The topic "what color is snow" is another kindergarten, In my opinion. At least, I remember that I conducted such a lesson for the kids. And they confidently answered me that the color of snow is NOT white.
However, in the works of adults, I now and then come across extremely unpicturesque solutions using pure white and gray monochrome colors from a mixture of white and black.
So how to draw snow in a landscape? What color is snow if not white?
Let's leave aside the jokes about yellow snow and the sadness of ecologists about black snow, let's turn to elementary knowledge of physics and optics. And let's see how this problem, the selection of the color of snow for the picture, is solved by the artists.
But first, I'll give you a disclaimer -
In which case SNOW CAN BE DESIGNED PURE WHITE
If we talk about painting, that is. painting with opaque paints and materials: oil, gouache, acrylic, pastel, and if you mean exactly realistic painting(not decorative, where pure white is acceptable), then purely White color from the tube should be used with extreme caution.
In paints, the tonal range is much smaller than in nature. That's why taken for pure white or bright glare or, if we take the teachings of Krymov, a white wall illuminated by the bright sun.
Snow in its structure is somewhat different from the wall (I will talk about this below), so you should not draw it with pure white. At the very least, such areas in the picture should be justified by something.
A. Savrasov "Village in winter", 1880-1890
And that's where let's say pure white, so it's in watercolor.
Rather, we are not talking here about the use of white ink, but about areas of uninked paper, which takes on the role of pure white.
In this case, watercolor acts as graphic material, and in the schedule it is quite admissible.
Having made this reservation, let us return to painting.
WHAT COLOR TO WRITE SNOW IN REALISTIC PAINTING
Let's look at the pictures famous artists to understand what colors they used to write white snow.
For clarity, I measured the necessary sections in Photoshop and rendered them separately:
A. Savrasov "Winter road"
In this painting by Savrasov, we see that the snow is written in different shades of gray. They are almost achromatic, i.e. contain a minimum of pure spectral color, more white and black.
However pure color in the mixture of these shades is still necessarily present, without it, gray would seem foreign, dead.
So, in this picture, gray has impurities of pink, orange, ocher, purple. (I can't tell you what colors Savrasov mixed, technically you can use different variants, I'm talking about the presence of a hue).
How do you know what pure spectral color is used in a grayscale?
Warm shades in the color of snow, as in this painting by Savrasov, are found in "old" snow, i.e. compressed, dense.
If the snow is fresh, then even in the bright sun it will be rather bluish.
Paul Gauguin "Breton Village in the Snow"
Why blueish?
After all, we know that bright sunlight- warm, and shadows - cold. And white objects in the sun will have a warm tint.
However, snow is a slightly different matter. It is a set of crystals of frozen water. And the crystal, as we know, has facets that reflect light.
A. Kuindzhi "Winter"
So, a ray of light, falling on the edges of these crystals, is reflected many times. And the fresher the snow, the more loose and airy it is, the stronger the light wave is lost in the depths of this snow cover and returns reflected, having lost some of the color waves.
That is why fresh snow differs in color from more mature, packed snow, which will approach ordinary surfaces in its properties.
I. Levitan "March"
If we talk about the color of the shadows in the snow, then they will acquire an even more powerful cold sound.
On a bright sunny day, even a person with poorly developed color perception sees that the shadows have a blue tint.
B. Kustodiev "Skiers"
First snow. Drawing step by step.
Drawing on the topic: the image of animals in grades 1 - 3, for extracurricular activities and classes with parents
Drawing a hare with gouache. Master class with step by step photos.
Target: mastering the techniques and techniques of gouache painting, familiarity with the basics of color science.
Tasks:
educational:
- learning to draw a hare, the technique of gouache painting, familiarity with the concept of "colors";
developing:
- develop creative thinking, imagination and visual memory, the ability to work with gouache paints, the ability to select and combine colors;
educational:
- cultivate courage and accuracy at work, the ability to analyze your drawing.
Tools and materials:
A-3 paper, pencil, gum, gouache, palette (white plate), round brushes No. 3.6, flat brushes No. 5, napkins, water.
This spring, little bunnies were born at the Zaichikha. At first she fed them, raised them, taught them independent living In the woods. The rabbits were very smart and funny. They learned a lot over the summer. Autumn came, the hares grew up and became completely independent, they could take care of themselves and help each other. The weather was getting colder and, surprisingly, the fur coats of the rabbits began to change. The fur has become denser, longer, but ... white! The bunnies were happy that they were so smart! But the mother hare said that it was dangerous. Bunnies so bright on the autumn grass are clearly visible and you need to hide until it snows. Bunnies learned a new word - snow! And they began to wait for him. One morning, when it became especially cool, a large cloud flew in and soft fluffy snowflakes flew out of it. It was the first snow of this winter and the first snow in the life of the rabbits.
Step by step drawing process
1. With a pencil, we outline the figure of a hare: an oval is the head, a larger oval is the body, large ears, small front and large hind legs.
2. We carefully draw the figure of the animal with a pencil - the eye, nose, mouth, tail, toes.
3. Draw - "scatter" leaves on the format. We select color scheme withered autumn grass - ocher, green, brown, yellow.
4. With bold strokes we create the background of the composition - autumn grass.
5. We select the color for the hare coat on the palette - white, blue, black. dark color note shadows.
6. With small strokes, we begin to lay the fluffiness of the skin. We transfer the volume of the figure - from dark to light. Add pink to the ears.
7. We color bright small leaves ...
8. ... we denote large leaves with accents.
9. We write veins, twigs on the leaves.
10. We complete the "dry" bunny: write a brilliant eye, leave a highlight; emphasize the shadows, and the whiteness of the fur coat.
11. We complete the composition with swirling small and large snowflakes.
The history of bunnies is quite within the power of first graders.
How incredible, waking up in the morning, to see snow-covered trees, bushes, earth outside the window. The first snow always gives people joy and a sense of a fairy tale. And what extraordinary feelings the first snow brings to children. Lesson on visual activity"First Snow" will help children to touch the process of magic and imagine how the first snow falls.
Theme: First snow
Program content: continue to teach children how to create a winter landscape using non-traditional techniques drawing (drawing with chopsticks). To consolidate children's knowledge of the parts of the day. To teach children to independently perform a drawing in a certain sequence, to develop Creative skills, enrich the vocabulary of children with figurative expressions and words, consolidate the ability to draw with a brush. Develop aesthetic assessments, judgments. Cultivate love for nature, accuracy, independence.
Material for the lesson: paintings with a winter landscape, brushes, poke sticks, tinted paper blue color with a painted tree, white gouache for each child, a jar of water.
preliminary work: looking at illustrations with a winter landscape, observing on a walk, learning poems and songs about winter.
Lesson progress:
(Children stand in a semicircle)
Educator: Children, remember yesterday, was it snowing? (No). Today? Yes, it snowed today. And when did it happen? (At night). Why didn't you see the snow fall? (Children were sleeping). What comes after the night? (Morning). What do we do in the morning? (Children remember what they can do in different parts of the day).
Educator: And tonight it snowed.
I will now read a poem about snow to you, and you try to remember what the snow covered.
I. Surikov
White snow fluffy
Spinning in the air
And the earth is quiet
Falling, laying down.
And in the morning with snow
The field is white
Like a veil
All dressed him up.
Dark forest that beanie
Covered up wonderful
And fell asleep under her
Strongly, imperceptibly.
Educator: What did the snow cover? (children's answers)
Educator: Let's remember what snow is? (white, wet, fluffy, creaky, cold, sparkling)
Educator: And now let's all go to the chairs (Children sit on the chairs). Now each of you will try to be a magician and will draw the first snow. What is drawn on the sheets that lie in front of you? (Tree). This is the tree we will cover with snow. To do this, we need a brush, paint. What colour? (White) And a jar of water. Look, and there are poke sticks in front of you. Why do you think we need them? (Answers of children). With the help of these sticks we will draw snow that falls.
The teacher shows the sequence of work, the children draw snow on the branches of a tree, on the ground with a brush and falling snow with sticks.
If necessary, physical education is carried out.
We are not afraid of powder
Catching snow, clap your hands.
Hands to the sides, at the seams
Enough snow for us and you.
The teacher analyzes the drawings (the teacher puts all the drawings on the table and asks the children to come up, asks who liked whose work. With the help of the children, the teacher evaluates the work.
Educator: Children, our lesson is over. When your drawings are dry, we will put them on display.
This lesson will come in handy for you more than once in your life, and not only for art lessons. Infa cell. I'll show you how to draw snow with just one simple pencil. The difficulty is that when trying to depict falling snow, beginners depict snowflakes flying down. The result is, or invasion, but not snow. Below I will show you what the secret is here. Let's paint this landscape.
How to draw snow with a pencil step by step
Step one. I draw a horizon line. There is nothing in the foreground, everything is covered with snow. In the middle plan, you need to show the tops of the house and trees. And in the back. 
Step two. You should always start drawing from those objects that are closer to the observer. I will sketch the trees and add. 
Step three. Now I draw in detail wooden house and add a window to the second house. Or is it a shed, I don't know, it's not very important. I draw mountains. 
Step four. This is the most important point. Add shadows to the trees, the house, and the mountains where there is no snow. This is the whole secret: to draw snow with a pencil, you need to draw those places where there is no snow, and leave the rest of the space untouched. Look: 
I have made many more lessons about winter for you, here are the best ones.
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lessonplan
The plan of the lesson
Kuni/ date/Date: 19.11.2016
Mұgalim/Teacher/teacher: Fedchishina Anna Sergeevna
Son / Class /schoolroom: 4
Pan/ Subject/Subject: art
Takyryby / Theme of the lesson /theme: Scenery.
Drawing on the theme "First snow".
Sabaқtyn үlgisi / Type of the lesson/ Type of the lesson: lesson learning new material.
Maқsat / Purpose / Objectives:
- Encourage students to express themselves creatively, mobilize and organize creative activity on the proposed topic, to ensure comfortable conditions.
1) bіlіmdіk/educational/educational:
Develop the ability to respond emotionally to a variety of natural phenomena, events, focusing on their individual perception;
2) damytushylyk/developing/developing:
Develop skills and abilities to create artistic images, applying the previously learned methods and rules of color science, composition;
Consciously use resources different types and genres of fine arts to express their thoughts, feelings, moods.
3) tarbielik/educational/bringing:
Tolerant attitude to the opinions, feelings of other people when discussing reproductions, choosing ways to work;
To form the ability to act in a team, a team, expressing one's individuality in accordance with common goal and rules. Correctly, but persistently, the ability to creatively meaningfully defend one's point of view.
Kornekі құraldar/ Equipment/ Resources: album, cards, illustrations of landscapes, paints, felt-tip pens, pencils.
Sabaktyn barysy / Lesson plan / Plan:
1.Orgmoment - acquaintance.
2.Diagnostic creative game.
3. Stimulating creative play.
4. Repetition and introduction to the topic of the lesson.
5. Emotional charging - the choice of an option for performing work.
6. Execution creative work.
7. Summing up, creative impulse.
Sabaq damu (Lesson progress):
1.Orgmoment - acquaintance.
Greeting, explaining the situation to children.
2.Diagnostic creative game.
Let's play first guys. Imagine that you had some kind of trouble, you were offended by something or just sad about something. What will cheer you up more? Choose the card with the corresponding sign.
(note) - an affectionate word, praise, words of approval; (sun) - they will pat on the head, caress, hug; (flower) - they will give something beautiful, or you will dress up and be more beautiful than everyone.
The children took the cards and signed them.
I divide into two teams (12-16 people participate in the lesson) so that in each team there are students with all types of cards (visuals, audials, kinesthetics).
3. Stimulating creative play.
Next game. I suggest that the participants of each team draw on the sheets a word that I tell each team so that the other team does not hear.
Words denote a smell (gentle, light, nasty, sharp, etc.) a taste for another team (sour, bitter, sweet). Each team member in turn draws in one color chosen by him something that he feels when he hears this word (spot, line, specific subject, creature, silhouette...).
Children draw for 5 minutes. Then they show the drawings to other teams, and ask them to guess what smell (taste) is drawn. From practice - guess almost 100%.
4. Repetition and introduction to the topic of the lesson.
In the last lesson we drew the first snow. What was the genre of work? Scenery. (write on the board). We painted the landscape "First Snow" with paints, mixed them, depicted our picture in different shades. We were engaged in painting, color achieved what? (express thoughts, feelings, your attitude to the first snow):
5. Emotional charging - the choice of an option for performing work.
I read poetry.
Color (the main means of painting) we see;
We can smell, feel;
Taste to try;
Touch a cold ball of snow;
Listen to the snow crunch under your feet.
Smell, sight, taste: - feelings, we feel them and can express them: - words, music, gestures, pictures.
Today is the best day ever! We meet the first snow.
According to the forecast bureau, the train will arrive at exactly seven, It will bring us the first snow. There is music and light in the hall. The whole solemn and sleepy train will approach the platform. From car No. 7, an unfamiliar guy will come out. He will say: “Hello, I am snow. So you didn't know again?" He smiles and melts. And everyone suddenly notices snow on the station street, On cars, on eyelashes, Snow on faces, mittens ... Laughter and surprise in the hall. Today is the best day, we met the first snow. In poetry, the poet speaks of snow as a person. 
6. Performing creative work.
What genre of fine art tells about a person? Portrait (I write on the board). Portraits on the board different people: young and old, cheerful and disturbing. Look at your First Snow landscapes, the work of the last lesson. Which person from these portraits does your first snow look like?
Showing other landscapes, looking for appropriate portraits. I propose to draw a portrait "First Snow" or a landscape with a different mood or using a different technique. Students work 20 - 25 minutes. 
7. Summing up, creative impulse.
Can I draw a still life (I write it down on the board), a composition of objects called “First Snow”? What items can be depicted. Children offer a mitten, a snowman, autumn leaf, window, etc.) I propose, if desired, to depict a still life at home.
