How to draw a child in pencil step by step
How to draw a child in pencil step by step
To draw a child, you need to knowthe principles of the structure of his face and body, so they differ significantly from the structure of adults. Drawing with pencils is the most preferred option for those who are just beginning to comprehend the basics of drawing.

You will need
- - pencils (soft and hard);
- - The eraser;
- - blank album sheet;
- - napkin.
Instructions
1
The first thing to do is to sharpen the pencilsand put the album sheet in front of you vertically. Take a hard pencil in your hand and barely touching the sheet to make a small sketch: outline the position of the body, determine the size of the drawing. At this stage, the most important thing is to correctly determine the proportions of the head, trunk and extremities.

2
Once the above is done, you canbegin to draw certain details. First you need to pay attention to the top of the picture and try to outline the hair and hands, outline the location of the eyes, nose and mouth. To further work faster, you need to draw lines showing the location of the knees and elbows of the child.

3
The next stage is the drawing of the trunk and legs. It is necessary to try to draw the body of the child with the same hard pencil, and then the legs. It is worth remembering that their length should be approximately the same. Since children are very mobile, it is quite difficult for them to sit without moving, then in the figure it is best to depict the child in motion.

4
Once the sketch is ready, you canbegin to draw small things, namely, a clearer image of the face, hair, fingers, and so on. The drawing will look more attractive if you paint a smile on the child's face.

5
The final stage, but the most difficult -this is the design of highlights and shadows. It is necessary to slightly darken the left side of the picture with the help of a soft pencil, as well as the places where the shadows are supposed to be: on the hair, the shadow behind the child, on his face, etc. With the eraser, erase excess lines, gently rub the "shadows" to smooth out the traces of the pencil. The drawing is ready.
