The heroes of epics and tales, folk tales and animated films - the old Russian heroes enjoy great love among young readers, listeners and spectators. Faithful defenders of their native land, defending its borders from foreign Basurmans, and the Russian people from all evil spirits, they faithfully served the princes of Kiev and ordinary people. Svyatogor, Ilya Muromets, Dobrynyushka and Alyosha Popovich - the memory of them still lives as national heroes.
The heroes in literature
With the images of powerful, fearless, incorruptible warriors we meet not only on the pages of epics. In the famous fairy-tale poem of Pushkin “Ruslan and Lyudmila” among the main characters there are also persons of interest to us. This is the main character himself, and his imaginary friends Farlaf and Ratmir, and the vicious rival Ragday, and even the occasional assistant Talking Head. Therefore, if you are thinking about how to draw a hero, what details of appearance and character traits are worth paying attention to - re-read literary sources. They will tell you a lot of interesting ideas for creativity.
The heroes in painting
You will receive even more useful information about the subject of interest to you by studying paintings by artists such as Vasnetsov, Ryabushkin, Bilibin. Look carefully at their canvases. You will understand not only how to draw a hero in general terms, but also what character qualities a character of your drawing should have. Not only mighty growth, a strong physique and formidable look are inherent in the old Russian knights, but also sincere, good-naturedness, intelligence, ingenuity. These qualities endowed them with the Russian people. Try to bring them to life on a piece of paper, planning how to draw a hero in your picture.
Attention to detail
The characters of the drawings should be recognizable so that your viewers do not have to guess who is represented on them. It is important to remember: before drawing a hero, you should consider and try to reproduce more precisely the details of the clothes, the distinctive elements of the costume (armor), weapons. On the head of the knight should be a helmet with a small visor - a plate that protects the bridge of the nose and part of the face from damage during the battle. He will not do without chain mail - a kind of "shirt" woven from thin, but strong metal rings. Her collar is round, the sleeves reach the elbow, the length is to the middle of the hips or knees. Color - yellowish or silver-white. In what pose, how to draw a Russian hero - standing next to a horse or sitting on top of a mighty horse - depends on how confident you are with a pencil and whether you can cope with the image of an animal. A heroic weapon must be drawn : a bow with arrows in a quiver and a damask sword on a belt. Plus a large, full-length shield. On the legs are high boots, on the hands are gloves. A cloak may flutter behind your shoulders.
Getting to work
And now specifically: how to draw a hero in stages.
- First, draw a sketch diagram: a small oval, a torso-dash, dashes indicating arms and legs.
- Then, with a thin stylus, outline the contours of the body around the “skeleton”. Give volume. Your hero should not be fat, but also to make it puny - it means to deviate from the rules.
- Observe proportions: they are important in order for your hero to make a really impressive impression. To do this, we recall some rules of the golden section regarding the human figure: the trunk and legs should be equal in length (or plus / minus a couple of centimeters if the picture is large, and a couple of millimeters if it is small); the ratio of the chest to the pelvis should go 10: 9; arm length can reach the middle of the thigh, and when bent, the elbow is at the waist level. If it will be more convenient for you, then draw a section of the sheet where the hero will be located, corresponding to the "coordinate system" and navigate it already.
- Now the clothes. The color of chain mail has already been mentioned. Color your shirt and pants to your taste. Make the cloak either red, with a decorative border, or brown or black discreet. The boots are scarlet or brown.
- Head and face. A helmet is required here, a beard or mustache is possible. Necessarily strictly frowning eyebrows: nevertheless a hero, a formidable guardian of Russian lands!
- Now the weapon and shield, which need to be given more attention. Write them out carefully.
- You can draw a horse, but you can not. Instead, depict a forest lawn, a birch - you get a deeply symbolic picture!
Good luck with your work!