Step-by-step educational drawing for children 6 years old. Simple ways to teach children to draw

The question “How to teach children to draw a person?” It baffles many adults: not everyone can realistically convey proportions and portrait likeness, much less explain the stages of drawing a human figure to a child. We will show simple diagrams and give recommendations on how to draw a person step by step - even an adult child can do it.

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Most adults, not engaged in professional artistic activities, stopped in their development at the “cephalopod” stage. But this is not a reason to turn away a child with a pencil who wants to explore this world and learn everything.

By drawing, the child fantasizes, develops his abilities, and trains visual memory. Of course, drawing a person is much more difficult than a tree or a hedgehog, but even the most complex task can be broken down into simple steps so that it does not seem so scary and impossible. Let's learn together!

How to teach a 3-4 year old child to draw a person

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To a 3-4 year old child, you can explain the principle of drawing a human figure using a simple diagram as an example: head, torso, arms and legs, always a neck, hands and feet.

Let him practice drawing boys and girls this way. What is important here is, first of all, not so much the similarity as the development of a sense of proportion, the presence of all the “components”.

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Then you can try to draw little people in motion. To clearly show your child how our arms and legs bend when walking, jumping, turning, etc., demonstrate all these movements in front of a mirror.

It is convenient to make a wire frame and bend it in different directions.

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Let this wire model be your guide when teaching your child to draw a person in motion.

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It is useful to make quick sketchy drawings. We gave the wire model the desired pose and immediately drew it. Later you will explain to your child how to “dress” the little men. Now it is more important to understand how the position of the arms and legs changes during a particular movement.

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To prevent little artists from being distracted from the main thing - conveying movement in a drawing - suggest drawing a moving person using a silhouette. To make it easier, make a cardboard model with movable elements.

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Another tip for those who want to teach a child to draw a person well: sculpt! Yes, yes, in volume it is easier for a child to perceive proportions, he will quickly understand how to do it correctly. If he learns to sculpt a person well and quickly, it won’t be difficult for him to draw him - it’s been tested.

How to teach a 5-6 year old child to draw a person: proportions

Teach your child to see the invisible. Before drawing a dressed figure, you need to outline the frame, understand the position of the arms and legs, the direction and rotation of the body relative to the head, etc. Use diagrams; you can always remove extra lines from the drawing with an eraser.

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When a child learns to think in diagrams, he will not have any difficulties when drawing a human figure.

Preschoolers aged 5-6 years can safely explain how the figure of an adult differs from the figure of a child. The module with which we “measure” the figure is the head. A lot depends on how many times the head is “placed” in the diagram of the human figure.

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Show a photo of a child standing next to an adult. Offer to measure (with a ruler, strip of paper, etc.) how many times the child’s head “fits” in his entire figure. Do the same with the adult figure. The child himself will conclude that children have larger heads (relative to the proportions of the whole body).

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In adults, the head “fits” 7-8 times (ideally). If you take this into account when drawing a person, the figure will come out proportional and similar.

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It is enough to draw a simple diagram several times in order to continue drawing fat and thin people, men, women and children.

Male and female figures are different. These differences can easily be shown in the diagram using geometric shapes. Men have broad shoulders, women have broad hips.

Very soon your child will learn the basics of drawing a person and will be able to portray the whole family!

How to draw a person step by step: video

Dear readers! Tell us in the comments about your children's funniest drawings. Do you know how to draw a person realistically? Did our diagrams and tips help you learn how to draw people?

At what age can you teach a child to draw, why should you not be afraid of the color black in children’s drawings, are there mediocre children, and is it too late to become an artist after 30? We are talking with Lyudmila Zymaleva - artist, poet, journalist, photographer, master of artistic dolls as an art object, teacher of fine arts, author of many publications on teaching methods and art history.

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Please tell us how your journey into the world of fine art and teaching began?

Among those who become artists, there are two types of people: some draw expressively from childhood, others discover their talent at a more conscious age, at the age of 11–12 (it is not by chance that admission to art schools occurs at this age). I'm from the latter. I always drew, but, like many children, I didn’t particularly stand out against the general background either in terms of results or interest in this process. And at the age of thirteen, I suddenly painted all summer and then entered a good art school.

Where do you teach? Who comes to learn drawing these days?

I teach students of different ages and in different educational institutions. A couple of years ago, from MSGU, from students, some of whom were older than me, I went to an art studio for 3-5 year old children, the next day I taught lessons in the primary classes of the school, and in the evening - classes in a studio on the basis of the school, with children who have pronounced artistic abilities. Thus, I teach both children and adults, in programs of both general educational institutions and professional ones. All this is very interesting, everywhere has its own specifics, which you must know, otherwise problems are inevitable.

You teach drawing to very young children, and sometimes these kids don’t even know how to speak well. What is special about this work? At what age can a child be taught to draw?

From my own experience, I can say that you can develop a child with the help of art starting from the age of three. It is precisely “to develop”, since learning is a process that takes place in art schools from about 11–12 years of age. The subtle difference between “fine arts development” and “fine arts teaching” lies in the purpose of these processes. For kids this goal is one, for schoolchildren - another, for art school students - third. But in any case, if a child was developed through the means of art, this is useful and important, even if he subsequently does not become an artist.

Does everyone really need to learn to draw? For what? Maybe, well, this is drawing, there are more important things - programming, foreign languages...

The childhood of a child is sometimes compared to the childhood of nations: every nation has folk dances, songs and visual arts. People have long been drawn to beauty, and a normally developing child also, to one degree or another, wants to dance, sing and draw. These activities allow him to better understand the world and express himself. Not allowing a child to draw means taking away part of his childhood, part of his beauty. Fine art has excellent opportunities for the development of abstract thinking - a type of thinking that, according to scientists, is characteristic only of humans. In addition, they draw to develop imagination and motor skills. Without developed motor skills there is no developed person, everyone knows perfectly well how important this is, and here fine arts classes are the best fit.

If we talk about drawing lessons at school, we should not forget that they allow the child, without interruption from a full-fledged educational process, to relax, immerse himself, express himself and, thanks to this, be ready to again study subjects that are more psychophysically demanding.

In life, the role of fine art, in my opinion, is beauty, and not always external. A child familiar with the rich world of fine art, its various directions and styles, will be a more flexible, tolerant, attentive and understanding member of society.

Talented children go to art schools, but sometimes they are abandoned. Why? Does anything need to be changed?

Many people actually drop out of music and sports school because they cannot withstand significant physical exertion. At an early age it is difficult to make an informed choice. But art school is less physical activity and usually a conscious choice, and almost everyone who enrolls graduates. Of course, there is some process of elimination, but this is normal, someone understands that they want to do something else, someone cannot cope with the program, and they may be expelled.

You often act as a member of the jury of children's drawing competitions. How much do you think the worldview of the current generation of children is shaped by modern cartoons and computer technology?

I'll probably surprise you with the answer. No way. Those who participate in such competitions are usually children with a certain level of general and artistic development, their familiarity with the riches of fine art of previous generations is great, and in the world around them they also see its various examples, including in the form of modern cartoons, of which there are many and the artistic quality of which varies greatly. Very rarely, when creating creative tasks, someone uses a pronounced style adopted in the animation of one direction or another, for example, in the anime style or Disney style. Such drawings are more often found in children who do not yet have any experience in visual arts, but at the same time try to copy their favorite characters.

Computer technologies and 3D graphics do not affect hand-made drawing in any way, and the Internet is used by such children, as a rule, only as a means to achieve a goal. For example, it is easy to find the necessary visual information on a competition topic on the Internet if you know in which direction to look.

To what extent do coloring, drawing from templates, and copying develop artistic abilities?

They are developing to a certain extent. Coloring and pattern drawing are rarely used by art teachers, as they have more effective methods in their arsenal. However, coloring books can develop to some extent stroke technique, coloristic vision, and drawing from a template - the ability to play with the same shape in different ways. Copying, with the right approach, is a full-fledged teaching method, known since ancient times. Another thing is that it must be combined with other methods and not take a leading role in training.

Are there any common cliches or misconceptions about doing fine art?

In short, you should not be afraid of black in children's works - this is usually caused by a craving for graphic contrast, and not by psychological problems. Art materials must always be selected of high quality and in the right combination, the principle “the baby is just starting out, this will do for him” is a wrong and dangerous approach.

The goal of different drawing lessons is different, “beautiful picture”, “similarity” (even in classical realism) cannot be an evaluation criterion. Before drawing conclusions regarding the child’s abilities, the success of the learning process and the professionalism of the teacher, it is necessary to carefully talk with the teacher himself in order to find out exactly what goals are set in different lessons, and why this or that result can be assessed differently by the teacher and the parent.

They often say: a child has no talent. It happens?

If this is what they say about a child over 14, who was developed through the means of art from childhood and who then tried to study at a vocational school, then this formulation is quite acceptable. If it is about a child under 14, or about a child who simply did not have the opportunity to study, then, of course, this is an erroneous formulation.

It should be noted that until the age of 12, interest in drawing and (to a lesser extent), success in this field should be considered as indicators of the child’s normal development, and not as “the presence of talent.”

Artist-teachers have such non-scientific terms as “adult talent” and “children’s talent.” It’s normal that not everyone has the first one, and it’s normal that almost everyone has the second one.

When can you start drawing? Is it too late at 30 or 40?

It is important to quickly understand why to start. Fine arts are not an “age-related activity” like sports, and do not require the same technical skills developed over the years as certain areas of music. It’s never too late to start “for yourself” as a hobby. And this can then turn into something more than just a hobby, but how and when is very individual for everyone. Here I really want to focus on what is more important, not WHEN to start, but HOW.

At a young age, starting “wrong” is almost impossible, especially if we are talking about beginnings in an art school with a certain status. An adult has little free time, but a lot of ideas about “how it should be,” expectations and ambitions. You need to very clearly formulate for yourself what exactly you want, or ask for help in this matter from an experienced artist-teacher.

Otherwise, it will turn out like with one of my friends, who finally decided to fulfill her dream of “drawing” and signed up for serious academic drawing courses from scratch in fairly large groups. As a result, after the first 6-10 hours of drawing geometric objects and draperies, she, having received some stress, did not achieve the expected result and made the wrong conclusion that “it was too late for her,” then she left the studio and made no further attempts to look for another one. Someone may be indignant as to why the teacher did not identify these problems during the courses. But this identification was not within the scope of his activities; he carried out the work of teaching academic drawing, albeit from scratch. The fact that a person came to him for a group lesson was not ready for such a load, and, perhaps, did not need it, you would not notice in two or three classes in this discipline, and no one approached him with questions.

Therefore, if you decide to take up drawing, you definitely need to discuss your expectations with your teacher, tell them what you would like to get in the end, how much time you have for this and other nuances.

What is the difference between art school and studio?

Art studio- part of the system of additional education, the goals can be varied, mainly development through the means of art. There are almost never exams, grades, or dropouts in the studio. A maximum individual approach is possible, working with children and adults of different ages.

Art school- the first stage of professional art education. Reception at 11 – 12 years based on the results of entrance tests, work in classes according to academic programs, evaluation system, screening out unsuccessful students. The goal is to identify the most gifted children and give them the basis for further continuing professional education.

Why are people only admitted to art school from the age of 11–12? After all, music begins to be taught much earlier.

This point is directly related to the psychophysical characteristics of the body and the characteristics of the subject being studied. In sports and music, the role of physiology is very important: if the body does not prepare for the load that awaits it from an early age, it will not be able to withstand it in the future. It is necessary to go in for sports and music from a very early age, some little athletes and musicians will continue their professional education, some will not, but due to the peculiarities of the formation of muscle memory, muscle training and body structure at the age of 12, only fairly gifted children can get involved in the process.

Despite the fact that learning fine arts also involves “working with the body,” purely physical training is not so important; a more formed mind is needed. That is why selection for art schools is made at approximately the age of twelve, when the child’s brain and vision have already been formed in a certain way and when the expression of artistic abilities can already be determined.

Please tell me, how do you feel about individual training in fine arts?

Without exaggeration, individual lessons with a student every time become a revelation even for an experienced artist-teacher. Only in one-on-one communication with a young artist are amazing mutual discoveries possible, the deepest penetration of the student into the personal world of the teacher and the teacher into the personal world of the student. The group form of classes is no worse or better, it’s just different, and there are no more or less positive aspects in it. The ideal combination is the work of a young artist with a teacher, both in a group and individually.

You teach at school and studio, draw, take photographs, write poetry, and learn Chinese. It’s impossible to list everything. Share your secret - how do you manage to do everything?

Firstly, everyone has their own reaction speed and ability to plan. I'm pretty good at both in my field, so I can get quite a lot of work done in a tight time frame. In addition, I always carefully collect and store various materials, articles, notes, programs, and other data (by the way, this applies not only to professional activities) - this stock is very important and often helps when unplanned situations arise.

And even earlier, I had a terrible secret that allowed me to work not just a lot, but a lot, and I think it is familiar to many - due to my sleep. Sometimes I slept for 3-4 hours. This works well for a certain type of person, mainly in youth, and usually, if you overdo it, has a bad effect on your health and future performance. Therefore, it is better to be very careful with this secret information.

But the real secret, which again is not a secret to anyone, but not everyone works in this direction, plus there are also different life circumstances and luck - I try to do what I love to do. Thus, the work is pleasant, there is positivity, and this helps to work more and better.

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Photos of children's drawings from the author's personal archive

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A child develops every minute from birth. A mother’s natural desire is to help the baby in his endeavors. Drawing is a great way to prepare your little one for preschool education.

When to start?

You can instill a love of drawing in babies as early as 9 months, when they are already sitting well and confidently, giving them a brush in their hands or creating wonderful drawings simply with their hands. At this age, the baby is very curious and explores the world with the help of tactile and taste buds. Bright jars of paint will undoubtedly attract his attention. At this age, he will not create an ideal landscape, but the abstraction will certainly be bright and will delight the baby. In this case, it is not the result that is important, but the process of introducing the child to paints, their consistency and capabilities. This will teach your child to draw like real artists do. From the age of one year, or even earlier, you can give him a brush, colored pencils or markers so that he can see the difference between colors.

The child begins to create images with meaning, close to the general understanding of the drawing itself, after two years, closer to three. To develop artistic abilities even earlier, direct interaction between parents and children is important. Mom should set an example, draw an object and voice out loud what she is doing and how. This will be a great start to teaching your child how to draw simple drawings.

First steps

When you decide to introduce your baby to colors, you need to be patient. To begin with, you will need good quality finger pigments. In any case, the baby will want to taste the new substance. Special finger paints are given a characteristic bitter taste so that you will not want to eat them. You can draw in a regular album, but it is better to unfold a large Whatman paper or get a roll of old wallpaper. The more space available for play, the less likely it is that surrounding objects will get dirty. It is better to dress the child in household items that you don’t mind getting smeared with paint.

After 3 years, children become even more interested in drawings; they crave a variety of materials - paints, pencils, markers, pens, crayons. It is necessary to give the little person the opportunity to develop his imagination, using various techniques. By combining a few simple elements, it is easy to teach a child to draw a person. As soon as he is able to draw on his own, the tasks need to be gradually made more difficult. All classes should be conducted in a playful way, but in no case in the form of training sessions! If the baby is not in the mood, you should not force him - this will only make him alienated from creativity.

Simple techniques for kids

To fully express emotions on paper, there are many different drawing techniques, the choice of which depends on the quality of the canvas and the shape of the brushes. In addition, the choice of tools determines how smoothly the paint will lie on the paper.

In addition to creative talents, drawing develops fine motor skills, speeds up the process of learning colors, develops horizons, sensory and eye skills. Don't overload your baby. A couple of flowers on the palm is enough for the first acquaintance with drawing.

It’s time to introduce a growing child to various techniques. At about one year old, the baby is ready to pick up a brush and make a variety of strokes, strokes, and lines. It's better to draw while playing. To do this, use cotton swabs, lids, sponges and other improvised materials with which you can truly show your imagination. There are a lot of options: spraying with a toothbrush, “stamping” with a foam sponge or champagne cork, using applique elements and plasticine.

Painting with paints

It is better to start drawing lessons with paints. They are bright, have an interesting consistency, and you can draw with them without much effort. Children's fine motor skills are still poorly developed, so they may not hold a brush or pencil, but create their masterpieces directly with their fingers.

Initially, after applying paint to the child’s palm, it is important to monitor his reaction. The task of parents is to help the child in an unfamiliar matter. First, palms and fingers leave imprints on whatman paper. Ideally, mom does the same. At first, three colors are enough. The lesson should end before the child gets bored, otherwise he may refuse to draw next time.

To develop motor skills, you can give your baby a cotton swab or sponge. It should be interesting for a child to dip an object into paint and get different prints. In addition, the process itself develops not only fine motor skills, but also concentration.

After one and a half years, acquaintance with figures, objects, and animals begins. By combining elementary circles, squares and triangles, you can teach your child to draw simple drawings step by step, for example, a man or animal faces.

Children's creativity with pencils

It is necessary to use a pencil to get acquainted with new drawing techniques - shading and outlining figures. If the brush falls down with any pressure, then drawing with a pencil requires effort.

The main condition for the development of creativity of a novice artist is to create optimal conditions. You can’t interfere, you need to give the child freedom of action. Basically, the subject of creativity depends on his age. Younger children try to imitate the sun and flowers. Older children try to draw princesses or cars. From the age of 5, full-fledged children's pictures already appear, the child begins to pay attention to details. He draws not only the main characters, but also the background.

Fine art for kids

Getting a 2-year-old interested is quite simple, just like teaching a 3-year-old to draw. A personal example is needed. It is not enough to explain to a child how something is drawn, it is important to show it. The ideal time for classes is the first half of the day, when he does not want to sleep, eats and is still full of energy. The themes for the drawing are first determined by the mother. Most often these are ordinary lines and toys. The child will trace the figures with interest or connect them using shading. In this way, he gets acquainted with the figures and trains to control the pencil to the fullest, concentrating on his own actions.

As soon as the initial stage is completed, the simplest elements learned are used to create full-fledged simple drawings. Soft triangular pencils are suitable for learning. They contribute to the formation of the correct grip of an object in the hand. If you give your child bright markers at first, he may later refuse to draw with pencils.

Basic techniques for children

How to teach a child to draw simple drawings step by step? To begin with, it is important to know how they are created correctly.

For a child to enjoy drawing geometric shapes, he must be interested in the task itself. If you simply say “connect the dots,” there is a high probability of receiving a refusal. But “help the little dot catch up with the big one” or “connect the dot-mom, the dot-dad and the dot-baby” are much more interesting. The child will be more willing to take on this “mission.”

In addition to the correct drawing technique, you need to pay attention to painting. For the first tests, shading is suitable. It is imperative to remind the child not to go beyond the boundaries of the drawing. It is important that the mother herself shows how the color and appearance of the drawn object changes if the pencil is pressed harder or weaker. You can compare the drawings and ask your child to explain what the difference is to make sure that he understands the essence of the rules and the meaning of painting.

Drawing animals and humans

If parents expect to immediately see a full-fledged portrait, then they will be disappointed. Initially, these may be schematic images of lines and geometric shapes, perhaps not even connected to each other. The easiest way to teach a child to draw a person step by step is to use lines and a circle. When creating the desired image on paper, it is necessary to explain to the baby which part of the body is conveyed by one or another line. If an activity is difficult for a child, it is worth inviting him to cope with this task through joint efforts.

Creative activities with preschoolers

By the age of five, a child’s imagination is actively developing. This gives him the opportunity to express his fantasies. Parents need to know how to teach their child to draw at the age of 4 and convey their wishes on a piece of paper. Acting as mentors, they must help children open up. At this stage the child learns:

rules for mixing basic colors (red, yellow, blue);
ways to sketch the background;
criteria for combining several materials;
technique for making drawings realistic.

You should not dictate your rules to your child. It is better to follow the flight of his imagination, offering your ideas in the process. It is advisable to be close to your son or daughter when creating the first drawings, so that the children can voice their actions. Mom should ask leading questions that will help reveal the image and may require additional touches. In this unobtrusive way, the child’s imaginative thinking develops, his vocabulary increases, and his oratory abilities emerge.

Full drawings

Having understood the colors and shapes, the child will be able to draw independently. He will be ready to depict not just figures, but entire artistic compositions. If the mother regularly worked with the baby and was able to teach a 4-year-old child to draw, as a rule, he will then become familiar with various techniques on his own initiative. The main thing is to fuel his interest in this activity. The child must use various elements, details, sketch the background, learn to select shades, use several techniques in one drawing (prints with palms and cotton swabs, contours of tree leaves and splashes). The result should be a full-fledged drawing with meaning. Let it be simple, and let the objects be distorted or poorly painted. The main thing is the effort and development of the baby.

Most likely, the first drawings that a mother gradually taught a 4-year-old child to draw, as well as the subsequent ones, will be dedicated to nature or family members. Later, the child himself will choose a theme for his creativity, trying to depict everything he sees around him.

What do children's paintings say?

A child’s drawings, starting from the age of 4, convey his inner world. Children themselves are very impressionable. It is in the drawings that their main experiences are reflected. Psychologists often turn to this technique, associated with drawing, to understand the mental state of young patients. After all, the main thing is not how to teach a 5-year-old child to draw step by step, but how to understand the meaning of his drawings. When embodying his fantasies on paper, nothing limits the baby; he can express what he is not able to say in words or show with gestures.

It is worth paying attention to what colors and shades the child usually chooses and what techniques he uses. It is important to determine the location of the main characters, their mood, and what impression is left of the drawing as a whole. All this will help you understand the child’s emotions.

Art studios

You should not burden the little ones with additional activities. The attention of parents at home is quite enough. Only after 3-4 years can you send your child to an art studio or club if the child has a craving for creativity.

At this age, he will be interested in studying along with other children; he can imitate them and try to keep up. Classes are conducted in a playful way and do not overload the child’s body at all, but only have a positive effect on his psychological state. Following the advice of leaders, parents should help their child develop his abilities at home.

Step by step instructions. How to teach children to draw. Part 1.

How to draw a ladybug.

Things that are ordinary in the world of adults, in the understanding and imagination of a child, seem completely different. When you sometimes walk in the park and suddenly your baby sees a red ladybug with black unusual spots on a bench - this is a whole discovery for him. He wants to touch, touch, look at the details. It is important to support this child's curiosity and help in the desire to see all the colors of the natural world. Joint drawing classes help a lot in this process. After all, you can always easily talk about something and show what it looks like. Today we invite you to take a journey into the world of nature and draw a small and smiling ladybug. I think your baby, and you yourself, will be happy with such an exciting idea, and we will help you make this process accessible and interesting. Look at our step-by-step tips and you will succeed!

How to draw a goat.

Drawing a goat is not difficult if you are a professional, but not all of us are artists by vocation. And children love to draw different animals and they do not understand that adults may not be able to do this. What is the right thing to do in this case? This instruction will help you here. It describes everything step by step. To get started, all you need is a blank sheet of paper, a pencil and an eraser. Try it, you and your child will probably be pleased with the result.

How to draw a lion.

Many children want to be strong, brave, beautiful, and to be the center of attention. These qualities are often inherent in the lion as the king of beasts. Therefore, when choosing a lion as an object to draw with your child, you will never go wrong. All that remains is to acquire basic office supplies in the form of a pencil, paper and eraser. A little effort - and you will get a delightful lion, or rather a lion cub to begin with. So feel free to get inspired and start drawing. And our step-by-step pictures will help you cope with this task easily and without much effort.

How to draw an ostrich.

Your child has already tried playing with all his toys today, but nothing has entertained him. What to do? Take out some paper and pencils and try to draw something unusual, like a cute ostrich. And it’s not a problem that you don’t know how to do it at all and don’t know how to do it correctly, don’t worry - you have step-by-step instructions with which you will do everything easily and simply, and most importantly, everything will work out. And so, we take paper, pencils, erasers and sit down to work. It will be best if you and your child draw separately, that is, everyone will be busy with their own creation, and of course, you need to help each other if something doesn’t work out. Go ahead, look at the monitor and get started!

How to draw a snail.

Simple and easy step-by-step instructions on how to draw a snail yourself with a pencil will help you learn the basics of drawing in a matter of minutes and add to your collection or treat your child with a new sketch.

How to draw an owl.

It doesn’t take much time or effort to learn how to draw an owl well. Our simple step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to draw an owl will help you with this task. You just need to be patient and pick up a pencil. Follow our steps and you will learn the basics of the art of drawing.

How to draw a tiger.

Do you want to quickly and easily master the art of drawing? Then our step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to draw a tiger cub are just for you. All. What you will need is a blank sheet of paper and a pencil.

How to draw a fish.

How to draw a dinosaur.

Sometimes you ask a child - what should you draw? And in your mind you already draw funny people, a cat or a dog with a pencil. And the answer is unexpected - I want a dinosaur. The task becomes more complicated, but this is only at first glance. If you look at it, these are the same four legs, body, head and tail. So feel free to grab a pencil, paper, eraser and go ahead and surprise yourself and your child. And we will help make this activity simple and fun. In any case, you can always say that you have created a special kind of dinosaur that no one has ever seen.

How to draw a cat.

Many parents are faced with a situation when their child runs up to them with a piece of paper and a pencil and begs them to draw an animal. And you are far from finishing your art courses, but you cannot disappoint your child.We offer you simple step-by-step instructions in pictures on how to draw a kitten yourself.

It is better to start drawing from childhood - this is one of the most fertile periods for mastering the basics of fine art.

Step-by-step drawing for children is a way that will help you develop your child’s creative abilities, regardless of his natural abilities.

You will spend many exciting hours learning the basics of drawing step by step and then be able to turn all your creative fantasies into reality.

Step-by-step drawing is a drawing method that allows you to create a drawing sequentially, in stages, from simple to complex.

Sometimes the whole thing stands still simply because a person does not know where to start. Often a child asks mom or dad “Draw a turtle,” and the parent would gladly fulfill the child’s wish, but doesn’t know how.

And if he had a diagram of a step-by-step drawing of the same turtle in front of him, he could easily cope with this task.

For children, step-by-step drawing is a good help: firstly, they learn to draw without mistakes, following a certain order of actions, and secondly, in the process of repeated training, they develop an algorithm that will subsequently allow them to accurately depict many things without a diagram.

Finally, it’s just very interesting and exciting to watch how a whole image emerges from small figures and strokes, and failures rarely happen.

How to teach a child to draw step by step?

Of course, first it would be nice for the parents themselves to master this simple method. And if a child watches how his mother or father tries to do something creative, the desire to follow the elders will definitely arise.

At first, during step-by-step drawing lessons with a child, convenient and understandable diagrams are needed.

The essence of the method is that drawing something takes place in several stages.

That is, when drawing a cat, we will not start with the tail or face, but will follow a certain pattern that will allow us to avoid mistakes and inaccuracies in proportions.

The easiest way to start mastering step-by-step drawing is with pencil sketches. Paints and pastels will come in handy later.

Lessons on drawing a house step by step

To organize the process you will need:

a sketchbook of good quality (fairly thick, non-creasing paper);
pencils of different softness;
eraser;
diagrams in which everything is clearly visible.

If pencil drawing has already been mastered, or you want to immediately move on to pastels or paints, all this should also be available.

Provide the aspiring artist with an excellent workspace: a comfortable table and chair, good lighting, and the absence of all distractions. The child should be comfortable.

If you have a board or easel nearby, great, you can attach the diagrams there. You can also use a book stand or wall.

Before you start drawing, be sure to tell your child about the following rules:

there is no need to rush, everything works out only for those who try;
you need to act strictly according to the scheme, especially if you are just starting to learn to draw;
remember what you are doing, and next time you may not need the diagram;
start with the simplest ones, gradually moving on to more complex drawings.

Next, we show the child interesting diagrams. Offer several schemes to choose from, let the young artist choose what he likes. Remember that it is best to start with simpler diagrams: first we master the step-by-step drawing of animals and patterns, and later we move on to drawing a person.

Examples of step-by-step drawing

How to draw a hare

Let's start with a stylized, cartoonish bunny, which can be easily created by a preschooler.

We draw a large horizontal oval, and under it a small vertical one, but without a top.
Draw the paws to the small oval.
A small oval and two circles in a large oval - draw the muzzle.
We draw the nose and pupils - exactly according to the diagram.
We draw identical ears.
We draw small details - mouth, eyebrows, mustache, fingers. The bunny should have a flower in its paw.
And now all that remains is to draw a skateboard under the bunny’s paws - our bunny is very sporty and mischievous.

Cat drawing

Now let's draw a cute cat.

First we draw a circle - this will be the head.
Two triangles on top - they turned out to be ears.
Inside each triangle there is another small one.
Two dots and a triangle nose - a muzzle begins to emerge.
From under the nose there are two arms going in different directions – the cat’s mouth. Let's not forget about the luxurious mustache.
Draw the body - start with an arc.
We draw a collar for our cat.
On the other side we draw the foot.
It remains to draw one more paw.
Now you can take pencils or paints and make our cat colorful. Ready!

Drawing a dog

Now let's draw a charming puppy.

We start with an oval and a semi-oval, they should not be connected!
Now we draw the eyes and tail.
Ears, nose, spot around the eye - we continue to draw the muzzle.
We draw a tongue and connect the head with the body and the ears with the head using thin rectangles.
Draw the paws.
All that remains is to decorate the puppy. That's all!

Drawing a rose

Draw a simple oval on a thin stem.
Draw leaves on the sides of the stem.
Inside the oval we draw two main petals.
Inside the petals is the base of the bud, like a rolled up roll.
Draw the side, small petals.
Add colors and the charming rose is ready!

Drawing cornflower

Draw a circle on a thin stem.
Draw the core and small stems on the large stem.
We draw buds on the stems. Separate the petals.
We finish drawing the buds, highlighting the teeth of the petals.
Erase the line of the circle with an eraser.
We paint the cornflower in color.

Drawing a man

This simple diagram will help your child master proportions in drawing a person.

We draw the head (oval), neck and triangle - the future base of the body.
At the bottom of the large triangle is a small triangle, legs (knees are drawn).
We draw the hands based on the marks indicating length.

Tank drawing

Any boy will want to learn how to draw a tank, and it’s not at all difficult.

We draw the base, observing the proportions as much as possible.
We draw the caterpillar wheels and the barrel.
Let's focus on the small elements.
Using pencils we draw a tank in color.

How to draw a pattern

Perhaps, after mastering the drawing of these elements, the child will be interested in painting on wood - a very interesting, traditional creativity.

Drawing the “Grass Ornament” pattern

A few curls will be the basis of the ornament. They should be smooth and graceful.
Draw red petals in the two large corners.
All that remains is to draw the smaller black petals.

Pattern "Leaves"

Many examples of Khokhloma painting contain these elements.

A thin stalk is a small, curved line.
We draw an elongated oval on the stem in green.
To “pair” it with two more leaves, in which we draw the veins in yellow.

So, step-by-step drawing is a method based on order and schematics. In order to consolidate a certain algorithm in the creative mind of a child, it makes sense to resort to this method. You should start with simple stylized drawings, images of cartoon characters, etc. It is simple and interesting, and the result will be successful.

When a child masters the basics of step-by-step drawing, he may want to continue his creative activities in a fine arts studio or art school. Or maybe he will continue to improve his ability to draw using patterns that will become more complex.