So the month of April has come... with hope for warmth and bright sunshine, with flowers and joy... Very soon the world will celebrate Cosmonautics Day. This is a holiday that includes important events And greatest discoveries, achievements of human civilization and the discovery of inaccessible secrets and worlds.
IN different times The children and I conducted various activities on the topic of Space; links to some of them will be at the end of the article and in. And today I invite you and your children to arm yourself with pencils and paints and go paint space!
Hooray! I announce the opening new section"Learning to Draw" and I invite you to meet the artist Julia, who shared her drawing skills with us.
How to draw space step by step
Drawings on the theme of space are a common April assignment in schools and kindergartens. Julia offers us two options space theme on different ages: for preschoolers and primary school students.
I know that many parents are categorically against templates and examples in drawing. But I am also convinced that in order to learn to draw, sometimes you need a push, an example, which, when embodied, the child will believe in himself and begin to reveal his capabilities and talents. Shall we try?
Drawing “Rocket in space” for children 4-5 years old.
The drawing is so simple and easy that it seems to me that it does not need additional descriptions. However, if you prefer the video format of the lesson, then watch this video:
Drawing on the theme “Space” for children 6-7 years old.
And here is the video MK of the rocket’s drawing, posted on ours:
These are the simple and accessible drawings about space that the artist Julia offered us today. And I am grateful to her for her beautiful creativity.
What do you think of these drawings about space? And what do you and your children like to draw on a given topic? By the way, you can send your drawings for this MK to me by email, I will post them in this article.
What do we think about when looking at the night sky? Many of us imagine space as infinity. Many stars, planets, orbits and other celestial bodies. Even the smallest fraction of space has not yet been explored. If you want to express your emotions on paper, draw the Universe. We will discuss how to paint space with watercolors in today's article.
Beginning Artist School
From school astronomy lessons we remember that space is the space in which other planetary systems, stars, meteorites, comets, and satellites are concentrated. Man has already been to space several times, but no one has been able to convey his feelings and the bewitching beauty of emptiness and infinity in words.
With the help of drawing you can express your emotions, open your imagination and creativity. Drawing space is the perfect place to start. There is no need to draw strict lines and certain objects; mixing colors is your drawing.
Many novice creators are interested in how to draw space with gouache and a sponge. There's nothing complicated about it. A dark background is applied to the sheet, and then different colors of paint are mixed to create the effect of abyss, serenity, remoteness, and mystery.
Small stars, planets and comets have the right to be in your drawing. The easiest way to draw space watercolor paints, because they are easily mixed and give the picture volume and unprecedented beauty. You can experiment and combine two opposite colors, the result will pleasantly surprise you.
Before we tell you how to paint space in watercolor step by step for beginners, learn a few tips:
- for painting space with watercolors, a sheet of thick paper of any format and size is suitable: the larger the better;
- the image is drawn in several stages, at the first level we dilute the paints with water;
- first you need to completely paint over the sheet with a dark background, for example, black or dark blue;
- the first layer must dry thoroughly, otherwise mixing tones may bring an unexpected and not at all impressive result;
- then you can draw patterns of any color that smoothly connect with each other;
- at the very end the picture shows galaxies, stars, comets, nebulae or planets.
If you are drawing planets or comets, then their outlines can be drawn with a simple pencil. This will make it easier for you. The stars are far from us, and they need to be drawn with fuzzy and blurry lines. But if you are drawing space, which is visible through a telescope, then the features of the stars must be correct. Draw four to six edges. To make the drawing acquire some mystery, first rub a sheet of paper with wax. The result will be a brilliant work of art.
Don't start drawing when inspiration has left you. To paint space with watercolors, you need to think about something sublime and eternal.
Eternal and unattainable
People are trying to conquer space and are rapidly exploring the surface of the Moon and Mars. There are many other galaxies in this space. Ours is called the Milky Way, but to the closest one, Prosima, the distance is as much as four light years. And this is neither more nor less - trillions of kilometers and hundreds of years.
We can only imagine this unknown space and draw it in our imagination. Today we will learn how to paint space with watercolors. The master class will tell you how to depict infinity step by step and what techniques you should use.
For convenience, you can use an easel. We fix the canvas with masking tape. To mix colors you simply cannot do without a palette.
Required materials and tools:
- brushes;
- a set of watercolor paints;
- a sheet of thick paper;
- coarse salt.
Step-by-step description of drawing:
Tip: after each color, the brush should be thoroughly rinsed and blotted in water. This way you can avoid getting muddy shades.
What and how to draw space so that the work looks rich, bright and realistic? You can take an ordinary simple pencil and, by applying light and shadow, create a sophisticated and beautiful work. Or use watercolors and create on a piece of whatman paper an image of stars beckoning into distant depths with their cool glow. Or, using gouache and acrylic, create a lush landscape with planets, satellites and space rockets.
For fans of creativity, there is a more original way - try to draw space with an ordinary kitchen sponge, thus obtaining an almost unique picture on a star-galactic theme... As you can see, there are many options and all of them are described in detail in step-by-step master classes with step by step instructions, photos and videos available for children and aspiring artists. Choose the most interesting method for yourself and create beautiful painting masterpieces to the delight of yourself and your loved ones.
Drawings on the theme of space for children in pencil step by step, master class
Very beautiful drawing on the theme of space can be done with children, following the tips and recommendations of this master class. To perform, you will only need simple pencils of varying hardness and medium-weight landscape paper. Finished work It will turn out to be realistic and will fully reflect the atmosphere of another planet on which astronaut researchers have just landed.
Necessary materials for children's drawings on a space theme
- Whatman sheet
- simple pencil HB
- simple pencil 2B
- ruler
- compass
- eraser
Step-by-step instructions on how to draw an interesting drawing for children on the theme of Space
How to paint space with watercolors step by step for beginners
Painting space with watercolors is the most enjoyable and exciting activity, if only because it allows for flights of fancy and allows even beginning artists to gradually create a truly unique, exclusive work with their own hands. You can make your own adjustments to the process and introduce any colors that you like and are pleasing to the eye. The main thing is that the overall image looks harmonious and responds general ideas O appearance outer space.
Necessary materials for a step-by-step watercolor painting of Space
- sheet of paper
- set of watercolor paints
- brush
- stretcher or board
- pushpins
Step-by-step instructions on how to paint space with watercolors
How to draw space in gouache - planets, stars and satellite
To draw such classic elements space landscape, like planets, stars and satellites, you can use gouache paints. Work done using this technique will turn out bright, rich and rich and will serve as an excellent decoration for a room intended to celebrate Cosmonautics Day.
Necessary materials for drawing on the theme of space in gouache
- sheet of paper
- set of gouache paints
- simple pencil
- eraser
- brushes (wide and thin)
Step-by-step instructions on how to draw planets, stars and a space satellite in gouache
- Make a preliminary rough sketch and mark on paper a large semicircle of a planet in the foreground, a smaller planet with rings a little further in the upper right corner, and a small meteorite satellite in the upper left of the composition.
- Dark blue thick flowers tint top part paintings. Make broad strokes and do not shade them along the edges, so that the different shades are visible to the eye and are easier to read.
- In the lower part of the composition, make a lighter background, diluting the blue paints with white.
- Color the largest planet on the right side with lighter colors, and towards the bottom with rich bluish-gray tones.
- Make the meteorite as dark as possible, and paint the planet with rings in a bright orange rich tone.
- Then take a thinner brush and highlight the details. Mark bends and bulges on the meteorite so that it looks three-dimensional and realistic. On the largest planet, draw volcanic craters and highlight those on the sunny side with white.
- Scatter large eight-pointed stars over a dark blue background, and in some places place small white dots symbolizing distant luminaries. Wait for the work to dry thoroughly and hang it on the wall.
How to paint space with acrylic paints - a simple step-by-step master class for children
Simple, step-by-step master class will tell everyone how to make a bright and optimistic drawing of space using acrylic paints. They have excellent coverage, allow you to achieve rich, dense colors and dry quickly. All these characteristics make acrylic a very convenient working material not only for experienced painters, but also for very young beginning artists.
Necessary materials for depicting space with acrylic paints
- sheet of paper
- simple pencil
- eraser
- acrylic paint set
- brushes
Step-by-step instructions for the master class “Children’s drawing on the theme of space with acrylic paints”
- On clean slate In the upper left and lower right corners of the paper, mark two semicircles of planets of different sizes. Place 3-4 small planets, spaceships and stars in the remaining empty space. In the lower semicircle, draw the figure of an astronaut, and in the upper semicircle, draw a flying rocket.
- Coloring the drawing is quite conventional, without resorting to mixing different colors. Tint the upper planet bright red, and the lower planet yellow-orange.
- Cover the vault of heaven with a very dark blue or even black color. Paint the stars with light yellow, pinkish and silver tones.
- Paint small planets according to your own taste; use bright, contrasting colors to paint spaceships.
- The astronaut standing on the lower planet is “dressed” in an orange spacesuit and “given into his hands” the Russian national flag.
- Draw the faces of aliens in the windows of interstellar ships and space dishes. Wait for the painting to dry and hang it in a prominent place or present it as an exhibit for a school competition.
How to draw space with a sponge - master class step by step on video
The author of this video tells how to draw picturesque cosmic distances using an ordinary kitchen sponge. From additional materials To work, you will need a toothbrush, plastic covers of different sizes and a small piece of fiberboard. You can use any paints, including acrylic, gouache or watercolor. The process does not take much time, but requires some skill. You need to learn how to carefully and clearly use a sponge when applying it to paper. certain tones. Since the work is quite “dirty”, it is better to do it in some place where there is no risk of staining interior items, walls and furniture. It also wouldn’t hurt to put on an apron or some simple clothes that you don’t mind putting a splash of color on. But the final picture more than compensates for all these inconveniences and will bring a lot of pleasure to both the author and the audience.
How to paint space with watercolors?
We will need:
- thick paper for watercolors (Whatman paper);
- brushes (thin and thick);
- watercolor;
- white gouache;
- toothbrush;
- water.
Drawing step by step
To get an original drawing, let's depict space in a circle. Take a thick brush, dip it in clean water and go over a piece of paper. This is necessary in order to get beautiful stains. It is best to start painting space with light colors, using yellow, orange, red and blue. Use chaotic strokes to make the transitions between colors look more natural.
Dilute several rich blue shades on your palette at once, mixing them with purple and black paint. To paint space with watercolors, you need to apply strokes with quick, chaotic movements, remembering to rinse the brush in water for each new shade. This way, the colors of the starry sky will turn out pure and more contrasting, and the stains will look impressive.
Move from the center to the sides, filling the improvised space circle with paints. Don't be afraid to brush over areas that are already dry, modifying the space pattern as you go and adding richness to some areas.
When you fill the entire circle with paints, you can start working on the details. Take a thin brush and go over the red and yellow in the glow area. The color transition will become more interesting, making the star nebula colorful.
Do you want to draw space with millions of stars? Then wait until the drawing is completely dry, take a toothbrush, dip it in white gouache and leave a splash on the sheet, gently running your finger along the bristles.
To make the space drawing more interesting, you can draw planets on top. To do this, use white gouache to draw circles different sizes. After the paint has dried, use a thin brush to apply colored dot strokes, not forgetting the semicircular shadow on one side of the planet.
Another way to paint space with watercolors
1. In order to draw the Universe, only 3-4 colors are enough. At least that's the amount you can start with. Important: The sheet for watercolors must be very dense so that it does not wrinkle from water and so that the paint spreads beautifully and evenly.
2. The outline can be drawn with a hard pencil to indicate the space that you will wet with water. Wet part of the allocated space.
3. Apply paint to the wetted area. Try to make the contours beautiful.
4. Wet the rest of the space with water and apply a different color of paint. Selectively add bright pops of color throughout the design. The drawing must be wet so that the paint spreads beautifully.
5. Once the design is completely dry, apply the stars. This can be done white or yellow paint using an old toothbrush.
6. Some stars could be drawn more carefully.
If you sprinkle salt on a wet drawing, the structure of space will turn out even more interesting. The salt will absorb some of the paint, and if you shake it off after it has completely dried, there will be beautiful white dots and clouds in place of the salt.
Pencil image of space
To decide how to draw space step by step with a pencil and get a high-quality image, you need a little more attention and perseverance.
The technique of drawing with a pencil is a little more complicated compared to paints. As with any drawing, you need to decide on the composition of the picture. To create the background, you will need to draw the right classic strokes that will give the drawing a sense of spatiality. You should start with the darkest strokes, gradually moving to darker ones. light colors. The main thing is to avoid sharp corners and hard lines. We add images of planets, the moon, stars, etc. to the background. The depth, smoothness and softness of space should be reflected in the drawing.
Simple drawing of space with pencils
1. Big solar system consists of the Sun, around which 8 planets revolve. So first we need to draw a big circle.
3. You will need to draw one planet on each line. Each planet has its own size and distinctive features. For example, Saturn is in the sixth position from the Sun, and it has a ring system. Uranus also has rings. There are 30 of them in total, but in the figure we will indicate this with one line. Also, let's draw one comet and an asteroid field between Mars and Jupiter (between the fourth and fifth planet). Asteroids will also be depicted behind the last planet. They are called the Kuiper field.
4. We outline each element in the drawing with a black marker.
5. We begin to color the space. First of all, let's give color to the Sun, which needs yellow and orange shades. Red tones in darker places will also not be out of place.
Then, in order, we move on to the other planets and color them with the same pencils. Using a yellow pencil we will add color to Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. We will also apply strokes with an orange pencil to Venus, Mars and Jupiter. But let's color the rings of Saturn with a brown pencil.
6. Now let's move on to other planets. We will color them with blue and cyan pencils. These will be Uranus and Neptune. But our planet Earth has distinguished itself from others. After all, she will have in herself various shades- and yellow, and blue, and green. Let's color the asteroid belts with a brown pencil.
7. Now let's add color to outer space. To do this, we use pencils of blue, blue and violet colors.
8. At this point the drawing of space is completely finished. Of course, there are many details that can be completed here, but let's leave it to our imagination to dream and feel the whole essence of the Universe.
Several interesting drawings of space
Drawing space with gouache is very simple, and even a novice artist can draw beautiful space without having any special skills. Therefore, we will complicate the task a little and draw not just stars, but a more complex composition on the theme of space, from several elements, so that the picture has an interesting plot.
First of all, you need to outline the main details on a sheet of paper with a pencil. To make space look realistic, you can use one or more photographs of real space as a sample. For example, here we are as visual aid They took separate photographs of Saturn, the surface of the Moon and, in fact, space. At the same time, in order for the picture to be complete, and not cobbled together from different parts, one must take into account important point– light must fall on all objects in the same direction. Therefore, we have determined for ourselves the conventional location of the light source that illuminates our planets from the right. And on the left side we marked a shadow by shading it with a pencil.
Next we paint the background. In order to make our space colorful, we will paint the background not just with black paint, but with all colors. After all, stars located at a great distance, although individually indistinguishable, together form luminous clouds. And, despite the fact that their color may seem equally white to us, they all have three main shades - red, yellow, blue. By the way, these three colors are also the primary colors from which all other colors can be obtained - blue, purple, orange, green, etc.
So, armed with this knowledge, we draw star clusters with all the colors of the rainbow, mixing them separately and directly on paper. We draw denser areas bright colors- yellow, red and blue, with the addition of white, and darker ones - blue and violet, with the addition of black paint. In our case, we draw from a photo our Milky Way galaxy, since we see it from the Earth and from the solar system.
After the dark background is painted, we draw the individual stars. To do this, we take a hard brush or toothbrush, dip its tip in white and, running our finger over it, spray the paint over the picture. At the same time, you need to make sure that the paint is not splashed too evenly, because the density of star clusters in different parts of space is different. For example, we deliberately make more stars in the region of the Milky Way and fewer at the edge. It is advisable to spray in different directions to avoid homogeneity. We also don’t just use white paint, and add a little yellow, red and blue to it. By the way, the most bright stars usually blue. We will make some stars the brightest by painting them separately with a small brush.
After the stars are splattered, we will color the planets. Planets can be drawn from a photograph or invented, but it is important to remember that the shadow should fall in the same direction. The properties of light in space differ from its properties on Earth, and when drawing space, this must be remembered. Thanks to the earth's atmosphere, light is scattered and, as it were, bends around objects, therefore, we can always see the shadow side of objects as dimly lit. But if you look at the Moon in space, where there is no air, you will only be able to see its illuminated side, while the shadow side will be completely devoid of illumination if there is no other light source there. It’s the same with any other object in space - if no light falls on it, it is absolutely dark and it is impossible to distinguish any details on it.
But in our case, we will use a trick and draw the shadow side of the planets a little lighter so that they do not come to the fore. Although this is not necessary. We also do not forget that if we draw Saturn, then it may have a shadow that it casts on its rings.
After deep space is drawn, we move on to near space and draw the landscape of the planet on which we find ourselves. First, paint over all the illuminated areas with light paint. At the same time, in order to make the landscape more picturesque, it is worth painting not with one color, but constantly mixing different colors.
Further, if we were drawing a landscape on Earth, we would move on to depicting the penumbra, but since we are drawing the surface of the planet without an atmosphere, there is no scattering of light and penumbra, and what is in the shadow is simply black. But we still dilute medium-light paint and paint partial shade. Thus, we depict areas consisting of many small individual shadows and which, at a distance, merge into one spot of average illumination. And we make only the shadow of the craters that are closest to us as dark as possible, because more contrasting objects visually come to the fore.
Well, so that the landscape would not be so deserted and deserted, we will draw spacecraft with researchers. We will draw him the same way as the others celestial bodies: outline its outline and color it in the main color, and then draw a shadow.
After that, we’ll add a few details and the ship with astronauts is ready to roam the endless expanses of outer space.
We hope that this master class was not only simple and understandable for you, but also useful. Have fun with your drawing!