The spirograph ruler is an amazing and strange thing, a cross between a slide rule and a protractor. To an inexperienced look, this toy seems to be a complex device designed to create intricate design drawings. Indeed, the spirograph was made in 1962 precisely for working on drawings of air bombs. Denis Fisher's invention in the development of weapons was not useful, and the children were delighted. After an engineer registered a patent for a spirograph and put it on sale, this toy gained worldwide recognition.
Equipment
The spirograph line consists directly of the main stencil and several gear elements of the correct geometric shape with holes inside. There are additional cliches in the form of various figures (butterfly, cross, bow) and a protractor ruler in the form of a circle. The resulting pattern depends on the number and distance between the teeth of the movable elements. Using different methods of drawing with the help of templates, you can get fancy openwork images.
How to draw a spirograph?
In children, the spirograph ruler helps in the formation of creative and logical thinking, improves fine motor skills and develops hand coordination. In adults, when drawing, irritability decreases and stress resistance increases. A reasonable purchase for the whole family is the spirograph line. How to draw, so that the use of this device in creativity is beneficial?
The album sheet should lie on a flat surface. The spirograph is placed with the embossed side up. The insert figure is inserted inside the ruler so that the teeth are connected to the working hole. Using a pen inserted into one of the openings of the liner, without taking the figure from the teeth of the ruler, make smooth rotational movements. The pen will begin to draw spiral patterns. After a few revolutions in a circle, the pattern closes at the starting point. You can experiment with the pattern by changing the stencil holes and colors, hatching the resulting vignettes.
To strengthen the coordination of the child's hands, one must begin to draw from the inner holes of the liners. Such drawings will be larger. A little more complicated, but more interesting to work with curly stencils. The figures move unevenly, irregularly along the working circle of the spirograph.
Why use a spirograph?
Many children need to set up brush movements before entering school. It will help you learn to write more accurately and faster with a ruler-stencil. A spirograph in a playful form prepares a hand for writing. For schoolchildren, the process of drawing soft symmetrical lines trains the muscles of the hand, this helps to improve handwriting and increase the pace of writing. The spirograph line improves visual perception, the concept of spatial structure, an aesthetic image. This lesson calms an adult. The geometry of Buddhist mandalas is similar in structure to the exact proportions of the patterns. Drawing rounded lines leads to harmony.
For children
Playing with a spirograph is a creative process. Among the advantages inherent in the use of this toy, one can note an increase in the perseverance of the child. Drawing with spirograph figures is a fascinating activity. The number of drawn ornaments is great. Their number is limited only by imagination. When the child leaves the template patterns and begins to draw easily with the help of figures, then mastery and confidence in his skills appear. In stages, from simple to complex, motor skills and hand coordination develop, and the ratio of the figures and the resulting patterns is remembered. Gradually, combining colors and lines, harmonious patterns appear. The developing toy improves the child’s artistic abilities, forms visual skills. Using stencils can be used for creative work.
The mesmerizing effect is the transformation of chaotic lines into clear geometric patterns. The ability to create, feel like a designer, will give a spirograph line. The price of this intellectual toy is a particularly attractive factor. Simple models of spirographs can be found on sale at a cost of about 14 rubles.