Pigeons are birds that can be found in almost any part of the world. There are over 300 species of these popular birds. They are wild, decorative, postal and even meat. Pigeons vary in color, physique, shape of wings, tail, beak and so on.
Since ancient times, there is a belief that a dove is a bird of the world. People believed that the dove is a pure and good creature that does not have a gall bladder (which was an erroneous opinion), and therefore there is not a drop of bile and anger in it. Some nations revered pigeons for sacred birds. Also, the white dove that brought the good sign to Noah is mentioned in the Bible.
From the article you will learn how to draw a dove. Let's see what we need for this.
Tools and materials
In order to draw a pigeon, you need a simple pencil, a blank sheet of paper and a washing gum. Oh yes! There are a couple more points ...
If you want to draw a dove with a pencil and then color it, prepare watercolor paints or gouache, brushes and a jar of water. Instead of paints, you can use colored pencils, felt-tip pens or wax crayons. If you have everything you need, let's start drawing!
How to draw a dove in stages
- First of all, we draw a beak-triangle, draw a dividing line inside it. Further from the beak we draw up the line, depicting the head, and lower it further down.
- From the lower part of the beak we also draw a line slightly downward curved in the neck area, depicting the breast and the abdomen of the pigeon. We bring it to the end and connect it to the first line, schematically depicting the feathers.
- Now let's try to depict the wing of a pigeon. We begin to draw it on the body just above the middle. We bring it to the left side, a little further than the end of the calf. We sharpen the end. With the help of washing gum we remove the unnecessary lines crossing the wing. We draw feathers on it. At the bottom of the body we draw two paws, not forgetting to erase unnecessary lines. We finish the claws and leathery texture on the “fingers”.
- Draw up the tail and eye of the pigeon. And - voila!
We have a pretty dove!
Coloring a pigeon
How to draw a dove in stages with a pencil, we learned, now we will try to colorize it. To do this, you will need pencils / felt-tip pens / paints of various colors. The main and main color is gray. Black, pink, green and blue colors will also be needed.
- We start from the head: we color it with gray. We fill the wings, abdomen and beak with the same shade.
- The neck of the pigeon is blue-green, it is better to apply on top of gray.
- On the wings and tail, add black.
- The legs are pink and the claws are gray.
- The pupil is black, the rest of the eye is colored pink or orange.
- In black with a thin brush, draw a circle around the outline. That's all, the pigeon is ready! If you worked with paints, then set the pattern aside for half an hour or an hour to allow it to dry.
Pigeon in flight
We painted a quietly and peacefully standing dove, and now we will see how to draw a dove in flight.
- We draw a beak and to the right of it we draw a curved line that will turn into a wing. We go back and draw a circle of the head. We draw another line right down, depicting a pigeon's belly.
Parallel to the second line, going down to the right, draw another one. Next to them we draw a tail, depicting feathers one at a time.
- From the wing line drawn at the very beginning, we depict feathers, ending them where the tail contour begins.
- And the last step of the action is how to draw a dove in flight. We depict the visible part of the second wing on the other side of the head, draw the eye.Everything, the dove in flight is ready!
Dove with a twig in its beak
Let's see how to draw a dove with a twig in its beak.
- We start the same way as in the previous stages of drawing - with the beak. From it we lead down a curved line, creating the neck, abdomen and base of the tail. Up and to the right, we outline the head, draw the eye.
- From the top line draw up the wing.
- Next we depict the second wing, not forgetting the feathers. We draw the wings as if a pigeon was preparing to take off.
- Immediately from the feathers, we draw a line to the right, which will subsequently be the tail. Draw feathers. The pigeon’s beak is divided by a horizontal line that does not reach the end and depict a twig in it.A bird of peace flies with good news!
Draw with children
We tried to draw a dove and color it. Moreover, they were able to portray a dove in flight, they sketched a bird with a twig in its beak. Now let's see how to draw a dove with a pencil for a child.
If the child is 10-12 years old, then it will not be difficult for him to portray a dove, as described above. If you have absolutely little, then you need to look for another way. Children are very fond of tracing their fingers and using them to create drawings. We will rely on this technique.
The easiest way to draw a dove is as follows: the baby puts his hand on the sheet, traces it along the contour, removes the pen and draws a couple of parts with your help.
Here is such a wonderful pigeon your child can get. From the ring finger to the left, you need to draw a wing and depict feathers with a few lines. Draw a beak and an eye to the outline of the thumb, and draw paws from the bottom. It’s so easy to draw a dove.
In order for the child to succeed, help him, explain each step in stages. For the first time, you can help the child circle the hand and tell you that it can’t be moved, you can’t remove it so that the drawing is neat. Then the baby will be able to cope with this simple task. A large mother’s hand and a small nursery will help to revive a pigeon-mother and a chick on paper - this will bring you closer to the baby.
Try painting yourself and teach your children this. Good luck