Updated: 10/21/2021
Non-traditional drawing techniques are increasingly entering our lives. They provide an opportunity to do interesting things and at the same time earn good money. It all depends on the goal that the creative person sets for himself. People are tired of traditional paintings; they want something new and original. I have compiled a review of the best non-traditional drawing techniques for adults and older children. I hope you find it useful.
Acrylic pouring technique
Description
This is an abstract painting with liquid acrylic on canvas, which is called Acrylic fluid art. Paints are diluted with water or a special solution so that they can flow freely over the paper. You can pre-mix several colors. If you add liquid PVA or car oil to acrylic, you will get additional effects.
Abstract fill with a shout
Beginners use the simplest technique. The canvas is tilted in different directions, liquid acrylic (approximately the consistency of shampoo) is freely poured over it.
Examples
The popularity of this method of drawing is explained by the lack of a unified technique (no matter how paradoxical it may sound). Each painting with liquid acrylic is unique; the filling cannot be repeated. The process of painting itself is reminiscent of psychological relaxation: the canvas will absorb everything that is in your soul. You let the paints flow freely across the paper, and you don’t know what will come out. And this is the main advantage of technology.
Acrylic pouring - sea and sand dunes
Acrylic pouring - river and sand
Abstract acrylic pouring in dark colors
What materials are needed
For successful creativity you will need:
- acrylic paints;
- thinner (the simplest is water);
- plastic cups and mixing sticks;
- canvases;
- gold leaf, car oil, glitter - to give additional effects;
- disposable towels, oilcloth, robe - for protection from paint.
The list of basic materials is elementary - canvas, acrylic paints and water. But even with such a minimal set the work turns out excellent!
Instructions
I recommend watching the video for beginners
The author mixes yellow paint in a plastic cup and dilutes it with an acrylic compound (40% liquid PVA glue + 60% water). The composition varies from artist to artist.
Similar actions are repeated three more times with different colors. Then the artist mixes the colors together and begins to create.
Drawing with a sponge and cotton swabs
Description
One of the most striking non-traditional techniques is painting with a sponge and cotton swabs.
A foam sponge is dipped into paint, then it is used to make prints that create texture on objects: tree crowns, animals, clouds.
Imitation of the painting “Starry Night” with cotton swabs
Or, as an option, paint is applied to a bunch of cotton swabs, and images are drawn point by point: spruce, teapot, rowan branches or lilac.
Drawing lilacs with cotton swabs (lesson for this painting)
Examples
It is convenient to use a sponge to convey the roughness of an image, fluffiness, and volume. Geometric shapes, such as squares, look great. It is best to use gouache.
Drawing a tree with a sponge
Cotton swabs work well for small round objects: dandelions, daisies, snowflakes.
Colored dandelion drawn with cotton swabs
What materials are needed
To successfully use this technique you will need:
- gouache or watercolor;
- glass of water;
- cotton buds;
- sponge or parts of a sponge.
Additionally, you can take a plate into which the paint will be poured, and paper napkins.
Instructions and video
In the video, the artist first draws the outline of a tree with a thick brush and a branch with a thinner one.
Then he takes a sponge, dips it in paint and makes a voluminous crown. To finish, draw snow with cotton swabs.
Drawing with an iron sponge
Another very interesting way to create an original painting. Instead of a soft sponge, use an iron scrubber. Use point movements to change the texture of an already applied layer of paint or create a new color layer, as the author of the next lesson does.
In this case, the author first applies acrylic paints to the canvas, distributes them with a brush, and only then works with an iron sponge. The lesson is suitable for beginners, and its result can inspire everyone! Try it and you will definitely succeed.
Shaving foam drawing
An unconventional technique that your baby may also enjoy.
We will need:
- 2 parts shaving foam
- 1 part PVA glue
- Dyes (food or gouache)
Mix glue with paint, mix and add foam - you get foam paint.
Apply it to a pre-prepared contour or as you wish, for greater imagination.
Using this technique, natural objects are produced well, and the drawings are soft and voluminous. They will fall off over time, but the texture will remain the same. The result will please you, and even more so the child.
Using foam paint you can paint balls like this
Shaving foam balloons with glue
or watermelon
Watermelon slice made from shaving foam with glue
or this cloud with a rainbow
Rainbow in the clouds made of shaving foam with glue
Water painting technique - ebru
Description
This technique was born in the East back in the 12th century. Its essence is as follows: special paints are placed on the water surface to create a film. The artist carefully mixes them in water, creating the intended composition. Then the image is transferred to the surface using paper or fabric.
Examples
First, a background is created - paints are randomly splashed across the surface. You can take several colors, but no more than three. Then a circle is drawn on the water, and with the help of tools it takes the desired shape. For beginners, I recommend starting with something simple – flowers or marine patterns.
Flower meadow using ebru technique
Frosty pattern using ebru technique
What materials are needed
Ready-made ebru kits are sold in stores. These include:
- paints with natural wax from astragalus nectar (a plant from the legume family);
- wooden brushes;
- thick cardboard or paper;
- thickener;
You can prepare all this yourself, but it’s easier to buy a ready-made kit. Additionally, paper napkins and a wide container for water will come in handy.
Instructions
A good video that explains in simple terms the technique of drawing ebru
Video lessons of drawing on water
I have selected 4 interesting video lessons.
How to draw a jellyfish using the ebru technique
Here the artist shows how to draw a jellyfish. The background is made with yellow paint. Blue paint is splattered into the top of the tray. It should be distributed evenly over the surface of the tray. Algae are drawn in green. The jellyfish will be red: dip the brush into the paint and make a circle in the water. Then a brush with orange paint is placed in the center of the red circle. With its help, the circle takes on the desired shape.
How to draw a turtle using the ebru technique
In this video the author draws a turtle
Here the background color is blue. The body of the turtle is made of red paint, the legs are orange.
Ebru flower - magical Iris
A more complex master class is drawing an iris.
Additionally, you will need an awl and a comb.
Ebru - tulip
This lesson for experienced artists is dedicated to drawing a tulip.
Monotype
One of the types of printed graphics, for which you will need paints, a brush and white paper. We fold the sheet in half, then unfold it and apply a design on one half. Then we fold the sheet back, pressing the drawn part tightly against the empty one. Let's unfold it and see what happens!
Butterfly drawn using monotype technique
Video lesson on drawing using the monotype technique
Spray technique
Description
Another interesting unconventional drawing technique, although it requires a lot of additional materials. To prevent drops of paint from staining everything around, cover the surrounding surfaces with oilcloth. It is best to paint over a sink or bathtub.
The paint is mixed with water to the consistency of thick sour cream. The brush or toothbrush is wetted in water, and excess moisture is shaken off. Splashes cover individual areas of the canvas. If necessary, the position of the hand changes, and the paint is sprayed horizontally, vertically, etc. If you need to increase (decrease) the size of the drops, the bristles are brought closer (further away) from the paper.
Examples
Trees, leaves, the sun and other natural phenomena are produced interestingly using the “spray” technique.
tree created using the spray technique - lesson
You can use stencils, cover certain areas of the sheet with them, and cover the background with splashes of paint.
Autumn forest using spray technique
Instructions
Video lesson that can be used as instructions.
The author makes a spray with a workpiece that is pre-coated with acrylic varnish.
Video tutorials on painting using the spray technique
I have put together three video lessons on this drawing technique.
How to draw dandelions
A master class that beginners can take as a basis for drawing. The author sprays three tones of blue paint onto white paper. Then use a cotton pad to wipe away any excess drops in the middle of the pattern. The stems of the flower are already drawn in them with a brush.
How to draw winter
Great tutorial showing how to spray paint a snowy landscape.
Still life with flowers using spray painting
Master class on drawing a still life with flowers
It is carried out by two people - an adult and a child.
Non-traditional DRAWING (77 ideas for kindergarten and school).
Unconventional DRAWING
(77 ideas for kindergarten).
Hi all! We continue to provide interesting ideas for educators, parents and teachers. And today we will talk about unconventional drawing techniques. These ideas are suitable for kindergarten and school.
Unconventional drawing does not mean something complicated.
On the contrary, it is the unconventional technique that turns art classes into simple and fun fun. There is no need to draw complex elements, no need to masterly use a brush. Non-traditional techniques were CREATED because they SIMPLIFY the child’s work, EASIER the teacher’s task in methodological terms and give the child an amazing creative experience
with an excellent final result. You will see what beautiful paintings and drawings can be made using simple non-traditional drawing techniques. The child will love your activities - he himself will be drawn to art when he feels that he can create beauty with his own hands.
I have divided all the techniques of non-traditional drawing into SEPARATE GROUPS - and I will explain and show everything in order.
Unconventional drawing
PALM PRINTS
In kindergarten, during art classes, it is important to choose work that will be feasible for younger children. In the second younger group, children have poor brush control, it is difficult for them to force the brush to draw a line, an oval, a circle... Therefore, at this age, quick and beautiful drawings using the palm painting technique are interesting.
With your children's hands you can draw such a cute family of a hen and chicks.
Green paint will give you a print that can be made into a frog. The eyes can be drawn separately on white circles of paper (by the teacher themselves) and the children will simply glue the eyes onto the drawing with PVA glue.
Here is another example of an appliqué drawing using this non-traditional do-it-yourself painting technique. If we add the side wings and sharp tips of the ears to the palm print, we get the silhouette of an owl. The background for such a craft can be chosen from black cardboard, and a large circle of yellow paper (moon) can be glued onto it. And already against the background of the lunar disk, make an owl-palm print. And then when the print dries, we add a long branch on which this owl is sitting.
The palm acts as a template - first sketch, trace the palm on a piece of paper, and then try to draw an eye here or there. And look closely and see which character is looking at you.
Likewise for crafts using the non-traditional technique “Palm + paint”
you need to prepare the background in advance. Or use colored paper to create a green lawn and a pond for ducks. Or draw in advance - tint the sheet with blue and green paint, dry and prepare for class (hold under heavy pressure from books).
As you can see in the photo below, you can add overlay parts to the palm element of the design - appliqués made of paper and other materials. Below is an example of how ordinary gray paper from a box can become a prototype for a craft. To make it easier for a small child to draw a circle-face of a lion
- give him a jar lid template. Let the children trace the round lid along the center of the “cardboard mane” with a pencil and then carefully fill in the circle with paint – first tracing with a slow brush along the edge of the line, and then painting in the middle. We complete the black details of the mustache, nose and ears with a marker (the teacher himself once the craft is dry).
In non-traditional palm painting, images of birds are often used. Here's a simple idea for drawing a sparrow in kindergarten. It's easy and quick to draw with your own hands for children in the middle group.
Here are some ideas for non-traditional hand drawing for middle and high school children. Craft MONKEY. Here you need to position your palm correctly - so that your fingers are turned towards the vine on which the monkey will hang. Then use a brush to draw a beautiful tail curl. And then lay out the head from the paper appliqué.
But here is a class on non-traditional drawing for the older group - here you need to first draw a tree (trunk, branches, leaves). The leaves are just marks from a brush (press the brush sideways. Raise it sharply up so that the mark does not smudge). While the children are busy drawing the leaves, the trunk will dry out well and the imprint of the koala bear will be perfectly placed on it, as if against a dry background. A beautiful craft for both kindergarten and school (grades 1-4).
And here is a beautiful bright craft-drawing of a GIRAFFE. Here we also see a base made from a palm print. But a long neck element with a head is added to the picture. Before applying spots and strokes of the mane, you need to wait until the red base has completely dried. The mane is placed with the imprint of a brush - we place the brush on the side and sharply lift it up, the impression is obtained as a tuft of mane hairs - we create a lot of imprints along the entire cervical ridge of the giraffe. .Round spots are easier to draw with a cotton swab (with a brush, the circles will not be even - not all children know how to draw a circle with a brush - this is a complex technique that they will master after they learn to write letters).
For the older group of kindergarten, a hand drawing in the form of a rainbow magical unicorn is suitable. Great craft for girls. The teacher will draw the horn.
And boys will love the drawing in the form of a dragon - also in this technique.
Also, young children really love group crafts. Where the entire kindergarten group participates in one common artistic work. For example, on a large sheet of paper, draw the outlines of the future body of a peacock - and around it line up the imprints of the feathers of its magnificent tail. And then, when the tail is dry, you can glue the body itself along the center.
Drawing WITH FORKS.
non-traditional technology in kindergarten.
Disposable plastic forks are a tool that can create an interesting non-traditional drawing technique for you. All drawings where a characteristic shaggy brushstroke
, even a small child will be able to draw quickly and easily.
Here is a sample of such work for children in kindergarten. The teacher draws a tree stump on a piece of paper. goes up from the stump - this is the AXIS of the future tree
. Using a fork, scoop up the thick paint and apply prints from the side of the axle downwards. First we process the right side of the axis, then the left side of the central rod of the tree.
And already the third stage - we put another layer of CENTRAL STROKES on top of these strokes - this time more vertically down from the center, slightly diverging to the sides.
For comfort
Pour the paint into bowls - jar lids work great.
And so that paint consumption is less
, gouache can be diluted with PVA glue - one to one, or in another proportion. Valuable advice - do not buy SCHOOL PVA in small tubes - go to a hardware store and buy a liter (or half-liter) bucket of PVA glue. It will be called universal PVA, or construction PVA - don’t let this confuse you. The chemical composition is exactly the same as school PVA glue. But the price is 5 or 10 times cheaper. And in a bucket the glue does not lose its freshness, as in a tube. And a liter bucket is enough for a kindergarten group for 3-4 months of active classes.
In such an unconventional technique, you can draw any PINKY elements of the picture - for example, a HEDGEHOG or a CACTUS.
The fork will also help you draw shaggy characters.
For example, a yellow fluffy CHICKEN, or a kitten, or a bear cub.
Since the paint already contains PVA glue, you can glue any paper parts (beak, eyes, ears, tails, etc.) onto the wet paint that has not yet dried.
Also, the fork stroke is similar to the plumage of birds. Therefore, you can make a drawing of any bird using this technique. This is how it happens, you can see in the photo of the craft below - COCK..
TRAINING METHODOLOGY – classical. On two drawing samples.
What is the best way to TEACH DRAWING in kindergarten. Here is a technique that has been working great in kindergarten for several years. This technique allows you to get the CORRECT children's drawing the first time. Let's look at it using the example of the same COCK from the picture above.
STAGE 1
We seat the children on a chair (in 2 rows) in front of one table. The teacher will do a demonstration on it. The piece of paper already has the outline of a rooster drawn in pencil. Three bowls contain different colors – yellow, red, blue. Each color has its own fork.
In front of the children, we begin our work - we draw feathers with a fork, freely mixing paints. We show you what is wrong and what is right. Let the children see from your example that it is better to draw lines ALONG the neck, and ALONG the lines of the tail, and not across.
STAGE 2
We painted feathers for one rooster in front of the children. Now we make him a friend - we take another sheet with a pencil rooster, and ask the children, “What should we do?” Children give you hints, you “mess up”, children correct you, tell you how to do it - you correct yourself and continue to make mistakes, then correct yourself. Now children act as a “knowledgeable teacher”
. After this game of drawing the second rooster. The children themselves sit down at the tables, where the same pencil rooster is waiting for them and, with knowledge of the matter, each perform their own craft.
As you can see, the demonstration method always works better on 2-X training drawings with the teacher’s hand.
- The first drawing, where the teacher does everything himself (teaching and explaining to the children)
- The teacher performs the second drawing according to the children’s prompts (“making mistakes” and correcting them).
- Each child already makes the third drawing himself, at his desk, with a smart, scholarly look.
Unconventional DRAWING
FEET PRINTS
The print of a child's foot, like a palm, can be turned into an interesting drawing. A variety of characters can be hidden in a child's footprint.
These are the kinds of paintings that can be created using an unconventional drawing technique from an ordinary print of a child’s foot.
I’ll say right away that in the realities of a kindergarten (where there are 30 children in a group)
This kind of drawing with feet is difficult to organize. In the case of drawings with palms, everything is simple: children wipe their palms with a wet cloth (remove the main layer of paint), and then go to the sink and wash their hands with soap. When drawing with feet, the child cannot go and wash his feet in the washbasin. A gentle man with soap and several basins to wash his feet. You can’t do this kind of work with a whole kindergarten group. But…
This kind of drawing can be done as a specially organized individual lesson. Children are divided into groups of 4 people. One child gives his feet for a print, the second draws eyes, ears, tails, the third child draws grass, the sun, the fourth a tree, a bird and so on... (depending on the theme and plot of the picture).
You can try this option for organizing the entire process. Before bedtime, when children are barefoot. Let the child step on a piece of foam rubber soaked in paint. And then straight onto a sheet of paper. And then immediately a thin, wet, soapy terry towel, then into a basin with some water... and go to bed.
That is, you need to buy a sheet of foam rubber
(it’s cheap in the construction department, sold cut into meters). Wet the foam rubber, dilute the paint slightly with water so that it is well absorbed into the foam rubber (like ink in printing), place a sheet of foam rubber on a plastic tray. Nearby, on a second plastic tray, there is a wet, soapy towel (for wiping off paint), then there is a basin of water, and a dry towel. There is a chair next to each tray and basin. Three chairs + three elements (coloring, soap, rinsing, wiping).
It turns out to be a conveyor
– the child sits on the first chair (steps on the foam rubber with paint, hop – raises his leg), we move the tray with the foam rubber, in its place we put a sheet of paper (hop – printed). The child moves his butt to the second chair, next to which there is a tray with a soapy towel (hop-up, soaped his leg, wiped off the paint). The child moves his butt to the third chair, next to which there is a basin of water with a rag floating in it (hop, wash off the soapy leg where you need it with a rag). And wipe with a dry towel.
Everyone is happy. Except for the sanitation station. It does not allow collective rinsing in one basin. The sanitation station requires for 20 children - 20 basins, and 20 soap towels... 20 dry towels)))
Unconventional drawing
HATCHING method
And here’s another beautiful piece of equipment for kindergarten. Where the elements of the drawing are created using the shading method. This results in an interesting image texture. This method is convenient for drawing everything fluffy and shaggy.
The technique is well illustrated by the example of this HARE craft.
The hare drawing is divided into ROW-SECTORS, each of which is shaded. We get even rows of shading.
Here is a life-size template for this craft.
You can modify this craft and present it as an applique. Where each element is cut out separately (ears, forehead, cheeks, nose, neck). Then each element is shaded. And then everything is assembled into a single whole application.
The ZONE HATCHING method can be used to create any other furry characters. For example, a fluffy ostrich.
That is, the teacher gives the child a piece of paper on which the eyes and beak of an ostrich are drawn. The child’s task is to draw a fluffy cloud of strokes around the eyes with a pencil or wax crayons. And then, under the resulting fluffy ball, draw the neck in rows of strokes. The teacher can help the children by drawing the circle of the ball of the head and the lines of the future neck, and dividing the neck into sectors for striped multi-colored shading.
You can come up with any character and design it in the form of SECTORS with shading - a cat, a parrot, a dog, and so on.
DRAWING in kindergarten
WITH A COTTON SWIP
(non-traditional technique).
In kindergarten, we all drew the FLUFFY DANDELION craft using cotton swabs. Here it is (photo below). Let's think about what other pictures can be drawn using a cotton swab.
Although even from a simple DANDELION theme you can create an unconventional design - BRIGHT JUICY, as in the photo below.
It is best for young children to draw only SOME ELEMENTS of the characters using the technique of POKING WITH COTTON SWIPS - only the tail of a fox, the tip of a needle for a hedgehog. That is, a kindergarten teacher combines the work of drawing watnyo with a stick with appliqué. First, on a piece of paper, the child makes an applique of the hedgehog’s face (from brown paper) and the skin of the hedgehog’s back (from white paper). And then this back skin needs to be completely covered with multi-colored cotton swab prints. A fun children's drawing and sticking activity.
You can use drawing with a cotton swab using the ZONE FILLING technique. On a sheet of paper, draw the outline (silhouette) of a character in pencil - for example, a seahorse. The child must fill this entire area without leaving empty spaces or going beyond the pencil border. This is difficult, the child does not always see where he is thick and where he is empty. The teacher needs to repeat all the time: look for empty holes, fill the holes with different colored dots, and not dots of the same color.
The brain, attentiveness, fine motor skills, and a sense of color work here. After all, you need to feel how you distribute the color across the zone - evenly or everything is yellow at the top, and everything is blue at the bottom.
Such a task can be started in the younger group and then in the older group - and even an adult can learn something in such training on the sense of color and composition.
You can also use a cotton swab to make CHAIN PATTERNS. Like the rows of rings on the cacti below.
You can also draw entire pictures with dots. This non-traditional drawing technique can be called DOT GRAPHY.
The most interesting thing is to select dots of different shades and place them differently on the objects in the image.
You can start working on this type of drawing with small tasks. Pieces of landscape, elements of architecture.
There is an artist Angelo Franco who paints paintings using the POINT TO POINT technique. Here are large points, contain smaller ones inside.
With a cotton swab and paints you can draw beautiful MANDALA (photo below). Mandalas are circular patterns, symmetrical and multi-colored. The homeland of mandalas is the East. They still lay out patterns of colored pebbles, colored sand, or flower petals.
For children, we must provide ready-made graphic templates-mandalas, with a given pattern. And the child’s task is to REPEAT EXACTLY every POCK with a stick in each of the symmetrical zones of the mandala. That is... if in one zone you made 2 yellow pokes on a petal, then in the other zones you need to make 2 yellow pokes, on the same petal, in the same place on the petal.
You can find many round mandalas for painting on the Internet. Choose those that are simple and easy to do for children of a given age.
You can also draw dotted mandalas on plastic plates.
. As in the photo below.
You need to start drawing mandalas when the child has already mastered basic counting to 5. And can count the number of PUMPKINS in each ray or in each row of the mandala (if it is a row-ray mandala, as in the photo below).
Agree, this beautiful and unconventional drawing technique perfectly develops a child’s mind, his mathematical abilities, constructive thinking, the ability to plan the result, and calculate the drawing.
Drawing WITH A WET EFFECT.
(non-traditional methods).
Here is another unconventional watercolor painting technique. Here we put watercolor diluted with water on a sheet of paper and blow on it from a tube. We get watery spots and colorful streams. For such drawing it is not necessary to use watercolor; the same can be done with gouache diluted with water.
Below we see how this technique can be used in art classes in kindergarten and school. We give the child a drawing of a face (boy or girl) and the child’s task is to blow out the HAIR for these characters.
You can use a board on which you attach a sheet of paper with a clothespin. We place a large drop of paint on the edge of the sheet and lift this edge of the board up so that the drop flows down like a slide.
If we temporarily seal part of the sheet with a piece of masking tape, then we will have an empty, unpainted space on the sheet. And then in this place you can place an applique of someone under an umbrella. Here's how it's done in the photo below.
In the younger group of kindergarten, children will really enjoy drawing Klaks monsters. Krakozyabra can be inflated from a tube in any direction. And then, after drying, glue applique elements onto them.
Now I want to introduce you to another technique - SOAP + PAINT. Pour regular liquid soap or liquid for soap bubbles into glasses - add a little gouache to each glass. We get multi-colored soap paint. Dip a cocktail tube or a round “blower” into it and blow bubbles directly onto the paper. We get gentle bubble CLOUDS. They can be decorated into an interesting picture.
The bubbly clouds can be LUXURIOUS PEONIES (like the photo below). Blistered areas can be scallops on sea waves, like curly sheep skin, etc.
You can simply blow bubbles onto the surface of a sheet of paper with a straw, and then cut out a craft applique from this multi-colored sheet. An interesting idea for activities in kindergarten.
You can also paint with splashes - just SPLASH colorful paint onto the paper. A toothbrush is best for this.
Unconventional drawing
WAX-GRAPHY method.
Here is another technique that can be called CANDLE GRAPHY, or WAX GRAPHY.
Suitable for this technique
white wax (or paraffin) candle. It can also be a children's wax crayon for drawing (but not just any kind). Choose chalk that has a greasy feel. Check in advance how the crayons work.
Now let's act.
Draw a picture on a sheet of white paper with white chalk. Then we take watercolor (not gouache!!!) and begin to apply watery (not thick!!!) paint over the chalk lines. That is, we simply paint over our sheet of paper with colored watery paints and the invisible white wax pattern begins to appear. The paint does not cling to the wax and these places on the paper remain white.
You can draw multi-colored round mandalas in this style (with streaks of different colors). Painted autumn leaves look beautiful: leaf contours and waxy veins
, and the filling of the sheet is multi-colored (red-yellow-orange).
The night rain over the water looks beautiful. Slanting lines of rain, diverging circles on the water - it's all wax. And then we paint it with dark blue paint and get a beautiful picture of rain.
You can use wax to draw jellyfish and sea creatures. And then apply dark (blue-violet-black) tones and the sea depths will come to life.
Children are delighted when you offer them such an activity. The educator or teacher himself draws jellyfish, turtles, small tadpoles and amoebas on each sheet in advance. And then the child must find out who lives in the depths of the seas. He paints a sheet of paper and all these creatures appear under his brush.
Important rule.
Before class, teach the children to ROSE a sheet of paper with a wet brush, and NOT TO RUBB THE SHEET WITH A BRUSH, LIKE A WASTE SPASH. Otherwise, the wax pattern may be damaged.
NIGHT pictures look beautiful using this technique. Using wax we draw one horizon line, then waves, a wax lunar path and the disk of the moon on the upper half of the sheet. Now we paint it in the colors of the night and get the sea, the moon and the white lunar path.
WINTER pictures also look good. The white lines of the wax drawing are like elements of white snow, the outlines of snowdrifts, the silhouette of a snowman, snow-covered huts - we draw all this with wax. Then the child applies blue or light blue paint and a winter landscape appears on the sheet.
But it's important
– before giving these pictures to children, check for yourself whether the wax is of suitable quality. Are the lines of the design showing? What layer of paint should I apply (what is the degree of paint dilution with water)?
Unconventional drawing
Using the PRINT technique.
All children love this drawing technique. Because it gives quick and beautiful results for every child. Even the most inept artist can produce beautiful paintings. Children perceive the whole process as magic, an exciting game with the magical effect of a picture appearing
In kindergarten, it is most convenient to organize the imprint technique. Let's see what materials are suitable for implementing this technique when drawing with children.
OPTION 1 – a lump of crumpled paper.
Crumpled paper gives a beautiful torn texture to the print. This is suitable for drawing the crowns of spring (yellow-green or pink) and autumn (orange-purple) trees. Paint is taken from jars or watercolors and dripped onto a bowl (lid from a jar). Dip a napkin into this drop, try the imprint on a rough sheet and, if you like, transfer it to paper.
OPTION 2 – corrugated cardboard.
Packaging gray cardboard is great for drawing a rose using the imprint technique. We cut the cardboard box into strips across the corrugation line. We twist the strips into a tube and secure with an elastic band or thread. We make a stamp for a green leaf from a toilet paper roll.
Also, this method of ROLL Drawing is suitable for depicting a SNAIL SPIRL. You can also make LAMB SKIN CURL.
OPTION 3 – fluffy pom-poms.
In craft stores (or on craft websites) you can buy a bag of these soft pompoms. If you attach a clothespin to each, you will get a convenient holder for work. Using the pomponography technique, you can create decor for painting flat parts of crafts. And also paint pictures of white airy dandelions in watercolors.
OPTION 4 – toilet paper roll.
There are a lot of options here, because the tube-sleeve can be given different shapes. You can cut the sleeve in half Lengthwise, and we will get a half-ring stamp - an ideal stencil for drawing fish scales or tiers of coniferous legs of a Christmas tree.
A round roll can be flattened on both sides and you will get a pointed oval - this is the shape of a flower petal, or bunny ears. A great idea for non-traditional drawing in kindergarten with younger children (bunny) or older children (flower).
The flower is more difficult than the bunny because you need to RADIALLY arrange the petals around the middle of the flower.
You can also cut the EDGE OF THE ROLL into curly petals - and you will get ready-made petals for paintings. Such stamps are simply a godsend for quickly drawing bouquets and flower beds for younger children. And even for the smallest babies in the nursery.
OPTION 5 – bubble wrap.
Packaging film with bubbles also gives an interesting print pattern, which can be used in non-traditional drawing in kindergarten. For example, make an imprint of a honeycomb (as in the picture below).
Or make a drawing of a spring or autumn tree.
OPTION 6 – potato stamps.
You can cut stamps of any shape from potato halves. Cut the potatoes in half. Wipe the wet cut of the potato with a paper napkin. On the cut using a marker we draw the outlines of the future stamp. Cut with a knife along the drawn contours.
It is better to choose oblong, elongated potatoes for stamps. So that a child's hand can comfortably grasp the potato. Below in the photo we present only two topics for such unconventional drawing - owls and tulips. But you can come up with your own options. If you add PVA glue to the paint, you can glue details (eyes, nose, handles) on top of the prints.
You can make an experimental double stamp. Cut the halves of the champagne out of two potatoes and fasten the two potatoes together by piercing them through with a toothpick and wrapping them with electrical tape or tape. Come up with a cool idea and experiment with creating stamps for it.
Unconventional drawing
PLUFFY colors.
Here’s another cool material for unconventional drawing, which young children love so much. This is a VOLUME PAINT for creating puffy designs. Making this kind of paint at home is quick and easy - mix PVA glue with gouache in a bowl and add daddy’s shaving foam. We make several of these bowls (not necessarily large ones) based on the idea of what we will draw with the children. For a watermelon you only need two colors - so start with that. Watermelon seeds are a simple black gouache that we drip here and there.
A variety of ideas can be implemented in this drawing technique for children in kindergarten. The simplest one is a waffle cone with ice cream. The horn is cut out of rough packaging cardboard, and we draw a waffle grid on it with a marker. The child glues the horn onto a sheet of paper (below) and lays out round balls with a three-dimensional pattern on it. You can give your child round templates, which he will first trace with a pencil over the edge of the horn, and then foam paint will be placed in these round outlines.
You can also put several spoons of different paints on the horn and then use the opposite end of a brush (or a wooden stick) to mix the paint into multi-colored stains. You will get a beautiful mix ice cream. A great craft for children at school or kindergarten during art classes.
Methods of working with thick paint in children's classes.
You can mix the paint on a separate tray (or on a piece of oilcloth). It’s better when each child makes his own color mixture - so we give each child his own oilcloth.
We put individual oilcloths for children on each table. Place bowls with 4 colors of paint in the center of the table. The child mixes these colors into a common puddle on his oilcloth - to the point of beautiful stains. Then a paper outline of a character (for example, a seahorse) is applied to the puddle. And then he lays it out to dry (the outlines of the skates must be signed with the child’s name in advance, and do not forget to remind the children to apply the unsigned side to the paint). Then the next day, when the foam paint has dried on the silhouette of the skate, you can continue working and make an appliqué of the skate in the sea waters, add spikes and algae around it, stick on shells, and pour sand on the glue.
You can try these interesting drawing techniques while working with children, both at home and in the garden. At school, this unconventional drawing can be carried out in art classes, leaving the whole process to the child for independent creativity.
One stroke painting
Description
The “one stroke” decorative painting technique is very popular, which translated from English means “one stroke”. It was invented in Europe. Among the Slavs, this technique is known under the term “Khokhloma”. The upper part of the brush is dipped in paint of one color, the lower part in the second. In one motion, images of flowers, trees, and animals are applied. The meaning of the technique is a smooth transition from one color to another. This makes the image very bright and realistic.
Examples
As a basis, you can take a cardboard blank, for example, a flower. You need to paint it with a brush with a beveled edge; it is convenient for making halftones. By painting the petals one by one, you will end up with a wonderful bud.
Birds and portraits come out well with this technique. First, a blank is created on a sheet of white paper with a simple pencil. The brush is dipped in two paints and drawn over the surface of the drawing. It is important to tilt and rotate the brush correctly.
Blue firebird painted using the one stroke technique
Drawing a carnation using the one stroke technique
Blue flower using one stroke technique
What materials are needed
To successfully use this technique you will need:
- paints with an acrylic base of medium viscosity;
- synthetic brushes with smooth and beveled edges;
- container with water.
At first, you can use regular gouache.
Instructions
The technique of drawing with one stroke is shown in the video lesson
The artist teaches techniques for putting paints on a brush and two basic strokes.
The materials you will need are 1 paper plate, 1 flat brush, two colors of paint (white and green), paper towels and a glass of water.
Video lessons of drawing with one stroke
I chose two videos on the technique of drawing with one stroke.
Bud and rose in one stroke
Good master class for beginners
The artist dips the top of the brush in white paint and the bottom in burgundy. And he draws a flower on white paper.
Christmas tree in 2 minutes: draw with “one stroke”
In this lesson, the artist draws a New Year's tree.
Drawing with palms or legs
For this technique, you will need children's palms, plain white paper and gouache (or finger paints are better, as they wash off well). The main blank is created using the imprint of children's palms or feet. Then the adult himself or together with the child completes the small elements.
Rocket in the form of a footprint
Pink flamingo made from handprint
Preschool children will enjoy drawing with their palms. Animals, birds, and natural phenomena are the best.
Interesting video lesson on drawing with palms
