How to draw a birthday card. What and how to draw for a birthday: the best ideas with photos Draw a picture on the theme of the day
In childhood, a child does not think about why and what to draw. By drawing, he processes his life experience, transferring it to paper, and thereby comprehends it and develops.
As you get older, it becomes more and more difficult to find ideas... We are distracted by everyday affairs, we stop hearing ourselves, our inner world. It is especially difficult at the beginning, when you are just embarking on the path of discovering yourself as an artist.
To draw well, you need to draw every day. But where do you get the inspiration for this?
Here are some ideas for you: how and what to draw every day.
What to draw? 11 ideas for daily drawing.
1. Go through the archives of your drawings and sketches.
The simplest thing is to open a folder with your old drawings and look at them.
What is unfinished about them? Where did the hitch occur? 
Look at the drawing with fresh eyes. Think how to modify or rewrite it.
In addition, immersing yourself in past drawings will immerse you in the emotions that you previously experienced. This may reinvigorate your creative muse. Maybe based on an old idea a new one will arise... And then another picture will be born.
2. Draw something from life.
Take a look around the house: walls, furniture, interior items, potted plants, souvenirs brought from trips that keep your memories. What caught your eye? 
Draw one object. You can add other objects to it and draw the background.
As a result, your drawing can turn out to be very atmospheric, keeping the warmth of the house, your thoughts and memories
I suggest watching a recording of my speech on Periscope on the topic of quick sketches from nature. I hope you find this video helpful.
Sketch of a plant from life
3. Draw an abstract combination of spots.
Unleash your imagination, imagine yourself as a creator and get the most out of the play of color, how the paint flows and mixes, what new shapes and shades you observe. Cast aside doubts and fears. Create! This is great color therapy.
Depict your day, your mood, and capture it in color.
4. Create a hand-drawn recipe.
The process of cooking itself can be very creative. And if you transfer it to paper... Write down your culinary ideas, make beautiful pictures for them, create your own unique recipe books. In the future, this will inspire you to continue to create in cooking and drawing.
Don't know how to draw recipes? Watch this video:
Recipe drawing: charlotte with apples!
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You will find it in the electronic magazine “Life in Art”.
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5. Draw a sweet little something for your friends or family.
This could be a postcard for a holiday - for a birthday, for the New Year, for March 8 or Valentine's Day. Or just a cute impromptu for no reason... 
Receiving a handmade card in the age of email is unusual. Such gestures are always very pleasant.
The emotions of gratitude received in return will certainly give you inspiration to continue the creative process.
6. Practice quick sketches.
Draw people and animals using sketchy human and animal anatomical figures.
To complicate the task, use a timer, setting yourself the time for this work in seconds.
In the future, the ability to quickly draw a human figure will inspire you to make quick sketches.
By observing and noticing interesting scenes, types and characters, you will be able to draw, capturing scenes from life: on the street, in the theater, in a cafe, at work.
This will allow you to develop yourself, your worldview and the inner feeling of an artist.
Seconds timer:
7. Practice creating monotypes.
Learn to create monotypes. This will allow you to create without initially thinking about the plot. Monotype will do this for you.
Use your imagination! Experiment! A monotype print will give you many opportunities for spontaneous solutions. Examine the image in the spots and streaks that have appeared. And draw in the spots a little to help the viewer see this image.
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8. Draw a graphic design.
Do you like to draw with a simple pencil or in black and white?
Then try your hand at graphics! This can be drawing a spot with further drawing of details with a pencil, gel pen, ink or marker.
Or maybe you will first make some kind of graphic graphic, and then complement it with a background, add volume to the details, make a fill, fill it with fancy patterns, lines and scatter splash spots.
Practice making doodles!
9. Draw in a travel sketchbook.
Going on a trip? Bring a small sketchbook with you! 
A notebook filled with impressions and drawings (as well as booklets, tickets, receipts, napkins... and other “tourist trash”) will become no less valuable a memory than an album with photographs.
IF YOU WANT TO:
- learn to quickly record your thoughts and impressions
- remove the fear of drawing in public
- bring beautiful travel books back from travels
then my sketchbooking workshop
will become an invaluable assistant for you in this!
10. Browse the websites of your favorite artists.
Look at their paintings, find something that catches you and touches your soul. Compare different techniques, try to imagine how this or that picture was painted, what the artist felt, what he wanted to say, how he saw the world while working. 
Look at your favorite painting by your favorite artist and try something like this. Or just copy a piece of the painting to study the technique, repeat it as you understand.
The best gift is considered to be one that is made with your own hands. What can you present to your friend for his birthday? The gift can be anything, but it should be supplemented with a postcard. What to draw for a birthday? We have collected the best postcard ideas, get inspired.
Funny owl
What should you draw for your friend’s birthday? Try to draw a funny owl. This bird is a symbol of wisdom, and such an allegory will certainly flatter your loved one. How to portray her? Everything is very simple. First you need to draw a large circle. It will be the sun. Now we draw an oval - this is the body of an owl. Immediately draw the falling shadow of the bird. We will focus on the eyes. We depict them in the form of two huge circles. We duplicate these geometric shapes two more times, gradually making them smaller. Let's finish drawing the beak; it will look like a diamond. Let's schematically depict the paws. They will look like a flower with three leaves. On the belly we draw feathers with a wavy line. And the look will be completed with owl ears and a festive cap. We draw all this with triangles. We depict wings with two ovals. One of them needs to be bent so that it looks like the owl is holding the strings from the balls with its wing. Now let's move on to the image of holiday paraphernalia. We draw balloons and a plate. All this needs to be depicted as ovals. All that remains is to draw a festive cupcake. If desired, it can be exchanged for a pie. Don't forget the candle. You can schematically draw one, or you can depict as many of them as the age of the birthday boy. All that remains is to color the drawing. You can use our sample or use any other color scheme.
Jar of jam
When you're puzzling over what to draw for your mom or sister's birthday, you can draw something unusual. For example, a jar of jam. How to draw her? Draw a large circle. Now we draw an oval at the bottom and erase the lines that appear at the intersection. Just above the circle we draw another oval. We pull two rectangles down; from the last one, a trapezoid-shaped skirt should diverge downwards. We make the edge of our lid wavy. We decorate it with lace. The base is ready. Now you need to decorate it. On the jar we draw raspberries or other berries of your choice. We draw flowers on the ribbon that decorates the jar, and use them to decorate the space below. You should not depict only one inflorescence. Draw several flowers with leaves at once. Well, the main thing left is to depict the label on the jar. We write “Happy Jam Day” in beautiful handwriting and draw a berry. The outline of the label can be “quilted” with strokes. It remains to add color to our image, and the greeting card will be ready.
Cake
If a child thinks about what to draw for his grandmother’s birthday, then you can give him an idea. For example, draw a cake decorated with candles. On the top of the sheet we write congratulatory words with multi-colored pencils. This could be the phrase “Happy Birthday” or its English variation Happy birthday. Let's start with the image of the cake. We draw a semicircle and depict its lower part with a wavy line. You should get something similar to glaze drips. It is not necessary to draw the cake itself, but if desired, you can outline it with two straight lines going to the edge of the sheet. Place candles on the icing. There can be any number of them, or you can draw as many as the birthday girl is old. We light the lights on the candles and add decor in the form of wavy lines that will symbolize the exploding firecracker. You can add colored dots or stars to the card.
Air balloons
How to draw a birthday card so that it looks original? Everything is very simple, you need to combine the drawing and glue the applique on it. Let's start with its production. Take a sheet of paper, watercolor paints and a toothbrush. We wet the brush in water, dip it in any bright paint and spray it on the sheet. We perform this operation several times with different colors. We wait until the paint dries and cut out the outlines of the balloons from the sheet. In our case there are 4, but you can do more or less. Now we need two sheets of paper: one colored, the other white. The white sheet should be slightly smaller. Glue the two blanks together so that the colored edge looks like a passe-partout. We glue our balls on top of the sheet, and draw wavy lines from them with a black pen. We write a congratulatory phrase at the bottom of the postcard.
Laconic drawing
What can you draw for your birthday? Today minimalism is in fashion, so we will depict the postcard in this vein. Let's draw a birthday cake. But the image will be very sketchy. Even a person who can’t draw at all can cope with this task. Visually divide the sheet into three parts. The first of them will be occupied by an image of a culinary masterpiece. Draw a thin rectangle with rounded edges. On top we draw the same geometric figure, only wider. We draw a stripe in its center. The cake is ready. We draw a candle schematically. It will look like a rectangle with a thin stick on top. We add a sparkle to the candle. It will be a droplet with rays diverging in different directions. Now let's move on to the congratulatory inscription. In English it will look more stylish. Therefore, we write Happy in block letters on the second third of the sheet. From the word to the left and to the right we draw two thick stripes. On the last third part of the sheet we draw the word Birthday.
You no longer have to think long and hard about what to draw for dad’s birthday. Just give him this card.
Congratulatory bear
How to draw a birthday picture? There is nothing complicated here. Let's depict a cute bear holding a gift in his hands.
We will make it in the form of an application. First, choose paper with a wood texture. Let it be heterogeneous, somewhere lighter, somewhere darker. Let's draw a rectangle on the sheet, slightly expanding downwards. We will draw two circles on its upper corners. This is the body of a bear. Draw an oval on dark brown paper. This will be the nose. We cut out our blanks and glue them onto a clean sheet of paper. We draw the eyes with two dots and draw the nose with a large drop. If you wish, you can draw a smile on the bear. Having retreated 2-3 cm from the application, we write a congratulatory inscription. Glue a square cut from any wrapping paper onto the bear. From it we cut out flags that we will “hang” at the top of the postcard.
Card with flowers
What should I draw for my mom's birthday? Well, of course, flowers. They can be depicted as realistic, or, as in our case, decorative. At the bottom of the sheet we draw a line that will combine straight and zigzag segments. This is grass. We write congratulatory words at the top. And in the middle we draw sticks on which we depict flowers of various shapes. These can be bells, roses, daisies. To make the card look more delicate, you need to paint everything in the same color scheme. And to fill the space between the colors you need to draw fancy curls with a black pen.
Every year at the beginning of April, schoolchildren are introduced to such a Russian holiday as Cosmonautics Day. This date is famous for the first human flight into space. To make it more interesting for children to study this topic, competitions are usually held for the best drawing for Cosmonautics Day. " What to draw for April 12? - This question interests many parents and their children.
I have collected for you a bunch of interesting and modern ideas for drawings that children of different ages, from elementary school to high school, can repeat. Some ideas are accompanied by step-by-step lessons. I hope you find it for yourself
What can you draw for Cosmonautics Day?
Cosmonaut
You will find how to draw an astronaut in four different versions in.
Space
There are a great many lessons on drawing space on the Internet, including step-by-step photo tutorials and videos. Most often, when painting space, watercolors are used, because... it is translucent and blends easily.
I like the videos on the channel TILLITH. She has a whole playlist on how to draw space.
Here is one of her videos:
There is also a step-by-step guide on my website.
Rocket
In a recent lesson I showed:
Satellite
I found how to draw an artificial satellite with colored pencils on the website prodelkino.ru.
Planets
It’s easy to draw a planet, but it always looks epic, especially if you color it beautifully.
Below is a step by step lesson how to draw a planet similar to Saturn.
Step 1
First draw a nice and large circle to illustrate the volume of the planet. Leave a little space on each side to then draw the rings.
Step 2
Now for the rings: Draw a long, thin oval shape in the center of the circle. You can tilt this shape (almost at a 45 degree angle) to make the planet look more attractive. 
Step 3
Now transform the oval shape into a nice and edgy ring. Carefully erase the extra lines.
Step 4
Then add multiple lines on the planet to create different stripes of gas. You can also add a couple more rings. 
Step 5
Use several colors in shades of orange and yellow. The combination of these colors will make the planet more realistic. 
Step 6
The last step is to add shadows: one on the right side, one under the ring, and one behind the planet on the right side of the rings.
A beautiful, colorful and voluminous planet, drawn in just six simple steps, is ready!
Orbital station
You will find a lesson on drawing a station.
Galaxy
Space doodles
This direction in drawing arose not so long ago and now it is mega-popular. Verbatim doodle- these are dashes, scribbles, meaningless drawings that are created mechanically, thinking about something else. Drawing space objects in doodle style looks just right. I'll give you a few examples that you can easily repeat with a black helium pen. And if you then color the drawing, then you have every chance of taking first place in the competition for the best drawing for Cosmonautics Day!
Images taken from pinterest.com.
Comet
Moon with starry sky
I hope that you have found an interesting idea for drawing for Cosmonautics Day. Use your imagination and you will succeed!
Do you feel like no one needs you? Do people around you not notice you and pretend that you are a double-glazed window? Even your cat doesn’t listen to you, and minibus drivers don’t take money? Don’t be discouraged, because you always have one day a year when mass memories of you gain a very wide circulation. It's your birthday. And in this lesson we will learn how to draw a birthday with a pencil. You can be sure that they will always remember you, they just carefully hide it. Social networks do this especially well. With their help, the once family and cozy holiday has gained universal momentum, when they spam your wall with absolutely identical congratulations and pictures. What does a person's birthday mean?
- This is a reminder that we are all mortal. After all, this is not just a birthday celebration, there is only one such day in life when you were born. All subsequent ones are days of aging.
- An adequate reason to be insane all day and barely move your feet. (For some individuals, every Saturday is enough).
Now let's take the pencils and get to work.
How to draw a birthday with a pencil step by step
Step one. Let's draw an oval table with a cake on it. Above the table we need several circles into which we will insert heads and disproportionate ears, and we will place a cone on the duck. 
Step two. Let's draw a lot of gift boxes around the table and start creating the faces of cartoon characters. 
Step three. Let's decorate each box with festive bows, poke a few candles into the cake, and draw some tableware for the table too. Let's highlight the kennels of the faces with a thick line. 
Step four. We clear the festive room of unnecessary lines so that only gifts, a table with a cake on them and the celebrants remain. 
Step five. Let's add shadows using shading. 
I recommend that you try to draw this as well.
Buying a postcard for any holiday is not a problem now - any bookstore has plenty of them. But a gift made with your own hands is always much more valuable than a purchased one. Especially if it is made by children's hands. Let's find out what you can draw on a greeting card and how to do it best.
For the base you should always choose thick paper, or even better, cardboard. It can be white or colored, the second option is much more interesting. A directly invented image is drawn on the front side, and there may be small drawings and a congratulatory inscription inside.
If your child needs to draw a Happy Birthday card, then the most favorite option is a cake with candles or balloons in the paws of a favorite fairy-tale character. For holidays such as New Year, March 8, Easter, they draw a thematic picture - a Christmas tree and Santa Claus, a figure eight and spring flowers, Easter cakes and Easter painted eggs, respectively. Postcards drawn with love by children carry a charge of simple-minded positivity and often decorate a chest of drawers in grandma’s or mother’s room.
How to draw a beautiful card with a pencil?
How to draw a simple postcard with your own hands?
A child can independently draw a simple birthday card for his friend with a picture of a birthday cake.
