Sunflower drawing for children with pencil, paints

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Drawing sunflowers helps children develop fine motor skills, imagination and creative thinking. Before starting the activity, parents need to prepare all the necessary materials and tools, read several step-by-step descriptions different variations of the design, and also select a picture to copy.

What do you need for drawing?

All necessary materials for drawing are listed in the table.

Simple pencils	They should be different in degree of rigidity. It is advisable to choose 3 tools marked: "TM", "T2" and "M2".
Ruler	Required during the sketching process.
Eraser	To effectively erase lines of varying thickness and intensity, you need an eraser with coarse and soft abrasives and sharp corners.
Black felt-tip pen or marker	It will be needed when performing the final outline, as well as for working out small details.
Art brushes	The set should contain thin and soft brushes, as well as medium and wide ones in thickness.

The sunflower should be painted in natural shades.

What paints do artists use:

dark green;
light green;
yellow;
orange;
black;
white;
grey;
brown.

To get a bright and saturated picture, you need thick, dense paints, such as acrylic or gouache. If you plan to use the pencil technique, it is better to give preference to acrylic pencils or felt-tip pens.

Watercolors, colored pencils and simple pencils can be used to draw delicate, light drawings, without clear lines and bright colors. These materials are considered translucent, so all the colors on the paper will look muted, pastel.

Step by step instructions on how to draw a sunflower with a pencil for kids

A sunflower (a drawing for older children should be realistic, containing small details and indicating light and shadow) can be drawn with simple pencils. Before starting the lesson, all tools should be sharpened. It is difficult to draw thin, graceful lines with dull pencils.

Sketch

Using a hard pencil, you need to schematically show on the drawing where the main parts of the plant will be located.

Sunflower drawing for children with pencil, paints — Step by step drawing of a sunflower for children.

Procedure:

Draw a vertical line from the center of the sheet from the bottom up. At the top, it should be slightly bent downwards. This will be the stem of the sunflower, and in nature it is never straight. These plants have heavy flowers, and the stems bend under their weight.
Add volume to the future stem by drawing a parallel to line 1 that will repeat all of its curves.
Add 3 leaves with jagged edges to the stem. They should be wide and have sharp tips.
From the top of the stem, step back a little upwards and draw a large oval located horizontally. This will be the core of the flower.
Draw many petals along the edges of the oval. They should bend slightly in different directions. Each petal has sharp tips.

A sketch is needed to make it easier to maintain all proportions at the next stage, as well as to beautifully detail the drawing. When creating a sketch, you cannot press too hard on the pencil. All lines should remain barely noticeable, then they will be easy to erase.

Detailing

Details are drawn with a hard-soft pencil.

Procedure:

Draw thin veins on each leaf. They come out from the middle of the leaf and rush upwards. Some of them are divided into 2, closer to the edges of the leaves.
Inside the oval, which is the basis of the flower's core, you need to draw another oval of a smaller size.
Draw a grid inside the new shape using a ruler. It will imitate seeds.
Between the 2 oval contours draw many dots. They will imitate unripe seeds or flowers.
Use short lines to mark the middle of each petal.

Remove all unnecessary lines with an eraser.

Hatching

Shadows add volume to the drawing. They are applied with short strokes using a pencil marked "M2".

Procedure:

Draw a shadow under the flower.
Using horizontal strokes, paint one side of the stem vertically.
Darken the entire stem under the inflorescence.
Darken the centers of all the sheets.
Without pressing on the pencil, mark the shadow on the lower petals and also darken them at the base.
On the core, inside the net, put thick dots. They will imitate seeds.

Carefully shade the strokes, except for the dots drawn in the core. To rub the graphite on a small surface, you can use cotton swabs.

Step by step instructions on how to paint a sunflower for kids

A sunflower (a drawing for children under 8 years old should be simple, without detailed details), painted with paints will turn out bright and beautiful. In craft stores you can buy special sheets for painting with paints.

This paper has a rough surface that perfectly extracts excess moisture. In addition, such sheets are quite dense, so they do not deform from water.

Sketch

Using a hard pencil, you need to depict the basic shape of the plant.

Algorithm of actions:

Draw a curved stem.
Draw 3 leaves of different sizes. They can be depicted as bent, slightly lowered down.
Draw a large oval above the stem, and draw another smaller oval inside it.
Draw the petals. They should be in 2 layers. First draw the top ones, and then draw the bottom ones between them.

Remove unnecessary strokes.

Coloring

The drawing should be painted using a medium-thick brush with soft bristles.

Procedure:

Take some light green paint and paint the leaf and stem.
Paint the core of the sunflower with grey paint.
Paint all the petals yellow.
Dilute yellow paint with white in a 2:1 ratio. Mix well and paint the outer part of the flower's center.

Dry the drawing.

Detailing

The details are painted with a thin brush with soft bristles.

Procedure:

Use dark green paint to draw veins on the leaf.
Apply short horizontal strokes along the entire length of the stem on the right side.
Use orange paint to outline each petal and mark their center.
Place a few dots on the outside of the core.
Use black paint to make many small dots inside the flower's core.

All lines should be thin and neat. When the paint dries, the drawing can be outlined with a black marker.

Pattern variations

Sunflower (it is advisable to draw a picture for preschool children together with adults) can be depicted in different techniques. Drawing with paints helps the child learn to mix different colors, as well as develop patience and perseverance.

Pencil techniques are needed to prepare the hand for writing.

By drawing with a felt-tip pen or pencil, a child learns to hold writing instruments correctly and also trains the muscles of the hand so that they become less tired during long periods of study.

Sunflower painted with acrylic paints

Acrylic paints are thick and bright. Their texture allows you to easily mix different shades together and apply them evenly to paper. Below is a description of an easy drawing, without detailed description. This drawing technique is suitable for preschool children.

How to paint a sunflower with acrylic paints:

Dip a medium-thick brush into light green paint and draw the stem.
Draw 3 lines of different lengths from the stem, then design them as plant leaves. Draw large zigzag corners and a sharp top. Color completely.
Using grey paint, draw the core of the flower in the form of a circle at the top of the stem.
Draw yellow petals.
Wait until the paints are completely dry.
Dip a thin brush in dark green color and outline the leaf and the stem of the sunflower.
Draw many veins on the sheet.
Wash the brush in clean water, take orange color, and outline each petal, then mark their centers.
Dry the paint.
Using black paint, draw many seeds in the form of dots inside the middle of the flower.

At the end, you can outline the drawing with a black marker, and draw a grid inside the core, right on top of the dots, but this is not necessary. The picture without tracing will be bright and saturated.

How to paint a vegetable garden with sunflowers in watercolor

You can draw a vegetable garden with sunflowers schematically, or you can make a realistic and detailed picture. The first option is suitable for children aged 2 to 5 years.

Procedure:

Wet a sheet of paper with a clean, damp brush.
Using a medium-thick brush, pick up some blue color and paint half of the sheet with horizontal strokes.
Take some light green paint. Paint the other part of the sheet with vertical strokes.
Dry the drawing.
Dip a thin brush into dark green watercolor and paint a few stems.
Draw a round center for each sunflower using black color.
Dip a medium-sized, soft-bristled brush into yellow paint and stamp it in a circle, placing the base closer to the black circles.

The following master class is suitable for children studying in primary school. The background is made in the same way as in the previous version. Dry the sheet of paper and start drawing.

Procedure:

Using dark green paint, draw the stems of the sunflowers and the blades of grass around them.
Using grey paint, draw the flower cores above each stem.
Take a medium-thick brush, dip it into orange paint, and stamp around each core many times, placing the base of the brush closer to the gray circles.
Dry the drawing.
Dip a fine brush with soft bristles in yellow watercolor and stamp it over and between the orange petals.
Wash your brush, pick up some black paint, and paint seeds inside each sunflower core.
Mix light green paint with yellow in a 1:1 ratio. Take a medium-thick brush and paint a few leaves on the sunflower stems.
Dry the drawing.

You can add a few dots of white paint inside each flower center to make the seeds stand out. If the garden in the background looks empty, you can add a few more long blades of grass with yellow and green paint.

Bouquet of sunflowers drawn with colored pencils

A rich and bright drawing can be drawn with acrylic pencils. They have soft and oily graphite, which is well shaded, and different shades mix well with each other, forming smooth transitions.

You can also draw a bright picture with ordinary colored pencils. To do this, you need to draw on slightly damp, thick paper.

How to draw a bouquet of sunflowers lying on a table:

Make a sketch with a simple hard pencil. Draw a horizontal line that will imitate the surface of the table.
Draw several stems stacked on top of each other.
Draw oval centers, as well as the bases of the caps, since some flowers will be turned sideways.
Draw petals on each flower.
Draw a grid inside the cores to imitate the seeds.
Draw a few crumpled leaves at the bottom.
Next to the flowering heads, on the table, you can depict several fallen seeds.
Use a light green pencil to color the stems and leaves of the flowers.
Use a brown pencil to shade the surface of the table.
Paint all the cores grey.
Use a yellow pencil to color all the petals.
Use dark green to mark the shadows on the stems of the flowers, especially at the bottom. Outline the leaves.
Use orange to mark the shadow on the lower petals and also to color the bases of the upper ones.
Use a black pencil to outline the grids inside all the cores and color the resulting diamonds so that there is a gray color between the grid and the seeds.
Color the seeds lying on the table.

Use a grey pencil to slightly darken the table under the flowers.

Sunflower in scratchboard technique

Sunflower (a drawing for children can be done without a pencil sketch) in the grattage technique can attract the attention of children who do not really like to draw. This technique of "scratching" a bright drawing on a dark background. The sketch, which will be applied under a dark, erasable layer, can be drawn by an adult. The child will only have to remove the black paint, making strokes in different directions.

Procedure:

Take a sheet of thick paper and make a sketch of a sunflower on it. First, you need to use a simple pencil.
Draw a stem, leaves, a large cap with seeds and petals.
The drawing should be colored with wax crayons. If you use other materials, you won't get grattage. Wax is oily, paint doesn't stick to it well, so it can be easily torn off with a stick with a sharp end.
Color the stem and leaves light green.
Use dark green to outline the stem and draw veins on the leaf.
Paint the center of the flower brown. Draw the seeds in black.
Use a yellow pencil to color the petals.
You can finish drawing the background with a blue pencil.
Now you need to mix black gouache and artist's ink in a 1:1 ratio. Without ink, gouache will not stick to the traces of wax crayons at all. It will roll and collect into drops. Ink makes the consistency of the paint thicker.
Use a wide brush to paint over the entire drawing.
Dry it.

Give the child a toothpick or a plasticine stack and ask him to scratch this black sheet of paper. You can scratch randomly, but usually the sketch made with a simple pencil slightly shines through the black layer of paint, and the outlines can be distinguished. Therefore, you can scratch the paper in certain directions.

Finger painting

Children from 3 years old can benefit from finger painting to develop their motor skills. Such activities require special hypoallergenic paints that can be easily washed off with warm water.

How to draw a sunflower using this technique:

Use your finger to pick up some light green paint and draw the stem of the flower and the grass around it.
Use brown paint to depict the center of the sunflower. To do this, dip your thumb in the paint and print it just above the stem.
Let the drawing dry.
Wet your index finger in white or yellow and use a poking motion to depict petals around the center of the flower.
When the paint dries, use a black marker to draw seeds inside the middle of the flower.

During the painting process, paint can be wiped off your fingers with wet wipes.

Examples of images for copying, tips

Some tips for aspiring artists:

If the paint takes a long time to dry, you can use a hair dryer.

When drawing petals and leaves of plants, you should remember that in nature there are no identical forms. All these elements should be different: large, small, straight and curved.

If there are no other shades of green in the palette, you can make them yourself. To get a dark color, add a little blue to the paint, and for a light color, add yellow.
The thickness of the lines can be adjusted by the pressure on the brush. The harder you press, the thicker the line will be.
Spilled watercolors can be quickly collected with a cotton pad.
If the pencil sketch did not work out on the first try, and the lines were erased from the paper many times, then the paper will become thinner in this place. It may become deformed from applying paint. It is better to take a new sheet and try again.

Drawing a sunflower will help children to expand their knowledge about these plants. Parents should conduct classes together with the child. It is necessary to tell children why this flower is called this way, what is the benefit of its seeds, and also how and where the sunflower grows. The picture for copying can be chosen from the options presented in the article.

Video about drawing a sunflower

How to easily draw a sunflower using colored pencils: