Autumn is a great time of the year. When else will you meet such a riot of colors? Trees are dressed in gilded clothes. Maples drop crimson carved leaves. Red berries of mountain ash and rose hips add bright accents. All this is flooded with sunbeams and framed by a heavenly blue.
No wonder many artists loved to depict this time of year on their canvases. Sometimes, admiring the magnificent landscape, I want to be like them and grab the brush. How to draw a golden autumn? Let's talk about it.
Preparation for work: what needs to be considered?
How to draw a golden autumn so that the picture looks as believable as possible? Of course, from nature. No one better than mother nature will tell us which paints to take, how to make a composition.
Having found a beautiful panorama, examine it from different angles. Try to squat, climb the hill, looking for the best view. It’s good if there are several plans in the picture: near, middle, distant. For example, in the foreground is a multi-colored tree, a little further away is a river, and near the horizon is a strip of forest. This will give the drawing volume, make it more interesting.
It is not necessary to draw all the trees and stones. Highlight the most important thing in the landscape. What elements will help convey the essence of the picture? For example, an interesting play of light and shadow, an unusual combination of crimson leaves and blue sky, a sensation of a sunny September afternoon? What can you do without? Highlight the main subject that will attract the attention of the viewer. For example, a tree or a bush. The rest will be a background emphasizing and beautifully complementing it.
Make a sketch
How to draw a picture of "Golden Autumn"? All you need to get started is a simple pencil and a landscape sheet. We make a sketch by applying selected elements of the landscape to the paper with thin lines and spots. First, draw a horizon. This will help to correctly position other objects on paper.
Then we outline the configuration of the earth: hills, lowlands, riverbanks or lakes. Draw the foreground. Trunks of trees are denoted schematically, as well as crowns. Just sticks with branches. If desired, you can shade them, remembering the game of chiaroscuro. Objects located at a distance are later outlined.
Be sure to keep in mind that they should decrease as you approach the horizon. If there is a river or a path running into the distance in the picture, outline the point to which it will be reduced and draw two lines. Keep in mind that the artist, like the writer, has the right to fiction. You can optionally remove or add some details if this makes the composition more interesting.
How to draw a golden autumn with pencils?
With the help of gray color it is possible to depict the contours of objects, to give them volume due to the play of chiaroscuro. But how to reflect on the picture a riot of colors, their transitions and combinations? One of the easiest ways is with colored pencils. We have known them since childhood, but do we know how to use them? Just in case, we recall the basic rules.
- The harder you click on the pencil, the darker the color. To obtain the effect of airiness, light pressure is enough.
- It’s very important what strokes you work with. So, straight lines convey direction, wavy lines - a sense of movement.
- By applying some strokes on top of others, you can get darker tones.
- For new shades, apply one color to another. You can do this repeatedly. For example, first outline the crown with yellow strokes, then add brown, crimson and green accents. And at the end, go lemon over the entire surface.
How to beautifully paint a golden autumn with paints?
You can create transparent, light-filled paintings with watercolors. We will use the filling technique. To do this, a sheet of paper is wetted with water, and paints are applied to a damp base. Thus, soft, blurry transitions are obtained.
The sky is written using blue and purple colors. The closer to the horizon, the brighter the tone. You can create clouds by darkening the colors around them and slightly blurring the edges. The earth is depicted by soft brown and yellow colors. In the foreground, the shades are richer, in the background - lighter.
Autumn forest is indicated mainly by yellow and orange flowers. For now, we only outline the general background, sketching it from nature. We carefully take the paint, drop by drop, dilute it with plenty of water. Do not be afraid to mix shades directly on paper, in case of an error they are easy to wash off.
Detail drawing
How to draw a golden autumn in the foreground of the picture? It requires sharper lines, more saturated colors. To get them, first dry the paper with the background applied to it. Then we get to work.
Trunks of trees are drawn from the bottom up. To add volume, we designate shadows by mixing brown and black. The game of shades in crowns can be conveyed using warm, bright tones that are applied in separate strokes. Do not forget that the trees cast a shadow on the ground. With the help of red and burgundy, you can revive a forest or bushes located in the background.
When everything dries up, we put the final touches with a thin brush - dry grass, thin branches, individual falling leaves.
Working with gouache
In addition to watercolors, there are other paints with which you can get bright, rich landscapes. How to draw a golden autumn in gouache? First of all, you should remember a few rules:
- Gouache cannot be washed out with water or rubbed like a watercolor until it dries completely.
- Apply it in a thin layer. Colors can be mixed before they are dry.
- First, the paint is applied in a horizontal direction, and then vertical strokes are added.
- After drying, the shade of the paint may become lighter or darker. Check this moment is better in advance on the palette.
Start the picture with the background. And first, dark fragments of the landscape are indicated. Then - brighter. To do this, mix white gouache in the paint. For the background, as a rule, three primary colors are required: blue sky, brown earth, orange or yellow autumn forest. When the background is dry, you can do the details.
Small strokes depict foliage. For this, orange and yellow colors are taken, ocher. The trunks are drawn with a thin brush. The shadow can be conveyed by mixing purple with the main paint. Black color for these purposes is better not to take - it will turn out dirty. At the end, details are added: thin blades of grass, twigs, glare.
Now you know how to draw a golden autumn from nature. A little imagination, zeal, and the picture is ready. You can decorate the house with it or give it to relatives as a gift.