When a child draws, his fine motor skills develop, and the areas of the brain responsible for thinking, memory, and coordination begin to work actively. To interest children in such a pastime, you can offer to create an image of a samovar.
What you need to draw a samovar
Samovar - a drawing for children that requires creative skills:
- Understanding the principles of drawing.
- Knowledge of the properties of art materials.
- Developed imagination.
The image of this kitchen item is quite complex, and therefore the minimum age for a child to complete it is 5 years. At this age, children are already entering the stage when they strive to convey the realism of images, the main features of objects, and take into account their proportions.
It is unreasonable to draw a samovar with children aged 3-4. They simply will not have the strength and ability to create a good image. Therefore, the first thing to consider during an art lesson is the child's age, and only then their creative abilities.
Samovar, drawing for children, can be done in different ways:
- With paints.
- Using shading, where children only need to trace the lines of the image.
- With pencils.
Based on this, the necessary set of tools is selected. But, it is worth considering another important aspect when preparing for drawing - these are the requirements for the place of work.
Obviously, the child will not be doing his work on the floor, but there is space for artistic activities a number of sanitary requirements that ordinary parents can take into account:
- The work surface should be located near the light-bearing wall, where the lighting will be on the left side.
- The distance from the window to the table is at least 1 meter.
- If drawing is to be done with an easel, they are placed near a light-bearing wall, with light falling from the left. In this case, it should be possible to adjust the angle of the working surface from 0° to 75°. The easel should also be adjustable from 60° to 70°.
- If it is not possible to place the table near a light-bearing wall, artificial lighting is installed.
It is also worth paying attention to the child’s seating at the table:
- When sitting on a chair, your legs should be bent at a right angle, with your feet on the floor.
- The forearms should rest freely on the table.
- There should be a distance of 3-4 cm between the child’s body and the table.
Correct posture helps to increase the time of drawing lessons. In an awkward position, the child will experience discomfort, and therefore perseverance will fade into the background. If all conditions are met, artistic lessons will benefit both mental and physical development.
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a samovar with a pencil
Samovar - a drawing for children aged 5 to 8 years. It is easiest to create it with pencils. In case of an unsuccessful stroke, it can be corrected and the error corrected.
To create a drawing with children, it is worth taking pencils with the following characteristics:
- With a 3-sided body shape.
- The product should be thick - 1 cm in diameter. The child should be able to grasp the pencil tightly with his fingers.
- The pencil lead should be selected based on the child's pressure. If the hand presses hard, the soft structure of the rod will easily break, which means it is worth taking a strong composition. If the tone of the brush is weak, it will be difficult for the child to draw, and therefore he is also given a hard pencil. This will ensure that even with a small pressure there will be a rich color of the lines.
But, you can give two options and see which one interests the child more. The characteristics of the lead hardness are indicated on the pencils by special markings: B - very soft, T or H - hard, M - soft.
In addition, it is worth preparing:
- Eraser.
- Sheets of paper. It is advisable to have more than one sheet of paper to replace it in case of unsuccessful drawing.
- Pencil sharpener. A necessary tool for sharpening in case of lead breakage.
You can use a life hack that will allow you to teach your child to draw a samovar easily. To do this, you can seat the young artist at the table, and put an easel in front of him. The adult will show each step of the drawing, and the child will repeat the movements.
The correct sequence would be as follows:
- An adult verbally explains the drawing stage.
- He backs up his words with practice – he shows how to draw correctly.
- The child repeats under the supervision of an adult.
This algorithm is repeated until the child finishes the work.
Step 1. Drawing the base of the samovar
Draw a circle on a clean sheet of paper.
The figure should be in the middle of the canvas. The pencil color can be any.
Step two. Drawing the lid of the samovar
Draw 2 stripes inside the circle, at its top.
The top of the samovar is finished. To do this, draw 2 lines on top of the circle - on the left and on the right. The stripes just drawn are complemented with a small rectangle.
Step three. Drawing the base of the samovar with legs
At the bottom of the circle, on its outer side, draw 2 lines. Connect them with a stroke.
On the resulting rectangle, find 2 lower corner points. From them, draw arc-shaped lines to the sides.
Step four. Drawing the base of the samovar
Continue working with the lower part of the drawing.
Connect the two arched lines with small lines that look like a heart in the middle.
Step five. Draw the handles of the samovar
On a clean area to the left and right of the samovar, draw 2 small circles.
Connect the mugs to the body of the samovar. To do this, draw 2 lines on each side.
Step Six. Drawing the tap on the samovar
On the left side of the circle, draw an inverted letter G, with the tip pointing down.
On the right, at its base, draw a small oval. Apply the valve lines on top of the tap.
Step Seven: Coloring
Using dark yellow paint, paint the samovar, starting from its top. Paint the handles. Move on to the tap.
Paint the legs. Paint the samovar itself using a light yellow pencil.
Step eight. Finishing up the small elements
Using a dark-colored pencil (in this case, brown), draw stripes on the lid and emphasize the outline of the main part of the samovar. Draw 2 stripes on the legs. Decorate the body of the samovar with stripes.
Below, under the tap, draw a drop of water with a blue pencil. If an adult shows the drawing of each step, the child will get a good artistic creation.
Variations of the pattern with step-by-step instructions
Samovar is a drawing for children that can be depicted using paints, crayons, markers. The options for artistic tools can be mixed. For example, paint + crayons. You can also complement the finished drawing with an applique. To do this, you need to print out ready-made pattern templates, cut them out and stick them onto the finished image.
Watercolor
Watercolor paints are soft, due to which it lies on the paper as a transparent layer. It is very difficult to achieve uniformity of strokes due to the liquid consistency of the substance. They work with such material mainly on white paper.
If the drawing should contain a light color, then these places on the sheet are not painted. Otherwise, white watercolor will not allow you to achieve the desired light shade.
For a watercolor painting you will need:
- Watercolor.
- A4 paper.
- Brushes for painting.
- A glass of water.
- Hand towel.
- Preparing a samovar template. It is quite difficult to work with watercolors, so it is worth preparing a blank model of this item.
Algorithm for creating a drawing:
- Place a blank drawing in front of the child.
- The entire inside of the samovar is painted with yellow watercolors.
- Handles are drawn on both sides of the samovar.
- On any side of the lower part of the samovar body, draw a tap in the shape of the letter G. The color should be orange or brown.
- Let the drawing dry.
- Decorate the samovar with patterns. At this stage, the child can be shown examples of lines that can be used to decorate the samovar.
After painting, the work is left horizontally on a flat surface until it dries completely. This will allow the paints to remain on the paper and not spread across it.
Gouache
Samovar is a drawing for children that is difficult to do with gouache due to the consistency of the material. It is very dense, on an adhesive base. However, for children who do not use paints well, gouache will be a good artistic tool. It does not spread, and the lines of the drawing remain clear.
If you are doing a drawing with gouache, you can use whatever you like best as the basis for the canvas:
- Plywood.
- Paper.
- Textile.
- Cardboard.
Gouache will make the drawing rich, give it texture and depth.
Basic set for creating a drawing:
- Gouache red, brown, gray, dark/light yellow.
- 2 brushes: medium hardness + thin.
- A glass of water.
- A cloth to wipe your hands or brush if necessary.
- A4 paper.
An example of a gouache drawing on paper:
- Using a medium-hard brush, draw a circle on paper. Use dark yellow color.
- Draw the base of the samovar at the bottom of the circle. First draw a rectangle, then a leg under it, and a stand below it. Draw 4 lines at the bottom with a brush.
- Draw a lid on the samovar. To do this, draw a thick line over the circle, slightly extending beyond the figure. Make a leg on top of the line, and draw a rectangle on it. Draw 2 handles on the very bottom line.
- On the body of the samovar, using 2 strokes, we create handles – on the right and left sides. At the bottom of the circle, we draw a tap from which water flows.
- Using a thin brush, draw a valve on the tap. The same thin brush is used to draw the handles - from the upper lines located on the sides of the samovar, thin strokes are applied to the paper, which form the handles.
- Using a smaller brush, paint highlights on the samovar. To do this, use light yellow paint and randomly apply lines to the object.
- The brush is washed and dipped in white paint. It is applied along the yellow lines, mixing them.
- A shadow is made on the samovar using a brush with brown color. To do this, spots are applied with dipping movements on the right side of the samovar. Then paint of a more saturated color is taken and reflections are applied to the lid of the samovar, tap, leg and handles.
- The surface on which the samovar stands is painted with grey paint.
- You can add more highlights using red paint. To do this, apply it to the lid of the samovar, the core of the body, the tap and the left part of the leg. This will make the drawing more elegant.
This image already looks like a full-fledged artistic painting. You can do this work with children in 30-35 minutes.
With felt-tip pens
To draw with felt-tip pens, you will need a sheet of paper. The downside of such art will be the lack of opportunities to draw highlights and mix several colors, as can be done with paints. The advantage of such a drawing will be a clear outline due to the texture of the colored rod of the felt-tip pen.
Step by step instructions:
- Using a black felt-tip pen, draw an oval without a top. On top of the figure, depict the lid of the samovar.
- Handles are drawn on the sides of the body - one on each side.
- Inside the body, wedges are drawn - elongated, voluminous stripes.
- They finish drawing the tap and stand.
- Using a thick felt-tip pen, trace the drawing along the entire contour, highlighting every detail.
- They paint the samovar with a yellow marker.
In the form of a cartoon character
To draw a fairy-tale character you will need the following set of tools:
- Colored chalk: red, orange.
- Felt-tip pens: yellow and black.
- A4 sheet of paper.
Drawing algorithm:
- Draw a semicircle in black.
- Draw a crown on top.
- A lid is drawn on top of the crown. To do this, a semicircular line is made in the middle, a small rectangle is drawn on it, and another crown is placed above it.
- They draw a tap on the body of the samovar. It looks like the letter G, looking down. They draw a valve above the tap.
- Draw the samovar's face inside the circle: 2 eyes, eyebrows and a mouth.
- Draw a stand at the bottom of the samovar. First, make a rectangle, and under it a figure similar to the letter P.
- On the right side of the samovar body, draw a handle. On the left, this detail will be located between the valve and the tap. In the right handle, draw a staff with a flower on top.
- Draw a cup under the tap. First, make a semicircle with a hole at the top. Close it with an oval. Draw a handle on the right in the shape of the letter C. Outline the cup at the bottom with an arched line. All that remains is to draw eyes and a mouth for the product.
- The samovar is painted yellow. The eyes, mouth and cup are not touched.
- Using orange oil chalk, add highlights to the samovar. To do this, apply smooth lines to the tap, the right side of the character's body, the legs and the top.
- The cup is painted orange, a little shade is added to the handles of the samovar and the bases of the crowns.
- The semicircular lines inside the samovar body and on its lid are made in dark orange.
- Draw smoke at the top of the samovar in grey.
- Using grey chalk, draw a napkin on which stands a cup and a samovar.
It is good to create such a drawing after reading a work of art in which this character is present.
Examples of images for copying, tips for beginners
For younger schoolchildren, when drawing a samovar, you can complicate the task. By this age, children are already proficient in artistic tools, and therefore it is not necessary to explain each step of drawing step by step. As an example, images are offered that can be copied.
Requirements that the original drawing must meet for copying:
- Image quality. It should be clear and bright. There should be no blurred lines.
- The size of the drawing should be optimalso that the child has the opportunity to examine its details and lines without straining their eyes.
If this is a group lesson, then the example of the drawing is placed at a height so that it is clearly visible to all participants in the process. If this cannot be done, one drawing should be given to each table. It is permissible to use interactive boards to display the image.
- Simplicity of the drawing. You shouldn't take complicated drawings that have a lot of extraneous details. For example, bagels on a samovar, cups standing nearby. Children can get lost from the number of objects and not know how to draw correctly and where to start. It is best to give a blank samovar, and when it is ready, show the same object, but already decorated with a bunch of bagels.
Beginners in drawing, as well as children with low creative abilities, should use pencils or crayons. Working with paints requires skill, and therefore the image may not be neat. This can upset the artist and sow self-doubt.
For beginners in fine art, it is worth starting with simple drawings.As artistic skills develop, samovar drawings can be used as an example in a more complex execution.
It is worth preparing for drawing in advance. For this, preliminary work is carried out. For example, they tell about the samovar, its features, where it came from, its household purpose. At the end of the lesson, together with the child, they color its image. Then they warn that in the next lesson, the children will draw the samovar themselves.
For example, the dolls liked this item so much that they wanted to have a tea party. So the children will draw a samovar for toys. This approach will not only develop artistic skills, but also give new knowledge about the item.
Any image template that can be printed in a format convenient for the child can be used as a coloring page.
Fine art plays an important role in the overall development of a child. For children, this type of art becomes a source of creative inspiration and a means of expressing their emotions. Drawing a samovar will be a great option to diversify the leisure time of a young artist and give him new skills in the process of creating an image.
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