The Cossacks are a special class in the Russian state, which for centuries protected and expanded the borders of their country, and was in a special free position with the authorities. Cossacks have always been characterized by boundless love of freedom, courage, loyalty to the Fatherland and the Cossack brotherhood, strong economy. The image of the Cossack is romantic and very colorful. Free, dashing, daring - this is how the Cossack appears in the works of many writers and artists. These features should be tried to convey when drawing a Cossack.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, sketch out in general terms the figure of the Cossack: give a certain pose to his figure with a military bearing, think over and draw the desired turn of the head and body, the movement of the arms and legs. Typical poses in which you can portray a Cossack: standing fully armed; riding a horse or holding a horse by the bridle; swinging saber; pipe smoker; laughing with his head thrown back; playing, sitting, on a kobza (or bandura); dashingly dancing hopaka.
Step 2
Then mark the details of the Cossack's clothing. The characteristic elements of Cossack clothing are: 1). wide harem pants with stripes, red or blue, falling in soft folds and tucked into boots, 2). white embroidered shirt outside, tied with a belt woven of colored threads, 3). zipun - double-breasted clothing with long slit sleeves, fastened with hooks or leather buttons and leather loops. 3). quilted colored beshmet (caftan) to the knees, with a standing collar, decorated with braid and bugles, 4). fur cap with a wedge-shaped cuff made of colored cloth, falling on the side, 5). colored boots with long curved toes in an oriental manner.
Step 3
Draw the face and hairstyle of the Cossack. There is a great variety of types possible. From typically Slavic faces to oriental faces with humped noses or narrow eyes. But the main distinguishing features of the Cossack are a long, twisted mustache, sometimes an earring in the ear, characteristic hairstyles - a curly forelock from under a hat, a chuprin (a thick tuft of hair on the crown of a shaved head) or a round Cossack haircut.
Step 4
Give it a dashing look. The narrowed, clever gaze of a person who has seen the views, a proudly raised head, wide sweeping movements - Cossack prowess and fearlessness should be felt in everything. By drawing facial folds and wrinkles on the face, you can convey the character, age, mood of the Cossack.
Step 5
Draw a weapon. A curved saber on the side and a short dagger in the belt are its most traditional types among the Cossacks. Decorate the saber scabbard with floral ornaments.
Step 6
Start drawing the image in detail. Draw well the details of the face and clothes, folds, light and shadow transitions. Give a smooth texture to silk and leather, matte texture to wool and cloth, convey the texture of the fur details of the suit. If you paint in color, carefully choose bright colors of clothes, the color of the tanned skin of the Cossack, his hair. Highlight the metal weapon and the earring with bright shiny highlights.
