"Anyone can become an artist!" - Today this motto is more relevant than ever. Yes, yes, do not be surprised, in our time, anyone can feel like an inventive Leonardo da Vinci or an expressive Van Gogh. After all, it used to be that in order to paint your canvas, you had to study at an art school for years or, at least, finish expensive drawing courses. And everyone, regardless of gender and age, can create their own still life, portrait or landscape in just 3-5 days - just like a real master exhibiting in famous galleries.

What is the reason for this phenomenon? In paintings by numbers, which are gaining more and more popularity in the 21st century. After all, they allow to reveal the creative potential of everyone who craves it, even if they do not have enough experience or free time.

Drawing on the principle of "all inclusive"

Best of all, any home painting kit already comes with everything you need: numbered paint jars, one or more brushes, instructions, a checklist for checking shades, divided into sectors and marked with numbers cardboard or canvas with a stretcher, varnish mixture and wall fasteners for the finished painting. You can start creating right away! But first, you should choose the desired basis for the picture and get acquainted with life hacks for coloring.

Cardboard vs canvas

Experienced painters by numbers believe that it is worth starting with. After all, this material is very cheap, but at the same time it is able to absorb excess paint applied to it, which is important for beginner artists. But the cardboard does not give the paintings the texture and “realness” that the canvas gives: a little rough to the touch, already primed and stretched on a real stretcher (). Canvas, in turn, is available with a monochrome numbered outline or color. The last type of canvas is suitable even for the elderly and visually impaired, as well as children, because. coloring becomes intuitive. It is better to start with small formats and understandable subjects: animals, fish, birds, landscapes, nature or flowers. But to drawing people, angels, icons or complex architectural structures it is worth moving on after mastering the basic techniques of number painting.

With or without rules?

Of course, contemporary art no longer has clear “do's and don'ts” instructions, and the rules of contemporary art exist solely to be broken. But for this you need to know at least a little, and therefore, before you start unpacking the treasured box with canvas and paints, you should study the Internet encyclopedias in order to learn or refresh the concepts of light and shadow, line and shading, perspective and plane, front and background, color separation and contrast…

And if you are still a beginner and do not have experience in creating paintings by numbers, then it is better to follow the instructions that are in each set exactly. And when you master the basic techniques of this kind of painting, you can already work out the baggage of your techniques and chips. Moreover, there are not so many basic techniques that greatly facilitate drawing.

"Magnificent Four" methods of coloring pictures by numbers

There are 4 principles of canvas painting. You will remember them without difficulty, because they are unusually logical and functional, and so they are prompted by common sense and convenience to anyone who draws.

From light to dark

By painting over white, yellow, blue or pink areas at the very beginning, you will avoid accidental blots. After all, it is much easier to erase or block a pastel shade with another color than a bright or dark color.

If you paint all the large details of the picture at the very beginning, then you will not only avoid the blunders and blots mentioned above, but you can then correctly place the nuances and draw small details, put the right strokes and highlights. So it will be easier to compare the “small things” with the main semantic spots of the picture: agree that by painting over the vase and the three largest buds in it, it will be easier for you to place medium-sized flowers and leaves of the bouquet next to it.

Moving in this direction, you definitely won’t smear the pattern already applied on the edge with your shirt sleeve or elbow. As a rule, it is in the middle of the picture that classical artists have main image, whether it's a hut in a pastoral landscape or a bowl of fruit in an appetizing still life.

This way of moving across the canvas also allows you not to rub off the already applied paints with your elbows, they will dry out during the application, and when you get to the bottom edge, the top of the painting will be almost dry.

How to hold a brush and make strokes?

The brush is easiest and most comfortable to hold in the same way as you hold a ballpoint pen. Your hand must be supported. This is enough so that you do not get tired, and the picture is neat. To begin with, it’s worth mastering the usual strokes: just try to paint over each numbered fragment as evenly as possible, making smooth movements with the brush from left to right (if you are right-handed), putting the paint in an even layer of the same thickness, without going beyond the outline.

Once you get the hang of it, you can experiment with layer thickness, hatching, and even dot painting if your artistic intent requires it. For example, if you need to draw a heavy and water-saturated rain cloud. After all, its lower part is rough and dark, which is well conveyed by small ripples of dots, and rain threads descend below, which are easiest to imitate with short oblique strokes.

Bright mix: how to mix paints correctly?

As a rule, paints are already mixed in a set, which is why there are so many numbers in it, because each of them means a certain shade, which sometimes differs only by a fraction of a tone from the previous one. If in the process of drawing you run out of the desired color, it is quite possible to mix it yourself from existing paints. Usually light tones end first of all, because there are usually more light spots in the picture than dark ones, and therefore you just need to slightly dilute with white the tone that is closest in shade to the one you need. It is best to do this on a palette or a sheet of cardboard, and not directly in a jar, so as not to accidentally spoil the entire mass of paint.

Effective and Effective: Blurring the Boundaries

It's amazing, but with just two tricks - creating clear or blurry borders - you can give the picture depth, expressiveness, and a professional look. To understand in which area it is worth making the most clear contour, and where to slightly blur the edges, it is enough to carefully consider these places on the sample reproduction.

This is glitter: 3 unique types of varnish

When the picture is ready, you will probably want to give it a gloss and keep it from dust, cracking and fading by covering it with a transparent protective base.

Matte acrylic varnish is good because it dries unusually quickly, and also gives the colors extra brightness. Literally in a couple of 6-8 hours after covering the painting, you can proudly hang it on the wall and invite relatives and friends to your own vernissage.

Gloss, as the name implies, gives the image a special shine and smoothness. This is a plus if you want to smooth out some roughness, but a minus if you want to emphasize volume. The aforementioned matte does better with giving texture.

Craquelure truly magical: it allows you to nobly age completely in moments new picture, covering the surface with a network of bizarre cobweb cracks, turning a newly created portrait or landscape into an elegant antique.

Auxiliary materials

Before starting work, you should cover the table with newspaper or film, install bright, but not eye-catching lighting, and also stock up with toothpicks and cotton swabs. The former will help to draw even the thinnest lines, while the latter will be useful in order to remove excess paint in time or correct an unsuccessful stroke. You may also need a set of brushes best quality and different diameters, a palette and even an easel if you are going to draw in nature or in the country.

Do not forget to put a jar of water on the table and put disposable napkins. But do not rush to immediately open all the cans of paint: acrylic quickly thickens, so open them in stages, number by number.

Frame for a man-made masterpiece: choosing the perfect frame

Acrylic perfectly imitates the classic oil paint, and therefore to arrange the finished picture is worthy. A textured, slightly deepened and gilded or silver-plated frame in the Baroque style will suit almost any plot: with fine ligature, vignettes or vines. After all, then the image will acquire the proper volume and become a worthy decoration of your home art gallery! ()

unexpectedly, but since there are many techniques, I decided to write with examples.

(pictures are not mine)
what is not good - wax crayons in general, thick felt-tip pens (from 1.5 mm tip), thick watercolor pencils, unless you know how to use them in watercolor mode and do not plan to paint small details.

what is needed:

1. markers-felt-tip pens are different
a super-thin tip (0.3 mm or less) cannot paint over large volumes - they are best used for small contours or drawing. medium size (0.4-0.8) is possible, but you need to carefully monitor the layers and not falling on each other - this does not always look neat with felt-tip pens. I categorically do not recommend felt-tip pens to those who like accuracy and accuracy in applying color. in principle, you can draw with a felt-tip pen on a felt-tip pen, but only darker on a lighter one. thin light fineliners get dirty in the same way. about stamps: people complain that sharpie creep-spread even after application, but this is highly dependent on the paper.


with a brush tip (watercolor).
watercolor brush pen

but it’s better to take double-sided ones - on one side there is a brush, and on the other a dense tip




and metal markers. you just have to be careful with them, some of them leak a lot.
metallic marker

but wide markers apply Pts. hard

2. ordinary colored pencils. minus - slowly and cannot be less bright than felt-tip pens and pens. plus - you can mix, unlike felt-tip pens. they can also be combined with any other - felt-tip pens, markers, pens, watercolors.
The subtlety with pencils is that you do not have to press with all your might, as in childhood. it is better to cover in several layers. well, light shading gives a lot of maneuvers - you can do graduation and mix colors as you like. only you need to remember about the direction of the strokes - it is better not to change them inside one object-place. you can make a layer in one direction, and on top of the other at an angle to it. if you draw in zigzags, it may turn out not very neat.



these two, of course, were painted by a pro ...


those who need to be able to play everything back should color with erasable pencils. I'm talking about them

there is also a convenient version - double-sided pencils, where there are different colors. this saves space, and anyway, long ones almost never end, unless you draw professionally. but just short ones if you buy (there are such ones at the kraiola), it is inconvenient to hold for an adult
colleen colored pencil

3. watercolor colored pencils. usually expensive. but you can get the pluses of both pencils and watercolors at the same time



4. watercolor - coloring paper should be quite dense. near the world-famous "enchanted forest" - just the right

5. Multi-color pencils - these are pencils where the stylus is not of the same color, but from a pack of different pigments. there are versions by shades, there are completely mixed - iridescent



6. gel pens. best professional with a large selection of colors. minus - they run out quickly.
bright night gel pen



you can also take gel pens with different effects - metallic, sparkles, etc.
in this set they are also different thicknesses. but not cheap, professional quality %(
Sakura 57360 64-Piece Gelly Roll Artist's Gift Set



about technology

I strongly recommend that before you start coloring the page, test new felt-tip pens-markers-pencils somewhere separately. check that nothing is leaking, even if you accidentally make 2-3-4 layers. This is especially critical for perfectionists. experienced fighters generally recommend putting a sheet between the pages, to be sure.

it is not necessary to follow the contours. you can paint, ignoring them, and creating your own color waves.


or vice versa, smaller entities inside existing rendered objects - textures, new patterns, etc.




and you can do without different colors


don't forget the background. you can leave it white, or you can make it dark, multi-colored, or add textures too



It is not necessary to follow any rules in colors. you can generally select an object for coloring and with eyes closed random color.

if you want a guaranteed beautiful, then you should first decide on the spectrum and the general rules for shading, especially if the objects are small. for example, the leaves are always purple with a red border, and not randomly. love the rules - follow them, do not like - do not follow. and what is written here can also not be followed%)

Learn how to color with colored and regular pencils


Writing and drawing are very similar actions. Therefore, most people hold a pencil in the same way as a pen - between the thumb and the first two fingers, closer to the point of the pencil. But remember - a well-sharpened pencil tip easily breaks and crumbles with strong pressure. It is not necessary to press on the pencil, as when writing with a pen.
This method allows you to easily control the pencil and is ideal for specific techniques - line and cross hatching.

To give the drawing more expressiveness, liveliness and lightness, let's try to hold the pencil further from the end.
It is more convenient to do picturesque energetic lines or shading by pressing the rod from above with your index finger.
"Reverse capture" - the method can be convenient for hatching and shading. The pencil is placed on the brush and pressed with the thumb.
In this case, the movements are short, with the whole brush.


Another way to reverse capture.
The movements of the pencil tip are made with the whole brush.


In the academic school of drawing, there is a "correct way to hold a pencil." In this way, it is convenient for artists to use when they are standing at the easel. At the same time, the hand is overhanging and the movement of the entire brush is required to work. It does not close the drawing and it is not overwritten in the process.

Advice! When artists draw at a table (on a horizontal plane), they always put a sheet of clean paper under their arm - the “Backing”. The backing allows you to avoid "rubbing" the paper and protects the finished part of the picture.

Lesson two:
HATCHING AND SHADING
Two basic techniques for toning drawings.
Hatching is the application of strokes (lines) of various thicknesses and with different pressing forces at a certain distance from each other. Lines can be straight and curved, short and long, superimposed on each other in several layers at different angles, forming a grid.


Feathering - homogeneous (or with gradations) "filling" the surface with a pencil without gaps between the lines.
This can be as simple as rubbing a pencil across the surface of the paper to produce a solid tone of varying intensity.
Sometimes pieces of paper, cotton wool, suede, your own finger, etc. are used for this.


LEARN TO HATCH

In order for the hand to obediently apply strokes in the right direction and with a certain pressing force, the hand must be trained! The development of hand hardness, strength and timeliness of pressure require many hours of exercise!
Let's do a few exercises to master the basic drawing technique - pencil toning. Don't be upset if it didn't work out very well the first time. A little patience and you will see the result yourself!

EXERCISE 1. GENERAL HATCHING
Take a sheet of landscape-sized paper, a simple TM or HB pencil and draw 4 rectangles “by hand” (without a ruler).


The first rectangle is shaded evenly, using only one angle of inclination.
In others, we change the angle of inclination. We try to make the distances between the lines uniform!
The pressure on the pencil is the same!

EXERCISE 2. HATCHING WITH DIFFERENT GRADATIONS
Let's draw two (or more!) Rectangles.
Learning to make strokes with different pressure
Strong pressure at the beginning of the stroke and very weak (almost not touching the paper with a pencil) at the end.
And now so that the strokes gradually increase and then also gradually weaken and disappear.

We hold the pencil in our hand freely, as if making waves. In this case, the wrist should work very well.
The lines must be drawn without lifting the pencil from the paper!
The sheet cannot be rotated!
Do not forget to observe the same (or proportional) distances between the lines!
EXERCISE 3
Shade a long rectangle, evenly thickening the tone from light to dark.
Try to achieve its maximum even amplification.


Do not resort to rubbing strokes into spots and try not to use shading yet.

These techniques can be used individually or together.
When practicing or painting, try to avoid mechanical shading or shading. Always think about the nature of the surface, the shape and volume of objects.
It is necessary to learn how to correctly convey chiaroscuro, gradations of chiaroscuro of colored objects in the drawing.
By shading a drawing with a pencil, develop a sense of the ratio of tone strength and skill
see the power of shadow and contrast ratios in hatching. Using the hatching technique, try to convey the texture of the surface in the drawing.

The algorithm for working with a picture is as follows:

1)Find the correct pigment number that matches the number on the painting you want to paint over


2) Paint over the fragment of the picture corresponding to the paint number. Important: do not dilute paints with water!


3) After finishing some numbers, the brush should be washed. Important: do not mix colors!


4) Using a dry brush, go to the next number.


5) Color in all the numbers on the canvas and you will see the result of your work.

A warning

1.Paints dry very quickly! Make sure the lid of the paint can is tightly closed when not in use.

2. Don't leave your brushes in the paint! Wash the brush thoroughly immediately after use.

3.Paints have a fixing power, so they cannot be washed off after drying.

4. Do not allow the paint to dry completely on your hands, clothes or interior items! Wash it off as soon as possible.

5. Do not give to children under 3 years old - contains small parts!

COLORING TIPS

So, in front of you is an open set of paint by numbers coloring pages and you can't wait to start creating your masterpiece. The following tips will help you paint a picture so that you can be proud of your work, and at the end of coloring it will hardly be possible to guess that the picture is drawn in this way (by numbers).

Of course, in this article it is impossible to tell and describe all the nuances that exist, since painting is a real art. We just tried to summarize the practical experience of drawing already accumulated along with the recommendations of various manufacturers and present it in the most accessible form. So:

DRAW SEQUENCE RULES

Paint preparation

Before you start painting, you need to carefully prepare the paint. The whole point is that MENGLEI and Truehearted products do not require any mixing of paints to obtain the desired shade and effect: everything is already completely ready and numbered, as the manufacturer took care of this in advance! In our paint sets, the paints are perfectly matched in terms of colors and presented in the right quantity so that your future masterpiece is guaranteed to be similar to the original, or maybe even better ;-) It all depends on you!

Pay attention to the numbering of paints in containers

When painting by numbers, it is extremely important that the numbers on the containers match the numbers on the canvas. Some plots involve the use of several containers with the same paint color, respectively, these paints have the same number. So the numbering sequence looks like this:


Opening vials

Open paint bottles carefully, without using force - this can damage the bottle. To prevent the paint from drying out, always open only those paints that you really need at the moment.

Painting

For convenience, place the following items near you: an image of the finished painting, paints, a brush, an outlined canvas, a control sheet, a glass of water, a piece of cloth and matches for stirring paints. It is better to choose a place with good lighting. Outline large surfaces first with a thin brush, and then paint over the surfaces with a thicker brush. Make sure you fill in the contour lines. It is considered normal if dark paint paints better than light paint. If the outlines or numbers show through, paint over them several times.

How to hold a brush

Hold the brush like a pen. For stability, put your hand on the surface and rotate the picture so that its location is convenient for you.

Drawing order

There is no single approach to the order in which paintings are drawn. There are several drawing techniques:

1) You can draw a picture using the "line by line" method, from the top edge of the picture to the bottom.

2) However, you can achieve a better result if you paint in the "background to front" method, first painting in the background and then in the foreground. For example, you are drawing a landscape. In this case, the drawing order is as follows: 1. sky, 2. clouds, 3. meadow, 4. trees, 5. leaves, 6. flowers.

Sometimes the question may also arise: paint a picture by numbers or by colors? Empirically and empirically (Attention: such conclusions are made by "practitioners" and are not official recommendations from the manufacturer), two options have been identified by some users:

1) In the sequence of numbering colors in the set:

  • from increasing the total number of areas and contours that need to be painted with one color, to decreasing. Example: with paint No. 1 in the set, you need to color 15 contours, and with paint No. 2, ten contours.
  • from a larger total area of ​​the contours, which must be painted over with one color, to a smaller one. This can be assessed visually "by eye".

​ 2) In sequence from lighter shades and colors to more saturated and dark ones. This is due to the fact that in case of an error in coloring, it is much more difficult to paint dark segments with light paint than light segments with dark paint. In other words, in order to paint over a dark segment with white paint, more layers are needed and vice versa: you can paint over a light segment with dark paint in one layer, i.e. much easier.

As you can see, there are many variations and interpretations of the paint-by-numbers technique. Various combinations and alternations of techniques and methods are also possible, which provides us with an infinite number of options. In other words, you are absolutely not limited by anything, except for your imagination, desires and skills. You should not get hung up on anything: you need to draw in a way that is convenient, pleasant and comfortable for you. Just start drawing a picture and in the process you will understand which technique and method of drawing is most pleasant and convenient for you.

For the perfect image of the finished painting paint over unpainted places and translucent numbers. As in art galleries, you need to look at the picture and evaluate it from a distance of 2-3 meters.

Note to skilled artists

The painting effect can be enhanced by applying different thicknesses of paint. To do this, apply the remaining paint in a thick layer on the elements of the picture that you would like to emphasize. This will give the picture a relief effect.

Varnishing

Acrylic paints after drying acquire a light gloss and beautiful appearance. The surface of the painting can be wiped with a slightly damp cloth. Additional care is not required. If desired, a week after the painting has dried, you can cover its surface with a special varnish for paintings. Glossy varnish will enhance the brightness of colors, and matte varnish will remove glare. Varnish can be purchased in special stores for artists and craftsmen.

Frame

By placing a picture in an appropriate beautiful frame, it will become a real masterpiece! To preserve the effect of the picture, you do not need to place it under glass. You can decorate your picture with a regular frame from self-service stores or with an exquisite frame from specialty stores or art galleries.

RULES FOR USE OF PAINT

To draw without problems, you must follow the rule of using paints. This is extremely important!

Therefore, we ask you to carefully read the following rules and follow the drawing instructions.

Important: once the paint cans are opened, the paint has a limited shelf life!

Rule 1

Open paint cans just before you start painting. It is very difficult to pack fast-drying paints in such a small volume (about 3 ml) so that they can be stored for a long time. Jars of paint, which are the development of the latest generation of the company MENGLEI and Truehearted fulfill this requirement. However, once they have been opened, the paint can dry out. Therefore, the amateur artist should complete the painting as soon as possible after opening the paint cans.

Rule 2

Using a brush, remove adhering paint from the lid back into the jar. Boxes in a store or warehouse could be stored upright. Therefore, when opening the jar, a little paint may be on the lid.

Rule 3

Although the ink containers are tightly closed and specially designed to retain all the properties of the ink, the ink in them may thicken slightly during storage due to, for example, temperature fluctuations. To "revive" the paints and use them again, just add a couple of drops of water to them and mix thoroughly. The colors are ready to use again!

Rule 4

Once the paint cans have been opened, try to complete the painting without long breaks. After the first opening of the jars, there is a possibility that the paints may dry out. Therefore, after opening the cans of paint, try to use them for a maximum of 12 weeks.

Rule 5

If you want to take a break from work, tightly close the containers, having previously removed traces of liquid or already dried paint from the lid itself, from the edges of the lid and from the sealing grooves of the lid.

Figures A and B show the principle


Figure Athe container is airtight because the edges of the container fit into the clean sealing grooves in the lid. The lid seals tightly to the edges of the jar.

Figure B improperly closed jar. It can be seen that the remnants of the paint do not allow the lid to close tightly. Therefore, air entering the container dries out the paint. Therefore, thoroughly clean each jar before closing it. Remove paint residue from the edge of the container with a fingernail or cloth, and round sealing grooves with a toothpick or large needle. Make sure the rim and lid are clean before closing the jar.

Rule 6

If you plan to take a break from painting for a few weeks, seal the paint cans tightly as described above, then wrap them in a damp cloth and place in a plastic bag or plastic box. This will help protect the paint from drying out. However, this cannot guarantee that already opened paints will still be ready for use and retain their properties for many months or years.

Rule 7

After each break in painting, the viscosity of the paints needs to be adjusted a little to ensure its proper application. After all, paints contain water, which quickly evaporates from open containers. Therefore, the colors are slightly thickened. But this is easy to fix: add a few drops of water and mix thoroughly.

BRUSH CARE RULES

In order for the brush to serve you for a long time and with high quality, you must follow the recommendations below. Artists sometimes complain about the quality of brushes. However, in most cases this is due to improper care of the brush.

The most common mistakes:


1. Do not leave the brush in a glass of water.

2. Never clean the brush with harsh chemicals.

3. Never use a brush to stir paint.

4. Don't use your fingernails to scrape off dried paint.

Proper care:

The brush consists of three parts: a handle, a metal fastener and a fleecy part.

1. After painting, immediately wipe off the remaining paint from the brush.

2. Rinse the brush in clean warm water.

3. Gently lather the brush, and then rinse it again.

4. Wipe the water off the brush with a twisting motion. Paint must not remain on the end of the metal fastener.

5. Use your fingers to shape the fuzzy part of the brush into its original shape, forming the tip.

6. Put down the brush and let it dry on its own. Do not use a heater or hair dryer!

The most important rule is not to be afraid! Color with pleasure - Everything will turn out! Good luck coloring and shopping!

There are much more operational services than the 3 most common ones - police, ambulance and fire. And even accidentally getting into the color scheme of one of them is not difficult if you want to apply colors to the body in stripes. How not to get a fine and deprivation of rights, as well as how to properly paint the car in the colors of the police, ambulance and fire service in 2020, we find out in the article.

Is it possible to paint a car in the colors of the operatives?

No. This is directly prohibited by 2 regulatory legal acts at once: traffic rules and GOST R50574-2002:

  • the first prohibit the operation of vehicles with color schemes of operational services not painted according to GOST,
  • the second establishes a ban in principle on the use of coloring of the fire, ambulance, police services, the FSB, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the military inspection, the vehicles of the Investigative Committee and the anti-drug control agencies.

The main provisions of the Rules say that:

11. It is forbidden to use:
...
vehicles ... with special color schemes, inscriptions and designations applied to the outer surfaces that do not comply with the state standards of the Russian Federation ...

And GOST prescribes that:

It is not allowed to use in accordance with this standard color schemes, special light and sound signals on vehicles, not related to operational services.

Thus, painting with the colors of the traffic police and the police in general, ambulance and fire assistance for 2020 is prohibited.

Also keep in mind that GOST R50574-2002, unlike a number of others, is mandatory (section 1 of the Standard).

What colors can't paint a car?

Please note that we are talking specifically about the color scheme - that is, a certain combination of colors, among which there are:

  • overall car background color,
  • the color of the stripes (usually horizontal),
  • lettering,
  • identification marks of a certain department.

Let's look at the exact color schemes operational services!

Police and traffic police

White or silver background and blue stripes and markings.

Ambulance

White background for simple cars and yellow (lemon) for emergency vehicles, red stripes.

fire protection

The background color is red, the stripes are white.

Ministry of Emergency Situations

Rescuers have the main color white, and the stripe is orange-blue.

FSB

Car background:

  • at the service for the suppression of terrorist acts - black,
  • at the demining service - yellow (orange, green or gray),
  • at the border guard - light gray, black or green.

Band Color:

  • at the service for the suppression of terrorist acts - white-blue-red,
  • at the demining service - blue,
    at the border service - green-blue.

investigative committee

The background color of the body is blue or black, the stripe is red.

A complete list of all colors of security vehicles can be found in Appendix A of GOST.

According to traffic rules and GOST, it is forbidden to match with all the color schemes illustrated above. At the same time, we are not talking about exact colors, but even about the similarity of the gamut - if the color of your car is even slightly similar to those indicated above, then it is easy to lose your rights!

If the color matches only partially

As we said earlier, for this they can be deprived of rights (oh possible punishments below). Despite the fact that, according to the letter of the law, it is precisely the complete coincidence of color schemes that is prohibited, the practice of law enforcement in 2020 still dictates its own rules. Namely, you can not paint your car in colors similar to the cars of the security services, including such cases:

  • if the color of the stripe is only slightly different from the "Ghost" one - for example, instead of a blue stripe - blue, instead of red - pink,
  • if the car does not have an inscription indicating the service (for example, they bought a decommissioned car and painted over only the inscription),
  • generally if similar colors of cars of special bodies are repeated.

If you buy a decommissioned emergency vehicle

And in this case, it is your responsibility to repaint it. The reason for this is the same GOST, which specifically regulates the ban on color schemes for security services: fire department, ambulance, police, traffic police and others, if the car is not used in such security services.

Is it possible to paint the car in the colors of the American police or other countries?

It is legally possible. But in practice, again, 50/50. Again, GOST does not directly indicate that it is impossible to paint a car only in the colors of cars of Russian authorities.

Alas, the judicial practice is merciless - neither the traffic police nor the courts like such decorations on cars, and you can lose the right to drive, even if you painted the car in colors:

  • American police cars (black and white),
  • European ambulance (white-blue-red),
  • American ambulance (orange-white).

It is possible (and necessary) to appeal against such decisions, but it is highly likely that the term of deprivation will come to an end until you get to the Supreme Court in the order of instances for challenging.

Moreover, in practice, there are even known cases of prosecution for the inscription "Sheriff" on the car.

What is the punishment?

For painting a car in the colors of the traffic police, police, ambulance, fire assistance and other color schemes of the operational services of Russia, the Code of Administrative Offenses in force for 2020 provides for 2 penalties at once, which can be applied simultaneously:

  • directly for the fact of applying such a color coating (no matter whether it is paint or film), part 3 of Article 12.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses is applied with a fine for citizens in the amount of 5,000 rubles,
  • and management is subject to a sanction under part 6 of article 12.5 of the Administrative Code, which provides for deprivation of rights for a period of one to one and a half years.

In addition, punishment is also provided for driving and painting a car in the color of a taxi - with fines of 5,000 rubles both for driving and for the fact of applying color.