Elephant drawing for children with a pencil step by step, on a transparent background, coloring

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An elephant is an unusual animal that children really like. Unusual big ears and a funny long trunk are of interest not only to toddlers, but also to school-age children. Drawing this animal for children is a great way to spend their free time.

Drawing tools

The main tool for drawing simple pictures is a pencil. When choosing colored pencils, you should focus on the child's age. For children from 3 to 5 years old, pencils with a faceted shell are suitable.

The presence of edges helps the child to hold the pencil firmly in his hand and protects it from accidentally slipping out of his hands while drawing. Round pencils can be purchased for older children, as well as for those who attend special drawing clubs and already have sufficient experience.

When buying pencils, you should also pay attention to the thickness of the lead. For small children, it is recommended to buy pencils with a thick lead (at least 4 mm), which will prevent them from breaking often. For school-age children, you can buy pencils with a lead of medium diameter (from 2 to 3 mm).

Elephant drawing for children with pencil, on transparent background, coloring — Children's drawing of an elephant in pencil.

The degree of brightness and saturation of the drawing depends on the quality of the lead and its softness. Colored pencils with different degrees of softness are listed in the following table:

Type of softness	Description	Application
B (soft)	The lead has a soft structure and is easily smeared on paper during drawing.	Drawing backgrounds of various landscapes and coloring the picture.
HB (hard-soft)	The lead is made of medium-hard material and has a slight degree of blurring of lines during drawing.	Drawing the outline of a drawing. Coloring small details of a drawing. Can be used for writing.
H (hard)	The pencil lead has a hard structure and practically does not smudge during drawing, and the lines are clear and even.	Creating sketches and drawing small details of the drawing. Creating drawings.

For children, it is recommended to buy a set of pencils with a small number of different colors. This will allow the child to focus more on the drawing itself, rather than choosing a pencil from the set at the time of drawing.

When buying a drawing album, you should pay attention to the density of its sheets, as well as the method of their attachment. It is recommended to choose albums with medium-density paper with a spiral attachment. Such attachment will ensure a smooth surface of the sheet, and sufficient sheet density will protect the drawing from accidental bends.

Master classes

Elephant - a drawing for children, which can interest even a toddler. Drawing an elephant is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. There are many ways to draw this wonderful animal, and each of them can be easily handled by every child.

Elephant from the zoo

This drawing will depict a simple elephant in its classic version, as children see it in zoos. For the drawing you will need a regular pencil, a sheet of paper and an eraser.

Drawing such an elephant consists of the following stages:

Place the landscape sheet in portrait orientation.
In the center of the sheet, draw a large circle, slightly flattened at the top and bottom (the outline of the body).
To the left of the circle, draw a small circle (the outline of the head), the size of which should be 4 times smaller than the size of the body.
Connect the top and bottom points of the head with the body using two lines.
Erase the extra internal lines of the resulting figure.
From the left side of the head, draw a trunk, directed downwards and gradually narrowing, and also twisting at the bottom in the form of a hook, directed to the right side.
Draw a small round hole at the tip of the trunk.
Place the pencil at the point where the right line of the trunk outline connects with the head and draw a small arched line to the right and slightly upwards (the elephant's mouth).
Place the pencil slightly to the right of the point where the right line of the trunk outline connects with the head outline and draw the lower lip of the mouth in the form of a small triangle pointing downwards, which is then connected with a small line to the lower part of the head outline.
Place the pencil at the point where the right line of the trunk outline connects with the head outline and draw the tusk in the form of a thin curved knife blade pointing to the left. The length of the tusk should be twice the width of the trunk. The lower line of the tusk should connect with the point where the lower lip and mouth connect.
Erase the part of the trunk line that falls inside the tusk outline with an eraser.
Draw the second tusk parallel to the first. The second tusk should be partially visible, and its outline should start from the left line of the trunk outline.
Starting from the right upper part of the head outline, draw the ear in the form of a large triangle located at an angle of 45° relative to the horizontal. The size of the ear should be slightly larger than the size of the head, and its lower corner should extend beyond the lower part of the head outline.
Starting from the bottom of the ear outline, draw the right front leg in the form of a column directed downwards at an angle of 110° relative to the horizontal. The width of the leg should be 2 times thicker than the trunk and narrow slightly downwards.
Starting from the lower left part of the body, draw the left front leg in the form of a column directed downwards at an angle of 80° relative to the horizontal. The outline of the leg should begin inside the outline of the body. The width of the leg should be 2 times thicker than the trunk and narrow slightly downwards.
Starting from the right bottom edge of the body, draw 2 hind legs similar to the two front legs.
Draw trapezoid feet at the bottom of each leg, adding 2 small semi-oval nails at their base.
In the middle of the head outline, draw a small eye in the form of a petal.
Draw wrinkles along the trunk in the form of horizontal notches.
Draw folds on the ears and legs.
On the right, draw a thin tail, pointed downwards.

Cute baby elephant

Elephant - a drawing for children that can look very touching. In this drawing, the baby elephant is facing the viewer.

To draw this picture, you need to do the following steps:

Place the sheet in landscape orientation.
In the center of the sheet, draw a horizontal arc 1 cm long, convex at the top (it will define the beginning of the trunk and the center of the baby elephant's head).
Above the arc, draw 2 eyes in the form of ovals 2 cm high and 1 cm wide.
Draw vertical irises inside the eyes. To do this, divide each eye in half using a vertical arc. Then draw a pupil on the right side of each eye and color the area between the vertical midline of the eye and the pupil in black.
Starting from the top of the right eye contour, draw 3 eyelashes in the form of curved lines 1 cm long, directed to the right and upwards.
Starting from the top of the left eye contour, draw 3 eyelashes in the form of curved lines 1 cm long, directed to the left and up.
Above the eyes, draw eyebrows in the shape of water droplets, turned upside down and directed at an angle of 45° relative to the central line of the drawing.
Draw the left side of the head in the form of a semi-oval, which should start under the left side of the initial arc of the trunk and end above the left eyebrow.
Draw the right side of the head in the form of a semi-oval, which should start under the right side of the initial arc of the trunk and end above the right eyebrow.
Place your pencil at the top left of your head and draw the left ear as a figure eight curved circle that ends at the bottom left of your head outline.
Draw the right ear in the same way as the left.
Draw the top of the head as a horizontal line that is slightly convex at the top, leaving a small gap between it and the top points of the left and right parts of the head outline.
Place the pencil at the left extreme point of the top of the head and draw a line until it connects with the top point of the left ear contour.
Place the pencil at the extreme right point of the top of the head and draw a line until it connects with the top point of the right ear contour.
Draw a trunk in the form of a hook, directed downwards and to the right. The width of the trunk should be 1 cm, and the trunk itself should taper downwards.
Draw a small round hole at the tip of the trunk.
Draw horizontal notches along the trunk.
To the left of the trunk, draw the left leg in the form of a column. The right line of the leg contour should coincide with the left line of the trunk contour.
To the right of the trunk, draw the right leg in the form of a column. The right line of the leg contour should coincide with the right line of the trunk contour.
Draw trapezoid feet with rounded corners at the bottom of each leg. Draw 3 small semi-oval nails at the bottom of each foot.
Color the elephant blue.
Color your eyebrows, nails and the top of your ears blue.

Funny elephant

Elephant is a drawing for children that kids really like. Even a 3-year-old can draw this drawing.

The drawing of a baby elephant is done in several stages:

Place the sheet in landscape orientation.
Draw a large oval in a horizontal position (torso).
On top of the large oval, on its right side, draw another oval, but 2 times smaller in size and located vertically (head).
Erase the line of the large oval that falls into the head area with an eraser.
In the lower left part of the body, draw 2 hind legs in the form of two vertical columns, located close to each other and slightly expanding downwards. The width of the legs should be 3 times less than the width of the head.
In the lower right part of the body, draw 2 front legs in the form of the same vertical columns.
Draw a curved arc-shaped tail on the left.
To the left and right of the head, draw ears in the form of two semi-ovals, the size of which should be slightly smaller than the head.
Starting from the right lower part of the head, draw a trunk in the form of a hook, directed downwards and rounded towards the legs. Then draw a small round hole at the tip of the trunk.
Draw the eyes in the form of two circles, located symmetrically, but with a slight shift to the right relative to the center of the head contour.
Inside each eye, draw a pupil in the form of a thick dot.
At the bottom of the head, draw an arched smiling mouth.
Draw tusks to the left and right of the trunk.
Color the elephant gray.
Color the tusks yellow.
Color the eyes blue.
Color some parts of the body, legs, ears and trunk brown.
Colour the area under the elephant beige and draw some grass with a green pencil.
Draw a yellow sun with rays on the top left above the elephant.

In order for a child to be able to draw an elephant, it is necessary to explain to him the proportions of the ears, head and trunk. Drawing an elephant lifts the spirits of children, since this animal is a frequent character in funny cartoons.