Are you ready to bring your artistic skills to life and draw people? Get ready for this guide on figure drawing for kids!
This is also an article that can help get your kid into drawing. So if you’re a parent reading this, take notes!
Forget about boring tutorials and complicated techniques – this article is all about making drawing fun and exciting.
By breaking down the drawing process into simple steps, you’ll learn how to create stunning figures that jump off the page or digital canvas!
So grab your pencils (or drawing tablet) and get ready to start figure drawing.
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The Basics of Figure Drawing For Kids
To understand the basics of figure drawing, start by familiarizing yourself with the human body’s proportions and shapes. You can even use the body proportion template below!
Practice with the template and change up the proportions, make a larger or shorter character and have fun.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes; they’re essential to learning and developing your artistic skills. Embrace the process of trial and error, and learn from each attempt.
Drawing techniques and art supplies are important tools for expressing creativity, but using a simple pencil or drawing tablet will do!
You’ll discover your unique art style and voice as you practice and improve.
Remember, figure drawing isn’t about creating perfect replicas of people, but about capturing the essence and movement of the human form.
Use your imagination and enjoy this process!
Ready to go a bit deeper? Learn about gesture drawing here.
Try Out Different Art Materials
When learning figure drawing for kids, you should try to experiment a lot with different art supplies!
This is part of the fun and will allow you to find new ways to draw that will make the experience much easier to go through.
Try different painting supplies, pencils, and even a budget drawing tablet or iPad!
Copy Your Favorite Characters!
One of the best ways to learn figure drawing as a kid is to copy your favorite characters.
Use fanart as a tool to improve and have fun with the process!
You’re simply using famous characters as references for your drawings. You can even change them up, try new colors or new poses even!
This is a very fun way to learn figure drawing as a kid or young artist.
Experiment With Different Cartoon Styles
We’ve discussed using famous characters as reference, but you can also learn different cartoon art styles!
What cartoon styles do you enjoy? Try drawing in those specific styles!
Maybe mix a few and have fun with them, see what you can come up with.
For a more detailed list of Cartoon Art Styles click here!
Add Details and Finishing Touches
To add the final details and finishing touches to your figure drawings, you can learn some more advanced techniques and elements of art!
This can be a bit more advanced if you’re teaching figure drawing for kids, but it’s very useful.
One important aspect is shading techniques, which can add depth and dimension to your figures.
Experiment with different shading styles, such as hatching, cross-hatching, and blending, to create realistic shadows and highlights.
Another way to enhance your drawings is by focusing on facial expressions.
Pay attention to the details of the eyes, eyebrows, mouth, and nose to show different emotions and personalities.
For example, you can draw a very Angry Face using this tutorial!
Additionally, consider creating a scene for your figure by adding a background or setting.
This will give context to your artwork and make it more engaging.
You can use photo references or draw from real life to capture the details and authenticity of your scene.
Conclusion
Congratulations on completing this journey of figure drawing! Now it’s all about repeating the process and having fun.
Studies have shown that “gains are greater from drawing than other known mnemonic techniques” so you can apply this knowledge to other parts of your life!
By learning the figure drawing basics, trying out new materials, art styles, adding details, and finishing touches, you have gained valuable skills that will take your artistic abilities to new heights.
Remember, the key to improvement is practice, so keep drawing and exploring your creativity.
With dedication and passion, you can continue to create beautiful and meaningful artwork.
Have fun and remember:
Keep on drawing!
Oh and if you need a few drawing ideas, check out these Easy Drawing Ideas For Artists!
Patricia Caldeira is the main writer here at Don Corgi. She's an art teacher with over 20.000 happy students across many platforms and courses!
Enjoy your stay and as always:
Keep on drawing!
