While drawing with children, parents often face the problem that they themselves do not know how to draw a particular object. For example, how to paint trees with watercolors so that they look as natural as possible. Usually, children draw a tree in a rather primitive way, but you can show them a few simple techniques that will help them develop further in the future.
Instructions
Step 1
So, in order to teach your child a lesson called "Draw a tree with paints", first independently study the techniques described below.
Always start drawing the tree from the ground. It is wrong to start drawing a tree from the trunk. He needs earth as much as his head needs a neck. Draw not a smooth lawn, but more embossed rocky ground, with traced rocky lines. Use deep, clear colors; don't thin them too much to keep the paint transparent.
Step 2
Next, draw the trunk as a regular curved line. To do this, use a wide brush and brown paint. Add some skeletal branches with thinner strokes. Subsequently, they will serve as the basis for the crown of the tree. Remember that conifers should have a straighter trunk and their main branches should be inclined towards the ground. The branches are thicker, the lower they are.
Step 3
If you decide to draw a birch, first draw one trunk in the form of a slingshot, with two main branches, or two adjacent trunks. Here, the trunks will already be more flexible than in the first case. Direct their ends inward. Draw fewer branches for such trees, but later you will need to make the crown lush.
Step 4
Next, start drawing the branches. To do this, take a thin brush and start drawing from the thinnest branches. Do not forget that deciduous trees have branches growing upward. Remember that the more carefully you work out the base of the tree, the easier it will be for you to draw the crown later.
Step 5
Remember that deciduous trees have a thicker and lighter crown than conifers. Take again a thick brush, take on it the green paint of the desired shade (depending on the type of tree) and fill in all the gaps between the branches. If the watercolor you are using has a translucent texture, apply a layer of paint directly over the branches. Most importantly, always wait until the previous layer of paint is completely dry.
Step 6
Now, to make the tree bulky and not flat, make the crown more colorful. To do this, mix brown with green and slightly shade the outline of the crown. After that, with a mixture of green and yellow flowers, walk along the center of the crown.
