Magpie is one of the most famous birds in our country, which is devoted to many poems, sayings, tales and stories. However, in order for the child to know better about her, you need to not only tell him all these traditions, but also teach him to draw this charming bird. And if you do not know how to draw a magpie, then just read on this article, and you will understand that there are no difficulties in this.
Necessary materials for drawing
Before you start drawing magpies, you should make sure that the child has all the materials necessary for this. First of all, of course, you need to get a sheet of paper A3 or A4, or even better, immediately the whole album, because it may turn out that the sheet will be damaged and you have to take a new one. Then you should decide whether you want to draw magpie with a pencil or paints, and based on this decision, you will have to get a simple pencil, as well as colored pencils or watercolor paints for decoration. Also useful for drawing a pencil sharpener, which may break or become dull in the process of depicting magpies, and an eraser, it may be needed to erase an ugly drawn or unnecessary detail. And finally, if you decide to paint the bird with paints, you will still need a brush for painting and a jar of water, in which these brushes will need to be rinsed.
How to draw magpie with a pencil in stages with a child?
Having collected all the necessary tools, it remains only to captivate the child with the upcoming drawing, to sit him next to him at the table, and you can proceed to the first stage of drawing the magpie. To do this, right in the center of the sheet, draw a circle and an oval, connected to each other, which will be the head and body of the bird. From the trunk we draw one line, which later becomes the tail, to the side, and two lines that will become the magpie's legs, down. After that, the body contours are outlined, auxiliary lines are erased, and then small strokes are made with a pencil along the contour, which will give the bird the appearance of plumage. At the third stage, we draw forty eyes, a beak, a wing and carefully draw the legs, after which it practically comes to life on paper.
How to draw magpie with paints or decorate with pencils?
Having drawn the bird with a simple pencil, you can leave the drawing, but it’s better to color it afterwards, thereby making the magpie even more realistic, which will allow the child to see it in reality. You can paint the bird with colored pencils as well as paints, at your discretion. The main thing to remember is that the magpie feathers on the head, back, chest and neck will be black with a blue or green tint. So they can first be painted in black, but not very bright, and then feathers can be painted on top of it with blue or green pencils. On the stomach and sides, in turn, you can not paint the feathers, as they are white, but if you have a white pencil, then it can be used. Now, knowing how to draw magpie with colored pencils, it will not be difficult to draw it with paints. The process of coloring the bird with paints will be similar to coloring with colored pencils, but in this case it will still be possible to soften the black color of the feathers by diluting the paint with water. And on top of it, again, then it will be possible to apply strokes of green or blue color, so that the magpie becomes like a real one.
We draw a magpie-white-sided
If you and your child were able to draw magpie in stages, then next time it will be possible to slightly complicate the work and make drawing more fun. Instead of the usual bird, it will be possible to draw an already fairy-tale character - a magpie and white-sided, about which the children heard so many different stories. Moreover, the fairy magpie is also drawn very simply according to the same principle as an ordinary bird. It’s just that a bird’s handkerchief is drawn on top of this bird’s head, which is tied with a bow around the neck. So just one detail is simply added to the ordinary picture, but at the same time the magpie is no longer just a bird, which can be seen on the street, but a real fairy-tale hero - a magpie-white-faced, loving beautiful bright things.
Well, after we were able to understand how to draw a magpie, whether it be an ordinary bird or a fairy-tale character, we can proceed to an even more complicated stage. Then it will be possible to paint landscapes around her, supplement the picture with some little things, decorate it, make it more realistic or more fabulous. All at the discretion of mother and child, who, thanks to painting, will immerse themselves in such a wonderful world of nature.