Drawing for the ballet The Nutcracker 1-2-3-4-5 grade in music

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The Nutcracker ballet is loved by more than one generation and not only the nationality of the Christmas fairy tale. Everything is wonderful in it, starting from the wonderful music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ending with the moral of the story, understandable even to children. Despite the fact that in the cartoons "The Nutcracker" you can see quite sinister-looking characters, in music lessons children of grades 3-4 like to make drawings for this ballet.

Little ones will also find these lessons interesting because of the New Year's atmosphere of the fairy tale.

Drawing tools

Of course, children's creativity is rarely distinguished by special artistic expressiveness and masterpieces. But this does not mean that the first attempts at drawing should be done on ordinary paper and with low-quality tools.

The better the materials, the brighter the drawing will be. Children will enjoy drawing with bright pencils and paints that will not scratch the paper or leave dirty spots.

Colored pencils

Colored pencils can be purchased individually or in sets. The second option is suitable for children's creativity, since rare shades and special effects are not needed in this case. The most common types of sets are 12, 24, 36, and pencils of different colors. Some manufacturers have pencils of different shades of the same color and white pencils in the set, but most often children do not use them, so you can save a little on the number of colors.

Children's pencils should be:

soft enough that the color can be transferred to the paper without pressing too hard;
in a triangular-shaped body - such pencils are more comfortable to hold in the hands even for small children;
convenient to use - in sets from well-known companies you can find tools with rubberized handles;
with a thick rod - this is important for children of primary school and preschool age, since a sharp thin rod can easily injure oneself;
durable – the wooden base should hold the rod firmly and not break when sharpened or crack when struck.

When choosing pencils, it is important to pay attention to safety of use and durability. Children develop fine motor skills differently, and therefore tools can often fall and break, and fun games with throwing objects can end in injuries.

It is also worth buying only certified products - this is a guarantee of not only color quality and ease of use, but also environmental safety.

Many manufacturers produce colored watercolor pencils. They are distinguished by the brightness of the color, good transfer to paper, and the special strength of the lead. They are called watercolor because when you draw over the painted area with a wet brush on the paper, the effect of watercolor paint is created. At the same time, the color saturation is not lost, but it becomes possible to control the humidity of the paper and create various gradients.

Paints and brushes

Any drawing will be more impressive if you paint it with bright colors. All paint manufacturers have special lines for children, which are easy and safe to use.

You can color the pictures with the following types of paints:

gouache – does not need to be diluted with water, gives a dense, saturated color, matte finish;
Watercolor - comes in different types, most often transferred to paper using a damp brush;
acrylic – more suitable for drawings based on the music for the ballet “The Nutcracker”, created by children in grades 4-5.

First of all, you need to pay attention to the safety of the paint composition. They should not contain unnecessary impurities, chemical elements, metals. It is worth checking for quality certificates.

The best paint manufacturers for children:

Manufacturer	Product Description
Faber-Castell	German company producing goods for artists and office supplies. Children's paints contain only food colorings. Price - about 1000 rubles per set.
Gamma	Made in Russia. The company focuses on producing children's drawing materials, paying great attention to certification. Price - from 150 rubles for watercolor palettes.
Flower	The Nevskaya Palitra brand specializes in the production of paints, pencils, crayons and pastels for young artists. Price - from 120 to 900 rubles for palettes of watercolors, gouache.
Giotto	Made in Germany. The company creates paints for both adults and children. The line includes materials with different fillers and effects (glitter, mother-of-pearl, fluorescent). Finger gouache of this brand is popular. Price - from 300 rubles per set.
Kalyaka-Malyaka	Another Russian company. It has a large line of paints of various shades and with additional effects. Price - from 330 rubles for finger paints for kids.

Having chosen good paints, you need to choose quality brushes for them. This can be natural or artificial bristles, plastic or wooden base - the main thing is that the tool is comfortable to hold in your hand and transfer paint to paper.

Important criteria for choosing brushes:

the pile should not fall out of the bunch if you press on it a little;
the connecting element must fit tightly to the handle and not move during use;
the wooden handle should be covered with a good layer of varnish and have no burrs on the surface;
The brush should be comfortable for children's hands - not slip, not fall out between the fingers.

The drawing for the ballet Nutcracker for grades 1-2 in music will be best done with medium-thickness brushes made of natural bristles, with a thickened handle in the center. It is also important that the child is not allergic to one or another bristle.

Paper

When choosing a canvas (in this case, paper), it is also important to consider several criteria. It will be easier for a child to draw on high-quality material, and the finished works will be remembered longer.

The paper must be:

fairly dense (from 100-150 g/m²);
does not “roll off” when you run an eraser over it;
suit the chosen paints (watercolor paper for watercolors, thick fine-grained paper for gouache, paper for pencil sketches).

For children's creativity, it is easiest to buy special albums - even in budget options, the paper in them has good density, they are convenient to use and store for a long time.

Master classes

School creativity rarely happens without the help of parents. Even if an adult has never drawn, he can help a child create a beautiful picture with the help of detailed master classes.

Simple option

A schoolchild can repeat the drawing for the ballet The Nutcracker for grades 1-2 in music if the process is initially divided into drawing simple geometric figures.

It is done like this:

A circle is drawn – the future head of the doll. An oval is drawn under it, which will become its body.
On the circle, you need to mark auxiliary lines crosswise in the center to make it easier to maintain the proportions of the face.
A little higher from the horizontal auxiliary line begins the Nutcracker's top hat, it covers the top of the head and has a rectangular shape.
On the horizontal line, two large dots are placed - the doll's eyes. They should be equidistant from the vertical guide.
Directly above the eye dots, draw one thick line to indicate the eyebrows.
Just below the intersection of the auxiliary lines there is a nose in the form of a small rectangle.
A little back from the bottom of the nose, draw the mustache on both sides. They should be shaped like sweeping commas.
The mouth is half a horizontal rectangle attached to the lower contour of the head. Two transverse lines are drawn on it - these are the teeth.
At the junction of the cylinder and the head, two horizontal lines are drawn to indicate its edge. Another line can be drawn at the top of the cylinder.
The body can be made more square, or you can round it a little and highlight the connection between the legs and the body.
The legs are rectangles, there should be space between them. The shoes are also designated as small squares.
The arms are drawn starting from the shoulders - slightly sloping, with clear pointed lines. The palms are drawn like mittens.
All that remains is to draw the details – the collar, the dot on the top hat, the button fastening on the body, the stripes on the pants and sleeves.

Simple geometric shapes in the drawing allow the child to practice not only knowledge of geometry, clarity of lines and hand motor skills, but also teach spatial thinking, the ability to make a single whole from parts. A similar principle is used to create three-dimensional characters from paper cubes.

You can color the Nutcracker in the classic version:

cylinder - red, with yellow or gold stripes;
the suit is also red, the buttons and turn-ups on the trousers are yellow;
the boots can be left black, as well as the mittens;
The face and palms can be ocher (wood-colored) or light pink.

Often green or blue colors are used in the character's costume. Here you can give free rein to the child's imagination, use paints with different effects, add gradients with matching shades.

It is important to think through the color scheme of the drawing, according to the composition. If there is a Christmas tree in the background, the costume should not be made green - red will be perfect. If there are several characters in the drawing, you can try to choose colors that match each other.

Horse toys

Using the same principle, you can draw a horse next to the Nutcracker. It can be made on regular legs or add a rocking toy element underneath it.

The drawing for the ballet Nutcracker for grades 3-5 in music will be well complemented by a composition with a character sitting on a horse. For this, the Nutcracker itself needs to be drawn sideways - this can also be done using circles and rectangles. Compositions can be made with older children.

How to draw a toy horse:

The horse's body is drawn using an oblong oval. A tilted oval of the head is attached to it.
The second step is to connect both ovals by drawing the horse's neck. Here the lines should be smooth and curved.
The horse's muzzle is detailed, the narrower part is highlighted. Triangular ears are drawn on the top of the head.
The body is also given a more realistic shape - the back is slightly larger, the belly is more convex, the back is straight, the chest is convex.
The legs are drawn as rectangles with rounded corners. Since the toy is turned sideways, you can draw two legs - the front one is slightly thinner, the back one is thicker. The hooves are depicted as small squares.
The tail and mane are drawn in any shape; a lush version of a slightly raised tail will look good.
The final stage is to draw the semicircular saddle and the reins in stripes on the chest and muzzle.

You can color the drawing any way you like - the horse white or brown, the reins and saddle yellow or in the color of the Nutcracker costume. You can also add a special color to the horse - "apple", with large spots, make the tail and mane a contrasting color to the body.

A rocking horse can be depicted as a New Year's toy against the background of a decorated Christmas tree. In such a drawing, the theme of the fairy tale about the Nutcracker will be guessed, and the plot can be supplemented with other classic toys such as balls and garlands.

The Rat King

Older children often admire the scene of the main character's battle with the Rat King and his retinue from the Nutcracker fairy tale. Having learned to draw the previous characters, you can add this exciting moment to the composition.

Drawing for the ballet The Nutcracker for grades 4-5 on music with the Rat King:

The first step is to draw a volumetric drop with a sharp end, turned horizontally.
At the end of the drop, a dot-nose is drawn.
Paws are added at the bottom. They can be depicted as elongated triangles, with claws drawn at the ends.
Only one eye will be visible, since the character is turned sideways to the viewer. It should be an elongated small oval, above which is an eyebrow shifted toward the nose - the look should be angry.
The tail is long, curled, tapering towards the end.
A crown made of simple shapes – an oval, triangles – is drawn on the rat’s head.
Small ears should stick out from under the crown, which can be depicted as a semicircle right on the muzzle.
Also, not far from the nose, a thin, long mustache is indicated.
Next to the Rat King, you can depict his robe - it can be a "spot" of any shape, but one more line is added to one of the edges, indicating fur.

The Rat King himself should be painted gray. His crown is yellow or gold (if you have metallic paints). The character's robe is red, and his fur is white or light gray with black dots or drops.

In the classic version of the tale, this character has several heads sticking out from under a wide robe. If detail is important to the child, you can add 1-2 more rat heads in the background of the drawing.

The mouse king's paws can be depicted as holding a sword, just like the Nutcracker's. It is important to maintain perspective - the main character should be taller and bigger, because he is depicted as the hero-winner of this battle.

The drawing for the ballet "The Nutcracker" for grades 1-5 will look complete, and the plot will be traced in the music, you can add some details in the background:

a Christmas tree decorated with New Year's toys - for example, it could be one large branch with schematic balls and lights or a blurred watercolor tree in the background;
wooden brown floor, neutral wall;
gift boxes tied with ribbons scattered around the characters;
a broken glass ball next to the battle scene;
wall clock showing midnight;
Christmas candles lit in the background - they can be placed on the tree or in the corners of the picture, on the table.

The older the student is, and the more interested he is in artistic skill, the more interesting details can be offered to him. Those who can already draw well can create a drawing not only with schematic characters, but also with Marie holding the Nutcracker in her hands or looking at him under the tree.

You can choose a suitable plot for a drawing for the ballet The Nutcracker together with your child by watching one of the versions of this fairy tale. If homework is being prepared for a music lesson, it is worth letting the child listen to Tchaikovsky's ballet, tell him about the composer's biography - this will broaden the student's horizons and perhaps find a new hobby for him. Schoolchildren in grades 4-5 can be told about the phenomenon of the "rat king" and where such a character in a children's fairy tale came from.

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