In the visual arts, one of the most difficult tasks for an artist is to convey moving objects on the canvas so that everyone who looks at the picture has a feeling of realism. Most objects difficult to transfer to paper do not belong to the creations of human hands, but to simple phenomena of nature, such as water, wind and fire. When depicting, for example, fire on paper, you can first draw it schematically, and then, adding details, make the drawing look like a real flame.
It is necessary
- - pencil;
- - paper;
- - soft eraser.
Instructions
Step 1
With light strokes, mark the contours of the shape of the future flame - the approximate height and width of the image. Within these boundaries, draw an oval with a thin line, wider at the bottom and tapering towards the top. Try not to put pressure on the pencil or scratch the paper - when the drawing is ready, these lines will need to be removed with an eraser.
Step 2
Draw in thin lines the outlines of the main flames. Draw one larger flame petal, bifurcated at the top, a smaller petal to the left of it, and two even smaller petals to the right. Draw some small lights in the foreground.
Step 3
Draw about ten sinuous lines within the larger flame petal. On the smaller petals, draw five wavy lines each. The lines should go from bottom to top. For each curved line, add a paired line of a slightly shorter length. Lightly paint in the space between the paired lines without pressing down on the pencil.
Step 4
Erase with the eraser the thin lines that were drawn as path strokes. To add volume, lightly paint over the flame from below and blend with an eraser so as not to erase the painted area, but to make its color smoky. Do the same with the tips of the flame. Wipe off any shading outside the flame path. Draw the outlines of the flames with a thicker line.
Step 5
Draw the sparks. Draw some short strokes around the flame. Draw several small lights above each of the flames, at different distances from the main fire petal and from each other.
