Steppe landscape is a picture of the boundlessplain spaces without forests. Only small bushes stand alone here and there. The steppe beckons with its infinity, its greatness and beauty. It is impossible not to admire it, it can not be disliked.
Many artists find inspiration in greatness anddiversity of landscapes. The steppe is good at any time of the year, but there is something special about it, mysterious and fascinating in the early spring: here and there the snow still lies, and in some places the flowers are already breaking through. In summer, the steppe is covered by a yellow-green carpet, and in winter - snow-white and icy. A steppe pencil drawing can display any time of the year.
At the master class, we will analyze how to draw a steppe with a pencil. Later, if desired, the image can be painted with watercolor or wax crayons.
Drawing a steppe (pencil) requires certain rules.
Requirements for landscape drawings
The image should be drawn lineThe horizon that passes where the sky ends visually and the earth begins. Since there are no straight lines in nature, you should avoid drawing them in landscape drawings. To emphasize the depth of space, artists use the air perspective: in the foreground the details are drawn clearly, and in the background - blurry. A steppe pencil drawing is also impossible without an aerial perspective. The objects are also deeper into the objects also by muffling the color and smoothing the shades.
What should I cook?
- A sheet of heavy paper (you can use a landscape paper).
- A few pencils with varying degrees of softnessto transfer different tones (it is better to use a soft pencil) - 2V, 4V and 6V, F will be enough (you can draw everything by adjusting the pressure on the pencil).
- Eraser.
- A small piece of fabric (preferably suede) for feathering.
- Makeup brushes, also for feathering.
Drawing steppe pencil (in stages)
- Prepare and arrange all the necessary materials.
- Decide on the composition, think about where and how the elements of the drawing will be placed on the sheet.
- On a piece of paper, indicate the horizon line.
- Stepping away from it a few centimeters, draw another line below. The resulting narrow strip will be in the background.
- The space above the horizon line is shaded in several layers to create a sky tone (1 layer horizontally and 2 layers diagonally).
- Hatch the shading with a soft cloth wrapped around the finger. You should get a smooth smooth tone. Do not forget that the tone closer to the horizon should be lighter.
- If necessary, add 2 more layers of hatching and again mash - it all depends on the effect you want to achieve. The more hatching, the darker and more uniform the tone will be.
- Use an eraser to identify the clouds.The space around them is shaded with shading and shade with brushes. Since the clouds are not the main theme of the picture, do not focus on them. For the landscape, only hints of the clouds are enough.
In the background, blurry lines apply elements of the steppe - it can be a lonely low bush or a small hillock. Grass or flowers paint strokes, without drawing details.
A wide strip of the near plan is filled with rows of dense grass (separate grass blades should be seen, since this is a near-plan).
The steppe drawing (pencil) is ready.
