Hand drawings for children animals with paints, pencil

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The hand drawing technique is most suitable for children, as it is considered one of the simplest and at the same time allows developing the child's creative thinking. A variety of materials are suitable for its use, the images can be colored or black and white.

There are many ideas for creating such unusual and at the same time simple images. During the drawing, the child can learn new material (learn to count, distinguish different types of animals, etc.).

How to Draw Animals Using Your Palms

The point is that drawing consists of tracing the outline of the palm. Depending on how you place your hand on the sheet of paper, you get a variety of images.

The principle of drawing is very simple:

First, you need to place your palm on a piece of paper and try not to move it.
Spread your fingers and trace the outline.
Depending on the idea, add additional elements.
Color the image.

Hand drawings for children also have a positive effect on the overall development of the child:

Conscious finger movements stimulate speech development.
Since the child must ensure that one hand remains still while the other moves while drawing, this helps develop good coordination.
If a child is used to drawing with his left hand, then using this technique he can be taught to develop his right limb as well.
During the drawing, the child will need to use his imagination. He will also begin to understand how different images can be created from one outline. Such drawing develops spatial thinking.

Hand drawings for children animals with paints, pencil — Palm painting for kids is a fun and educational activity

In addition, children learn to better understand the world around them. For example, it is easier for a child to remember the characteristic features and details of specific objects, animals, etc.

But you need to be prepared for the fact that the child will not succeed the first time, especially if he has never drawn anything on his own before, but used coloring books.

This technique is perfect for children aged 3-5 years. During this period, the child begins to develop independence, he tries to implement his first plans and ideas. At first, you can try to draw together with the child on one sheet, helping him.

If he is over 3 years old, then it is worth taking a separate sheet of paper and showing him the drawing process using your own example, after which the child should independently repeat everything on his workspace.

The following materials will be required for the work:

What do you need for drawing?	Peculiarities
Paper	It is best to use A4 sheets. The paper should be thick enough and a little loose so that you don’t have to press hard with a pencil or felt-tip pen. Album sheets are perfect.
Simple pencil	It is most convenient to work with simple pencils of medium softness.
Eraser	If a fairly thick pencil is used, then after the child removes his hand, he may accidentally smudge the drawing. Excess elements are very easy to remove with a soft eraser.
Colored pencils	They can be used for coloring. But for this you will also need to show the child how to do the shading correctly.
Felt-tip pens	Children love bright colors. Felt-tip pens are convenient for working and coloring images along the contour.
Paints	Older children will enjoy working with watercolors. If you need to create a more intense image, gouache will do.

Some people use crayons to draw, but they usually get quite dirty.

Giraffe

The image of a giraffe is suitable for those who have already mastered the simplest examples of drawing using the hand tracing technique.

To recreate this image:

First, place your hand sideways on a piece of paper.
Place 4 fingers together and move the thumb slightly to create an improvised giraffe mouth. The hand itself will act as the animal's neck.
Trace the outline of the hand.

Add an eye to the giraffe. To do this, simply draw a circle and another one inside, which is painted black (this will be the pupil).
Add the giraffe's ears and horns.
Draw the spots. They should be uneven, like a real giraffe's.

It remains to paint the image. The giraffe's body should be yellow, and the spots can be painted orange. If you then outline the image with a black felt-tip pen or thin marker, the picture will become brighter and more interesting.

Turtle

Drawing a turtle using this method is also very simple:

First, fold 4 fingers, move the thumb to the side and place your hand on the paper.

After this, outline the resulting contour.
Now add paws, an eye and a smile to the turtle. The shell needs to be highlighted by drawing cells of different sizes.

You can paint the image with classic turtle colors or go a more interesting route and choose other shades. For example, the shell can be painted blue, and the turtle's body - bright green. But the child can also choose other color combinations.

Elephant

It will take you very little time to draw an elephant:

First, place your palm on the paper and spread all your fingers in different directions.

After this, turn the sheet over.
Next, add details to the image. Finish drawing the tail as a line that ends with a kind of asterisk. The outline of the thumb will be the trunk. You can draw several short lines on it to indicate the folds of thick skin. Also add a large ear and detail the elephant's legs.

You can color the picture with blue. If you add some color with a dark gray or regular pencil, the picture will be more voluminous and interesting.

Fox

Hand drawings for kids allow you to create a wide variety of animals that are usually quite difficult to draw.

For example, to depict a fox from a fairy tale, you will need just a few steps:

First, place your hand on the paper and bend your middle finger. The palm should lie at a slight angle.
Now carefully trace the outline of your hand.
The next step is to complete the image. To do this, you need to outline the fox's face, add an eye, nose, tongue, and additional lines on the ears. To make the image look complete, it is enough to draw cartoon fur on the left side.

The fox is ready, you can color it. Orange and dark yellow are ideal for this image. It is better to color the animal's muzzle with a lighter shade. After that, it remains to outline the picture with a black outline to make it more saturated.

Rooster

This is the easiest way to create a drawing from a hand. Even a very small child who has just recently picked up a pencil can handle such an image.

To draw a rooster:

Place your hand with your fingers spread apart on a piece of paper.
Trace the outline of the hand.
After that, add paws, beak and other elements.

When coloring a rooster, you can use many bright colors. Paints, markers or pencils are suitable for coloring, depending on what the child likes best.

Horse

Children love to draw horses, but it is quite a difficult task and it is rare to be able to create the desired outline right away.

You can simplify the task by using the described technique:

First, fold your hand as shown in the image below.
After this, outline the limb exactly along the contour.
Now add ears, short mane, harness and muzzle elements. For the eye, just draw a small circle and color it.

After this, you can show the child photographs of horses of different colors and offer to choose what colors the picture will be painted in. For example, you can choose beige.

Duck

Hand drawings are suitable for children and will be an interesting and fun drawing experience for adults.

You can draw a cute duck using colored pencils. The drawing does not require a lot of additional detailing.

To draw you will need:

Bend the 3 outer fingers and place the index and thumb on a piece of paper, as shown in the picture below.
Trace the hand.
Add a line that will highlight the duck's beak. Also draw the eye by drawing one circle and a smaller one inside it to indicate the pupil.

The duck can be painted bright yellow, leaving the eye untouched. The beak will be red. If you outline the image, it will look even brighter.

Dog

This is one of the most popular animals that children love to draw. But, like a horse, a dog is not so easy to draw.

Therefore, you can use the technique of tracing the contours of the hand:

First, place your hand on the sheet, but this time with your palm facing up. The index, middle and ring fingers should be folded together, and the little finger, on the contrary, should be moved to the side as far as possible. The thumb should also be quite far away.
Now trace the outline of the hand.
In the next step, add the dog's tongue, eye, collar and finish drawing the ear.

All that's left is to color it. The dog can be depicted in brown. The tongue should be red.

This example clearly shows how the hatching technique is used. Therefore, you can suggest making the lines thicker or first painting the image and adding the lines later. This will help to hide the slight overflow.

Hare

To draw a funny hare, just follow these steps:

Place your hand so that all fingers except the index and little fingers are bent. This creates a kind of slingshot or a "goat" symbol, like rockers.
Now outline the hand. It will be at a distance from the sheet due to the bent fingers, so you need to draw the lines slowly so as not to spoil the future image. In the center of the fingers that help create the outline of the ears, you can make small bends, since the ears of hares are slightly wider in the central part.
Now you can draw the mouth, the inside of the ears, and the eyes.

To color the hare, you can use gray, pink and blue colors. The eyes can be made more interesting by adding not only the pupils, but also the iris.

Peacock

Hand drawings for children also allow you to study different types of animals and birds. For example, you can tell your child about unusual peacocks, which are distinguished by their colorful and expressive tail.

For such drawing:

First, place your hand as if drawing a rooster.
Once the basic outline is created, it is necessary to detail the peacock's head. To do this, you can add several curled feathers, a beak and an eye. Also at this stage it is worth adding a wing.

Now you can color everything. The body of the peacocks is bluish, and the tail is green with a beautiful pattern. In order for the child to have an idea for coloring the tail, you can show him photos of real peacocks.

Snail

In the popular cartoon "SpongeBob" there is a character named Gerry. This is a snail that lives in the main character's house as a pet. This is a funny character who acts like a snail, but meows like a cat.

Many children are familiar with this funny character, so they will be interested in drawing him:

Clench your hand into a fist and stick out only your thumb.
After that, outline the hand. The outline of the thumb will act as the snail's head.

In the cartoon, the snail's body is blue and its shell is pink. There is also a bright red curl and several purple circles on the "house".

Cat

This is another popular animal that children love to draw. The cat can also be drawn using the palm tracing technique.

To do this:

Place your hand as shown in the image below, with all fingers bent but the index and middle fingers slightly protruding above the rest.
Once the outline has been traced, add the tail, hind legs and ears.
In the next step, add the collar, whiskers, front paws and the cat's face.

You can paint the cat in any colors. For example, if you have a cat at home, you can offer your child to try to repeat its coloring. Or you can create a brighter image. For example, if you add stripes to the animal's body and paint it orange, you will get an unusual and funny tiger.

Or you can depict only the animal's muzzle. To do this, fold your fingers as in the following image.

Spider

The images do not necessarily have to be close to real objects. You can give them a little abstraction.

To draw a spider:

Place 4 spread fingers on a piece of paper and trace around them.

Then repeat the same thing, but on the other side.
Now draw the eyes and add a smile.

It turns out to be a very funny spider. Usually these insects are depicted in black, but then some lines will not be visible. Therefore, you can use a dark blue pencil or paints. This drawing is great for learning how many legs spiders have. It is also a good idea for practicing counting with a child.

Butterfly

Continuing the theme of insects in drawing, it will be interesting to consider how to draw butterflies. They are distinguished by bright wings, on which the most intricate drawing can be depicted.

The image itself is created very simply:

At the first stage, place your hand on the sheet, as if pressing it hard against the table.
Once the outline of the first arm is ready, repeat the same with the second limb. Or you can ask the child to place his hands as shown below and trace his palms yourself.
Now you can add the body of the insect and paint it black or dark brown. Also draw a few curls on the head. These will be antennae.

The most interesting part is left – to color the butterfly wings. You can ask the child to come up with what will be depicted on the wings or use photos of real insects.

A good idea is to remember what butterflies were flying around your summer cottage or village in the summer. It will also be useful to tell your child about the varieties of these beautiful insects.

Dinosaur

Prehistoric animals arouse genuine interest in children. Many documentaries, adventure, fantasy films and cartoons have been made about dinosaurs. At the same time, the drawing of a dinosaur is quite complex and comprehensive.

But the problem can be solved very simply if you depict a cartoon “monster” using the described technique:

First, fold your hand as shown in the illustration below.
After creating the main outline, add details. For example, you can draw an expressive eye. To do this, just draw a circle and paint the part inside it black.

You can also add spikes. To do this, the child can draw triangles from the head and neck of the dinosaur.
Don't forget about the numerous sharp teeth. To do this, draw smaller triangles in the mouth.

Dinosaurs are usually green. And the spikes can be made red to make them stand out. Just like in the previous examples, the finished and colored image can be outlined with a thicker black outline. You can color the dinosaur with pencils. In this case, it is also worth following the hatching technique.

If you need to color an image faster, then paints will do. But remember that when using watercolors, you need to make sure that the paper is thick enough. Plain paper will get wet and become wavy.

As you can see from the example images, for such drawings you need to fold your hand in the same way as in shadow games. This produces very interesting images.

This is not just drawing, but also a useful practice for children, during which they will learn skills that are applicable not only in fine art, but in many other areas.

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