Bright and beautiful pictures for children with zebras, funny striped horses, immediately attract attention. Kids will be able to see photos of animals in nature and the zoo, learn new entertaining fact, draw them yourself with a pencil.
And yet, the "horse in a sailor suit" will help the little ones learn the rules of the road.
Photo of a zebra for children
In the photo on a white background, you can clearly see how large the zebra is. The weight of an adult is 300 - 350 kg. She has a massive body and short legs, making her appear stocky. Zebras feed exclusively on plant foods.
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Pictures for children with a zebra on a white background will allow the child to examine in detail the color of an exotic horse. The short fur of the animal is dyed White color, it also has black stripes. Their pattern is as unique as human fingerprints.
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Children will be interested to know why the coloring of the zebra is so for a reason. Firstly, black and white horses are not seen by tsetse flies, which seriously annoy other inhabitants of the African savannah with their bites. Secondly, zebras live in herds of 10-12 individuals, and because of the special coloration, they seem to predators as one. Even the regal African lion rarely dares to attack the herd! Thirdly, baby zebras are recognized by the unique coloring of their mothers.
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Pictures of cartoon zebras
The cartoon zebra is always a resourceful character that children are absolutely delighted with. With a striped horse constantly happen interesting adventures, for which the kids are watching with bated breath. And yet, zebras from cartoons are true and devoted friends.
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painted animals
It only seems to adults that all black and white African horses are like two drops of water. Children see how different painted zebras can be. After looking funny pictures, kids themselves will want to take an album and felt-tip pens.
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Funny Stock Photos and Royalty Free Images
All three existing species zebras, savanna, desert and mountain, live in Africa. They differ in size, density of stripes in the pattern. The mountain view has another feature - a lattice pattern on the croup.
Zebras in the wild are so cool! The muzzle of the horse seems funny because of the large ears and mane, reminiscent of a mohawk.
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Family animals are rarely seen alone, they graze and rest in groups, and sometimes even hug. At the head of the family herd is a stallion, several mares and young animals live with him.
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Zebras feed on tall grass, they spend most of the day grazing. Once a day, the herd goes to a watering place to the nearest river. It is here that striped horses are most vulnerable - they can be attacked by a crocodile and large predatory cats.
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Beautiful pictures with zebras for children are perfect for computer desktop wallpaper. Psychologists believe that striped black and white drawing helps to improve concentration. Let the kid look at the photo of African horses for a couple of minutes, smile and start training!
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Zebra on the road. Pedestrian crossing for children
Children from the cradle know from moms and dads that the road needs to be crossed “on a zebra”. I wonder where such a funny name "road zebra" came from at the pedestrian crossing. It turns out that marking the places where people cross the roadway with longitudinal white stripes was invented in Great Britain in the 50s of the last century. These white stripes on the pavement, visible to drivers, really look like a zebra. Pictures for children with a zebra on the road will help kids learn traffic rules.
What You'll Be Creating
Today we visit Africa to learn about two unique species: the zebra and the giraffe. To draw them correctly, we need to understand that a zebra is not just a striped horse, and that a giraffe is not a hybrid of camels and leopards. As always, we are going to take a look at their anatomy and learn about every little detail.
How to Draw a Zebra
General Anatomy: Horse and Zebra
We tend to think of zebras as striped horses, and that's not far from the truth. Horses and zebras belong to the same family and have many features. I already wrote, and some information from there will also be relevant. However, it is necessary to identify the differences, as they will make your zebra real zebra instead of "striped horse".
This is a zebra in the form of a simplified skeleton. How is it different from a horse?
It is commonly said that zebras are smaller than horses, which is not always true given that there are so many different breeds of horses. It's better to think of a zebra as being heavier, with a distinctly rounded belly, shorter legs, and a larger head. The neck itself isn't much thicker (although it's certainly stronger), but the stiff mane makes it look that way. In fact, zebras are closer to donkeys than to horses!
With that in mind, you can use my lesson on horses to learn how zebras move (they use the same gait as horses) and apply musculature to the skeleton. You can also use the parts about the hooves, eyes and muzzle. However, there are still some details!
Zebra head
Step 1
We are going to work on three views at the same time: side (A), three-quarters (B), and front (C). This way you will better understand the 3D design.
Start with two flattened balls.
Step 2
Add a smaller ball for the mouth. Use it as a starting point for the nostrils and then draw a line from them to find the eyes. The eye is placed in an ovoid "bulge".
Step 3
Add a "cap" for the head to give the skull correct form, and then attach the ears.
Step 4
Use the previous guide lines to draw the head.
zebra ears
Step 1
Zebra ears are very similar to horse ears, except they are larger and rounder. This difference is more noticeable in the front view (A) than in the side view (B). The ears can move in almost any direction, so you can use the pose you like best, no matter what pose the rest of your head is in.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Zebra mane and tail
After the distinctive pattern, the zebra's mane and tail are different in what distinguishes them from horses. The mane is stiff and Mohawk-like, and the fluffy tail starts somewhere in the middle, not at the base like in horses. However, this is not a lion's bun - just short tail horses!
Step 1
Before you start drawing the mane, you need to clearly define the line of the neck. The mane starts between or just above the shoulder blades and ends on the forehead, close to the ears.
Step 2
The mane is mostly straight and level, with two exceptions: it is slightly shorter towards the back, and it "bends" towards the forehead.
Step 3
Add lines of equal length along the neckline.
Step 4
If you connect the vertices of the lines, you will get a mane line.
Step 5
The mane is thick, so we need to add width. First determine the width for a few places.
Step 6
You can then use these as guide lines to draw the mane.
If you are drawing the mane at close range, it is important to know that it is made from stiff tufts, not stiff hair. These tufts tend to "break", opening gaps where the neck is severely curved.
Zebra pattern
Step 1
Contrary to popular belief, zebras are black with white stripes. However, this scientific information does not matter to us, since in this case it is easier to draw black stripes on white.
When adding a pattern to your zebra, you must first consider the direction. For all types of stripes look like this:
Step 2
Then you need to adjust the strips on the case. Keep in mind that:
- The thickest stripes on the back.
- The strips become very thin and dense towards the bottom.
Step 3
Finally, you need to adjust the stripes to the actual views. Let's take a look at two common zebras.
plains zebra
- The mouth is very dark.
- Sometimes brownish "shadows" appear between the black stripes.
- The strips roll up under the belly.
- The tail is black.
Grevy's Zebra
- The mouth is more greyish.
- The head is bigger and heavier.
- The mane goes far beyond the shoulder blades.
- The stripes are thin and dense.
- The belly is distinctly white and without stripes.
- The tail is white with a dark underside.
It is important to pay attention to the head:
How to draw a giraffe
General anatomy
Although the giraffe looks like an extraordinary animal, it is actually built quite typically. If you compare it with a horse or a cow, the only differences are very long legs and neck, as well as a short torso.
In fact, giraffes are more closely related to cows than they are to horses, so this time instead of helping yourself with horse anatomy, you might want to take a look at.
Let's simplify it for our purpose:
Because the structure of the skeleton is not much different from that of cows or horses, you can safely use the musculature diagram from my cow tutorial and adjust it to just the skeleton. Giraffes, although strong, are not very muscular, so there is no need to memorize the muscles - use them only to understand how they build the body.
giraffe head
Step 1
Again, we're going to take care of three views at the same time: side (A), three-quarters (B) and front (C).
Start with a large, flattened ball and attach one small and a half ball to it.
Step 2
Let's add nostrils.
Step 3
Draw a line from the nostrils to define the locations for the eyes and ears.
Step 4
Add a "hat" at the tip of the head and add "antennas" to it.
Step 5
Add an "egg" in the middle of the forehead.
Step 6
Complete the sketch.
giraffe eyes
When giraffes feed on thorny acacias, their eyes are protected by large, protruding ridges (above upper eyelid), thick eyelashes and eyelids. Also, their eyes are not that much different from cows. Their pupils are also horizontal, but since the irises are very dark, they don't need to be included in your drawing at all.
giraffe ears
The ears are very similar to those of a bull, except that they are narrower and thinner.
giraffe horns
Giraffes have three "horns" on their heads, which are actually bony protrusions called ossicles. There are a couple of long ones and one hump in the middle (the “egg” that we added to the head sketch). The long ones have a bunch of dark hair at the top, but this is more noticeable in females. Males often have very bald tips.
giraffe hooves
The hooves are very similar to those of a cow, except that they do not have "dew claws".
Mane and tail of a giraffe
The mane on the neck of a giraffe is stiff, but not very high. It is even larger than a zebra, but it still has a certain width. You can use the "zebra" method to draw it. The tail is usually darker than the mane and looks like a ponytail.
giraffe pattern
The "spots" of a giraffe only look like a leopard from a distance. In fact, they are more like cracks. Their color and density vary from different types or even instances, but general rule remains unchanged for them:
Practice Exercise: Draw a Zebra and a Giraffe Step by Step
Let's see how to use this information to create an image.
Step 1
Start with a very simple sketch of your idea. The more experienced you are, the more accurate this sketch will be, but you don't need to worry about that right now.
Step 2
Adjust the simplified animal skeleton to the sketch pose.
Step 3
Prepare guide lines for the details.
Step 4
Build the body by simply connecting the parts.
Step 5
Add details.
Step 6
Draw the direction of the stripes on the zebra's body.
Then draw them with guide lines. You can use the link to create an interesting pattern.
Step 7
When it comes to the giraffe, the guide lines for the spots will be the same as for the cracks.
Create spots by adding space between them. The size of the cracks depends on the type.
Step 8
The sketch is ready! Now you can clean it up and add some colors.
This is all!
I hope you had fun! Be sure to check my profile to find more lessons by animals.
Why are zebras striped? Some scientists believe that this coloration helps the zebra avoid being bitten by tsetse flies, whose eyes do not perceive black and white. Others believe that the stripes are also a good camouflage from predators, hiding the outlines of the animal's body. And you can hide a zebra in the striped grass by drawing it on a piece of paper.
In fact, the zebra is white in black stripe, and not vice versa. Each of these animals has its own unique combination of black and white stripes, similar to human fingerprints. In this drawing, a zebra cub recognizes its mother.
You will need:
Any paints: watercolor, gouache, acrylic, crayons.
Sponge, brush.
To hide the zebra in the grass, first draw the background. Dip your sponge in blue paint and paint over the top of the sheet. It will be more convenient for you if you take thick paper.
With white paint, use a sponge to draw clouds.
With a brush, make vertical strokes with different shades of green - grass.
Paint a thinner sheet of paper with black uneven stripes. Let him dry.
Cut out the silhouette of a zebra. The diagram can be downloaded from this link.
Draw the mane, tail, eyes.
When the silhouette is dry, glue the striped horse onto the striped grass.
Drawing lessonsYour comments:
Many children try to draw different animals, especially those they saw at the zoo, and most often they try to draw a zebra, but not many people know how to draw a zebra with a pencil.
A funny horse, a zebra, always amuses children. Each child can replenish their knowledge about the striped horse by learning new fascinating facts, seeing pictures and drawings with these animals.
For children, drawing is one of the most favorite activities. AND the best way manifestation of their knowledge and ideas about zebras for them is drawing.
And in order to do this, you should gradually disassemble all the processes of creating a drawing.
Step-by-step instruction
Drawing a zebra is difficult, especially for small children. However, if you act in stages and help the children in this matter, then everything will work out. First you need to give more information about the zebra: show small video a video about a zebra, review different photographs that depict these animals.
For children under 6 years old, drawing with a pen or paints is quite difficult. They don’t have special skills yet, so it’s better for them to draw with a simple pencil. Those who are older can choose the drawing tool they like best. But those who draw a zebra for the first time are better off drawing with a pencil too.
simple drawings done with outlines. It is enough to repeat what is shown in the lesson to get more or less a good option, but if you want to do everything very well, then you should imagine that the drawing is done in the form of geometric shapes.
Through certain time Using this technology, drawing will become much easier. It is important to show the child or draw a few figures with him, holding his hand in yours.
So, let's do it step by step. First you need to mark a sheet of paper. This will help you understand and see where the drawing will be placed.
- Stage 1
You need to draw details and contours, these lines are additional and they should be drawn thinly so that they can be easily erased later. On the left you need to draw a head - a circle. A little lower will be the muzzle of a zebra. This will also be a circle, but a little smaller in size. Now you need to combine all the circles drawn with lines.
The next item is the drawing of the base of the body. Since the torso is much larger than the head, so are the other circles. The zebra is not big. The figures are getting bigger.
It is important to explain to the child, to show this difference in the picture. Size chest quite a bit larger than the head (about 1.5 times), then comes the body - and it will be an oval. It is bigger than the head. And one more circle - the pelvis, the largest.
- Stage 2
Slightly draw the outlines of the muzzle in the middle of the additional circle. This is how the mouth of the zebra will appear. On the circle we draw the eyes of the animal. Then, from the muzzle upwards, we draw a frontal line with a pencil, but without pressing the pencil. Down - the lower outline of the neck.
- Stage 3
We put a small ear up from the forehead. Then the scruff is drawn, located high. Let's draw another pair of legs parallel to those already drawn.
- Stage 4
Let's draw the upper region of the neck, the tail. It is important to remember that the mane is located vertically, similar to a comb. And the tail resembles a huge brush.
- Stage 5
No matter how strange it may seem, but drawing stripes on a zebra is quite difficult. Therefore, it may even take most of time than for the entire drawing as a whole.
- Stage 6
Almost everything is ready. You just need to remove the extra lines and the drawing is ready!
When helping a child with a drawing, you do not need to yell at him if something does not work out for him. On the contrary, encouragement and praise, but in moderation, will only decorate the pastime and bring you closer to the child.
You can tell interesting and informative facts about the zebra in the process. Carefulness and concentration on work will help to carry out all the processes in stages.
Many children try to draw different animals, especially those they saw at the zoo, and most often they try to draw a zebra, but not many people know how to draw a zebra with a pencil.
A funny horse, a zebra, always amuses children. Each child can replenish their knowledge about the striped horse by learning new fascinating facts, seeing pictures and drawings with these animals.
For children, drawing is one of the most favorite activities. And the best way for them to show their knowledge and ideas about zebras is drawing.
And in order to do this, you should gradually disassemble all the processes of creating a drawing.
Step-by-step instruction
Drawing a zebra is difficult, especially for small children. However, if you act in stages and help the children in this matter, then everything will work out. First you need to give more information about the zebra: show a short video clip about the zebra, review different photographs that depict these animals.
For children under 6 years old, drawing with a pen or paints is quite difficult. They do not yet have special skills, so it is better for them to draw with a simple pencil. Those who are older can choose the drawing tool they like best. But those who draw a zebra for the first time are better off drawing with a pencil too.
Simple drawings are made using outlines. It is enough to repeat what is shown in the lesson to get a more or less good option, but if you want to do everything very well, then you should imagine that the drawing is done in the form of geometric shapes.
After a certain time of applying this technology, drawing will become much easier. It is important to show the child or draw a few figures with him, holding his hand in yours.
So, let's do it step by step. First you need to mark a sheet of paper. This will help you understand and see where the drawing will be placed.
- Stage 1
You need to draw details and contours, these lines are additional and they should be drawn thinly so that they can be easily erased later. On the left you need to draw a head - a circle. A little lower will be the muzzle of a zebra. This will also be a circle, but a little smaller in size. Now you need to combine all the circles drawn with lines.
The next item is the drawing of the base of the body. Since the torso is much larger than the head, so are the other circles. The zebra is not big. The figures are getting bigger.
It is important to explain to the child, to show this difference in the picture. The size of the chest is quite a bit larger than the head (about 1.5 times), then comes the body - and it will be an oval. It is bigger than the head. And one more circle - the pelvis, the largest.
- Stage 2
Slightly draw the outlines of the muzzle in the middle of the additional circle. This is how the mouth of the zebra will appear. On the circle we draw the eyes of the animal. Then, from the muzzle upwards, we draw a frontal line with a pencil, but without pressing the pencil. Down - the lower outline of the neck.
- Stage 3
We put a small ear up from the forehead. Then the scruff is drawn, located high. Let's draw another pair of legs parallel to those already drawn.
- Stage 4
Let's draw the upper region of the neck, the tail. It is important to remember that the mane is located vertically, similar to a comb. And the tail resembles a huge brush.
- Stage 5
No matter how strange it may seem, but drawing stripes on a zebra is quite difficult. Therefore, this may take even more of the time than the entire drawing as a whole.
- Stage 6
Almost everything is ready. You just need to remove the extra lines and the drawing is ready!
When helping a child with a drawing, you do not need to yell at him if something does not work out for him. On the contrary, encouragement and praise, but in moderation, will only decorate the pastime and bring you closer to the child.
You can tell interesting and informative facts about the zebra in the process. Carefulness and concentration on work will help to carry out all the processes in stages.
How to draw a classic zebra? Create a drawing base
- Mark the landmarks of the torso and head. To do this, draw a few circles, placing them as shown in the diagram.
- Draw lines for the zebra's back, neck, and muzzle.
- When shaping the head, you need to remember that the zebra, of course, is in many ways similar in appearance to the horse, but at the same time it has a less pointed area near the nostrils. Therefore, the upper line from the mouth to the eyes and above to the withers is made in the form of two small arched arches.
- The neck of a zebra is broad and not as elongated as that of a horse. Keep this in mind when drawing the line of withers.
- Sketch out the ears and mane.
- Proportionately draw the legs, at the same time drawing the lines connecting them with the abdominal part.
Image Completion
After sketching the torso and head, proceed to the design of the limbs. But, even if there are diagrams of how to draw a zebra before your eyes, it is not always possible to make it proportional. After all, many are trying to recreate a kind of horse. However, the limbs of the striped animal are somewhat shorter and wider. Therefore, you need to take into account these small secrets when working. Draw the zebra's tail, which expands downwards and looks like a fluffy bun. And finally color the drawing. It will take a lot of time to remove all the rough extra lines, and then outline and fill, shading, the stripes with solid black.
How to draw a humorous zebra?
Agree that such a rather laborious work will only be possible for an older student. And a younger child will be able to draw something like this, even guided by instructions and diagrams, for sure only if they have artistic talent. But after all, an ordinary kid also wants to somehow translate his imaginary fantasies into reality in the form of albeit not quite skillful, but diligent creations. How to help a child? Try to portray an unusual zebra with him. The presented version, perhaps, even looks more like a humorous caricature. So, let's consider in order how to draw a simplified zebra. Most main feature(stripes) of a small horse will help to present it to everyone around, and for sure everyone will like it without exception.
Stages of work
- Draw two shapes on paper (something similar to both a rectangle and a trapezoid) that will be the head and body of the animal. Arrange them as shown in the diagram.
- Smooth out angularity by giving outlines desired image. Decorate the zebra's neck by connecting the two shapes with a jumper.
- Mark the mane and ears on the head, and the tail on the body.
- Liven up the image by drawing eyes and nasal openings.
- In the lower part of the body, draw the horse's legs along with the hooves.
- Shade the sides of the zebra in the form parallel stripes, some of which should be completely filled with black. Our eccentric but very attractive mini zebra is ready! You can put it on public display!
These tips and instructions on how to draw a zebra with a pencil will help keep your little one interested. Yes, and adults joint creative pursuits with a child will bring a lot of joy and positive emotions. Start simple and you'll be fine!
