If you are a dad and together with your child you want to arrange a surprise for your mother on her birthday, then you can draw something together, symbolizing your attitude to her. This article is intended to help and suggest how to draw mom in stages. Of course, if you are a creative person, but there can be no doubt about that!
How to draw mom, first option (simple)
First of all, your functions are organizational. You need to find a picture (wherever you want: in a book or magazine) with which the drawing will be redrawn, and, of course, the materials - thick paper of any color and sharpened color pencils or crayons made of wax. Suppose a child is small (3-4 years old), show him how to draw a mother animal and her touching little cub. One drawing will belong to the "brush" of the child, the other - to dad. Then they can be beautifully combined by pasting on a large sheet of dense color cardboard, and inserted into the frame.
In addition to being a good, original gift that will be included in the annals of the family, it is also a wonderful time with the child, which is valuable in itself and will be remembered forever.
If the child is older (10-12 years old), then you can show him how to draw mom, or rather her portrait. Of course, this is difficult! But to mother it is even more difficult to care for and love all of you around the clock every day. But imagine how she will be pleased!
Below is an instruction on how to draw mom using her beautiful and most expressive photograph. Preparatory work is similar to the first option.
How to draw mom with a pencil, second option (difficult)
1. We take a successful mom's photo. We draw the line with the clearest contours of her photographic face. You do not need to draw undeveloped weak lines, for example, the wings of the nose and other small details. You can make the picture the same size as the photo, and from time to time put a thin sheet on the picture and look at the clearance, whether the image matches the original.
2. We paint over the face with fine even strokes with a dense layer with a flesh-colored pencil . The lip contour is painted inside pink. We draw the lower lip in a lighter tone, the upper one in a darker tone.
3. Look carefully at the photo. Mark the shaded areas in the picture, select the color of the shadows. They should be different from the complexion, be darker or lighter.
4. Look at the photo even more carefully. Find the highlighted spots and mark them in your drawing, painting in a lighter tone than the face. These zones will also be of different colors.
5. Now carefully examine and draw hair, eyes, outline small details with slightly visible strokes. Eyes should be positioned symmetrically if the portrait is full-face.
6. Mark with barely noticeable strokes of the eye socket, this will help to more correctly draw the shape of the eyes and eyebrows. Ears and nose should be equal in height.
When drawing from a photograph, the most important thing is to often compare the drawing with the original, correctly outline the face and head, given the shape of the skull. Painting or tinting should be even, uniform, eyes and face should look brighter than hair and clothes. Do not worry, mom will surely like the work you have done, even if it is in some way imperfect.