Draw beautiful patterns in the cells. For the New Year

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Dear users, as well as guests of our site, today we will consider the technology of drawing cell drawings.

Probably, each of us painted over the cells in the margins of school notebooks. Some of this all turned out interesting ornaments, someone wrote texts in this way, but not everyone knows the technology of drawing drawings from notebooks cells which we will cover in this tutorial.

If you want to improve your drawing skill, be sure to read the article pencil drawings. Is a special talent needed?

What are cell drawings?

Cell drawings it's kind visual arts A that uses pixel (dot) graphics. Depending on the complexity of such an image, its area and the number of pixels (in our case, cells) that are painted over increase. The larger the image area, the more realistic the image will be when viewed from a distance.

Let's look at one example of such work:

As you can see for yourself, if you look at the picture from a distance, we see a clear image, but if you get closer, we see separate filled squares. This is a more complex option, which we will consider a little later.

Now let's dive into history a bit.

Pigtails by cells (video)

What trace drawings n O notebook cells left in history?

Of course, each of us, whose childhood passed in the 80s or 90s, will give an answer to this question. And the answer is simple - video games!

We all remember legendary games from our childhood: Mario, "tanchiki", Pacman, Donkey Kong and many others. Our children also know about these games, but do they know that Mario was not always three-dimensional?

In our childhood, games were 8-bit, and even the most colorful landscapes were made using pixel art technology. Using the same technology, draw drawings on notebook cells. And who knows, maybe the legendary Mario or Donkey Kong were also once just drawings on the margins of a school notebook?

Let's try to draw our first drawing on notebook cells, and who knows, maybe it will inspire you to something that will turn our world upside down, as the advent of video games once turned it over.

What is needed to draw simple drawings on notebook cells?

For drawing simple drawings by cells we will need:

1. Black helium pen
2. felt-tip pens

How to draw a simple drawing on notebook cells?

In drawing simple drawings on notebook cells there is nothing complicated. All you need is to count the cells, draw a contour and paint over the drawing in accordance with the original. Let's look at this in more detail using the example of a heart.

1. Take a notebook sheet and a black helium pen, put three crosses as shown in the figure. The crosses will mean that we will paint over these squares with black.

1. Next, draw lines that will mark the boundaries of our drawing in this area.

1. We put 6 more crosses on top, three crosses on each side. Pay attention to the indents, count the cells that need to be left empty.

1. Let's draw 2 more lines to mark the borders of the picture.

5. Let's put another cross on the left and right, and also draw horizontal line under the upper crosses, denoting the borders in this place. Do it as shown in the picture.

6. Let's put 8 crosses vertically, 4 crosses on each side, as shown in the following figure.

7. Let's draw a vertical line on the left, as well as lines on top, as it is done in the figure. With this we will completely designate the upper border of our heart.

9. And do the same with the right half of the heart.

10.Now it remains for us to mark the borders of the heart along its entire perimeter, as this is done in the figures below. Our drawing already resembles a heart, however, that's not all. Now we need to paint over our heart to make it look finished.

11. Paint the inside of the heart with a red felt-tip pen, but leave three cells white in the upper left corner to indicate a highlight. Do it the way it is shown in the picture.

12. The last thing left for us to do is paint over with a black felt-tip pen those parts that we marked with crosses.

And now, our drawing has acquired its finished form. Now you can draw simple drawings on notebook cells and you can try your hand at drawing other pictures that can be easily found on the Internet at keywords 8bit art.

If you do not want to limit your skills to drawing simple drawings, let's take a look at how complex cell drawings. Initially, the process may seem very difficult to you, but do not despair ahead of time, you just need to try it once and you will understand that drawing such drawings is not only easy, but also very exciting!

What is needed to draw complex drawings on notebook cells?

For drawing complex drawings we will need:

1. Black helium pen
2. Markers or pencils
3. Notebook (or notebook sheet) in a cage
4. Computer
5. Photo
6. Photo Editor Adobe Photoshop

In drawing complex drawings, you will also have to calculate the cells that need to be painted over. The difficulty in this case lies only in not making a mistake in the calculation, since we will have more cells than in the previous figure. And also our task is to choose the right shades of felt-tip pens or pencils so that our drawing matches the photo from which we will draw it.

And so, let's get started!

1. First, let's take a photo. I chose a photo of a cute puppy that I found on the Internet. Here she is:

1. Let's open the Adobe Photoshop photo editor and upload our photo:

Now we need to apply a filter to mark the cells in the photo, which we will subsequently navigate. To do this, select the "Filter" tab at the top and click on the "Filter Gallery" parameter.

4. In the window that opens, select the "Texture" tab and once click on the "Colored Tile" filter.

5. The parameter sliders on the right should be set as follows:

Size of squares - 10

Relief - 0

Then click OK.

6. Now our photo is divided into cells. Let's save it on our computer so that later it can be opened in full screen or printed.

1. Now it remains only to open or print our photo, pick up pencils or felt-tip pens by shades and paint over the cells in accordance with the shades.

That's all!

Now you can draw simple and complex cell drawings!

Thank you for your attention!

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Draw by cells (video)

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Drawings by cells or pixel art is very popular view art of schoolchildren and students. At tedious lectures, drawings by cells save you from boredom. The prototype of drawing by cells was cross-stitching, where a cross-stitch pattern was applied on a canvas, a fabric marked with cells. We all were once students and schoolchildren and drew out of boredom different pictures in the cells, what was my surprise when I found out that this is practically art with its masterpieces and geniuses. I began to study the issue in more detail and this is what came of it ...

What to draw drawings on the cells

This art is available to anyone, the main thing is to follow the cells clearly. School notebooks are ideal for drawing an image, the size of their squares is 5x5 mm, and the notebook itself is 205 mm by 165 mm. On this moment spring notepads with an A4 sheet are gaining popularity among artists in the cells, the size of this notebook is 280mm by 205mm.

Professional artists create their masterpieces on graph paper (drawing paper), that's where the place to roam. The only disadvantage of graph paper is its pale green color, which is not noticeable when you sketch with colored pens.
When choosing a notebook for drawing, pay attention to the density of the paper, the quality of your drawing by cells depends on its density, whether it will show through on the wrong side of the sheet. The ideal sheet density is not less than 50g / sq.m.

How to draw drawings by cells

No special tools are needed for coloring drawings by cells, any pencils and pens will do. Monochrome paintings are very cool, but I really want to add colors to my life. In order for the colors to become diverse, go to Stationary shop and choose whatever you like gel pens, oil, ball.

Ballpoint pens for pixel art

Markers for drawings by cells

If you like to draw with felt-tip pens, your right, the coloring of felt-tip pens is very rich. It is worth remembering that felt-tip pens are divided into two groups: alcohol and water, water is safer, but they can soak the paper. Alcohol can also soak paper, and the smell is also strong for an amateur.

Pencils for drawings by cells

Pencils, another type of sketching device. Pencils are no exception in the variety of types, they are plastic, wax, wooden and watercolor. We paint with wood early childhood, and we know that they often break the lead. Plastic and wax ones break less often, but they are thicker, which will be less convenient in drawing. About watercolor pencils there can be no question, since after painting with a pencil it is necessary to cover the drawing with a moistened brush, and this is unacceptable for notebook sheets.

Watch a video on how easy it is to draw drawings by cells and how beautiful it can be as a result:

A few more drawing schemes that I liked:

Dot Graphics - Pixel Art Technology

We figured out what accessories are needed, now let's get acquainted with the technology. The technology of pixel art is very simple, it is dot graphics.

Before proceeding to consider the ways of pixel art, let's go back to childhood in the 80s and 90s. Of course, those who grew up in the post-Soviet era remember 8-bit video games, game graphics, which are built on pixel graphics.

The best way to master anything is practice, let's try to master pixel art:

Let's take black and red oil pen, and a notebook sheet in a box.

Let's start with a simple drawing. Let's count the cells, define the contour and decorate according to the colors.

For example, let's draw a heart:

1. We take a leaf in a cage and a pen with black paste, put 3 dots, as in the figure, the dots mark which cells will be painted over with black.
   
   
2. We draw lines denoting the contours of the picture.
   
   
3. Mark three points on each side, see picture.
   
   
4. Mark the area of ​​the figure with two lines.
   
   
5. Let's put one more point on each side and draw the borders under the top points.
   
   
6. Draw 8 points vertically and 4 points on both sides, as shown in the figure below.
   
7. After spending vertical lines, as shown in the figure, we will fully indicate the boundaries of the figure.
   
8. In the same way, mark the lower part of the heart on the left and right.
   
   
9. We circle the cells, as in our image.
   
   
10. The next thing we need to do is paint over the inside of the heart with a red pen, leaving the highlight of the light unpainted.
    
    
11. And finally, shade the cells marked with dots with a black pen. Now you have learned how to draw 8-bit pictures.
    
    

If it seems to you that large and voluminous pictures are not for you, you should try to draw a photo from the Internet. Scared? Not worth it.

Take

• black pen,
• pencils,
• checkered notebook,
• computer,
• photo or picture from the internet
• photoshop program.

For application three-dimensional drawings we need to count the number of cells that will be painted over. It's pretty hard not to go wrong on large numbers. Also be sure to choose shades of colors similar to the original image.
So let's do it:

I will give one piece of advice that helps me a lot, if you have a color printer, print the picture, if not, it's not scary. Draw a grid of 10 cells with a thicker outline. On the printed sheet, using a ruler and a contrasting pen, if there is nowhere to print, you can open the image in Paint.
Creative success to you.

Draw beautifully - only a few can! And for those who do not have special abilities, drawing can only be dreamed of! Well, admire other people's drawings, of course! Until quite recently, it was! But now everything has changed, because with the help of cells, any of us can draw a beautiful picture! Yes Yes! The drawings by cells are complex and large - they are in no way inferior in beauty to real paintings!

In childhood, many dream of becoming a real artist! It's so cool to draw beautiful drawings give them to your friends and family! Alas, not everyone is given abilities and talents, so most often, in the future, you have to choose completely different professions! And on beautiful pictures- admire the exhibitions! But today everything has changed. And anyone can draw them! After all, now there are pictures in the cells!

By counting the required number of cells and painting them in a certain color, you can draw beautiful portrait, landscape, favorite character or a whole plot! You will need a lot of patience and care, but the result is worth it! For large drawings Graph paper works best, but regular checkered sheets can also be used by gluing them into one large sheet! Want to try painting a real big picture?

With the help of cells, you can draw anything you want. In a notebook or notebook - small drawings of flowers, animals or favorite characters, on a large notebook sheet - a beautiful composition, and on a sheet of graph paper - even a huge still life or portrait! It all depends on the complexity of the sample you have chosen for redrawing. Of course, start immediately with huge paintings- not worth it, but if you try, you can very quickly move from the most simple pictures to much more complex ones!

More complex drawings are suitable for those who have already trained in and drawing by cells, and want to try to draw something more complex. Our gallery contains both portraits and just cool drawings by cells for sketching in a notebook.

For more complex drawings graph paper is better.

Live it looks like this:

And here you can order a cool portrait using flip art technology.
Flip art technology is drawing using paints and a stencil.

How to draw different beautiful drawings in the cells.

IN Lately the method of creating drawings by cells is gaining popularity. Not only children like to draw "pixel art". Adults with the same interest undertake to comprehend this style of drawing.

From the article you will learn how to learn how to draw by cells, what materials and skills are needed, and select the patterns of drawings that you like best.

How to learn to draw by cells for beginners and children?

• It is not necessary to have the talent of an artist to transfer the images and forms you like to paper. Drawing by cells is easy and interesting way diversify your leisure time, fill in the pages of a sketchbook or a regular diary.
• For work, felt-tip pens or colored pencils are used bright colors. A wide variety of drawings are obtained by painting cell by cell. Using this method of drawing, you can transfer a landscape to paper, draw a person or an animal, fairy tale character or just create a beautiful and unusual ornament.

• If you decide to learn how to draw by cells, then try to draw one of the drawings presented in the article. First, stop at the most simple version. After the drawing is ready, you can try to transfer a more complex scheme from the gallery pictures onto a piece of paper.
• Using this method of drawing, you will definitely not be bored, because after trying to draw by cells, you will definitely want to continue this interesting activity.

Video: How to draw Angry Birds by cells

Why drawing by cells is useful:

• Our photo selection contains not just picture schemes. Each image is a variant graphic dictation. Such pictures have become very fashionable now.
• Probably, the growing interest in them is due to the ease of execution and the fact that this lesson also very useful.
• Drawing by cells contributes to the development of perseverance, the acquisition of writing skills (if a child draws), develops logical and abstract thinking, and relaxes.
• Thanks to this method of drawing, you can correct the correct movements when writing, improve coordination.
• Funny pictures as if by themselves appear on a sheet of paper. It is not a pity to spend your free time behind such an occupation.

The drawing is created in two ways:

• the first method is line by line: line by line is filled with different colors
• the second way - the cells are painted over in turn: first one color is used, then another, and so on

What you need for drawing:

• colored pencils or markers (you can use felt-tip pens, a pencil, a regular pen)
• checkered notebook with light sheets or graph paper (for large format drawings)
• need more good mood, some free time, and also a lot of schemes from our gallery

Feel like a real artist! Your future masterpiece may look very simple or consist of several complex schemes.

Schemes of drawings by cells

How to draw small, light and simple drawings step by step and beautifully in the cells in a notebook: diagrams

• If you have no training in art school, but there was a desire to learn the technique of drawing, then try to master the method of drawing by cells.
• Original drawings created using this technique are perfect for creating a creative postcard, for filling personal diary. Even a beginner can handle a small picture.
• The pictures presented in our article or the solved Japanese crossword puzzles are suitable as schemes, because they are based on drawing by cells.
• If you do not know how to fill in the cells of Japanese crossword puzzles, then use the answers to them and redraw larger format shapes in a notebook.
• Another drawing option is to use ready-made schemes designed specifically for those who draw by cells for the first time and do not have drawing skills.

Below is a photo selection of drawings by cells:

Video: Draw by cells - SPIDER-MAN

How to draw different beautiful drawings in the cells for a personal diary, in a notebook?

• A beautifully drawn picture can be used as an interior decor. To do this, the picture is cut along the contour and glued to thick paper. Then a brightly colored drawing can be placed in a frame.
• By placing a checkered pattern in a homemade frame, you can turn it into a creative hand-made gift.
• Drawing by cells can become an element of the application. You can make trendy postcards by decorating them with checkered drawings or “illustrate” what you wrote in your diary. romantic story. Hearts drawn by cells, faces of girls or boys, cartoon characters, cakes, sweets, flowers - any image can be created using this drawing method.
• This way of drawing will be an excellent simulator for practicing fine motor skills. Therefore, this activity is useful not only for children, but also for adults. You can enjoy creativity after one of the schemes proposed in our selection is completely transferred to your notebook.
• You can also use part of the schema. For example, if you want to depict some animal not completely, but limit yourself to drawing only a single element to fill the diary page with a picture.

Having mastered the principle of creating drawings by cells, you will be able to invent diagrams yourself and draw any objects you like in a notebook.

How to draw your own drawing?

• think about what we want to portray
• do a light drawing
• turn the original lines into a drawing by cells
• draw outlines first
• move on to highlighting small details
• mark which detail should be painted over with what color (this is necessary for a bright and beautiful picture, but you can also create black and white pictures)
• expand the collection of your own 3D schemes with simple or complex pictures by cells
  You should not copy a drawing seen somewhere with accuracy, repeat the color scheme.
• To fill out a notebook original pictures, make changes to schemes, change colors. Let these little pictures become a reflection of your inner world.

How to teach a child to draw by cells?

• Drawing by cells will help the child to believe that he can create beautiful drawings on his own. But it is precisely from inspiration in early age depends on whether the child will apply to any creative pursuits in future.
• To make it more convenient to draw in the cells with the child, it is better to print the template you like in advance.

• When the baby has a set for drawing by cells, including a notebook sheet, felt-tip pens and a printed template, you can immediately start drawing your favorite cartoon characters or animals.
• Before starting to draw cells in a notebook, you can discuss with a child of 4-5 years future drawing. Let young talent will tell you what colors he will use for the drawing and what elements he will start drawing first.
• After the discussion, select the felt-tip pens that you will use while drawing.
• Tell your child about the principles of drawing pictures by cells.
• Invite the child to choose a cell on the template, from which he will begin to “build on” the rest of the elements. Ask why this particular cell became the beginning of the drawing. Find with young artist this cell in the notebook.

Video: Drawing by cells # 40 Deer

• Since a child of 4-5 years old does not have enough perseverance, the duration of the lesson should not exceed 15-20 minutes. You can return to the drawing again during the day.
• If you need to interest a child, then try this method: transfer the pattern of the picture into a box on a sheet of paper, missing one or more elements. Then ask your young talent to finish what is missing in the picture. To draw the missing part, the kid can use the finished scheme.
• If desired, the cells in the diagram of the picture can be filled not only with decorated squares, but also use various signs to fill in part of the picture. This method will help you create a truly unique drawing.
• We start to transfer the scheme from correct location drawing on the sheet. You can start drawing a picture from the top, or you can start from the bottom. It all depends on what scheme you have. If more elements are located at the top, then you need to start the drawing from this part, “building on” the rest of the cells.
• The method of drawing by cells can also be used to transfer an image to a sheet of paper. Thus, you can redraw everything: from a pattern to a picture. Drawing by cells was used even before the advent of tracing paper or other methods of copying an image. You can even draw the face of a friend or relative and present an unusual self-portrait for your birthday.

If you can mentally prepare a child for big changes, by means of communication with peers in the yard and kindergarten. Then you can teach the baby to be more attentive, develop writing skills, attentive performance of certain tasks, with the help of graphic dictations and drawing by cells. Today, this incredibly popular activity has won the hearts of not only preschool children, but also teenagers. This is a way to teach a child to write, to develop logic, abstract thinking, perseverance and painstaking, as well as fine motor skills of pens. With the help of this lesson, the child develops coordination, stability and corrects the correctness of his movements, so to speak, “fills a firm hand”, which will undoubtedly help him at school, when writing dictations and notes for short period time.

What are graphic dictations? Imagine in front of you a sheet of paper on which the cells are drawn. The task contains arrows (showing the direction) and numbers (showing the number of cells that need to be passed in the specified direction). If you follow the signs accurately and carefully, draw a line in the right direction at the right distance, an image is obtained - a picture. In other words: graphic dictations are drawing by cells, using pointers in the task.

These activities are not just for kids. preschool age, in kindergartens, but for children under 12 years of age. After all, mindfulness and coordination of movements can be developed at an older age. A fascinating activity is an entertaining leisure not only for children, but also for adults. The recommended age to start drawing graphic dictations is from 4 years old. It is at this age that the development of fine motor skills begins, with the help of drawing by cells.

Graphic dictations as an educational game are used in various places: at home, on extra classes, on vacation, at sea, in the country, and even in a summer camp. It is important to interest children, and what will do it better than such an activity. Indeed, in the end you get an unknown picture, which you can then paint with pencils or felt-tip pens. Explaining this to the baby, you can not worry about his interest in this, not so much an activity as a game that develops the imagination.

So, let's get started. First of all, you need to prepare, namely, to purchase a collection of graphic dictations. You can get them not only in specialized stores for children's books, but also in a stationery shop, second-hand bookshops. They can be downloaded for free on some sites on the Internet (for example, on our site), you can also go to paid sites. The choice of such tasks is great, choose based on the age, gender and hobbies of the child. For kids who are just starting classes, it is best to choose graphic dictations (drawing by cells) depicting bunnies, cats, dogs. For girls: princesses, flowers. But, you can start with simple geometric shapes: squares, triangles, prisms. So you will immediately teach the child and coordination of movements, improve the motor skills of the handles, develop perseverance and attentiveness, and tell about the names and types of geometric shapes. For boys, dictations with the image of cars, animals, robots, castles, funny little men are suitable. The easiest graphic dictations, with simple figures and performed in one color - for beginners. Complicated tasks - for older children. Choose graphic dictations on a topic that is interesting to your child. If the baby is into music, use drawings musical instruments, treble clef and notes.

If you have already done cell drawing with your child, start adding variety to your activities. That is, at 5-6 years old, you can perform dictations that help develop even more. That is, get drawings with those animals that the child has not yet seen and does not know what they look like. Use colors that the baby has not yet learned very well. Expand the horizons of the child in this way, let him increase and replenish his lexicon new words, teaches them, learns where they can be applied. The main thing is a good mood, enthusiasm and positive attitude crumbs before doing any task. Under such conditions, study will indeed be incredibly useful, fruitful and not straining the child.

After a selection of graphic dictations, start preparing. Remember that the child must be praised for a job well done. Even if the picture is not yet obtained, there is no need to constantly prompt, direct and compare with other children. You need to guide and push in the right direction. To do this, first of all, you need to teach the child where the left side is, where the right side is. Show me where is the top and where is the bottom. This simple and ingenuous knowledge will help you perform all graphic dictations with 100% accuracy.

Sit near a table with a level and smooth surface so that the child can sit evenly and correctly in the chair. Pay attention to lighting. Tip: if you want to teach your child to a school notebook, give him the opportunity to get used to it, learn to navigate, prepare graphic dictations on a sheet, just like a school notebook. Now prepare a simple pencil and a diligent eraser so that the wrong strips can be easily removed and the same dictation can be continued again. Prepare yourself a pencil and an eraser.

It is worth keeping track of time so that the child does not get tired, so that the hands and eyes rest. Although if the baby is not tired, wants to continue and finish the work now, there is no need to pick up the dictation, the child will decide when enough is enough.

There is a time frame for working with graphic dictations

For children 5 years of age - a maximum of 15 minutes. For older children, up to 6 years - a maximum of 20 minutes (from 15 minutes). For first-graders (6 or 7 years old) - a maximum of 30 minutes, a minimum of 20 minutes.

Drawing by cells is a great way to teach your baby to a pencil and pen. Teach how to hold it correctly, practice so that the fingers are not so tired of holding the subject at school. This exercise will help you teach your baby to count correctly, as he will need to count the exact number of cells before starting the lesson.

And so: before you lies the task of a graphic dictation, a pencil. In front of the child is a piece of paper in a cage or a notebook, an eraser and a simple pencil. On the sheet of the child, with or without your help, is depicted in specified place, starting point. Explain that from this point they begin to draw lines (right, left, down and up), in the direction and with the number of cells that you name. Now proceed, near the named task, and they are indicated in a line, put a dot with a pencil so as not to forget where you finished the dictation, not to confuse the child and, of course, yourself. Watch what the child is doing. Tell me if the baby is confused where the left and Right side. Count together, if necessary, the number of cells.

For example, you have a figure, the most standard is a house. Tell the kid what kind of drawing you will end up with, or keep it a secret for even more interest. From the point you need:

1 → - 1 cell to the right

Dictate clearly, the child should perceive everything by ear. At the end of the work, look at how much the baby's figures coincide with the given elements. If the baby is wrong, find out together exactly where. Erase extra lines with an eraser, starting from the point of failure, and continue drawing. It is important to keep the child in a good mood during the learning process.