Drawing a stuffed carnival in stages. Maslenitsa

Maslenitsa is one of the holidays that has come to us since paganism and has not lost its relevance to this day. Traditionally, it is accompanied by a mass celebration, eating pancakes and burning an effigy. Orthodoxy timed Maslenitsa to coincide with the beginning of Lent, thereby somewhat changing its meaning. Many eminent artists captured the festivities on this day in their paintings. In preparation for the celebration, it is customary to draw drawings, and how to do it simply and beautifully, we will describe in the material below.

Since it is customary to see off the winter on a special scale, mass competitions and colorful festivities, draw a small plot in the picture.

First of all, you need to do outline light and barely visible lines. In the center of the sheet, place the outline of the children and the Maslenitsa scarecrow, in the background - snowdrifts, and with right side- a woman with pancakes and a cat.

Draw Maslenitsa's face, headdress, hands and clothes, draw firewood under it.

Outline with clear contours the rest of the characters in the picture.

On background draw objects and others acting characters your drawing, such as people on horseback, houses, churches, animals, etc.

Draw clear contours, erase the excess.

Color to your liking. Since the holiday itself is light and is associated with joy and fun, try to choose bright and saturated colors.

How to draw a scarecrow for Shrovetide with a pencil


How to draw pancakes for Shrovetide

Pancakes are a traditional dish that is eaten on Maslenitsa and is not prepared for fun. These are a symbol of home comfort, sun and warmth. Drawing a stack of pancakes is simple, drawing each pancake, making it individual.

1. Draw an oval without connecting its bottom line, as shown in the figure.

2. In the center of the oval, draw an imitation of a flowing piece of oil.

3. To the first oval, draw the following ovals step by step. They don't have to be perfectly even to keep them natural.

4. Draw a plate and steam from pancakes.

5. Color in.

How to draw Shrove Tuesday grade 2

Before you start drawing, think about the storyline. Think about who or what you want to portray. In the second grade, children generally do not know how to draw complex storylines, so we suggest drawing a simple drawing that the child can color with pencils or felt-tip pens.

Draw the outline of the face of the future heroine of your story. Draw bangs, eyes, cheeks, nose, mouth and eyebrows.

Draw a scarf for the girl.

Draw the upper part of the fur coat and hands in mittens. Between the mittens, draw the outline of the plate.

Then draw a fur coat and felt boots.

Draw a stack of pancakes on the plate.


How to draw a scarecrow burning for Shrovetide

It is difficult to imagine the celebration of Maslenitsa without burning Shrovetide scarecrow at the stake. The drawing should start with drawing the main character and the fire.


As you can see, drawing Shrovetide and entire plot lines of the drawing is not so difficult. All you need is to arm yourself with imagination and free time. You can come up with an uncountable number of other options for paintings, which all need to start with sketches, not forgetting about chiaroscuro. Grouping harmoniously actors, you will achieve a beautiful result.

How many interesting crafts you can make with children on the eve of Shrovetide and during Shrovetide week! These are, in addition to the traditional stuffed animal for burning, ritual rag dolls of several types, ruddy openwork pancakes, cheerful suns, “martinichki” and other crafts that bring joy from the imminent shift cold winter for a sweet spring. The children's drawings depicting the holiday are saturated with the same bright mood.

Spend children's creative pursuits on the eve of Maslenitsa with us. For you - a wide range of workshops on making crafts and organizing thematic art activities dedicated to the wonderful folklore holiday.

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Maslenitsa - cheerful and bright holiday. Folk festivals and pancakes can be a great plot children's drawing or greeting card.

main topic Shrovetide - solar pancakes (which are baked in abundance on Maslenitsa). Drawing a pancake is within the power of even the smallest children. Invite them to draw the most delicious pancake they tried on Shrovetide. The drawing should be bright and joyful.

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Draw a pancake

To draw a picture on the theme "Shrovetide", a pancake is depicted on the entire sheet (yellow or orange paint). It can be decorated with jam (bright spots of red paint) or sour cream (spots of white paint).

Draw the sun

Maslenitsa is associated with the bright sun, so you can draw a picture depicting the sun on Maslenitsa. A bright, cheerful sun is drawn using yellow or orange paint. Be sure to draw the sun's rays (which will warm the earth and call for spring).

Draw a composition

Older children can be invited to draw a scarecrow of winter, which, according to tradition, is burned on Maslenitsa. You can make a drawing in the form of a composition against the background of a winter landscape: the trees are still bare, without foliage, the ground is covered with snow, but the bright spring sun is shining. A bright festive scarecrow will fully reveal the theme of Maslenitsa.

Topic disclosure

Pancakes must be present in the picture, because they are a symbol of Maslenitsa and will best reveal this topic. Pancakes can be drawn against the background of simple household utensils: a jug of sour cream, a vase of jam, a cup of tea (the plot may be the simplest).

In the drawing, use bright warm colors (this is how the atmosphere of the holiday is created). Emphasize the Maslenitsa nationality with an ornament - decorate the tablecloth on the table and cups with it.

The Maslenitsa theme is revealed in a bright sunny drawing that evokes associations with the holiday. You need to perform the drawing in a folk manner, using rough forms and a naive plot, complementing the drawing with an ornament.

How easier theme drawing and its execution, the better the theme of the national holiday will be revealed. It is not difficult to draw a bright sunny drawing on the theme of Maslenitsa, the main thing is to show a little imagination.

Perhaps Shrovetide is one of the brightest and most fun folk holidays. It is customary to celebrate Maslenitsa with fun festivities, burning stuffed animals and, of course, eating pancakes. To understand how to draw a carnival, it is enough to consider the work of the best domestic masters of painting. The plot for their wonderful canvases often became the festivities of the Russian people at Shrove Tuesday! Of course, you can also depict a completely modern holiday, moreover, from nature or from photographs.
Before you draw a carnival, of course, you should prepare. So, the following stationery will be needed:
1). Paper;
2). multi-colored pencils;
3). Liner;
4). Eraser;
5). Pencil.


The easiest way to figure out how to draw a carnival with a pencil, if you do everything in stages:
1. Work on the drawing must begin with a schematic sketch. Mark the approximate location of snowdrifts and major objects. In the center of the composition, it is best to place a scarecrow and children. And on the side, you can outline the contours of a woman with pancakes and a cat that rubs at her feet;
2. Draw a scarecrow and depict firewood under it;
3. Depict the figures of cheerful children more clearly;
4. Draw a woman. In her hands, depict a plate of pancakes. Draw a cat that stands next to her;
5. Draw houses and a church in the background. Also depict horses harnessed to a sleigh. After all, sledding is a traditional holiday entertainment. Draw people walking in the distance;
6. Draw a dog next to the child;
7. In the foreground, outline the outlines of a buffoon sitting in the snow;
8. Draw a buffoon playing the pipe;
9. Now you know how to draw a carnival in stages with a pencil. In order for the drawing to become clearer, it should be carefully outlined with a liner;
10. Now you need to erase the preliminary pencil sketch with an eraser;
11. Having learned how to draw a carnival in stages, you can move on to coloring given image. Color the sky with a blue pencil, and clouds with lilac and pink;
12. With a blue-green pencil, paint the outlines of the forest in the distance. brown paint the houses, and the church in gray and yellow shades. Color the roofs and pipes with a red pencil, and shade the snowdrifts on them with a blue tint;

Maslenitsa is a holiday beloved by all people of seeing off a long and cold winter. Even in pagan times, people cheerfully celebrated the meeting of spring. Orthodoxy, however, slightly changed the meaning of the holiday, arranging it to coincide with the beginning of Great Lent. How to draw Maslenitsa easily, but at the same time beautifully? Be sure to think over the plot of the drawing and do not forget about the most vivid images this day!

How to draw a scarecrow of Maslenitsa?

The main symbol of the spring festival is a scarecrow made of straw, which is burned at the stake at the end of the festivities. Most often, the scarecrow is depicted as a woman with a round head in elegant clothes.

In order to draw Shrovetide with a pencil (by the way, this is not only the name of the holiday, but also the scarecrow itself), take Blank sheet paper, an eraser and a pencil itself. Start the sketch by sketching the pillar. It should have a cross beam for the arms of the stuffed animal. Immediately sketch out the oval of the head. Outline general contours stuffed clothes and headdress (it is better if it is a scarf). The scarecrow's clothes should be worn, you do not need to draw them new and attractive. Draw in detail the scarecrow's outfit, it's very good if you use folk motives. Add a few patches and rips to the Shrovetide skirt along with a few patches. Now it's time to show that the scarecrow is made of straw. Draw its base: head, arms and legs.

How to draw pancakes?

The question of how to draw a carnival with a pencil in stages worries many people, and especially parents whose children received a similar task at school. No one can imagine this day without pancakes, but how can you draw them with a pencil? Pancakes are a traditional dish of Russian cuisine, and they are eaten on time for a reason!

The fact is that they are warm and homey. If you want your stack of pancakes to look natural, then pay attention to the play of light and shadow. How to draw Shrove Tuesday and pancakes correctly? First, draw a rectangle on the sheet. Now outline the top pancake. It doesn't have to be perfectly round and even. Then start drawing pancakes in a stack, they should not be even and straight. Each pancake is individual. Lastly, detail the drawing with a drop of honey or jam and draw shadows.

How to draw a carnival with a pencil in stages: depict fire

At the end of the festivities, the effigy of Maslenitsa is necessarily burned, so there must be fire in the picture. You can depict a burning scarecrow or a freestanding bonfire as another symbol of the holiday. How to draw Maslenitsa step by step? It will be more convenient for a novice artist to draw fire gradually. Schedule wavy lines main flames.

Do not forget about the play of light and shadow - one side of the fire should be darker than the other. Hold the pencil at a slight angle and apply dense strokes to it. Then add additional flames to the main ones. Circle each of them on top with a sharpened pencil. If you want, then draw firewood under the fire.

How to draw the sun?

In the picture of Maslenitsa, the sun occupies an important place. They draw it not as usual, but using folk motifs. The sun can be in the form of flames or pancakes. Often the sun on Maslenitsa is depicted as a spiral or several circles, alternately inscribed in each other.

Don't forget to draw rays for your sun. They should resemble splashes of pancake oil or flames. If you want to color your drawing, then use a variety of shades of red, yellow and orange for the sun.

How to depict folk festivals?

You do not know how to draw Maslenitsa with a pencil? Don't despair, it's actually not that hard! You should not think through complex in compositional and plot plan a picture will suffice simple plot with obligatory symbols of seeing off winter. Take a simple one as the basis for the drawing. Place a scarecrow in the center of the picture, let the fire burn nearby, and the Shrovetide sun in the sky. Draw in your picture a few joyful people carrying pancakes and poles with flying ribbons.

Can you picture and active games such as climbing a pole for a gift and so on. If you want to depict a still life, then put a plate of pancakes and a samovar in the center of it. Draw cups, bagels, sweets and so on on the side.

How to draw a carnival with children?

The youngest children also love Shrovetide and pancakes, but they are not yet able to draw a full-fledged drawing. How can you help them? A patient parent can create a very beautiful drawing along with your child. How can this be organized?

  • The parent draws a large yellow pancake on a sheet of paper, and the child decorates it with berries using his fingers and scarlet paint. An older child can also use a brush.
  • The parent draws a yellow sun on paper, and the child complements it with bright and cheerful rays that warm the earth.
  • Older children can be invited to express their impressions of the past holiday and festivities on paper alone.

This article details how to draw Shrovetide. You can do this with a pencil, or you can take paints. A color drawing will better convey the joyful and warm atmosphere of this day. Use but slightly dilute them with cold shades, because contrast is also necessary. Creative success to you!