Master-class: how to draw a squirrel in different styles

How to draw a squirrel will be discussed in this article. The author offers his readers two different master-classes.

Master-class "How to draw a squirrel in a children's style"

The result of this master class is extremely suitable for decorating children's walls, for illustrating books for preschool children or for colorful applications for children's clothing .

1. First, with the help of two ovals, a novice artist depicts the head and trunk of the animal.
2. Having an oval of a smaller size in the middle of the abdomen, the draftsman outlines his lighter part. To the top of the head are attached ears, and on the muzzle in the form of a thickened eight or two superimposed oval ends that are slightly narrowed, the thick, fluffy cheeks of the squirrel are depicted.
3. Since to draw a squirrel necessarily follows with a magnificent tail - this is one of the main distinguishing features of this animal, then a slightly curved, very lush tail with a rounded tip is painted behind the trunk. On the abdomen, the artist depicts small paws with claws on his fingers.
4. The next step in the master class "How to draw a squirrel in a children's style" is the design of a nice face. Of course, everyone knows that the squirrel does not know how to smile, but the picture is created for the child, so it's not surprising that our squirrel will smile affably. Over the cheeks, she has round eyes-buttons. Though someone, probably, will want to draw still and long cilia and even crooks that absolutely the muzzle was similar to the girl's face. In the ears, the inner part should be separated by arcs, and the curl should be drawn on the tail.
5. The last stage is the drawing of the hind legs.
6. You can paint the squirrel with two colors: a dark base and light for the cheeks, the inside of the ears and the middle of the abdomen.

How to draw a squirrel properly

No matter how nice the above squirrel was, it's still quite far from nature. It is more suitable for decorating rooms or dishes, decorating postcards or creating cartoons. An artist-naturalist, however, must know how to draw a squirrel living in the forest correctly. To do this, you should carefully consider pictures and photos of the cute rodent, get acquainted with the videos or even watch the live squirrel. Since drawing a squirrel with a pencil is best in profile (to show its distinctive feature is the uplifted and curved sinusoid lush tail), then here it will be This is the case.

Master-class realistic drawing squirrels

1. The mouth, eye and pipette of the nose are drawn on the head.
2. At the top of the head are ears, and in the one that is directed to the viewer, you need to highlight the inner part.
3. Immediately from under the chin a small front forearm emerges.
4. From the back of the head, the line first makes a bend inward, outlining the neck of the neck, and then it forms a curved arcuate back. A round, rather large joint of the knee is drawn with the help of a part of the circle.
5. We finish drawing the back leg and perform a curved tail with a pencil.
6. Last stage: duplication of the upper and lower legs in order to write out the second pair of limbs, which are located from the opposite side to the viewer. In the feet of the animal can give a nut or fungus, a lump or a seed.
7. You can paint a squirrel at your discretion: if it is depicted in the summer, then its coat should be painted in bright red or brownish color, and the winter "clothing" of the animal is light gray or bluish.