Teddy bear drawing for children with pencil step by step

To do it right draw a teddy bear for children or together with children, it is recommended to listen to the advice of professionals. In addition to artistic skills, knowledge of zoology will be required.

Features of drawing an animal

The person drawing must have a good idea of ​​what a bear looks like. As for the differences between the polar and brown bears, in fine art they are insignificant. The panda is drawn in a similar way.

The bodies of all bears have the following features:

• they are very big;
• have a stocky structure;
• are distinguished by a short neck;
• have a large chest;
• have strong limbs;
• have long claws on their paws;
• have hard fur.

When drawing a sketch, you need to:

• take into account that the sternum is a powerful part of the predator and a guide for maintaining the correct proportions;
• highlight the shoulder blades on the back;
• draw the front paws, taking into account 3 reference points - wrist, shoulder, elbow;
• draw the hind legs in the form of a heel, knee and pelvic joints.

When creating a drawing of a bear, it is necessary to draw a horizontal line that acts as an axis. It will also be the spine. The entire body of the predator will be built along this axis. To get beautiful paws, it is necessary to carefully draw their bends.

How to draw with pencil

A bear cub (it is convenient to divide the drawing for children into 4 main stages) on a sheet of paper begins with drawing the head, and then drawing the limbs. After that, the woolen bear skin is depicted, and at the final stage, the muzzle is detailed.

However, before you start working, you need to decide what kind of bear it will be.

The main differences in the structural features of their bodies are as follows:

Bear	Differences
Brown	The bear has a powerful withers, a head with a developed chin and forehead area.
White	This animal has a rounded eye opening, a sagging belly, and thicker hind legs compared to the front ones. The polar bear also has a narrow and long muzzle.
Panda	The main distinguishing feature of the panda is its large head, rounded ears, and soft, rounded body.

The steps to create a bear are as follows:

No.	Stage	Description
1	Drawing a face	This is one of the most important parts, so it needs to be drawn with maximum precision and realism. To maintain proportions, you should follow the following sequence: Start with an image of a rectangle stretched to the left and right. Draw an oval inside the rectangle and use two perpendicular lines to determine the center. Draw lines from the upper corners of the rectangle to the center. At the point where they intersect, mark the eyes. If it is a polar bear, then you should remember such a feature as a wide-set eyeball. When drawing a brown bear, the rectangle should be made wider. Draw the predator's ears just above the eyes. Place the upper part of the nose in the center of the oval. Draw the remaining rounded details of the muzzle from the center and perpendicular axes. Draw the mouth and chin. Having drawn the head, move on to working on the neck, which is very short in this predator.
2	Drawing paws	To accurately draw the paws, you need to look closely at their schematic nature. The bear is a five-fingered animal. Each finger has one long claw. If the animal is drawn in profile, then the drawing of its limbs should begin with a horizontal line, which will act as an axis. It should coincide with the center of the wrist. Next, the animal's musculature is created around these auxiliary lines. Then its fingers and claws are drawn.
3	Drawing wool	When depicting a bear's fur, the following factors must be taken into account: the direction of growth of the animal's fur from the head to the bottom; Brown bears have thicker and longer fur than polar bears; Predators with short hair are easier to draw. All that is required is to correctly depict the highlights. In some places, you can convey the length with short strokes.
4	Detailing of the muzzle	It is necessary to carefully draw: Eyes. To convey the expressiveness of the animal's gaze, white highlights framed by black circles can be used to indicate its eyes. When drawing the organs of vision, it is necessary to maintain proportions in relation to the muzzle. Bears do not have fur on their eyelids, but it is present on other parts. Nose. First, its depth is emphasized in the central part, by shading in different directions. First, a circle should be drawn. Next, it needs to be divided by perpendicular lines. Then you can draw the nostrils. Ears. When designing them, it is important to consider which way the fur grows. You need to start with simple shapes, and with each subsequent stage, layer more elements.

On hind legs

A teddy bear (a drawing for children can be done in different techniques), standing on its hind legs, can be done in the following steps:

1. Start with the head. It should be a slightly flattened circle, in the center of which is a black flattened nose.
2. Place an oval-shaped muzzle under the nose.
3. On the muzzle, draw an arced line that will represent the bear's smile.
4. Make a couple of short strokes at the top of the head. These will be the eyes.
5. Draw the ears, each of which should look like half a donut.
6. Draw the body. First, create its general outline. To do this, draw a large oval under the head. Draw the belly with the navel in the lower part of the body.
7. Draw the right upper paw. It is represented by an elongated arc line.
8. Draw claws on the end of the paw you just drew. The bear has 5 on each paw, corresponding to the number of fingers. However, in this example, designed for children, you can make 3 claws.
9. Draw the left upper paw using the same principle as the right one.
10. Finish drawing both lower paws.

In a sitting position

A children's version of drawing a sitting teddy bear can be done by following these steps:

1. Draw a large circle that will become the bear's head.
2. Draw ears on the sides above the circle, each of which should be represented by a semicircle.
3. Mark the base of the muzzle at the bottom of the head. This base should be represented by an oval.
4. Detail the head in detail. At the top, draw 2 black circles with small white highlights. These will be the eyes.
5. Draw a nose above the oval of the muzzle. It should be represented by a smaller oval.
6. Draw an arced line approximately in the center of the oval muzzle. This will be the mouth.

   

7. Draw the upper limbs. To do this, draw wavy lines from the lower contours of the head. They go down, at their ends there should be 1 oval. On each oval - 2 short arced lines that indicate the borders of the fingers. As a result, it should turn out that the bear cub squeezes his fingers, as if he is holding something in front of him.
8. Draw an object that is in the bear's front paws. It could be a heart or a pot of honey.
9. Finish drawing the lower part of the bear's body. Draw 2 paws at the bottom. You can start with the ovals located on the sides. Draw an arc under the object that the bear is holding in his hands. Then connect this arc with straight lines to the lower parts of the side ovals. From the upper parts of the side ovals, draw another 1 line each, directed toward the body.
10. Trace all the lines to make the drawing clearer and easier to color.

On the move

The walking teddy bear (a drawing for children can be done with pencils, felt-tip pens or paints) will differ in the particular arrangement of its paws.

The stages of its drawing are as follows:

1. Draw the head. It should be represented as a circle. At this stage, draw the muzzle, nose and eyes.
2. On the head, draw ears and many short strokes to indicate fur.
3. To the right of the head, draw an oval, elongated vertically. To the right of it, draw a circle of approximately the same size.
4. Using the auxiliary figures depicted in the previous stage as a basis, draw the shape of the bear's body. The lines should be very thin. One of the front limbs is located under the elongated oval, and one of the hind limbs is under the circle. Since the bear is walking, its hind limb should be slightly tilted.
5. Having erased all the auxiliary components, draw another front paw and another back paw. The front limb should be slightly bent, because the bear is going to put it on the ground. The 2nd back limb, like the 1st, drawn in the previous stage, should be tilted, but in the opposite direction.
6. Draw the fur as a series of short curves located very close to each other all over the animal's body.

Lying bear

The polar bear may be depicted resting after hunting for fish.

The stages of its creation are as follows:

1. Draw the outlines using smooth semicircles. Using straight lines, outline the tilt of the neck and the raised head.
2. Outline the large paws. To do this, draw soft, smooth lines.
3. Draw the contours of the neck and head. The polar bear's nose is the same length as the skull.
4. Create an outline of a lying predator along the marked lines.
5. Refine the shape of the head and limbs.
6. Use charcoal to draw the outline of the background to show that the bear has white fur.
7. Apply light shading to the most shaded areas and outline the shadow.
8. Do a neat shading job. It is important to remember that the bear is white.
9. Use the tip of a charcoal stick to place the necessary accents, clarifying the most important details.

From a fairy tale

The child will be able to independently draw a brown bear, which is often found in Russian folk tales.

The stages of its creation are as follows:

1. On the right side of the album sheet, draw an unfinished circle. Between its edges, draw a nose in the form of an oval.
2. Complete the circle with an elongated muzzle.
3. Draw the eyes, represented by ovals. Inside each eye, place another oval – the pupil.
4. Draw the ears in the form of semi-ovals.
5. From the top of the head, draw a curved line that goes to the left. This will be the back. It should smoothly transition into the hind limb.
6. From the bottom of the head, draw another segment down. It is needed for the front paw.
7. Draw paired paws. Each paw should have claws in the form of dashes or small triangles.
8. On the back, draw fur using a zigzag line.

The figure of a bear is well suited for drawing by children. It is enough to know several basic features in the structure of the predator's physique to create magnificent drawings that will please the eye for a long time.

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