If you ask a child about five or six years old about what kind of birds he knows, then he will definitely call an owl. Owl is found in many cartoons and fairy tales. This is a very colorful bird. She has unusual yellow eyes. Owls are credited with wisdom and discernment. In fairy tales and epics they are endowed with various magical properties. Therefore, a halo of mystery hovers over these birds, which so attracts attention to them. How to draw an owl? The answer to this question can be found further.
What kind of bird is an owl?
Before starting the assignment, with the child should conduct an introductory conversation about the subject of drawing. First of all, an owl is a predator. This is indicated by her appearance and habits: a silent flap of soft wings, a sharp beak and a predominantly nocturnal lifestyle. Secondly, it is a very ancient bird, some species appeared 60-70 million years ago. Thirdly, an owl is distributed all over the globe, in almost every country in the world some kind of these birds lives. From this it follows that in the folklore of many peoples there are references to owls. The Slavs and the ancient Greeks have mentions. The bird was a companion of the goddess of wisdom Athena. Among the Slavs, the owl was the keeper of underground secrets and riches. Often, evil characters turn into owls.
Owl in the wild
The color of birds in the wild is diverse: in the north, owls are white. Owls living in forests have a tan color from taupe to tan. There are just gray. The feather pattern is very bizarre, similar to veins. It helps disguise in the surroundings. This disguise makes it possible to relax during the day. In daylight, the owl is almost motionless. Owls have a very thin ear. They are farsighted. They feed on small rodents, small snakes. These are not migratory, but settled birds. Most often, owls are lonely. To continue the race and raise the offspring, they are combined into pairs in which they then live their whole lives. As a refuge they are hollows of old trees, abandoned nests of other birds.
How to draw such a bird?
The drawing process is very important for the child. When drawing, the child develops concentration, the ability to analyze and highlight the general and the particular in the subject of the image. Drawing contributes to the development of fine motor skills, fingers are developed. In addition, this lesson teaches the child to find the individual characteristics of objects. To make the drawing recognizable the first time, it is very important to explain to the child how to draw an owl in stages. It is best for children to draw with their parents, as this greatly strengthens their spiritual connection. When drawing requires a simple pencil, eraser and a sheet of paper. It’s okay if the child cannot draw correctly the first time.
First you need to determine what geometric shapes the parts of the body of the bird consist of. This step is suitable for drawing a beautiful owl with pencils and paints.
Pencil drawing
For a preschool child, the easiest way to explain is how to draw an owl with a pencil without using other tools. First you need to determine the moment of movement: whether the bird will be depicted in flight or will it be located on a branch. For a child, it is preferable to depict an owl sitting on a support. The shape of such an owl is similar to an oval crowned with a circle, where the oval is the body and the head is the circle. Two large round eyes, ears protruding above the head, a triangular beak and the shape of the wings on the body - everything, the owl is ready. The plumage pattern can be depicted by large scales on the chest. When drawing, proportionality should be observed: the head cannot be larger than the body. You can also depict the branch on which the owl sits.
How else can you draw an owl?
The whole bird can be depicted in the form of a circle or a not very elongated oval. It is also necessary to draw round eyes, ears, beak and wings. But here you need to add the drawn paws, then the image will be completed. Sometimes you should ask yourself not only how to draw an owl with a pencil, but also with paints. Paints should start drawing owls to children of primary school age, because it is a little more complicated. In paint, it’s worth going from the center of the image. First you need to draw a triangular beak of an owl, and then two round eyes. Around the eyes and beak, you need to circle the circumference of the head, not forgetting to bend for the protruding ears, depict the body under the head. On the edges of the body you need to place the wings and optionally paint the owl in different colors. You can also pre-draw a sketch with a simple pencil and then paint it with paints. In this case, it doesn’t matter from what place the sketch will start.
You can still depict an owl in flight. This is a little trickier. Such an owl also has a round head and an oval torso. In flight, the owl has wide wings. This should also be captured in the figure. During the flight, her legs are visible. When drawing an owl, it is best to use a visual image as a sample. For a more complete type of work, you can paint the background in a neutral color. The finished work can be beautifully decorated with an external paper frame and decorate the wall in the child’s room with a picture. In the process of creativity, an important point is not the achievement of portrait resemblance to the original, but dedication, the disclosure of creative potential. Looking at the result of his work, the child is proud of the work done.