Tips for young preschool artists
Soviet teacher V.A. Sukhomlinsky convinced: “The more skill in a child’s hand, the smarter the child.” The ancient Greeks taught children to draw, considering it an important part of education and upbringing.
Reminder to parents: kids, far from dry logic, do not notice many small details that are difficult to remember and depict. For them, the meaning of drawing is in the color scheme associated with the time of year.
Teachers offer step-by-step instructions for young children drawing autumn.
- Introduce the child to the topic using ready-made pictures. Pay attention to the autumn colors, trees, river, flying birds.
- Learn how to color the background of a picture and draw a line dividing the sky and the earth.
- Show the simplest technique using stamps.
- Making prints on paper is one of children's favorite activities.
- A little one, who still does not understand the secrets of the landscape, will be interested in turning her handprint into a maple leaf with the help of an adult.
- Second option: the child traces the forest leaves along the contour and colors the resulting images. If you draw on the trunks, the imprints become trees.
Stamps can be the sockets of paper tubes, crumpled paper napkins, or sponges. A simple tool is dipped in paint and pressed onto the paper, painting over the desired images.
Linear perspective
It consists of two lines converging at a single point on the horizon. Accordingly, as they move away from the foreground, objects are reduced in size and the distances between them are reduced.
Illustrative examples can be easily found in the paintings of famous artists. “Golden Autumn” by Isaac Brodsky is decorated with a road stretching beyond the horizon, and in Levitan’s autumn landscape a river flows, creating depth for the picture.
Help for drawing schoolchildren
A short instruction will help the student complete the lesson on the topic: “How to easily draw autumn with gouache.”
- A sheet of paper is divided in half widthwise to indicate the horizon.
- The upper part is painted blue, you can add white clouds.
- Use a pencil to mark a tree, path, grass.
- Make a soil background.
- Apply yellow paint to the brush and randomly fill the crown of the tree using the “poke” method.
- Add orange and green specks and you get foliage.
- The grass is painted first with green strokes, then with a mixture of yellow and brown paint.
- The tree trunk is painted brown. If you need a birch, spots are made on the bark.
The drawing is ready.
Advice for adult beginner landscape painters
The picture of a mature person is characterized by a meaningful approach, a clear depiction of little things. The author wants to get a “live” drawing, close to reality.
To draw autumn beautifully, you need to become familiar with two artistic rules.
How to draw a picture on the theme “Golden Autumn” with a pencil
During the autumn period, we are amazed and notice the transformation of trees. They, covered with gold, smoothly sway back and forth, and small leaves fall from them, spinning in a dance. A light blow of wind completely changes the course of events and bends fragile blades of grass and plants under it.
From such impressions, your soul becomes light and good, peace covers your head. Have you already presented such a story? Then we suggest transferring your feelings to the canvas and throwing out all your imagination and feelings. Our step-by-step master class on drawing a golden, magical autumn will help and guide your talent in the right direction!
Let's start the creative process:
- We draw a sloping horizon line. We build a log cabin on its top. To show the logs, draw two columns of circles. Then we outline the cats with shutters and mark the rows of pieces of wood along the entire perimeter, connecting the elements.
- We outline the pointed roof with a window and also detail it with logs. Next, draw a diagonal axis and draw a striped tile.
- We finish drawing the left side of the house, and next to it we draw a tree with a voluminous crown. In the left area we will work on the fence for this purpose we make checkered strokes.
- From the building there is a winding path that leads directly to a large tree in the foreground. Its crown is slightly tilted to the left, from the breeze, and young grass grows at the foot.
- We sketch the background with mountains and plowed fields with haystacks. We outline rows of bushes and cumulus clouds in the sky with flying cranes.
- We will paint all the greenery using an interesting technique. We only partially fill the elements with each color, and then change the color. So we will have a variety of transitions and gradients, don’t be afraid to experiment!
- We decorate the house in brownish tones. And the spacious meadows still remain green, as September has just come into its own. We decorate the field with haystacks in a red tone, because wheat grows on it. We paint the skies in a blue palette.
The painting is ready, it’s perfect for homework, so feel free to take it to class. You are guaranteed to get an A!
Autumn drawings appropriate for kindergarten and school 2018
There are also crafts that are suitable not only for kindergarten, but also for elementary school. These include: painting fresh leaves using gouache, drawings drawn using the graffiti technique with crayons, drawing based on templates.
Below are several master classes with photos, distinguished by their versatility. This is because they are suitable for children of different ages.
Autumn leaves: drawing for children of grades 1-3 with paints
Let's sketch the main attribute and association with October, September and November - autumn leaves! They smoothly fall and swirl in the air, the children collect bouquets from them and make herbariums for lessons on the world around them. We will depict them on canvas easily and simply, in just a few minutes.
Call your fidget, put on an apron and get creative, our step-by-step master class will help you in this difficult task!
You'll need it today:
- Gouache
- Thick paper
- Background brush, synthetic No. 1 and No. 2, bristles No. 8
Step-by-step instructions for painting autumn leaves with paints:
- We cover the spot in the background with a yellow tone, and also draw out the lower horizontal surface. This will be the water in which the branches are reflected. Add a few cross-shaped ocher strokes.
- We collect red material and shade the area on the right side. We decorate the left corner of the canvas with green color, and also draw it to the opposite edge.
- Using a thin brush we draw a brown twig and the outline of the leaf and its veins. We shade the left area from the edge with red-burgundy, the center should be lighter.
- We schematically express the remaining silhouettes of the leaves using dirty shades. We form several layers, a whole armful of plants.
- We add a few Dark Green spots to add depth to the illustration, and also work on the highlights with white on the water and other elements.
A painting can perfectly decorate the interior of your apartment, just hang it on the wall and it will create a cozy, warm autumn mood for you.
Examples of leaf drawings for sketching and inspiration
The following selection is perfect for those who have run out of thoughts, ideas and imagination on the theme of autumn. It is not necessary to repeat the pictures from the photo exactly; perhaps they will push you to realize your plans. Choose the image you like, there are also step-by-step diagrams among them.
- Maple leaf in bright colors
- Sketch of a pink leaf in a notebook: a simple idea for sketching for beginners
- Another idea for drawing a maple leaf step by step
- Step-by-step instructions for drawing an autumn leaf:
- Black and white leaves flying in the wind: a drawing for the little ones
- An armful of autumn leaves in hand
- Fallen leaf in a puddle
- Beautiful, bright yellow maple leaves in a vase
- Bouquet of colorful autumn leaves
- 6 types of autumn leaves of different colors and shapes
- Birch leaf with a simple pencil: an idea for advanced
- Oak leaf: a simple drawing idea for a child
- Another maple leaf drawing idea
For you, we have also selected a selection of video lessons on drawing autumn leaves. I'm sure you'll find something to your liking:
Watercolor option:
Another bright idea for painting with paints:
Where to begin
- Colors are selected for the design of future work. The author prepares the necessary paints, paper, pencils, and eraser.
- Choose the type of paint - watercolor or gouache. Acrylic and oil paints will be needed in future creativity, when certain skills develop.
Reference:
- Gouache is made on an adhesive basis. It is soluble in water, but does not spread on paper. Gives rich, dense, textured designs.
- Watercolor - for creating transparent, soft images. It is applied in several layers, flowing into halftones and highlights.
The best choice for a beginning painter is gouache.
You can draw autumn with pencils, either with a simple lead or using colored sets.
What is the beauty of autumn?
Autumn is a wonderful time of year, representing calm and preparation of the surrounding weather for winter. Fall of colorful leaves, the ground covered with old robes of trees, a rich harvest of ripe berries, fruits and vegetables, warm but no longer scorching sun - real autumn weather, painted with rich and noble colors.
And if the autumn season inspires adults with peace of mind, pleasant chores of harvesting and active recreation in nature, then a playful form will help to attract the child to complete the task. As an option: collecting leaves to create a herbarium, active recreation, sports games (football, basketball), competition for the best drawing.
