WITH early years Parents try to instill in their children a love of reading, poetry, stories and fairy tales. Kids have their own favorite characters. Boys like superheroes, but girls closer images princesses, queens and other fairy-tale heroines.
What role do fairy tales play for children?
Of course, fairy tales play a very important role in the lives of children - it is through them that they learn about good and bad, the concept of evil and good, mutual assistance, respect, what deception is and other points that are easiest to explain to children through made-up stories. Soviet fairy tales have a good rhyme, an interesting tale, funny poems and songs - which are especially interesting for children. Princesses and princesses are the main characters of many Russian and foreign fairy tales.
And by about 5 years, especially for girls, the question arises: “how to draw a princess?” Many parents who do not have drawing skills find it difficult to explain to their child how to do this. In fairy tales, characters quite often turn into some kind of animal or bird. For example, the frog princess or the swan princess. That is why her reincarnation is often depicted, and not her human appearance.
But little girls and boys grow up, and they have a desire to draw a princess in the guise of a girl. It is worth understanding in more detail both options - how to draw a princess.
Drawing a princess in the form of a bird or animal into which she turns
If we take as a basis two fairy tales, the swan princess and the frog princess. Here the main characters of the drawings are the swan and the frog. But their main difference is the presence of a crown, or arrow (as it is written in a fairy tale).
The drawing process should be divided into several stages, so the frog’s body should be represented in the form simple shapes- circles and ovals, then use lines to create the outline of a frog, place a crown on its head, and an arrow in its paw.
Almost the same steps apply to the swan, only the neck can be drawn either as a rectangle or as a narrow long oval, outline the outline with curved lines, draw a wing and tail, the swan should have a crown on its head. Erase the extra lines with an eraser and add a few strokes to the shadows so that the picture is visually voluminous and realistic.
How to draw a princess step by step as a girl
How can you draw a princess from a fairy tale? You can create a portrait of the princess, depict her in full height or sitting on a bench, a pebble. Everything depends entirely on imagination.
Let's look at how to draw a portrait of a princess.
IN this option, it is very important to depict facial features in proportion. That is why an oval is first drawn, which is divided by two lines - vertical and horizontal. It is along these lines that you should be guided when further drawing the face. The nose and lips will be positioned clearly on both sides of the vertical line, it is important to draw eyes and eyebrows at the same height, the same size and shape. After which you can start drawing the hair, neck, kokoshnik or crown.
Thus, in this article, we were able to analyze the main elements and understand exactly how to draw a princess, what you should pay attention to, and most importantly, what image plays in the artist’s imagination, be it a frog or a beautiful princess. She sits and is sad, or happy she looks into the distance, since all the troubles are behind her.
- In the old days, one king had three sons. When the sons grew up, the king gathered them and said:
My dear sons, while I am not yet old, I would like to marry you, to look at your children, at my grandchildren.
The sons answer their father:
- So, father, bless. Who would you like us to marry?
- That's it, sons, take an arrow, go out into an open field and shoot: where the arrows fall, there is your destiny. The sons bowed to their father, took an arrow, went out into an open field, pulled their bows and shot.
The eldest son's arrow fell on the boyar's yard, and the boyar's daughter picked up the arrow. The middle son's arrow fell onto the wide merchant's courtyard and was picked up by the merchant's daughter.
And youngest son, Ivan Tsarevich, the arrow rose and flew away, he doesn’t know where. So he walked and walked, reached the swamp, and saw a frog sitting, picking up his arrow. Ivan Tsarevich tells her:
- Frog, frog, give me my arrow. And the frog answers him:
- Marry me!
- What do you mean, how can I marry a frog?
- Take it, this is your fate.
Ivan Tsarevich began to spin. There was nothing to do, I took the frog and brought it home.
The tsar performed three weddings: he married his eldest son to a boyar’s daughter, his middle son to a merchant’s daughter, and the unfortunate Ivan Tsarevich to a frog.
So the king called his sons:
- I want to see which of your wives is the best needlewoman. Let them sew me a shirt by tomorrow.
The sons bowed to their father and left.
Ivan Tsarevich comes home, sat down and hung his head. The frog jumps on the floor and asks him:
- What, Ivan Tsarevich, hung his head? Or some kind of grief?
- Father told you to sew a shirt for him by tomorrow. The frog answers:
- Don’t worry, Ivan Tsarevich, better go to bed, the morning is wiser than the evening. Ivan Tsarevich went to bed, and the frog jumped onto the porch, threw off his frog skin and turned into Vasilisa the Beautiful, such a beauty that you couldn’t even tell it in a fairy tale.
Vasilisa the Beautiful clapped her hands and shouted:
- Mothers, nannies, get ready, get ready! By morning, sew me a shirt like the one I saw on my dear father.
Ivan Tsarevich woke up in the morning, the frog was jumping on the floor again, and his shirt was already lying on the table, wrapped in a towel. Ivan Tsarevich was delighted, took the shirt and took it to his father. At this time the king accepted gifts from his great sons. The eldest son unfolded the shirt, the king accepted it and said: - To wear this shirt in a black hut.
The middle son unfolded his shirt, the king said:
- You can only wear it to the bathhouse. Ivan Tsarevich unwrapped his shirt decorated with gold, silver, and cunning patterns.
The king just looked:
- Well, this is a shirt - wear it on a holiday. The brothers went home, and the elder and the younger judged among themselves.
- No, apparently, we laughed in vain at the wife of Ivan Tsarevich: she is not a frog, but some kind of witch.
The king called his sons again.
- Let your wives bake bread for me by tomorrow. I want to know which cooks better.
Ivan Tsarevich hung his head and came home. The frog asks him:
- What's wrong?
He answers:
- We need to bake bread for the king by tomorrow.
- Don’t worry, Ivan Tsarevich, better go to bed, the morning is wiser than the evening. And those daughters-in-law at first laughed at the frog, and now they sent one back-of-the-house grandmother to see how the frog would bake bread.
And the cunning frog realized this. She kneaded the kneading mixture, broke the stove from above, and right there, in the hole, the whole kneading mixture and overturned it. The backwater grandmother ran to the royal daughters-in-law, told everything, and they began to do the same. And the frog jumped onto the porch, turned into Vasilisa the Beautiful, and clapped his hands:
- Mothers, nannies, get ready, get ready! Bake me a soft one by morning White bread, what I ate at my dear father’s.
Ivan Tsarevich woke up in the morning, and there was bread on the table, decorated with various tricks: printed patterns on the sides, cities with outposts on top. Ivan Tsarevich was delighted, wrapped the bread in his fly, and took it to his father. And the king at that time accepted bread from his big sons. Their wives put the dough into the oven, as their backwater grandmother told them, and what came out was nothing but burnt dirt. The king accepted the bread from his eldest son, looked at it and sent it to the men's room. He accepted it from his middle son and sent him there. And when Ivan Tsarevich served, the Tsar said:
- This is bread, only eat it on holidays.
And the king ordered his three sons to come to him at the feast tomorrow along with their wives. Again, Tsarevich Ivan returned home sadly, hanging his head below his shoulders. The frog jumps on the floor:
- Kwa, kwa, Ivan Tsarevich, what’s wrong? Or did you hear an unfriendly word from the priest?
- Frog, frog, how can I not grieve? Father ordered me to come to the feast with you, but how can I show you to people? The frog answers:
- Don’t worry, Ivan Tsarevich, go to the feast alone, and I’ll follow you. When you hear knocking and thunder, don’t be alarmed. If they ask you, say: “This is my little frog riding in a box.”
Ivan Tsarevich went alone. The older brothers arrived with their wives, dressed up, dressed up, rouged, and perfumed. They stand and laugh at Ivan Tsarevich:
- Why did you come without your wife? At least he brought it in a handkerchief. Where did you find such a beauty? Tea, all the swamps came out.
The king with his sons, daughters-in-law, and guests sat down at oak tables and feasted on stained tablecloths. Suddenly there was a knock and thunder, the whole palace shook. The guests got scared, jumped up from their seats, and Ivan Tsarevich said:
- Don’t be afraid, honest guests: this is my little frog in a box that has arrived.
A gilded carriage with six white horses flew up to the royal porch, and Vasilisa the Beautiful came out of there: there were frequent stars on her azure dress, on her head there was a clear moon, such a beauty - you couldn’t imagine it, you couldn’t guess it, you could only tell it in a fairy tale. She takes Ivan Tsarevich by the hand and leads him to the oak tables and the stained tablecloths.
The guests began to eat, drink, and have fun. Vasilisa the Beautiful drank from the glass and poured the last of it down her left sleeve. She bit the swan and threw the bones onto her right sleeve. The wives of the big princes saw her tricks and let’s do the same. We drank, ate, and it was time to dance. Vasilisa the Wise picked up Ivan Tsarevich and went. She danced, danced, twirled, twirled - everyone was amazed. She waved her left sleeve - suddenly a lake appeared, waved her right sleeve - white swans swam across the lake. The king and guests were amazed.
And the older daughters-in-law went to dance: they waved their sleeves - only the guests were splashed; They waved at others - only the bones scattered, one bone hit the king in the eye. The king got angry and drove both daughters-in-law away.
At that time, Ivan Tsarevich went away quietly, ran home, found a frog skin there and threw it into the oven, burning it over the fire. Vasilisa the Beautiful returns home, she missed it - there is no frog skin. She sat down on a bench, became sad, depressed and said to Ivan Tsarevich:
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich, what have you done? If you had only waited three more days, I would have been yours forever. And now goodbye. Look for me far away, in the thirtieth kingdom, near Koshchei the Immortal... Vasilisa the Beautiful turned into a gray cuckoo and flew out the window. Ivan Tsarevich cried, cried, bowed to four sides and went wherever his eyes looked - to look for his wife, Vasilisa the Beautiful. He walked close, far, long, short, he carried his boots, his caftan was worn out, the rain drenched his cap. An old man comes across him.
- Hello, good fellow! What are you looking for, where are you going?
Ivan Tsarevich told him about his misfortune. The old man tells him:
- Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, why did you burn the frog’s skin? You didn’t put it on, it wasn’t for you to take it off. Vasilisa the Wise was born more cunning and wiser than her father. For this he became angry with her and ordered her to be a frog for three years. Well, there’s nothing to do, here’s a ball for you: wherever it rolls, you can follow it boldly.
Ivan Tsarevich thanked the old man and went to get the ball. The ball rolls, he follows it. In an open field he comes across a bear. Ivan Tsarevich has set his sights and wants to kill the beast. And the bear says to him in a human voice: - Don’t hit me, Ivan Tsarevich, someday I’ll be useful to you.
Ivan Tsarevich took pity on the bear, did not shoot him, and moved on. Look, a drake is flying above him. He takes aim, and the drake says to him in a human voice:
- Don’t hit me, Ivan Tsarevich, I’ll be useful to you.
He felt sorry for the drake and moved on. A sideways hare runs. Ivan Tsarevich came to his senses again, wants to shoot at him, and the hare says in a human voice:
- Don’t kill me, Ivan Tsarevich, I’ll be useful to you!
He felt sorry for the hare and moved on. He approaches the blue sea and sees a pike lying on the shore, on the sand, barely breathing and says to him:
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich, take pity on me, throw me into the blue sea!
He threw the pike into the sea and walked further along the shore. Whether long or short, the ball rolled towards the forest. There stands a hut on chicken legs, turning around itself.
- Hut, hut, stand in the old way, as your mother put it: with your back to the forest, with your front towards me. The hut turned its front to him, its back to the forest. Ivan Tsarevich entered it and saw - on the stove, on the ninth brick, there was a bug-yaga, a bone leg, teeth on the shelf, and his nose grown into the ceiling. - Why, good fellow, did you come to me? - Baba Yaga tells him. - Are you torturing for business or are you torturing for the sake of business? Ivan Tsarevich answers her:
- Oh, you old bastard, you should have fed me first, given me something to drink, steamed me in a bathhouse, and then you would have asked.
Baba Yaga steamed him in the bathhouse, gave him something to drink, fed him, put him to bed, and Ivan Tsarevich told her that he was looking for his wife, Vasilisa the Beautiful.
“I know, I know,” Baba Yaga tells him, “your wife is now with Koshchei the Immortal.” It will be difficult to get it, it will not be easy to deal with Koshchei: his death is at the end of a needle, that needle is in an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a hare, that hare sits in a stone chest, and the chest stands on a tall oak tree, and that oak Koschey the Immortal is like his own protects the eye.
Ivan Tsarevich spent the night with Baba Yaga, and the next morning she showed him where the tall oak tree grew. How long or short did it take Ivan Tsarevich to get there, and he saw a tall oak tree standing, rustling, with a stone chest on it, and it was difficult to get it. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a bear came running and uprooted the oak tree. The chest fell and broke. A hare jumped out of the chest and ran away at full speed. And another hare chases him, catches him and tears him to shreds. And a duck flew out of the hare and rose high, right up to the sky. Lo and behold, the drake rushed at her; when it hits her, the duck drops the egg, the egg falls into the blue sea...
Here Tsarevich Ivan burst into bitter tears - where can one find an egg in the sea? Suddenly a pike swims up to the shore and holds an egg in its teeth. Ivan Tsarevich broke the egg, took out a needle and let’s break the end of it. He breaks, and Koschey the Immortal fights and rushes about. No matter how much Koschey fought and rushed about, Tsarevich Ivan broke the end of the needle, and Koschey had to die.
Ivan Tsarevich went to the white stone Koshcheev Chambers. Vasilisa the Beautiful ran out to him and kissed his sugary lips. Ivan Tsarevich and Vasilisa the Beautiful returned home and lived happily ever after until a ripe old age.
A fairy tale is often a fictional story with wonderful characters, funny animals or people endowed with superpowers. Story drawing is a useful activity children's creativity. While working on rich material, children are mentally transported to a magical environment, feel the characters and live in their thoughts. Before you start drawing any illustration, you need to read the plot and stop at one of the episodes. And what’s surprising is that one drawing can completely reveal the entire fairy tale. Young artists can create real masterpieces with detailed images of characters, endowed with their own character.
The fairy tale “The Frog Princess” has been known since childhood, and for many it has become a favorite work. It can be re-read several times, and main character causes sympathy in the first episodes. If you draw an illustration for such a work, you just need to decide what to draw. Usually the frog itself is present in children's drawings. Since she was a princess, she is often depicted wearing a crown, and in her hands is the treasured arrow of Ivan Tsarevich. There may be several illustration options, let's look at the main ones.
Frog on a water lily
To make the frog's body symmetrical, two perpendicular straight lines are first applied to the sheet. An oval for the head is depicted just above the center. An elongated body is attached to it, with the right and left-hand side must be symmetrical.
Elongated hind legs with ovals for the paws are drawn on both sides of the body.
At the top of the head, two protruding ovals are added for the eyes. Then the pupil, eyelids and eyelashes are drawn. Just below dots for the nose and smiling mouth are made.
The front legs are added at the base of the hind legs, one of them should be raised up and the other down.
At the end of the work, a crown and an arrow are added, and a water lily is depicted below. The drawing is painted.
Frog Princess with Arrow
This drawing begins by drawing an oval for the head and a blank for the crown.
Protrusions for the eyes are drawn in the middle of the oval, and a neck at the bottom. Expressive eyes with eyelashes and a zigzag mouth are applied to the head.
The crown and legs of the frog are detailed. Left hand will be clenched into a fist.
Continue drawing the shape of the body and hind legs.
Protruding feet are depicted on the legs.
At the end, spots are applied to the frog’s body and an arrow is added. The work is decorated.
Frog for the little ones
The Tale of the Dead Princess drawing step by step
Perhaps the most famous fairy tale by A. Pushkin can be called “The Tale of the Dead Princess.” Its plot is very memorable. After the death of his wife, the king takes a young beauty as his wife. She owned magic mirror, which knew how to broadcast about her beauty. The king's daughter became more and more beautiful over the years, so the stepmother plots to kill her sister-in-law. To do this, she sends her to the forest, and when the mirror continues to talk about the beauty of the princess, the stepmother tries to poison her with an apple. Prince Elisha is trying with all his might to bring back his beloved, calling on the Sun, Wind and Moon for help. Only the kiss of her beloved could revive the princess. The young return to their father's house. The lovers' reunion leads to the death of the stepmother.
To begin creativity, it is enough to choose the most eloquent episode of the work, for example, the princess with an apple in her hand, Elisha near the tomb " Dead princess"or the stepmother at the mirror.
Evil stepmother
The sheet is divided by a vertical straight line into two parts. At the top of the line an oval is drawn for the head, a little lower - a horizontal strip for the shoulders with points for the arms, a little above the middle of the line a blank for the waist is outlined.
Then they begin to shape the body and dress. The base of the crown is drawn on the head. The queen holds her hands on her sides.
At the third stage, they begin to detail the face and dress.
Lush hanging flounces are depicted on the sleeves and waist.
Finish off the detailing of the face and dress.
Use an eraser to remove unnecessary details and draw the contours of the figure.
Examples of drawings on the theme of the tale of the dead princess
Marya Marevna drawing for a fairy tale step by step in pencil
The main characters of the famous Russian fairy tale are Ivan Tsarevich, Marya Marevna and Koschey the Immortal; the remaining characters can be classified as secondary. On the way to his sisters, Ivan meets the beautiful Marya. The beauty of the girl captivated him. happy life The young people were destroyed by Ivan’s curiosity. Opening secret door with Koshchei, he released the villain into freedom. The Tsarevich had to overcome many obstacles to free his beloved.
Marya Marevna begins to be drawn from an auxiliary line, on which a circle is drawn for the head and a straight line for the base of the kokoshnik.
Then they draw a smooth oval with a chin and a swan neck. At the top there is parted hair, and below the kokoshnik there are earrings.
On at this stage depict Marya's expressive eyes and eyebrows. At the bottom of the oval, a small nose and mouth are formed in a smile.
Then they begin to draw the large kokoshnik. It consists of a large semicircle with an ornament.
When the beauty's head is formed, you can proceed to the girl's body. It will consist of a quadrilateral and lines bent arms, and the hem of the dress will go slightly lower.
The top of the clothing is detailed. The beauty is wearing a collared shirt that peeks out from under the straps of her sundress.
Then they begin to form the wavy hem of the dress.
For pomp, folds are applied to the bottom of the sundress.
The sleeves of the shirt are made wide, and the bottom is secured with a cuff. At this stage you can draw the hands.
The sundress is decorated with a strip of triangular patterns. The girl can hold a scarf in her hand.
A pattern is applied to the kokoshnik, the neckline of the sundress and the bottom of the hem. The ornament can be varied, all at the discretion of the artist.
Use an eraser to remove unnecessary details and decorate the work with bright colors.
Illustration for famous fairy tale maybe a drawing by Koshchei.
The Tale of Lost Time, how to draw a picture step by step
The famous fairy tale by Evgeny Schwartz tells the story of four schoolchildren who did not value time at all. To teach the boys a lesson, three evil wizards turn them into old men. Petya Zubov, one of the three losers, got hold of the secret to returning his childhood. The guys had to turn the clock hands back.
An illustration for the work can be a drawing of a group of guys against the background of a clock, an old man riding a tram, or children moving the hands of a mechanism.
old man
Drawing a grandfather begins by drawing a horizontal line for the step. It is applied by hand or under a ruler.
The line is divided by a perpendicular straight line, slightly protruding beyond the edge. This will be the base for the body.
Near the center, oval blanks for the legs are made on both sides.
The body is drawn in the shape of a square with rounded corners. All figures are depicted in proportion to the axis.
An oval for the head is applied at the top.
Then they begin to detail the face, depicting kind features. Two semi-ovals for the arms are added to the shoulders.
At the top of the square, draw a triangular cutout for the sweater and shirt collar.
On the top of the head, hair is depicted combed to the side.
Finish drawing the hands and the stick. Excess lines are removed and a contour is drawn.
Clock step by step
Drawing step by step for the fairy tale geese and swans
The plot of the work has been known since childhood. Through the fault of his sister, his brother is kidnapped by swans, who bring the boy to Baba Yaga's hut. After passing a series of tests, the sister was able to bring her brother home.
There are many illustration options: the abduction of a brother by birds, a girl overcoming trials, the hut of the evil Baba Yaga, the rescue of her brother.
To begin with, in the left corner of the sheet a tree trunk and cone are depicted.
Branches and fruits are painted on the tree. WITH right side The sheet depicts a brick oven.
Pies are baked in the oven.
Alyonushka is depicted in the center, starting work with a sketch of the head and a voluminous sundress.
The girl's arms and legs are being painted.
A bright ornament is applied to the sundress, and the head is decorated with a ribbon.
Start drawing two braids and begin detailing the face.
Ivanushka is depicted in the sky on one of the flying swans.
In the distance you can see fir trees and a stream. Finished work color with pencils.
You can limit yourself to only one or two characters, for example, depict a grandfather pulling turnip tops.
The drawing begins by drawing a line of the ground, above which a huge root crop rises.
Then the top strips are added.
Each of these tales has its own moral. To illustrate the work, you need to select a key episode and gradually transfer it to paper. Go for it!
This is an average difficulty lesson. It can be difficult for adults to repeat this lesson, so I don’t recommend drawing the Frog Princess using this lesson for young children, but if you really want to, you can try. I also want to note the lesson “” - be sure to try it again if you still have time and desire to draw today.
What you will need
In order to draw the Frog Princess we may need:
- Paper. It is better to take medium-grain special paper: beginning artists will find it much more pleasant to draw on this kind of paper.
- Sharpened pencils. I advise you to take several degrees of hardness, each should be used for different purposes.
- Eraser.
- Stick for rubbing hatching. You can use plain paper rolled into a cone. It will be easy for her to rub the shading, turning it into a monotonous color.
- A little patience.
- Good mood.
Step by step lesson
Drawing characters from films, cartoons and stories is much easier than drawing real people and animals. There is no need to adhere to the rules of anatomy and physics, but each character is unique in its own way. The authors created them using special patterns, which must be repeated quite accurately. But if you want, when you start drawing the Frog Princess, you can always make the eyes a little bigger. This will give it a more cartoonish feel.
By the way, in addition to this lesson, I advise you to pay attention to the lesson “”. It will help improve your skill or just give you a little fun.
Please note that every object, every living creature, every phenomenon on paper can be depicted using simple geometric objects: circles, squares and triangles. They are the ones who create the form; they are the ones the artist needs to see in the surrounding objects. There is no house, there are several large rectangles and a triangle. This makes building complex objects much easier.
Tip: create a sketch with as thin strokes as possible. The thicker the sketch strokes are, the more difficult it will be to erase them later.
The first step, or rather the zero step, is always to mark a sheet of paper. This will let you know where exactly the drawing will be located. If you place the drawing on half of the sheet, you can use the other half for another drawing. Here is an example of marking a sheet in the center:
Step one. Let's sketch a sketch.
Step two. Let's draw the crown and legs of the toad.
Step three. Let's outline the contours of the princess's body with a thicker line. Let's add some strokes and draw an arrow like in a fairy tale.
Step four. Let's remove unnecessary lines. Let's fix the contours.
Now you know how to draw the Frog Princess and I hope that you were able to repeat the lesson. Now you can pay attention to the lesson “” - it is just as interesting and exciting. Well, the buttons social networks It's not just like that =)
How to draw a frog? It would seem that such a simple animal, what could be complicated? However, in order to depict on paper or in graphic editor This is a small creature that requires certain knowledge and skills.
Master artists can draw a frog without much difficulty. But what about beginners or children? It is intended for them this material. In it we will look at several examples of how to draw a frog step by step with a pencil for children or beginners. Simple illustrated lessons will help you learn the basic principles that need to be followed during the work process.
By the way, about the process. There are others on our website interesting materials who will help you, and other animals. Although the section is still far from complete and much more text will appear in it in the future. If you don't want to miss their release, be sure to subscribe to updates.
How to draw a frog for children
The frog very often appears in various legends and folk tales of many peoples of the world. Suffice it to recall the fairy tale about the Frog Princess or the recently released cartoon “The Princess and the Frog.” Therefore, it is not surprising that many guys want to portray this animal.
Before you understand how to draw a frog for children with a pencil and step by step, you should understand several features that are characteristic of this animal:
- Frog is a common name for a huge number of animals.
- Dimensions and appearance frogs varies depending on the age, species or sex of the animal.
- Most of them live in bodies of water and feed on smaller living creatures.
- Toads are a type of frog. They are usually much larger in size.
These things, insignificant at first glance for an artist, will nevertheless help children depict a frog correctly. Specifically in this lesson we will not touch upon such subtleties as realism, correct anatomy and other aspects. We decided to depict this animal in a “cartoon” form.
Laying out the basics
As in our other lessons, for example, "", we will begin our drawing by identifying the leading axes. Their location, size and shape determine which one appearance will have a frog. So that this stage does not cause difficulties, first imagine exactly how your character should look at the final stage.
Since we are talking about how to draw a frog with a pencil for children, we will take the simplest pose - full face. It implies immediate eye contact between the image and the beholder. To do this, we will draw an oval at the top of the sheet, flattened at the top and bottom. After this, we divide the figure into four parts with horizontal and vertical lines as shown in the figure. In this case, the latter should extend beyond the oval.
After this, we will draw an arc, the ends of which will rest against our oval. This will be the torso. In this case, the vertical line that we drew earlier should divide the resulting figure into two equal parts. If one of the halves turns out a little larger than the other, don't be discouraged. There is no fundamental difference in this. However, the same dimensions are desirable. Immediately draw two small circles (paws) at an equal distance from each other. 
What do we do next?
At the previous stage, we got a draft version. It is on this basis that the entire further drawing will be built. As you noticed, it is completely symmetrical. If it doesn't work out for you, there is a little trick:
- bend the sheet in half along the same vertical axis;
- draw parts of all the above figures on your right side of the axis;
- fold the sheet along a vertical line so that the design faces outward;
- attach the sheet to the window. The drawing will be visible;
- trace your shapes on the other side and lay the sheet back.
With these steps you can symmetrically depict absolutely any shape without the help of any tools. However, we digress.
Now connect the lower legs and torso using several lines as shown in the figure. In this case, the lower lines bend smoothly, while the upper ones break in one place, forming sharp corner. Please remember that this is just a draft. Therefore, you should not press too hard on the pencil during the working process. 
Head comes first
Inside the top oval, draw two circles that will extend beyond the boundaries of the figure. To draw the eyes of a frog step by step with a pencil for children, be guided by the lines that we drew at the very beginning. 
Inside each of the shapes, draw two very bold dots. Connect the circles with a smooth concave line at the top and the same line at the bottom. To depict the latter, you just need to outline the oval with a harder pencil. Inside the shape, draw an object that looks like an orange or apple slice. This way we got a cute cartoon frog face. 
Let's not forget about the paws and torso
Now that the frog's head is completely ready, let's get to work on the paws of our character. Along one of the lines that connects the lower circles to the body, draw two curved lines. This will depict the front legs of your creature. From them, draw a few more lines to draw the phalanges and membranes. 
All that remains is the matter of the hind legs. Draw two curved lines, focusing on the location of the entire drawing. If you followed us, then you will get it as shown in the picture below. If you deviated from our recommendations somewhere, then draw the limbs so that they look organic. Even though this is a cartoon style, there are still certain laws in it. 
In conclusion
At the final stage, erase all the auxiliary shapes and lines that we drew earlier. Trace all the lines again. Make sure that the borders of the picture are not too bold. To adjust the thickness, use the eraser. 
In principle, this lesson on how to draw a frog step by step with a pencil for children can be considered complete. However, we believe that a character will be complete if it is decorated. You may end up with something similar. 
Some species of frogs have very bright colors. However, behind the abundance of colors there is a specific message - a warning. Bright colors indicate that this creature is poisonous and unsuitable for consumption by other, larger predators.
How to draw a frog for beginners
In the previous case, we chose the “cartoon” style. It is much easier to portray a character using it than to make it more realistic and believable. This time, to draw a frog with a pencil for beginners, we will take a more realistic frog as a basis.
In order for the drawing to turn out correctly, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with photographs of living creatures. It's even better if you get to see the beast in its natural environment habitat, or at least in a zoo. This way you can understand the habits of the animal, the peculiarities of its movements, hunting, etc. All this will be an additional bonus when depicting frogs.
Let's start with the lines
This time we will not use any auxiliary shapes. To depict a realistic frog it will be enough regular lines. Place a piece of paper in landscape orientation. In other words, the width must be greater than the height. Draw a line curved in several places as shown in the figure. This is the upper boundary of the creature, its back. 
On the top of the line draw the eyes. Notice that this time we chose a profile pose. This means that one of the sides is hidden to us. Therefore, we depict one eye fully, and the other we only designate with a small convex upward line. You can read more about poses and perspective in our article “”. 
Draw another slightly curved line down from the top point of the main line as shown on the screen. Thus we drew the body of our frog. After this - another one, which comes out of the previous segment. Yes, at this stage they do not look like that, but a little later you will understand why we left it in this form. 
It's up to the paws
Now it's time to draw frog legs step by step for beginners. From the end of one of the lines, draw a curved line so that it intersects the lowest of the segments of our drawing. 
Next, draw another line, as shown in the figure below. Notice that it bends a lot in several places. This is how we will depict the phalanges on the paws of the animal. Draw two more lines here. One of them represents another of the creature’s fingers, the other – a hind paw. 
Since our frog initially sits on its hind legs, we will show this by drawing a line curved in several places. Then you just have to repeat the steps done in the previous step. But remember that the frog is shown in profile. 
Final stage
The last thing left for us in this lesson is to decorate our creature with a peculiar ornament on the back. Remember that all frogs are different. Accordingly, the patterns with which they were born are also different. The pattern can be absolutely any. Look at photographs of the animal and draw a frog step by step with a pencil for beginners with a pattern that you like more than others. 
In addition to frogs and toads, there are tree frogs on the planet. This is the smallest family in terms of number of individuals. Some of its representatives, in order to escape from enemies, learned to glide in the air. Because of this, some people call them “flying frogs.”
Another way to draw a frog
We looked at the main examples that are used when depicting frogs. We looked at cartoon and realistic styles. This time we will draw this creature in a mixed style, which incorporates features of both directions.
We always start from the head
As in previous cases, we begin to draw the frog from the head. Draw an oval. Draw two lines from it: one long and one very short. From the last one, draw another segment that will connect the previous lines. 
Next, use light sketches to depict hind legs creatures. Light pressure on the pencil is needed so that in the final stages you don’t have to stain the drawing when erasing with an eraser. Draw the forelimbs in the same way. 
As you may have noticed, the anatomy of our character is different from the traditional one. This style cannot be called realistic. However, you can’t call it completely “cartoonish” either.
The face is the basis of everything
The next thing we need to draw when drawing a frog with a pencil step by step is the face. Since we are mixing styles, we will give the character some humanity. We will do this with the help of our eyes. Draw two ovals and divide them into two parts lightly curved line. The top part is the character's eyelid. 
Further, light movements draw one of the nostrils (noseless frogs! Just like He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named). Draw a mouth here. Since we are “humanizing” our character, let’s make him smile. In the previous step we did not complete the front legs. It's time to do it. 
Final stage
Now you can safely trace all the rough lines and erase unnecessary elements. Don't forget to draw the bumps on the body and the pupils. To make the latter successful, read our article “”. Although it deals with a specific Japanese style, the material contains useful tips and recommendations. 
In principle, drawing a frog in a mixed style can be considered complete. However, it can be decorated to complete the look. Besides. You can add additional elements, for example, a water lily on which the animal can sit. As a result, you might end up with something like this: 
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