Outside the window there is snow, and for the next drawing we choose the Arctic theme. For a child, this is a whole journey. An adult can pass on to him a lot of knowledge about the world around him.
The Arctic is very beautiful and very cold
To understand how to draw the Arctic, get to know it better.
Even adults do not all know that a polar bear does not live with penguins. Because they live on opposite ends of the earth.
You can see photos of animals and birds living in the Arctic with your child in books or on the Internet.
The main attractions of the Arctic - of course, a white bear and the northern lights.
Tell your child about polar day and polar night. Take a look at photos of the northern lights together. Pay attention to the shape, color. Explain to the baby what this phenomenon is and why it arises in the Arctic.
Read how a polar bear lives in a book or on the Web. Look carefully at the picture. What does he look like? How exactly does this bear differ from others? The value of drawing is precisely what produces observation. The child learns to analyze.
Getting ready to draw
This time, the drawing of the Arctic is done in pastel crayons.
You will need:
- black paper;
- a special eraser that erases pastels (called a nag);
- pastel crayons;
- photo or drawing of a white bear while walking.
Please note that the body of a polar bear resembles a pear that lies on its side. What color is the beast's eyes and nose? Consider with your baby how powerful the bear’s legs are. Let the child circle the bear’s body several times with a finger. If possible, print the picture on the printer. Then you can circle with a pencil many times. So the hand gets used to coordination.
Now you decide how to draw the Arctic. It will be a polar night. Beautiful northern lights and stars. And in the snow is a white bear.
Draw by stages
An adult helps a little, for example, draws the connection of paws with the body, erases unnecessary lines.
- We draw the body of a bear as a lying pear. Draw the paws. The bear is walking, not hanging in space, and is not flying. So you need to draw a track for him.
- Now the next turn is the contours of ice hummocks (blocks of ice). We portray.
- Paint the bear.
- Turn the leaf upside down. Getting to the northern lights. Usually it is green, but occasionally wonderful colorful flashes appear. Its lines are drawn vertically, because it is so in nature. We start to paint in yellow. With a little finger, rub the interrupted tape along the strokes slightly. Got a glow.
- Add other colors to the northern lights. It can be blue, orange, green. Do not forget to grind.
- Color the hummocks. Take white and blue pastels to show the roughness of the ice.
- We draw a black eye, nose. White dots put dots in the sky. These are the stars. Well circle the bear along the outline, also with white chalk. So it is better seen in the background.
- Color the surface of the ice on which the bear is walking. There are light and shaded areas. We paint them with white and blue crayons. Tell your kid about the shadow. If there is sun on the street, then you can show.
The picture is ready. We’ll come up with a story.
This is how the Arctic turned out. A child of six to seven years old will be able to draw a drawing. And ahead are waiting for new trips to countries and continents!