Drawing an owl step by step for children from 5 years old. Master class with step by step photo
Master class on drawing "Owl"
Author: Natalya Alexandrovna Ermakova, teacher, Municipal Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Education for Children "Children's Art School named after A. A. Bolshakov", Velikiye Luki, Pskov Region.
Description: the master class is intended for children from 5 years old and their parents, educators, teachers of additional education and creative people.
Purpose: interior decoration, gift, drawing for exhibitions and competitions.
Target: creating a drawing of an owl in watercolor technique.
Tasks:
- teach to draw an owl advanced distinctive features of the bird;
- to develop the ability to work with color in watercolor technique;
- improve brush skills;
- educate love for nature and respect for it.
Sounds in the woods at night
Terrible echo "uh" yes "ah."
What are those strange words?
- It's an owl hooting!
Owls belong, probably, to the most mysterious and enigmatic birds. A secretive nocturnal lifestyle, a "smart" look, a silent flight, a frightening voice struck the human imagination. Owls have been on earth for over 60 million years. Some species have not even changed at all! Owls live everywhere: in the desert, in the tundra, in the forests, in the jungle.
Owls were revered, dedicated to gods and heroes, they became a symbol of wisdom. In many fairy tales and legends, owls act as advisers, insightful birds, messengers, carriers of unusual knowledge. The Slavs attribute the role of the guardian of underground wealth to the owl.
For a long time, the owl has been considered a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. Among the ancient Greeks, she was the sacred bird of the goddess of wisdom Athena (namely, the little owl). According to one of the Christian traditions, the owl symbolizes the wisdom of Christ, which manifests itself in the midst of primordial darkness. The owl acts as an attribute of Christ, who sacrificed himself for the sake of Humanity.
The oldest fossil remains of owls (Strigiformes) were found in North America in the Tertiary layer, which indicates that as an independent species of owls appeared on Earth about 60-70 million years ago, and some of the currently existing species have practically not existed since then. have changed.
The owl is a nocturnal bird of prey. The size of the body of owls is different: from 40 to 180 cm and from 50 g to 3.5 kg. The eyes are large, fixed, but the neck is very mobile, owls can turn their heads 270 °. The beak is strong, with a sharp curved hook at the end. The wings are wide, the claws are long and sharp. The tail is usually short. Owl plumage tends to be "protective", meaning it blends in with its surroundings, helping the bird to remain undetected during its daytime rest. The feathers of wood owls are usually brownish, while species living in coniferous forests have a grayish tinge. Owls - the inhabitants of the desert and their relatives, found on the flat terrain, are distinguished by a lighter color: owls in the desert are certainly red. Most often, females are larger than males. Owls fly silently. Many owls have specific protruding tufts of feathers (“ears”) above their ears. During the day, the birds rest, sitting in a hollow or on a branch of a tree; in a calm state, the bird sits vertically, in a “column”.
During the day, owls usually lead a motionless lifestyle, so many believe that they do not see anything during the day and sleep. But it's not. An owl sees in the same way both during the day and at night, although the color is weakly distinguished. Her vision has another drawback - owls are farsighted. An owl sees almost nothing next to itself. But her hearing is very thin, the hearing of an owl is 50 times more sensitive than that of a person.
As a rule, owls are sedentary, only a few species fly south for the winter or migrate in search of more secluded places. Most owls are nocturnal predators, owls feed mainly on a variety of rodents, mostly mice. Large species are able to overcome a hare, small mustelids. Nests are made in old crow nests, on the ground, in hollows of trees, from year to year choosing the same dwelling, which can serve as a refuge for them during daylight hours. They mostly live alone, but if they create a couple, then for life. Small owls live for about 20 years, and large owls lived up to 68 years in captivity.
Owls are widespread on the territory of Russia and Siberia, in the fauna of Russia there are 2 families with 12 genera and 18 species. Fish owl, or fish owl, hawk owl and snowy owl are found on the territory of Russia in the Far East (from the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk to Primorye, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands). In the Baikal Reserve, owls, short-eared and short-eared owls, scops, hawk owls, and long-tailed owls are found in the order of owls.
Many of these species are listed in the Red Book, and the Russian Bird Conservation Union declared 2005 the year of the Owl. Many of them are useful - they exterminate rodents in the fields, they are all protected by law and any hunting for them is prohibited.
Materials and tools:
-A3 sheet of paper
-watercolor
- simple pencil, eraser, brushes
- glass for water
-cloth for brushes
Master class progress:
We will draw this drawing immediately with paints, before work, the watercolor must be moistened with water, drop by drop in each color. Then we will paint with a thin brush. Just above the middle of the sheet, draw a small triangle in brown, this is the nose of an owl.
We paint over the nose. Then, in black, draw two circles on both sides of the triangle, the bird's eyes.
We decorate the eyes. Now we need to draw the head and torso. We draw them with the help of arched lines of brown color. first draw the lines of the head, and then the torso.
We draw triangular ears.
We connect the triangles with another arc, and at the bottom we also draw small arcs-paws of an owl at the bottom. Then we decorate the silhouette of the bird in light brown or ocher, it all depends on the colors available.
We create the plumage of the owl with a more saturated brown color. We work with strokes from top to bottom, take a larger brush.
With ocher we draw brushes on the ears of an owl and its wings. You can add feathers of the same color between brown ones. Then we will draw a tree on which the bird sits, we will have a birch. Black draw the outlines of the trunk and branches.
The contours need to be slightly blurred with a clean brush with water, making a smooth transition from black to white. We make green smears, birch leaves.
The greenery of the tree also needs to be slightly blurred with some water to create a light airy background of green foliage.
The rest of the space of the picture between the leaves is filled with blue, this is the sky.
The background dries, and we decorate the birch with black dashes. Then in bright green we draw the contours of the leaves and the veins on them.
Now we need another shade of brown, we will draw the outlines of the wings with it and add more feathers. Don't forget to draw the owl's claws on the paws.
You can draw an owl on a spruce. To make spruce branches seem more picturesque, you need to paint them with several shades of green, from light to dark.
For older children, the work can be complicated, let's start with a pencil sketch. First we will draw the head of an owl, its crown is an arc, a semicircle.
Then draw smooth triangles at the bottom, and small circles in the middle.
Add a spout (carrot shape), draw an arc-silhouette of the body, and a branch on which the bird sits.
We draw the contours of the tree trunk and the contour of the tail. Before working with watercolor, you need to lightly erase the lines so that they are almost invisible.
We start working with paints from the background of the sky, draw in blue.
Then we decorate the tree trunk and branch with light brown. We work with strokes, the background will be uneven, this is the bark of a tree.
Now the owl, with black color on the tip of the brush with a lot of water, paint the shades of the plumage of the bird. With dark brown we circle the silhouette of the tree and blur the paint inside it.
On the branch we draw semicircular lines, they need to be slightly blurred with water - this is the bark.
The silhouette of the owl needs to be made brighter, this will give the bird volume. We circle the bird in dark brown, draw the bark of the tree.
We draw a few more large and small branches.
We begin to work on the owl, first we decorate the eyes with yellow and the beak with a light orange. Next we will work with dark brown, draw a muzzle.
With thin lines we draw the feathers of the bird.
With gray we add shadows on the abdomen, draw the plumage of the wing. Gray is black paint heavily diluted with water.
Dark brown draw feathers.
In this article we will learn how to draw an owl and an owl. Many do not understand the differences between them, so we will analyze the differences and learn how to draw them. Get your art supplies ready, let's start painting!
How to draw an owl in stages with a pencil
To begin with, let's draw an ordinary owl, and then move on to the owl.
Stage 1
We take a pencil and try to draw a perfectly even circle, which in the future will become the head of our bird.
Choose a pencil that is not too thick and try not to press it too hard, because in this and the next step we are drawing a sketch, the lines of which we will have to erase.
Stage 2
Based on the circle drawn in the previous step, we need to draw a sketch of our owl. This is quite difficult, so you may not succeed the first time. Don't worry and don't give up :)
Stage 3
Okay, we have the sketch ready, now we need to detail it until the drawing looks like a bird.
Let's start with the head, draw the eyes, beak and plumage with a pencil.
Stage 4
On the auxiliary lines we draw the legs, wings and torso. Also, erase all extra lines.
Stage 5
We impose chiaroscuro on our bird and the drawing is ready.
Be sure to watch the video tutorial for this example. Watching the live drawing process will help you learn how to draw faster.
What are the differences?
Great, we have drawn an owl and now we are slowly approaching the example of drawing an owl, but how is it different from an owl?
To understand the difference between them, just look at the pictures below.
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1. The eagle owl looks more aggressive, it has a different head structure and plumage structure.
2. Eagle owls feed on larger prey, such as rabbits. Owls prefer smaller animals
These are the two main differences that an artist should be aware of. The fact that the owl flies silently, and the owl emits a whistle and other facts is not necessary for the artist to know :)
How to draw an owl for beginners
This example is quite simple and suitable for beginners. Grab a pencil and draw!
Perhaps the most important thing you should know is that the head of our bird can turn 180 degrees in one direction and the other. Knowing this fact, we can make drawings with unusual poses.
To begin with, we will make a sketch, which we will immediately detail. Drawing a sketch is easy, just draw a circle and an oval with sharp ends.
We draw the head.
Now the body and wings.
Paws and tail. Hooray, our drawing is ready!
If you wish, you can take colored pencils and color our night hunter.
How to draw an owl
Finally, we got to drawing an owl! This example will be more complicated, it is made with paints, namely, watercolor. If you do not have watercolor, then you can replace it with gouache, but in extreme cases, you can replace paint with colored pencils.
We will depict the bird not in full growth, but only its head. So, as usual in the first step we draw the base of our drawing.
We paint the eyes orange, and cover the whole body with a light yellow layer.
Now we cover our picture with a darker tone, a lighter orange.
We take the brown color and draw the plumage of the right side. We put black strokes on top of the brown. Don't overdo it with black, so as not to spoil our picture.
We are working on the left side.
We complete our drawing.
Drawing with paints is very difficult and we highly recommend taking a look at the video tutorial below. In it you will see the live process of drawing this picture.
White Owl
The white owl is an incredibly unusual and beautiful species of this bird. We just have to be sure to draw it, even though it is almost no different from an ordinary owl.
As in the previous examples, the first thing we draw is a circle.
Then we work on a full sketch.
Add eyes and a beak, as well as some plumage on the head.
We draw the body.
Now we apply chiaroscuro. Don't go overboard with this, as our owl should stay white and not get covered in hundreds of layers of crayon.
How to draw a cartoon owl
And now let's try to draw in an unusual style for us, in a cartoon style. Many call this style childish, but this, of course, is not so. The drawings are, first of all, beautiful, and not childish.
So, the base with a very large head.
We detail the head.
We are working on the body. The left wing will be raised, as if our character is pointing his finger at something.
Coloring.
An important tip, when drawing cartoon characters, outline the outlines with black.
Draw a cute owl for kids
We simply could not but add this example to this article. This drawing just goes beyond beauty, simplicity and cuteness!
First, draw the base as in the picture below.
Let's draw big eyes and a small beak.
And now let's put our bird on a branch.
We take a marker or a black felt-tip pen and circle the lines.
We color the picture, the result should be a very cute owl :)
Learning to draw an owl from Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh! Of course, you watched this wonderful cartoon, if you haven’t watched it, then urgently go and see it.
There was a character in the cartoon, as you probably guessed, an owl and now we will draw it.
So, we make a sketch with huge eyes and draw the legs.
We finalize the eyes and put a hat on it.
She will hold one wing behind her back, and we will wave the other.
Coloring.
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An owl can be easily identified by its appearance. It has a different color of feathers, but its beak is short and predatory, its claws are sharp and long, and its eyes are large and round. Before, tell your child more interesting information about this bird. For example, what does it eat and where does it live.
Parents along with the kid can learn in this lesson, to get a beautiful drawing of a bird.
Tools and materials:
- paper;
- pencil;
- eraser to remove unnecessary details;
- colored pencils for coloring.
Everything you need for drawing is there. Therefore, you can proceed to the stages to find out in detail, beautifully and realistically.
Drawing steps that will help you get:
- About that, many can learn from this lesson. In the first stage, we begin to draw the bird's head, which will consist of two "drops". We place them at an angle since the head is slightly turned. We connect the two contours with a small arc.
- Then we continue to depict a night bird and for this you need to find out. To do this, at the bottom of the picture, add a breast in the form of a semi-oval, and then draw another circle that will become the body of the bird. We remove the upper contour with an eraser and draw the tail below in the form of simple lines.
- Let's depict a branch consisting of two horizontal lines running parallel to each other. The bird is held on a branch with claws. We draw them in the form of oblong droplets that have sharp ends.
- In the middle of each "drop" on the muzzle, draw large eyes. We finish the pupils and a couple of highlights. Between the two figures we have a small beak, consisting of two parts.
- We finish the cilia and outline the outline.
- With a black pencil, paint over two pupils, a thin area around the eyes, long cilia and the upper part of the muzzle. We also draw a contour for them.
- We paint over the tree branch and the bird with a light brown pencil.
- We also use other shades of brown pencils to create volumetric plumage on the body and muzzle of an owl.
- The eyes will have a different shade
Owl is an owl of owls. He is huge and powerful. And I don't mind living with people. However, teaching him something is extremely difficult. Hunters have learned to use the eagle owl as a bird of prey. An eagle owl can easily lift by the ears or, but this is not the limit. He is so strong that he can even hunt falcons, hawks and. And that is not all. In addition to his strength, he is also very handsome, especially when flying. As a rule, it soars slowly above the ground and only occasionally flaps its huge wings. Its wingspan can be as long as two meters. This is even more than the height of an ordinary person. That's why I'm happy to show how to draw an owl with a pencil.
Step one We draw two circles in the center of the sheet, and mark the branch on which the owl sits with horizontal lines. 
Step Two Next, denote the circumference of the head and tail. 
Step Three Let's add the legs and outline of the plumage. 
Step Four Draw the eyes and key of the owl. 
Step Five Let's add a couple of feathers and some shadows. And you get something like this bird: 
Well, how does it look like? Try draw an owl with a pencil and show your work. I'm going to have another reader contest. Read more in our Facebook group. I recommend that you try to draw other birds:
The lesson will focus on how to draw an owl, using simple pencils.
To begin with, we need to make a sketch with exact proportions and outline it. Next, we will produce different sections of the bird.
The lesson can be divided into two parts:
The first part is placing the proportions of the owl on paper.
We will start by studying the structure of the feathers and wings of an owl, then we will sketch, respecting all the proportions of the bird.
The second part is shading the drawing.
We will use a variety of hatching lines to draw the feathers and make them realistic, depending on the location.
In the end, we need to give realism to the tree branch by recreating the structure of the tree.
For work we need:
good quality white drawing paper, eraser and pencils, I recommend 2H, 2B, HB, 4B, and 6B.
This lesson is recommended for artists between the ages of twelve and ninety-nine, with basic drawing skills.
Also suitable for home schooling and art teachers.
Placing the proportions of an owl on paper.
To understand the structure of feathers and wings, we need a basic knowledge of anatomy. The following two figures show the structure of the pen.
Many years ago, the pen was used to write various texts of books. There were no ballpoint pens then, and people wrote with bird feathers.
The writer dipped the tip of the pen into the ink, and the pen absorbed a small amount of this ink, since the pen barrel has a cavity. Later, scientists created a ballpoint pen, following the same principle.
Feathers vary in size and structure, depending on where they are located on the bird's body.
Here are the types of feathers we have:
Tiny, soft, and fluffy feathers are located on the head, chest, and legs.
Short and soft feathers of medium size, with narrow tips on the upper parts of the wing.
In the lower region of the wings, the feathers are elongated and wide, relative to the feathers of the upper section.
In the figure below, we can see the structure of a bird's wing. It shows very well where which feathers are located.
Drawing a sketch with precise proportions is the foundation of drawing. If there are inaccuracies in proportions (the ratio of one component of the picture to another or others), then no hatching can hide these shortcomings.
With light movements, without pressure, draw an oval with a slight slope (as in the figure). So we designate the body of an owl. With this action, we solve the mystery of civilization - what appeared first - a bird or an egg :)
When sketching, make sure that you proportionately position the drawn oval on a piece of paper. To further accommodate the entire bird.
The second oval will be the head of the owl, we impose it on the body of the bird.
From the base of the head, to the lower left corner, draw a wing.
On the muzzle, draw a V-shape with curved lines at the tops on both sides. The point of the tip will be the owl's beak, the rounded lines will indicate the location of the eyes.
Add a small stroke on the owlet's beak as shown in the picture.
We make a sketch of several feathers under the wing.
We add two ovals to the base of the body, thereby denoting the legs of the owl. Notice how the leg on the left appears larger than the leg on the right. But if you look at the owl from the front, then the legs will be the same. This is due to.
Outline the owl's eyes. Note that the eyes are half circles.
Add the part of the tree branch where the owl should sit.
Recheck the position and proportions of your sketch before you start hatching.
Hatching drawing.
In this part of the lesson, we will deal with the shading of the drawing. Before hatching a drawing, study where which feathers are and see the direction of their growth.
The light source in this picture is on the top right, so the right side will be lighter.
Use the eraser tool to remove the heavily visible sketch lines.
To show the small, soft feathers on the head, we'll use curved hatching lines.
Draw a few, slightly curved, strokes on the bird's chest. On the wing we draw feathers of various sizes.
Note that the feathers are shorter at the top of the wing than at the end of the wing. Add curved strokes to the paws to show the fluffy feathers.
We must not forget that for drawing feathers we use different hatching lines, both in length and in tone. The edges are not sharp, but rather torn, which gives realism.
Also, don't forget that the light comes from the right, so the feathers on the left are darker.
Add shading to the outer rims of the eyes using a 2B pencil.
Work on the eyes and leave a small spot of light on the right eye.
We take a 6B pencil in order to impose dark tones on the eye. We shade the beak.
Finish hatching on the beak, leaving an oblong light stripe (reflected light).
In order to make it convenient to hatch on the head, sharpen the pencils. You can add more lines with a sharp pencil.
Use the 4B pencil to work on the darker areas. Shade areas such as the upper eye area and the area under the bird's beak with it.
Add some tiny oval feathers on the head as shown in the image.
In order to draw the soft fluffy feathers on the owl's legs and chest, you need to have well-sharpened pencils and use short hatching lines.
We shade the feathers on the tail of the owl, as in the lower figure. Closer to the tail, you can work out the structure of the feathers in more detail.
We shade the feathers on the upper part of the wing.
Notice how the shading is lighter on the right and fades to darker on the left.
Also take into account that the shadow of the head falls on the body, thus creating a darker background.
Use pencils of different hardness and different lengths of lines to reproduce the structure of the feathers on the upper section of the wing.
Please note that some areas are shaded with a light tone, this is in order to create the illusion of lightness of the feathers.
We make the final touches - work out the feathers and a small piece of the branch in more detail.
Congratulations, your owl drawing ready!
Put your signature and the date of completion of the work!
