Egyptian art is one of the oldest in the world. It is filled with symbolism and is characterized by the use of strict canons when depicting people, totem animals and various objects. People in frescoes and sculptures were depicted in certain poses corresponding to one action or another: standing with their legs extended forward, with their hands pressed to the body, or sitting with their arms folded on their chest. The size of the figure depended on the social status of the person, the largest were the pharaoh, his wife and the gods. The concept of perspective did not exist in ancient Egypt.
It is necessary
- - aged or plain paper;
- - a simple pencil;
- - eraser;
- - paints (tempera, gouache, watercolor).
Instructions
Step 1
To depict an Egyptian, it is best to take the ancient Egyptian canon of depicting a person as a basis. Draw a full-length person. To do this, draw a vertical line and divide it into 18 segments. Set aside the proportions of the human body on this line: the head is 3 parts, 5 parts are allocated for the body, and the remaining 10 parts are occupied by the legs.
Step 2
According to Egyptian canons, the head is always drawn in profile, but the eyes on the faces of the Egyptians are depicted face-to-face. Draw a characteristic Egyptian profile with a low, flat forehead covered with hair or a bandage, a neat, straight, slightly elongated nose and plump lips. At the level of the bridge of the nose, draw a large almond-shaped eye with a round black pupil covered by the upper eyelid. Outline the eye with a thick black stroke around the entire outline.
Step 3
Above the eye, draw a wide, curved black eyebrow that follows the shape of the eye. At the level of the nose, approximately in the middle of the head turned in profile, draw a large ear (although it may be hidden under the hair or headdress). Hair depict a thick, very voluminous black mop up to the shoulders (for men), framing the face like a bob haircut. You can emphasize individual strands with wavy lines.
Step 4
Draw the neck and torso, with broad shoulders with both arms in front, and everything below in profile. The length of the arms, according to the Egyptian canon, is approximately 8 divisions of the human height scale. Your Egyptian can hold something in his hands (for example, a thin long rod or spear), draw long fingers, convey their movement. The arms can be bent or extended. Draw the legs in profile too. With the general sketchiness of drawing using the canons, the line should be quite lively and plastic, revealing the shape of strong muscles, knee, lower leg. Draw large, bare feet.
Step 5
The clothes of an Egyptian can only be a white loincloth tied at the waist up to the knees (shenti) and a wide round necklace-collar made of beads and beads that covers the upper part of the chest - uckh. Decorate the collar with stripes. Draw thin graphic lines for the folds on the loincloth.
Step 6
Very important in this picture is its color scheme. Use colors that are canonical for ancient Egyptian art: to convey a swarthy skin tone, take a terracotta color, make the background uniform, warm ocher, the color of golden sand, and paint the ornaments on the collar and staff in turquoise blue.
Step 7
A drawing can be given more completeness and authenticity if you do not copy a few Egyptian hieroglyphs and images of animals or birds revered in Egypt, such as the ibis or falcon, into it. Place these details in the form of an ornament against the background. Animals or birds can also be depicted in the hands of an Egyptian.
