The firebird is a character of fairy tales, which the heroes of these same fairy tales are trying to find. This is a fire bird, which is a symbol of immortality. She is the personification of fire, sun and light. This article shows how to draw a firebird with a pencil.
Tools and materials
To draw a firebird, you will need a blank sheet of paper, a simple pencil, a ruler and an eraser. Subsequent coloring of the drawing will require felt-tip pens / colored pencils / paints of various colors. If you opt for watercolors / gouache, you will also need brushes and a jar of water. If you have already prepared everything you need for drawing, then let's get to work!
For starters: how to draw a firebird in stages
First, draw a plus sign - draw two lines: one horizontal, the other vertical. With their help, drawing a picture will be easier. On the upper right side we draw a large oval, and just above it one more smaller one. We connect both ovals with two wavy lines. It will be the body, head and neck of the firebird. On a small oval we draw a beak - a triangle. Go to the next step.
How to draw a firebird tail? From the bottom of the body we depict three feathers looking in different directions. They should be smooth and wavy.
Draw three more feathers to the existing three.
The next stage is the wings. We draw them on the sides of the body, as if a firebird is waving them - they should be raised. We finish the end of the body of the bird - we make it a little sharper. Using the eraser, we remove the excess lines intersected by other lines on the body.
We modify the shape of the wings, using an elastic band to remove unnecessary contours.
Wavy lines in the middle and patterns in the form of drops adorn the wings of the firebird. How to draw patterns? We look at the photo below. We also draw on the face of the eyes. Draw the feathers on the top of the head.
That's all. The firebird is ready!
Coloring the Firebird
How to draw a firebird for beginners? We discussed this with you, now let's colorize it. To do this, you will need paints / felt-tip pens / pencils in yellow, orange, blue and white. Since the firebird is a fiery bird, its wings resemble tongues of fire, and its feathers shine with gold.
The body and head of the bird is painted in yellow. As well as the upper half of the wings. We paint their lower half in orange. We make “Droplets” blue and white, alternating colors among themselves. The feathers on the head are yellow, blue and orange. We pass to the tail. We paint it randomly in different colors from our arsenal. Here we have such a beautiful firebird.
Draw with children
Children will probably find it difficult to draw a firebird as shown above. Therefore, with children it is better to try a different way of drawing. Firstly, kids should talk about the depicted bird, read a story about it, show pictures with its presence. Then tell the child that now you will try to portray her together. It is very important to help children while drawing, to prompt them some points: how to draw this or that part / detail. It will be better if you draw with your child, that is, not for him, but with him at the same time, on a separate sheet.
We start drawing from the head. We depict the oval, marking the beak, draw below: the neck, abdomen, back, connecting the lines at the end.
Next, we depict the wing: it is omitted. We outline feathers (crest) on the head. Only four feathers. Draw the eye of the bird.
We turn to how to draw a firebird tail - its most beautiful part. We draw short and long feathers, looking in different directions. The farther they are from the bird’s body, the wider and wider. Decorate feathers with circles near their end. We draw the legs in the form of elongated triangles.
The next step is to make it colorful, as without it. Coloring the firebird. Wax crayons are perfect for this. Feathers are painted in green, red and orange. The circles at their ends are painted in blue. The body of the bird is orange, the wing is fiery red. Crest of green, beak, legs and eyes brown. We take the red crayon and we go through it again along the entire contour of the firebird. After that, add even more patterns to the body of the bird: blue beads on the neck, wing and crest, as well as green stripes, again on the wing. You can make any patterns - of your choice.
If your baby is still very small, then it will be difficult for him to draw such a firebird, you can do it easier. The child can be helped to circle his own hand, which will serve as the basis for the drawing. The trunk is the thumb, the tail is the rest. And then add a couple of strokes. Good luck