Children adore clowns; they amaze with their bright costumes, funny actions and jokes.
Clowns are different in character: cheerful, sad, kind, obstinate, mischievous, but they all have common features: funny makeup, red nose; bright clothes with puffy sleeves and pants, large round collars, bow ties; colorful shoes with decoration.
Many people will want to draw it, but will they succeed? I offer the easiest ways to draw this funny circus performer. First, let's learn how to draw a head.
Wonderful artist
Portrait of a clown, draw with a pencil:
- Draw a circle or oval - this is the head. On both sides of the head we outline the ears, on top there is a cap like a chef’s, only flattened and rectangular in shape. There is a semicircle on top of the cap - it turns out to be a cap.
- Now we draw the hair: from the cap on the head there is an outline of wavy hair on one side and the other.
- Let's draw a small circle under the chin, draw ovals on both sides of the circle - a butterfly.
- On the face there are two small ovals next to each other - eyes.
- Below them is a larger horizontal oval—the nose.
- Now we draw two arcs from the nose on one side and the other, connecting these arcs into an oval - this is the makeup area around the mouth.
- Let's draw a mouth in this oval with an arc with the ends up - a cheerful clown, or with an arc with the ends down - a sad clown.
- We draw the pupils of the funny circus performer’s eyes and highlight the cheeks with small circles. Draw in black eyebrows.
For coloring, you can use pencils, felt-tip pens, and ballpoint pens.
Let's paint the hat green, blue, or yellow. Paint the hair orange, then the face and ears with a matte color, leaving white makeup. We draw the nose, cheeks, mouth in red; bow.
Materials for work
For the initial sketch you will need:
- Paper
- Simple pencil
- Eraser
And to subsequently fill the picture with color, you can use:
- Watercolor
- Gouache
- Markers
- Colour pencils
- And other supplies suitable for painting
Drawing a portrait of a clown with paints
For preschoolers 4-5 years old, drawing a clown with paints is suitable:
- Draw a large pink oval in the middle of the sheet.
- When the drawing dries, use white paint and a brush to highlight the area of the eyes and mouth - this is makeup. Let's wait until the drawing dries.
- Next, draw the hair with orange paint, using straight lines.
- On the top of the head is a cap of any color of the child’s choice.
- We draw brown or blue eyes, and when the paint dries, we draw black pupils, using a felt-tip pen.
- We highlight the round nose and mouth in red. Children's drawing of a clown is ready. This is such a wonderful, funny guy.
Summary of a drawing lesson in the senior group “Cheerful Clown”
Maria Gibeskul
Summary of a drawing lesson in the senior group “Cheerful Clown”
Drawing lesson summary : “ Jolly Clown ”
Age: senior preschool age
Goal: mastering the ability to reflect a human figure in motion in a drawing.
•to strengthen children’s ability to convey in a drawing the characteristic features of a person: body structure, shape. Learn to convey the image of a clown through the attributes of the profession and details of the costume.
• improve the skills of conveying expressiveness in drawing - clarity of lines, combination of warm and cold colors. Develop the ability to select colors.
• learn to share your own impressions with peers, take initiative in communication.
• consolidate the ability to give meaningful answers to the teacher’s questions.
• develop interest in visual arts and the development of aesthetic feelings.
• cultivate a desire for active work.
Preliminary work: conversation about the circus, circus performances, didactic game “Nesmeyana”
,
“Guess the mood”
, reading thin.
Literature S. Ya. Marshak “Circus”
Portrait of an obstinate clown
In general, these funny artists are kind and funny, but this character can also show character. We will draw it as usual, but the mouth will be open and there will be teeth in it. Two arches, one under the other, connected at the ends - an open mouth, and there are sharp teeth, our naughty man decided to indulge in mischief.
The last stage of work
As mentioned earlier, you can use any materials suitable for coloring.
Now that the child has already decided on the clothes and appearance of the clown, you can start painting.
- There are no special rules when painting work.
- There are some nuances - distinctive features of clown makeup.
- The clown's face is smeared with makeup so that clear facial expressions are visible.
- Most often, a clown has a light white face, a red clown nose, red cheeks - a very bright blush and you can add dark funny eyebrows.
- Then it’s up to the children, most likely their choice will be bright colors. After all, a clown is mainly associated with something colorful and colorful.
- A clown can make various grimaces: a wide smile, a protruding tongue, a surprised face and other funny emotions.
- For volume, you can add highlights to the eyes and some elements of clothing.
Now children know how to draw a clown easily! Don't limit yourself to experimenting with colors, patterns and variations of clothing. Your child will definitely make a very impressive and colorful clown!
Juggler
Let's draw a clown step by step:
- Stage 1. Using a thin, barely noticeable line, draw the head, round or oval, just above the middle of the sheet, leaving space for the body. We outline the hair. Down from the head we draw an oval - the future body, it is longer and 2-3 times larger than the head.
- We outline the arms and legs of a clown with puffy sleeves and wide pants, he is in overalls, with a cap on his head. Our clown is a juggler, so we draw our arms in front of us or spread them to the sides, palms open, legs shoulder-width apart.
- On his feet are shoes with pointed toes. For juggling, you can draw any objects: apples, balls, skittles.
- Let's get down to the small details, designate the facial features: draw the eyes, definitely the pupils, the nose as an oval and the mouth as an arc. The mouth can be depicted with one arc, or two: under the main arc, the second, joining the edges of the first - a broadly smiling artist.
- Butterfly or round collar, at the artist's choice.
- Stage 2. Draw a clear outline, highlight the details, and erase the extra lines with an eraser. You can paint on eyelashes, beautiful decorations on shoes, buttons on overalls.
- Stage 3. Paint the figure with different colors. We paint the drawing from top to bottom so as not to smudge the pencil. The color of the cap is at the artist’s choice, the face is pink or matte, we highlight white makeup around the mouth. Jumpsuit in two colors to choose from, for example, one half is yellow, the other is green. Collar, shoes in bright colors optional.
First stage
The most important step is to draw a sketch step by step with a pencil. Clowns can be completely different; there are no strict rules when drawing a colorful actor.
Everything is done at the discretion and desire of the child. Now comes the step-by-step instructions for children.
The second method of drawing with a pencil step by step
This clown will be wearing suspenders and holding a bouquet of flowers or a balloon.
On a sheet of paper, draw a straight vertical line in the center and a horizontal line at the bottom. This is necessary for a symmetrical image of the picture:
- Stage 1. Draw a pear-shaped body on a vertical line, from the middle of the sheet down to the transverse line, above the body there is an oval - the future collar. Above the collar we draw a head, on the head there is a hat or cap, on both sides of the headdress we draw curls of hair. Our painted clown with a receding hairline on the top of his head.
- Stage 2. Draw small details of the face, ears. Eyes, pupils, potato nose, mouth to ears. You can draw the eyebrows unequal, and the eyes at the bridge of the nose or running in different directions.
- Stage 3. Attach the arms to the upper part of the body: one arm along the body, draw the fingers, the other arm is bent at the elbow, the fingers are clenched into a fist. Our comedian will hold a bouquet of flowers.
- Stage 4. Select the stomach, draw two transverse lines - a belt. Suspenders will be attached to it - two parallel vertical lines to the right and left of the collar. Buttons on a suit.
- Stage 5. Draw shoes between the crossed lines on both sides. In this drawing there are no legs, they are covered by the stomach.
- Stage 6. Decorate the clown, draw a bouquet.
How to draw a sad clown in 5 steps
What you will need:
- drawing paper;
- a simple pencil or marker;
- eraser.
Drawing steps:
- We start drawing the clown from the head and body. First we make a large horizontal oval, and then on top of it - a small elongated one.
- We draw the face and suit. A circus performer's costume usually has a puffy collar. Add ears, eyes, nose. And the most important thing is the mouth. It is he who will express sadness in our clown. Don't forget about arms and sleeves.
- We place an elegant hat on our clown’s head. We draw the pupils in the eyes, draw the mouth and fingers more carefully.
- An addition to the face will be a tear running down the artist’s cheek. In his hands we draw a flower pot, and in it there is a flower. A sadly bent flower will add some atmosphere to our picture. We decorate the hat with a ribbon. We add patches to his robe.
- We go through shading along our drawing. And so! The masterpiece is ready!
And so, you and I learned how to draw a clown. Both funny and sad. By the way, a wonderful film was released that year - “It 2”. Perhaps after watching this masterpiece you will want to draw a clown, perhaps you will want to fully feel the atmosphere of the film.
Both children and adults can use these master classes. They are accessible to absolutely everyone and are great for beginning artists who don’t know where to start their creative journey in this industry.
If you want to develop artistic abilities in your child, then these lessons are perfect for you. He can even get an A in fine art!
Draw, create and do not deny yourself anything. After all, creativity is so beautiful
Drawing by cells
This is a fun way of drawing that can develop children's coordination of movements, fine motor skills, and spatial imagination. You need to have enough patience and perseverance, but the image turns out clear and compact, pleasant to look at.
The children will get acquainted with the graphic method of representation. This kind of drawing can be started from 5-6 years of age. This activity may seem more difficult to preschoolers than regular drawing, but the benefits are great.
An adult can also join in the tasks; it acts as a meditative, entertaining and calming tool, and this is also a good time to communicate with a child. You can complete a fascinating task together: drawing a clown for children and parents under dictation:
- Take a pencil, draw ovals next to each other in two cells, and fill in the pupils in them. At the bottom of the cells there is an oval - the nose.
- Above the eyes, eyebrows, from the eyebrows, draw a line around the eyes on one side and the other, retreating half a cell - this is makeup around the eyes, the lines end at the oval nose.
- Under the nose we denote the mouth area with an isosceles rounded triangle. In it we draw a smiling mouth in an arc.
- We draw a line around the sketch, retreating half a cell, we get a head, mark two ears on the sides.
- There is lush curly hair on the head, and a hat on top.
- Further from the chin, from left to right, we draw several identical segments, about eight. We connect them with a smooth line below. It turned out to be a collar.
- From the second flounce of the collar we outline an arm with a puffy sleeve, draw out the palm and fingers.
- From the sleeve we draw a smooth line down, draw a fluffy trouser leg, then another, finish drawing the fluffy sleeve of the second arm, palm and fingers.
- There are buttons in the middle of the trouser legs. Boots or sneakers at the bottom of the legs.
- The result was a sketch in cells. Now we need to paint over our drawing.
Dancing Clown
We draw an oval of the head with a tilt to the left side, on the oval there is a cap of parsley. From the chin, with a smooth line, draw the right hand up, the left hand to the side, from the hand, with a solid smooth line, draw the left leg, laid to the side, the right one in place.
Jumpsuit with puff sleeves and pants, collar and buttons. On his feet are shoes with sharp ends. We draw out small details of the face. You can make the mouth oval, draw an arc along the oval, and draw eyelashes on the eyes. He turned out to be such a nice little boy. The cheerful mischief is dancing.
Clown with violin
We draw by any means, a regular drawing, only the position of the hands is certain. The head is turned slightly to the right, the artist listens to the sounds of music. The body of the instrument is depicted under the chin.
The left arm is bent at the elbow, the fingers are clenched into a fist - the hand holds the bow. The right hand is extended forward, holding the instrument, the fingers gripping the violin just below the body. You can color the musician however you like.
Clown on a wheel
The figure is slightly turned to the side. If a turn to the right is depicted, then the small details of the face are highlighted more clearly on the left side. The clown spins the wheel pedals. The left leg is bent at the knee and placed on the pedal.
We place our right foot on the pedal on the other side of the wheel, it is bent at the knees, but part of the leg is not visible, it is covered by the wheel. Hands can be spread to the sides, holding some object. Boys will especially like this circus performer. Parents can help draw a clown.
This artist is designed to make people laugh. In life, humor and fun are necessary, so people are intuitively drawn to the entertaining events of the master.
Small children may be frightened by such an artist; parents need to explain the behavior and coloring of this character, that he falls to the floor, makes faces, and teases for fun.
Dress your child in a clown costume and let him fool around, come up with a funny number, he will like it, and drawing this character will create a good mood for all family members.
Progress of the lesson
the “Circus March” during children’s free activities
I. O. Dunaevsky.
Educator: I think I’ve already heard this piece of music, but I can’t remember where. Are you familiar with this music?
Children: we heard it at the circus.
Educator: I remembered, you are absolutely right, my friends! This piece of music is called "Circus March"
famous composer Isaac Osipovich Dunaevsky.
The teacher brings the children to the “theatrical and musical”
center, sits them on pre-set benches and shows the children a portrait of the composer.
Have any of you been to the circus?
Educator: what circus professions do you know?
Children: juggler, clown , animal trainer, acrobat, magician, etc.
Educator: Well done, how many circus professions do you know! In our “theatrical and musical”
A real magician's hat appeared in the corner. The teacher takes out the magician's hat and shows it to the children.
“He’s the funniest person in the circus.
He is a great success.
All that remains is to remember
What's his name??»
Children: this funny guy is called a clown . The teacher pays attention to the complete answers of his students
Teacher (takes out a toy clown )
: Right!
Meet the clown Klepa . What is the job of a clown ?
Children: the clown's job is to make the audience laugh.
Educator: what costumes do clowns ?
Children: clowns wear bright costumes .
Educator: what mood do you get when you see a clown in such clothes ?
Children: when I see a clown in such clothes , I get into a cheerful mood .
Educator: Look how interesting it is! It turns out that color can convey mood! They say that the clown is considered the most difficult! Why do you think?
Educator: That’s right, circus clowns have many specializations! And we will demonstrate them now! on your feet !
