggs painted in one color are called painted eggs, and eggs painted with ornaments or plot patterns are called pysanky. Classic pysanka is a complex way of painting Easter eggs, which uses wax, steel feathers or hooks, and special paints. But along with traditional dyeing methods, there are a large number of simpler and more original methods to paint an egg. Even kids can paint Easter eggs with watercolors, gouache or markers. You can also use watercolor pencils, corrector, felt-tip pens, gel pens and other standard writing instruments. Painting and painting eggs for the main Christian holiday, Easter, is a long-standing tradition. One of the legend versions says that when Saint Mary Magdalene came to Emperor Tiberius and told about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the emperor did not believe it and said that this was as impossible as the fact that egg will turn red. At the same moment, the chicken egg he was holding in his hands turned red, confirming the news of Mary Magdalene. Other versions date the origin of the tradition back to pre-Christian times.
Painting Easter eggs with watercolors
An easy way to make unique and colorful Easter eggs with your own hands is to paint Easter eggs with watercolors, combined with watercolor pencils. Keep in mind that this is not a permanent dye, but it is an easy, affordable and fun decorating method, and you can create a real watercolor painting effect right on the shell.
The saturation of the pattern depends on the degree of dilution of the paint with water. You can first cover the entire surface of the egg with a light layer of watercolor, and then, while the paint is still wet, add more concentrated and saturated spots.
The core of watercolor pencils consists of pressed watercolors, which allows them to be dissolved with water. In other words, we draw as if with colored pencils, and then we go over the image with a damp brush or cotton wool and get a watercolor drawing. IN in this case watercolor pencil You can draw on the still wet surface of the egg. The effect is as if the pencil is melting. As a result, soft and slightly blurred lines perfectly depict details.
Painting Easter eggs with gouache
But such a wonderful painting of Easter eggs can be done with gouache, acrylic paint and permanent markers!
Painting Easter eggs with a marker
Stylish black and white Easter eggs - forget about paints and different materials! Just a black permanent marker and your imagination!
Painting Easter eggs with a gel pen
Fine drawing with gel pen:
Painting Easter eggs with fingers and sticks
Doodles, dots, spots, stains made by the fingers of children's hands!
Easter eggs from Kinder Surprise
You can use markers and felt-tip pens to paint plastic eggs from Kinder Surprise. Interestingly, the child can then combine the halves of the egg himself, creating a new Easter egg each time.
Easter is the most significant and largest church holiday, which always falls in the middle or end of spring. There is no clear date for Easter, it is calculated according to lunar calendar. Usually the celebration is celebrated in April or May. An integral attribute of the celebration becomes Easter Egg, the drawings of which can be made both with pencils and using paints. Read below to learn how to draw and decorate an Easter egg yourself.
Easter egg: pencil drawings
To draw an Easter egg, take a sheet of A4 paper and draw a rectangle on it, sides which is longer than the lower and upper ones. Swipe in the center vertical line and below the middle - horizontal. Now draw the outline of our Easter egg.
On the resulting egg you can draw whatever you want: circles, flowers, animal faces, straight and curved lines, etc.
The first option for painting our paint
On the resulting base, draw two curved lines at the top, bottom and in the middle. In the central part, above and below the curved lines, draw two zigzag lines.
Further below and above the zigzag lines we draw small circles, and in the very center - larger circles. Now we decorate our drawing with colored pencils or paints. An example of how a drawing can be distributed is given below.
Second version of the Easter egg drawing
At the top and bottom we draw a semicircle, from which we then make a sun. At a short distance from the sun, below and above, we draw two curved lines, in the center of which there is a zigzag line.
At the top, between the sun and the curved lines, draw a willow branch. We draw a flower in the center of the egg, and decorative curved lines on the sides. We color the resulting drawing.
Easter egg: drawings (third option)
You can also paint our paint in a marine style. It will look very original. In the central part of the egg, draw two waves parallel to each other, below which make borders. Top with right side draw the sun, and in the top center - a fish diving into the wave. Above the bottom wave, draw another fish. And at the very bottom add a drawing of a turtle.
Now color the resulting image.
Drawings on Easter eggs
Today there are many ways to paint an Easter egg. The drawings on it can be very different. These are not only simple patterns, snowflakes, flowers. You can also write the names of friends or congratulations on the paints.
Now let's look at how we can do all this. You will need a special board to work on. It's easy to do. Take a sheet of foam plastic or thick cardboard, measuring 24x24 cm. Draw it into squares. The size of one square is 2 cm. Stick a needle into the corners of each resulting square. 
Once the pattern is applied, dip the egg into the dye. When it's colored, scrape off the wax. The places that were under it will remain unpainted, thanks to which beautiful and unusual patterns. In the same way you can write the names of friends or short congratulations Happy holiday.
As you can see, there will be no difficulties in painting or drawing an Easter egg, the designs on which can be very different. It all depends on your imagination.
