The first attempts to draw arise in early childhood, when a child picks up a pencil. He still does not understand that this is a drawing, but he is interested in the process itself. As you grow up and become aware of the world around you, the need arises for a more detailed display of the environment. One of the key figures are people. Even parents who do not have artistic talents can help a child transfer the desired image onto paper simply by studying a technique such as step-by-step drawing for children aged 7-9. You should not neglect such creative activities with your child, because through the drawing the child shows his feelings, emotions, attitude towards others.
As already indicated above, one of the ways to portray a person is phased drawing. For children 7-9 years old, it is the most accessible and simple enough to understand. At this age, the need arises not only for a schematic representation, but also for achieving similarities with the original. You can help your child by explaining the basic rules and clearly demonstrating the process of image transmission.
Basic rules of human drawing
It’s best to start pencil drawing. For children, this method is most acceptable, since it is possible to correct the error by erasing the wrong lines with the eraser.
Before starting work, it is necessary to explain the difference between an adult and a child. One of the main ones is growth and proportions.
Simple rules:
- The measurement criterion is the head. From our own observations, a child at this age already knows that adults are higher, but the proportions are not violated. This is due to the ratio of head to body. In children, the head in relation to the body will be larger, respectively, in adults less.
- The arms should not be longer than the legs.
- The elbow is at the level of the belt, and the arm cannot be below the knee.
- The palm is smaller than the foot.
- Men have wider shoulders, women have hips.
Stages of drawing a human figure
Phased drawing of a person begins with determining the size and location on the sheet. Having marked the upper point (the crown of the head) and the lower (feet), draw an auxiliary line, connecting them. Now it is necessary to note the size of the head. If it is a child, it should not be less than a fifth of the entire line, if an adult - it should not exceed sixth. The head is depicted as an oval. The remaining part of the auxiliary vertical line is divided by small lines into parts equal to the size of the head.
Having decided on the head, we draw with children the other parts of the body in stages.
Features of drawing a baby
Between the neck and the belt, 1 - 1.5 head sizes are conventionally located (this is approximately the middle of the auxiliary line). Elbows will be located at the same level. Celebrate.
The knees will be located at the level of the second dash from the bottom (the first is the end point).
The width of the shoulders of the child almost does not exceed the width of the head. Slightly departing from it, draw a line of the shoulders (length not more than 1.5 from the size of the head).
Draw the line from the shoulders to the line of the belt and the same size below - these will be the hands.
Stepping back from the waist, conditionally half-head, draw a line of the pelvis.
From the pelvic line to the end, line the legs.
The "frame" of the baby is ready.
Now, knowing where the various parts of the body should be located, we can begin to draw. In this case, you need to take into account the muscles of the arms and legs, chest, and when drawing pants - the distance between the line of the pelvis and the end of the body. To make it easier to determine the width of the chest, you can draw an oval from the head to the line of the pelvis, slightly tapering to the bottom.
Having given volume to the frame, we draw clothes. It may be tight or spacious, it does not matter.
When working, it is important to consider phased drawing. For children of 7-9 years old, an understanding of the need for image sequence is quite accessible.
Draw adults
The drawing of an adult is carried out according to the same principle.
After dividing the center line into parts equal to the size of the head (7-8 parts should turn out, depending on the height of the person being depicted), a belt line is marked. It is, conditionally, at the third mark from the head (or fourth from the top point, crown). Like the baby, the elbows will be on the same line.
The location of the knees at the level of the 6th line (if the person is tall) or between the 5th and 6th (with average height).
Thus, in an adult, unlike a baby, the body part from the waist to the feet is longer.
The width of the shoulders on average accommodates two heads. For men, they will be slightly wider, for women - already.
The designation of the hands and feet follows the same pattern as the baby. Volume is also attached and clothing is drawn.
Step-by-step pencil drawing as the basis for future composition
Schematic step-by-step drawing with a simple pencil enables the child to most likely portray the desired. Using the original frame (a schematic image in the form of lines and dashes), the figure can be given any position. Thus, in the figure, a person can move, sit, etc. This will help to build the correct composition and get a full-fledged drawing.
Stage-by-stage drawing for children of 7-9 years old gives the chance to the correct formation of the idea of the child about the structure of a human figure. At this age, children are able not only to master this technique, but also to further improve their skill.