Not every gifted child hasopportunity to attend an art studio or art school. Therefore, by acquiring appropriate manuals and finding thematic material on the Internet, young artists try to master the basics of professional drawing themselves.
General explanation
In this article we will understand howto draw a landscape, how to properly convey the perspective, get acquainted with other theoretical concepts and their practical implementation on paper or canvas. So, the first recommendation that applies to all types of painting: before you start working with paints or other colored tools, you should use a simple pencil and an eraser to make a sketch, which will then be brought to perfection. For a sketch, a regular album or drawing paper is best suited.
Theoretical basis
- Before you draw a landscape, we specify the valuethis term. This is a picture or picture, the subject of the image of which is wildlife: sea, lake, forest, meadow, field, mountains, etc. Accordingly, there is a landscape of sea, lake, mountain, forest, etc. Artists, having conceived a picture of such a subject, usually travel out of the city to the “nature”, making their sketches from real objects. This is a very important moment of preparation for how to draw a landscape.
- Another concept that needs to be learnednovice artists is a perspective. If we analyze our visual sensations that occur when we look at objects located in the distance, we can see that they seem much smaller than those that are close by. Although the actual size of them are the same. It’s just that the law of perspective begins to act here, which you should definitely remember before painting the landscape on your canvas.
- И ещё.If you draw a path or a path, then the further it “goes” deep into the picture, the narrower it should become, merging eventually into a line. This is also one of the rules of perspective, which is not recommended to break.
- The law of the "horizon".He works in all artistic compositions related to the depiction of objects on a plane, including landscapes. Each drawing has its own level, against which objects are depicted on it. It is set according to the eye level of the artist himself. In the figure, the level coincides with the estimated boundary of the earth and sky. The figure will have more free space than this line above.
Step by step drawing
And now let's figure out how to draw the landscape in stages.
- Sheet album should be placed vertically. So it will be much more convenient to draw.
- When distributing the depicted objects and details, take into account the principle of harmony so that there is no displacement of the pattern to the left or right, so that one or another of its edges does not become “heavier”.
- We will talk about how to draw a spring landscape. The work begins with the drawing of the earth, the main parts of the relief.
- Next, go to the foreground trees, and then - far. All the time should be aware of the correct spatial distribution of objects.
- Now it is the turn of small details: islands of snow, grass on thawed patches, puddles, foliage, etc.
- The next stage is shading.It is applied not to the whole picture, but to its individual parts. Then the sketch will not lose its original lightness, airiness. Hatching is done with a soft pencil. Strongly "blacken" do not need puddles and clouds, do not forget about the play of light and shadows. And it is better to hatch the crowns of the trees also in the “mass”, without drawing each sheet separately, otherwise the drawing will lose its naturalness.
To brushes and paints
When the sketch is finished, carefullypeer, did everything work out exactly the way you want it? Correct the flaws. Maybe there is a need to draw another sketch, and then move on to the brushes and paints. It should be noted that the landscape, especially the spring, is best painted with watercolor or dry pastel. So it will be easier for you to convey the radiance and airiness of spring air, the tenderness of colors, the very atmosphere of the beginning of this wonderful time of year.
