Schemes of gradual drawing of a New Year tree for kids 4-8 years, complication of drawings depending on the child's age
In this article we will offer step-by-step optionsdrawing a Christmas tree with children aged 4 to 8 years. Kids love to draw. At the same time, teachers recommend time intervals of approximately 10-20 minutes for fine art classes, depending on the age of the child. It is difficult for little ones to hold their attention on one lesson for more than this period, so a Christmas tree will be a great object for drawing, because it is based on a simple triangle. And if you remember that all kids without exception adore such a holiday as New Year, then the success of a lesson on drawing a smart Christmas tree is guaranteed. In addition, in the process of drawing, you can tell children that the triangular shape of the spruce is also very important from a botanical point of view. This tree species grows mainly in climates with harsh winters and frequent snowfalls. The triangular shape of the crown of the trees does not allow snow to settle and accumulate on the branches. Snow caps simply roll down the inclined line formed by the spruce branches. This saves the branches of the trees from breaking under the weight of the snow cover. Below are step-by-step schemes for drawing trees with increasing difficulty levels for children of different ages. The easiest Christmas tree to draw with children aged 4 and up. It is a triangle that is simply painted in the green color of the needles and multi-colored Christmas toys and balls are drawn on top. They are very easy to draw with gouache. First, apply green paint as a background. To draw balls and beads with small children, you can use a cotton swab instead of a brush. After the green gouache dries a little, dip it into the paint and press it against the surface of the drawn tree. You will get a stamp in the form of a regular circle. You can adjust the size of the drawn balls by pressing hard.Here is an approximate diagram of how to draw a Christmas treefor kids of this age. Drawing a New Year tree with kids 5 years old This drawing will be more complicated. In this tree, the child draws the tiers that form the branches. The same triangle is taken as a basis, but triangles-teeth are added to it at an angle. You can decorate it in the way described above.One of the drawing schemes looks like this.Step-by-step drawing of a Christmas tree with a 6-year-old child Children of this age already have well-developed fine motor skills of their fingers, so drawing a Christmas tree becomes even more complicated. There are more branches and paws. Additionally, the lower tier of branches is drawn. Here you can offer options for coloring the Christmas tree. If the child chooses a felt-tip pen and colored pencils, then at this stage you should draw various Christmas tree decorations. Having clear boundaries and contours will help in the future to color the spruce branches and decorations in different colors with greater accuracy. If the child prefers paints, then drawing Christmas tree balls and garlands is not necessary. They can be drawn over the main background.Approximate diagram of a Christmas tree image.The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree for the holiday appeared long before the establishment of Christianity. In ancient times, it was believed that evergreen trees were magical dwellings of spirits. People brought spruce branches into their homes and decorated them with various delicacies to appease the deities of nature. They asked for a rich harvest and prosperity. Now they no longer believe in ancient spirits, but the tradition of beautifully decorating the green beauty has remained. Step-by-step drawing of a New Year's tree with children from 7 years old Although it is still based on a narrow isosceles triangle, the tree already acquires some semblance of volume. Simple lines are replaced by wavy ones. The New Year's tree no longer looks schematic, since it is drawn not only along the contour. Children can independently draw spruce branches-paws in the middle of the tree, while observing the tiers outlined along the contour. Moreover, the garlands decorating the fluffy beauty are not marked with simple schematic lines, but rather with winding and intricately twisting ones.This is what the step-by-step drawing scheme looks likesuch a Christmas tree. Step-by-step drawing of a Christmas tree with children from 8 years old The conventional triangle diagram is no longer there. Now the child can use a ruler to mark the vertical line of the axis of symmetry. From it, at an angle to the right and left, lines will depart, indicating the tiers of branches. The peculiarity of such a drawing is that here there are branches that are facing us. This effect is achieved due to their length (they should be shorter than the side ones). Using such a drawing as an example, children can study the phenomenon of perspective. This distortion is clearly visible in the diagram. When the drawing of the branches is complete. The auxiliary lines of the "skeleton" can be erased with an eraser. Paints such as gouache are perfect for coloring such a Christmas tree.