Firefighter drawing for children with pencil, paints, coloring: extinguishes fire, house, saves child

A firefighter is a real hero, who daily fights the elements, desperately trying to save the lives of people and animals. Often, he has to risk himself for this. The main qualities of the representatives of this profession are selflessness and courage. They admire their actions, so adults and children want to draw them on paper.

Drawing tools

When visiting a drawing store, you can acquire unnecessary tools and materials. To avoid this, you should buy only the most necessary. After mastering the basic skills, you can expand the artist's arsenal.

Brushes

Brushes are used to paint both large and small areas. These tools are also suitable for drawing dynamic lines. Springy brushes are more expressive than "sluggish" ones, so to maintain quality, they need to be washed thoroughly after work. They should be stored exclusively in a vertical position.

Brushes can come in different shapes and sizes, such as:

• round tools with a sharp end and long hair create thin and wide marks on the surface;
• Short-haired brushes are easier to use: they are well suited for painting small details;
• Flat brushes help cover larger areas.

The best material for making brushes is kolinsky. Such tools are expensive, but strong and durable. Squirrel and synthetic tools are sold at a more affordable price, are of medium density and durable.

Simple pencils

Pencils marked with the letter "B" are suitable for artistic drawing. In their lead, graphite exceeds clay in volume. When choosing simple pencils, you can notice that next to the letter, when marking, there is also a number. You should also pay attention to it: the smaller it is, the harder the lead is and the slower it will become dull. The trace left by a hard pencil is lighter and harder to smudge.

For beginning artists, a pencil marked "2B" is suitable.

When working with tools of different hardness, you should try to make sure that the black color is predominant. The shorter the pencil is sharpened, the faster it will become dull, so it is better to sharpen pencils with a sharp knife, trying to make the sharpened area longer. When creating a drawing with a lot of small details, you should try to sharpen the lead more often. The tip should always be sharp.

Colored pencils

It is interesting to experiment with colored pencils. For example, you can first apply 1 color to a sheet of paper, and then apply the 2nd on top. As a result, a new color is formed. Another simple way of mixing 2 colors to obtain a 3rd is to apply multi-colored dots to the paper surface. The famous French artist Georges Seurat used the same technique in his works.

Crayons

Many people use colored wax and pastel crayons when drawing. However, it should be taken into account that such tools are not suitable for drawing fine lines: they are extremely soft. However, with the help of colored crayons it is convenient to cover large areas with the desired color, especially in textured drawings.

Crayons come in a wide range of colors, each with several shades. Many manufacturers use numbers from 0 to 8 to indicate shades. The lower the number, the lighter the shade.

In cross-section, crayons are usually square, which allows the artist to draw beautiful, expressive lines. The tip of such crayons is blunt and wide, but can be easily ground down. If you turn a chalk ground down on one side, the line will become thinner. When drawing with crayons, you have to use a fixative. However, you should not use it in large quantities, otherwise the paint will lose its brightness and velvety texture.

Handles

A firefighter (a drawing for children is created with pencils, paints or pens) can be depicted using the following pen options:

Types of handles	Description
Feather	Professional artists are accustomed to this type. The main elements of the pen are the holder and the nib, which can be removed and then used to draw lines or apply the desired colors to the paper surface. First, the fountain pen must be dipped in a coloring agent, which is ordinary ink, and then - draw. When choosing a fountain pen, you should pay attention to the material it is made of. It is recommended to give preference to flexible nibs made of steel. It is better if the pen has a split tip. With such a tool, you can create lines of varying degrees of expressiveness. To do this, it is enough to press with different force while drawing. The coloring matter used for drawing with fountain pens is made from artificial dyes, which negatively affects the durability of the drawing. Specialty stores sell nibs made from bamboo and reed. Their main drawback is poor flexibility. However, this problem is compensated by the ability to draw at different angles.
Technical	The pen is a mechanical device equipped with a tube-point. In order for the lines that remain on the paper after drawing with this pen to become interesting from boring, you will have to be inventive. Such pens help the artist save money. When choosing, preference should be given to those that are easy to clean.
Automatic	They have a built-in cartridge that can be filled with ink. Such tools are well suited for creating sketches. After filling them with the desired color, they are convenient to take with you. Some pens are equipped with replaceable heads. They are convenient to use when you need to create different types of lines.
Ballpoint	These are the most common types, they are often used to create sketches. However, it is important to ensure that there are no blots on the paper, and the line is uniform, without "slips"

Paints

Most commercial paints are water-based, meaning they are easy to dilute. You can add as much water as you like until you get the desired intensity of color. Watercolor, for example, can be bright and muted. It can create a soft effect, especially when applied to thick paper.

As a rule, liquid paints are used when working on heavy paper.

It is impossible to work with paints without a palette: it is needed for mixing colors. In addition, you will also need a surface where you can place jars with dyes. Water-based paints go well with pastels and wax crayons. If you use liquid and dry paints, you can make the drawing more expressive.

Water-based paints are often contrasted with oil-based paints. The main difference between these two popular types of paints is the speed of drying. Water-based paints dry faster and are better suited for beginners. They are cheaper, and oil-based paints require good skills to use effectively.

For beginning artists who have decided to use paints in their work, the following recommendations can be given:

1. When purchasing a particular type of paint, it is necessary to obtain as much detailed information about the product as possible. This should be done in the store before making the final decision to purchase. You need to carefully study the packaging, which must include information about the manufacturer, expiration date and rules for using the material. The information must be provided in Russian. The more information the buyer receives about the paint, the higher the likelihood of buying a quality product.
2. It is better to buy paints in cans, the use of the material in this case will be more economical. After all, the artist will be able to place on the palette the amount of paint that is required.
3. If there are poisonous acid colors on sale, you should refuse to buy them. The colors should be natural, and too bright aggressive colors will negatively affect the aesthetic taste of a budding young artist.
4. You should pay attention to the smell of the material. It should not be sharp and repulsive. High-quality paint should have no smell at all.
5. One of the main indicators of paint quality is its structure. The material must be homogeneous.
   
6. Paint that has dried out will leave a large number of small grains of sand on the surface. Such material cannot be used for painting.
7. It is better to use paints made by the same company. In this case, to obtain new colors, you can safely mix them without fear that as a result of mixing a chemical reaction will begin and some other substance will be formed.
8. Good paint goes on paper easily and spreads over the surface with ease.
9. When choosing paint, it is necessary to take into account the age of the artist who will use them. Much depends on the experience and types of work that are planned to be done.

Master classes

A firefighter (a drawing for children can be created with an image of either the firefighter himself or a worker with a hose, ladder or machine) can be depicted on paper using pencils or paints.

Fire engine

You can draw a fire engine on paper in the following steps:

1. Sketch the contours of the car. The body can initially be represented by a simple rectangle. The cabin is a pair of rectangles, 1 of which is located vertically, the 2nd is horizontal. These 2 small rectangles, representing the cabin, should intersect each other.
2. When the outline of the body and cabin of the fire engine is done, move on to the outline of the wheels. They are depicted as circles. It is worth remembering that inside each circle there should be another, smaller in diameter.
3. Make a sketch of the ladder. This element of the fire engine should be represented by a long rectangle. The ladder is located on the body at a slight angle.
   
4. On the surface of the body write 2 large numbers – “01”.
5. Place a flashing light on the roof of the cabin.
6. Draw smaller details – the radiator grille and headlights.
7. Draw a hose that is located at the rear of the car.
8. At the penultimate stage, remove the auxiliary lines.
9. Color the car. Red color is used for this.

How to draw a firefighter with a pencil?

A firefighter can be depicted in a simple or complex version. It depends on how old the person is who is going to draw a representative of this profession. The younger the children, the more schematic and simplified the drawing will be.

The main attributes that no firefighter can do without:

• helmet on the head;
• jacket or long coat;
• boots;
• hose in hands.

Drawing is done as follows:

1. Make a sketch of the firefighter's figure. The head should be represented by a circle, and the body by an oval. The legs at the initial stage can be represented by two lines.
2. Detail the firefighter's face. It is important to remember: a firefighter must be focused while doing his job, so there is no need to draw a smile on his face.
3. Proceed to drawing clothes. You can start with the jacket. It can be represented by a trapezoid. Long thick sleeves and a collar should be drawn to it.
4. Add volume to the legs, which were represented by 2 lines from stage 1. Having made the legs more voluminous, you need to add boots.
5. Draw gloves and a hose in the hands of a firefighter. It can be represented by a pair of wavy lines. Water flows out of the hose under high pressure.

How to draw a fireman using paints using a template

Firefighter (a drawing for children can be created using a template or without it) using a template is done as follows:

1. Cut out the appropriate template, place it on A3 paper and trace it with a pencil or pen.
2. Move on to working with paints and brushes. Using brush #14, outline the silhouette with lemon gouache.
3. After the lemon gouache, draw a strip of yellow solar paint. This will indicate the gradation of fire in the drawing.
4. The next stripe is made with orange paint. It can be easily obtained on the palette by mixing yellow with red.
5. Make a red outline.
6. Paint over the rest with brown paint.
   
7. The silhouette of the firefighter, which will be enclosed in these multi-colored stripes, should be made black.
8. Prepare the paint of the desired color to depict the water flowing from the hose. You need to mix white and blue gouache, and then make several strokes with the resulting light blue color, using a #5 brush.
9. Take brush #5. Apply white strokes to the lemon, sun and red stripes that contain the silhouette of the firefighter. Make several strokes with red paint, directed in different directions. This will imitate a raging flame.
10. Finish drawing water droplets and foam around the stream from the tap.

Ready.

Fireman with a hose

A firefighter (a drawing for children can be done with an image of work attributes) with a hose is drawn as follows:

1. Start by marking the sheet. This will help you understand where exactly the drawing will be located on the canvas.
2. Once the firefighter's location has been determined, outline the main parts of the body with simple lines. The large head should be at the top. A line extends from it, which will be the skeleton of the body. Use dots to indicate the location of the joints. Use ovals to show the palms.
3. Mark the location of the hose. This can be done with a horizontal line starting near one of the palms and pointing towards the firefighter's body.
4. Draw the pants, jacket, shoes and safety helmet. Also at this stage show the thickness of the hose.
5. To smooth out the lines, to define the contour of the mask on the firefighter's face.
6. Draw a balloon attached to the back.
7. Draw small elements of the firefighter's uniform. There are a lot of glowing lines here. They are located on the pants and jacket. Show the mask in more detail. The firefighter's hands are protected by gloves. Don't forget about the details on the shoes.
   
8. Make the top of the firefighter's mask transparent by drawing an eye and an eyebrow above it. An air tube extends from the mask. It should not only be drawn, but also shown in relief.
9. To make the drawing more lively, decorate the clothes with many lines that will indicate folds.
10. Color the finished drawing.

A firefighter is an important and unique profession. It is impossible to confuse him with anyone else, because he wears a special suit. The artist needs to depict a person with special anatomical and physical characteristics, and then move on to clothing. Before starting to draw a firefighter, adults and children are advised to study the corresponding photographs or drawings created by other artists.

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