Pancake week is a holiday of wires of long and cold winters loved by all people. Back in pagan times, people cheerfully celebrated the spring meeting. Orthodoxy, however, slightly changed the meaning of the holiday, timed it to the beginning of Great Lent. How to draw Shrovetide is easy, but beautiful? Be sure to think over the plot of the picture and do not forget about the most striking images of this day!
How to draw a scarecrow of Shrovetide?
The main symbol of the spring festival is a scarecrow of straw, which is burned at the stake at the end of the festivities. Most often, the scarecrow is portrayed as a woman with a round head in elegant clothes.
In order to draw Shrovetide with a pencil (by the way, this is called not only a holiday, but also a scarecrow itself), take a blank sheet of paper, an eraser and the pencil itself. Start the sketch with a sketch of a pillar. It should have a cross beam for stuffed hands. Sketch the head oval immediately. Outline the overall contours of clothes and a headdress of a stuffed animal (it is better if it will be a scarf). Stuffed clothes should be worn, you do not need to draw them new and attractive. Draw in detail a stuffed outfit, very good if you use folk motifs. Add to the dress a few patches and holes in the skirt of Shrovetide. Now it's time to show that the stuffed animal is made of straw. Draw its base: head, arms and legs.
How to draw pancakes?
The question of how to draw a Shrovetide with a pencil in stages worries many people, especially parents whose children received a similar task at school. No one can imagine this day without pancakes, but how to draw them with a pencil? Pancakes are a traditional dish of Russian cuisine, and they are eaten during the Pancake week for a reason!
The fact is that they are a
symbol of the sun, warmth and home comfort. If you want the stack of pancakes you painted to look natural, then pay attention to the play of light and shadow. How to draw Pancake week and pancakes correctly? First, draw a rectangle on the sheet. Now outline the top pancake. It does not have to be perfectly round and even. Then proceed to drawing pancakes in a stack, they should not be even and straight. Each pancake is individual. Lastly, detail the picture with a drop of honey or jam and draw shadows.
How to draw Shrovetide with a pencil in stages: depicting fire
At the end of the festivities, the stuffed Carnival is necessarily burned, so there should be fire in the figure. You can portray a burning scarecrow or a free-standing bonfire as another symbol of the holiday. How to draw Shrovetide in stages? It will be more convenient for a novice artist to draw fire gradually. Mark the main tongues of flame with wavy lines.
Do not forget about the play of light and shadow - one side of the fire should be darker than the second. Keep the pencil at a slight slope and apply dense strokes to it. Then add to the main additional flames of flame. Circle each of them with a sharpened pencil. If you want, then draw firewood under the bonfire.
How to draw a sun?
In the picture of Shrovetide, the sun occupies an important place. They draw it not as usual, but using folk motifs. The sun may take the form of flames or resemble pancakes. Often the sun on Shrovetide is depicted as a spiral or several circles, alternately inscribed in each other.
Do not forget to draw rays to your sun. They should look like splashes of oil for frying pancakes or flames. If you want to color your picture, then use a variety of shades of red, yellow and orange for the sun.
How to portray festivities?
You do not know how to draw Shrovetide with a pencil? Do not despair, in fact it is not so difficult! It’s not worthwhile to think over a picture that is complex in composition and plot, a simple plot with the necessary symbols of the winter fare will be enough. Take a simple winter landscape as the basis of the picture . Put a scarecrow in the center of the picture, let a bonfire burn near, and in the sky - Pancake week. Draw in your picture several joyful people who carry pancakes and poles with flying ribbons.
You can also depict active games, such as tug of war, climbing onto a post for a present, and so on. If you want to portray a still life, then put a plate with pancakes and a samovar in the center of it. On the side, draw cups, bagels, sweets, and so on.
How to draw a carnival with children?
The smallest children also love Shrovetide and pancakes, but they are not yet able to draw a full-fledged drawing. How to help them? A patient parent can create a very beautiful pattern with his child. How can this be organized?
- The parent draws a large yellow pancake on a sheet of paper, and the child decorates it with berries with his fingers and scarlet paint. An older child can use a brush.
- The parent draws a yellow sun on paper, and the child completes it with bright and cheerful rays that warm the earth.
- Older children can be invited to express their impressions of the past holiday and festivities on paper independently.
This article details how to draw Shrovetide. You can do this with a pencil, or you can take paints. A color picture will better convey the joyful and warm atmosphere of this day. Use warm colors, but dilute them slightly with cool shades, because contrast is also necessary. I wish you creative success!