Good afternoon Today's lesson is from the Disney series and is dedicated to Minnie Mouse. A little about our heroine. Minnie Mouse is a Walt Disney cartoon character and Mickey Mouse's girlfriend. Sometimes it is called "Minerva Mouse", in honor of the ancient Roman goddess Minerva. She personifies femininity, warmth and care. Her speech, movements and manners are full of amazing charm. Innocent and naive, Minnie always remains an open, friendly girl. She is polite and tactful, but despite her shyness, she is independent and full of feeling. dignity. Minnie loves fun and enjoys life with might and main. A talented performer, Minnie loves music and often hums something. Sweet and modest, she is smart and reasonable enough not to fade in the glory of her partner, Mickey Mouse. Minnie dignifiedly shares the burden of popularity with Mickey. Her hobbies are gardening, shopping, fashion, music and dancing. I think everyone knows her famous phrases, such as "Oh, hello!", "Ye-hey!", "Ah, Mickey ...", "My cuties." Like this. Hope you enjoy the lesson! Well, let's get started!
Step 1. The very first thing we will do is sketch out the basic shapes of Minnie: draw circles for the head, body and two legs. After that, add guide lines for the face and neck.
Step 2 In this step, we will start by drawing the famous ears and a beautiful bow on Minnie Mouse's head. Then draw the oval shapes of the eyes, nose and lower part of the cheeks.
Step 3 Let's finish drawing the bow, the face and start sketching out the sketches of Minia's dress.
Step 4 Now let's add eyelashes, an amazing smile, finish with the dress and hands.
The mischievous little mouse Mickey Mouse is the hero of the famous American cartoon, which was filmed a very long time ago by Walt Disney. The cartoon is widely known all over the world and is very loved by children, and adults too. After all, it is very interesting and exciting to follow the adventures of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie. They always get into funny situations and come out of them with honor.
The series began to appear in the late 20s of the last century. At first they were black and white. Then they began to be produced in color. The great Walt Disney himself voiced the mouse in the first cartoons. Mickey has a friend, Donald, and a puppy, Pluto. He also has a whole family: mother, father, brothers, sisters, nephew. Based on the plots of cartoons, comics and computer games have been created.
There is a whole amusement park in America - Disneyland, in which this famous hero. Now Mickey Mouse is one of the symbols of the Walt Disney film company, its logo. Would you like to learn how to draw this heroic mouse? Then boldly get down to business!
Stage 1. The mouse will be located at the entire height of the landscape sheet. That is, we must draw it quite large in size. Calculate the correct proportions and how you will place it on paper. At the top we draw a circle and draw the contours of the character's head along it. These are two peculiar notches just above the supposed middle and two large ears located on the head. At the bottom, we already outline the lines of the front of the muzzle. We draw two eyes, the pupils of the upper part of the eyes. Lateral line of the mouth. And in front we draw a hand clenched into a fist, covering the mouth a little.
Stage 2. Add a second hand under the head. First, draw the line of the shoulder, then take it to the elbow and bend to the side. The hand lies under the other hand. Let's draw two parallel lines slightly obliquely from the hands and under them are two large ovals.
Stage 3. Outline the lines of the ears with a double line, darken some areas. On the front of the muzzle we will show a large pimpka of the nose.
Stage 4. Below, under the arms between two parallel lines, draw the bottom of the hero. These are shorts, and legs look out of them.
Stage 5. Now in ovals we make big Mickey Mouse shoes. First, let's draw a stroke from above, it's like the top of the socks, and already under them the shoes themselves with wide front parts.
Stage 6. It turned out a cheerful, cheerful mouse Mickey Mouse. While it is still black and white, like in the good old movies.
Stage 7. Color it properly so that it is even more beautiful and plays with all the colors of the cartoon. It has a very contrasting color scheme. This is a black body with a beige muzzle. The nose is black. Paws are white. Sabatons of the Bright Dazzler yellow color and the shorts are red. This famous cartoon character is remembered by such a handsome man.
Mickey Mouse is a wonderful Disney character that we will draw today. Of course, you don’t need to tell who it is, you probably know everything yourself :)
How to draw Mickey Mouse with a pencil
If you don't have colored pencils or markers, no problem. In this example, we will only use regular pencil and an eraser. So let's get started!
The first step is the easiest. Draw a circle at the top of the sheet. Try to make it look even. 
We divide it into four parts regular lines and draw two more circles on top. These circles will be his famous huge ears. 
Now draw the torso and limbs. Hands are raised high up. 
Okay, we have a sketch ready, now let's start detailing. We draw the face as in the picture below. We will talk about how to draw his head in another example in more detail. 
We erase the auxiliary lines and circle the remaining ones again. 
We carry out the same procedure with the rest of the body. Sketch first, then detail. 
The drawing is ready!
How to draw Mickey Mouse step by step in 5 steps
Now let's draw our little mouse step by step. We decided to choose a slightly different pose, namely when he bows.
Stage 1
We make the skeleton with the simplest lines.
Stage 2
We draw directly along the lines as in the picture below. If this method seems too complicated for you, then you can start drawing from the head and traditionally finish with the feet.
Stage 3
We finish drawing small and fairly simple parts of the body, legs, tail, and so on.
Stage 4
Now we take an eraser and erase everything superfluous, and also paint over the part of the head with the ears with black.
Stage 5
We take colored pencils or felt-tip pens and color. If you wish, you can add a background or some other characters nearby.
How to draw the face of Mickey Mouse
As we promised earlier, the head drawing example. So, let's try to make it as detailed as possible.
First, draw a circle divided into four parts.
Oval ears should be large enough.
We draw the contours of the face, they should turn out symmetrical, therefore, try.
A curved line and two sharp ovals - they will be the eyes of our mouse.
Draw the eyes, nose and mouth. Everything is simple here.
Draw another one under the line of the mouth and draw a tongue in the resulting hole.
We erase everything superfluous.
And now we color. Be sure to leave a highlight on the nose, it will give the picture more cartoonishness. By the way, if you want to draw in a cartoon style, it is best to use markers or felt-tip pens, but not pencils.
How to draw Minnie Mouse girl
Let's draw Mickey's friend named Minnie. Some call this character "Mickey Mouse Girl" - this is not correct. Her name is Minnie and let's draw her!
Let's make a simple sketch.
At the same time we detail different parts of the body. By the way, her ears are also large, like the previous character. But her ears are tied with a bow, she's a girl :)
We draw a dress, shoes, a tail and other small details.
Now we erase everything superfluous and colorize.
Video lessons
Don't skip video tutorials. If something seemed incomprehensible to you, then you can always watch a short video in which they draw live. Everything will become clearer to you right away, you will be motivated and draw a cool picture.
Thumbnails are like sketches before sketches. They help to fully present the final result, providing enough opportunities for experimentation. In today's lesson from the series " Digital painting from A to Z" we will reveal the benefits of these tiny masterpieces.
What are miniatures?
Thumbnails are small preliminary sketches, which are usually framed and represent a snapshot of the idea of \u200b\u200bthe future drawing. Traditional artists have always used them to plan their work, so it's no surprise that miniatures have made their way into the realm of digital painting.
Why use thumbnails?
Have you ever had a situation where your head is full of ideas, but you can’t put them together?
Using sketches in Photoshop, you can work out the perfect composition before you start painting. This could become important step on your journey through the world of painting, because with new experience you try to prepare a drawing in order to avoid common mistakes newcomers.
And the main mistake of beginners is the lack of preparation. As you can see good drawings don't fall from the sky. Behind every masterpiece there is long list notes, thumbnails and even small studies to draw every detail perfectly.
Types of miniatures
Creating thumbnails is a fairly straightforward process. Here are a few different methods which you can try yourself:
Notes and research
As a matter of fact, I always write more than I draw. All my thumbnails are accompanied by associative words that help clarify my vision better than visual interpretation. I name the colors I want to use, write adjectives to describe the drawing, and take lots of notes about important details that I can forget. After I have general idea I feel comfortable enough to start painting.
However, not all artists are the same. You may need to draw 3 thumbnails or 30 before moving on to the next step. Tip for beginners - just experiment until you find the process that works for you. Take lots of easy-to-understand notes and reread them so you don't lose the idea.
Freedom vs. details
I have seen many different miniatures, ranging from finely detailed sketches to "stick men" and "chicken sketches". They all work and each has its own benefits. Every time you paint without details, you leave room for further creativity. This allows you to quickly sketch all the ideas without wasting time on fine drawing.
However, detailed thumbnails are great for capturing all the details. This forces everything to be completely worked out before moving on to the final sketch.
The best way to find out which type of miniature suits you best is to listen to yourself. Need to add more details? You know what to do.
Contours and shapes
What should negative space look like? Where is the hierarchy of this drawing? How will the eyes move through the composition? Before completing the sketch, you need to answer all these questions.
Sometimes the best thing to do is just draw the basic outlines. Would you like to draw a beautiful landscape? Include in your thumbnail simple shapes, such as triangles for trees or squares for buildings. Although it sounds silly, in the end you will be surprised how clear your vision is.
Colors and Meanings
As mentioned earlier, thumbnails are great for exploring. Therefore, do not forget about experiments with color and lighting scheme. If you deal with this early stage work, it will be possible to avoid disappointment in the final result.
Because of its limitless potential, Photoshop can often seem too overwhelming for beginners. When working with thumbnails, you can focus on a specific color scheme and not get distracted by everything else.
Basic settings: how to draw thumbnails
Creating your own thumbnail template is very easy. However, you can also download the finished file (https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/346/posts/23900/attachment/psdtuts_thumbnail_template.psd).
Use the tool Rectangle (Rectangle Tool) to create multiple rectangular shapes in portrait or landscape format. Merge all layers with shapes and fix them.
Create new layers and dedicate them to a specific concept. Now start sketching! Then save the file as .psd to use it for future drawings.
Getting the most out of thumbnails
It was pretty simple, right? Now let's look at a few tips for more efficient use miniatures.
Don't overdo it
Remember, this is just a thumbnail. Small sketch. It should not be too complex or detailed. If you see that you are already overloaded at this stage and do not know what to do next, calm down and approach this easier. good ideas require a large number experiments, so learn to accept small imperfections, even if you are drawing a "stick man".
Think big
Sometimes frames don't help, but empty White list kills the desire to draw. Try changing the way you work with composition. If you get the same composition every time, wean yourself from this habit at the stage of creating thumbnails. Use circles instead of rectangles, play with perspective or color to change your mind about an idea.
Know how to choose the best thumbnail
You have made some thumbnails. What's next? Choose the picture that best represents the story. Don't be lazy and choose your sketch carefully. For maximum results, study all the thumbnails, paying particular attention to the ones that catch your eye. Just listen to yourself and find out what is better to choose.
conclusions
All this seems extra work, but drawing thumbnails will help you succeed in creating amazing drawings. Through extensive planning, artists learn what works and what doesn't.
