How to draw a squirrel will be discussed in this article. The author offers its readers two different master classes.
Master class "How to draw a squirrel in a children's style"
The result of this workshop is extremely suitable for decorating the walls of a nursery, for illustrating books for preschool children, or for colorful appliqués on kids' clothes .
- First, with the help of two ovals, the aspiring artist depicts the head and body of an animal.
- With a smaller oval in the middle of the abdomen, the draftsman outlines its bright part. Ears are attached to the top of the head, and thick fluffy cheeks of a squirrel are depicted on the muzzle in the form of a thickened eight or two ovals superimposed with narrowed ends slightly on top of each other.
- Since it is necessary to draw a squirrel with a magnificent tail - this is one of the main distinguishing features of this animal, a slightly curved, very magnificent tail with a rounded tip is painted on the back of the body. On the abdomen, the artist depicts small paws with claws on his fingers.
- The next step in the workshop "How to Draw a Squirrel in a Children's Style" is the design of a cute face. Of course, everyone knows that a squirrel does not know how to smile, but a drawing is created for a child, therefore it is not surprising that our squirrel will smile amiably. Above the cheeks, she has round button eyes. Although someone may also want to draw long cilia and even eyebrows so that the muzzle looks like a little girl’s face. In the ears, the inner part should be separated by arcs, and a curl should be drawn on the tail.
- The last step is drawing the hind legs.
- You can color the squirrel with the help of two colors: dark main and light for the cheeks, the inside of the ears and the middle of the abdomen.
How to draw a squirrel
No matter how cute the squirrel drawn above is, this image is still quite far from nature. It is more likely to be suitable for decorating rooms or dishes, decorating postcards or creating cartoons. A naturalist artist must know how to draw a squirrel living in a forest. To do this, you should carefully consider the pictures and photographs of a cute rodent, watch videos or even watch a live squirrel. Since drawing a squirrel with a pencil is best in profile (to show its distinguishing feature - a fluffy tail raised up and curved by a sine wave), here it will be This is exactly the option considered.
Realistic squirrel drawing workshop
- A mouth, an eye and a pipette of a nose are drawn on the head.
- At the top of the ears are located, and in the one that faces the viewer, you need to highlight the inside.
- Immediately from under the chin looms a small front foot.
- From the back of the head, the line first bends inward, outlining the hollow of the neck, and then it forms a curved arched back. A rounded, rather large joint of the knee is drawn using part of the circle.
- We finish the drawing of the hind leg and perform a curved tail with a pencil.
- The last stage: duplication of the upper and lower paws in order to write out a second pair of limbs that are located on the opposite side to the viewer. In the paws, the animal can be given a nut or a fungus, a cone or a seed.
- You can color the squirrel at its discretion: if it is depicted in the summer, then its coat should be painted in a bright red or brownish color, and the winter "clothes" of the animal can be light gray or bluish.