People love to paint birds.It's so interesting and exciting - to see how on paper come to life a real bird that children also want to participate in this magic.Let's look at how to draw step by step cuckoo.
Interesting facts about
cuckoo cuckoo - a bird that we hear more than see.It received its name from the Latin word Cuculus, which means "cuckoo" (a sound that produces this kind of bird), and the words canorus, which means "melody".
on the planet, there are 4 sub-species of cuckoos.In Europe, the cuckoo's calling is regarded as the first harbinger of spring.Many local legends and stories based on it, and people were inspired by this ancient bird and tried to portray her, thinking how to draw.Cuckoo hear, so even if you have money with you - it's a good sign, indicating that the year will be held in abundance.
God Zeus turned beautiful cuckoo to lure into their own hands the goddess Hera.Then Ptah was the sacred bird of the Goddess, and even the scepter it was decorated with a cuckoo ..
In Slavic countries, cuckoo bird and think of things heavenly messenger.In ancient times, she asked about the upcoming weather, the future harvest, young girls were interested in, as soon as they marry and how many children they will have.It was believed that his cuckoo banishes all bad - hunger, poverty, bad weather.
Cuckoo reaches a length of 32-34 cm to the tail of the tail - 13-15 centimeters, the scope of its wings - 55-60 cm.
This bird lives in Europe, Asia and Africa.In African savannahs she spends the winter.Cuckoos do not build nests, and are not engaged in the education of offspring.They throw their eggs in the nests of other birds, and those unaware of the trick, raising adoptees as their own kids.
How to draw a pencil cuckoo
Each person because of their imagination is different, it should look like a bird.Yet it is hard just to portray on paper cuckoo correct proportions.Phased drawing when you follow from simple to complex, it helps to avoid errors.We will draw simple shapes with gradually improving drawing a detailed study, it was clear that it was a cuckoo.This approach can be successfully used for drawing any subject.So, let's find out how to draw a cuckoo.
Tools Required
to prepare a working place, prepare a piece of paper, a soft simple pencil, paint, crayons or markers - on request (for coloring), eraser.
main stages of
1. Let's start with a standard scheme, which is suitable for drawing any birds.We begin with two simple intersecting shapes.Draw a circle for the head and an oval for the body.
2. Draw a line for the tail, legs and beak.Lines made for the tail, must go down from the body-oval.Two stubby lines are drawn, to find positions for the feet, again extending downward from the body-oval.The curve is drawn for the future of the beak around the middle of the circle-head.
3. Draw a wing with an auxiliary line running along the body of a bird, and then connect the two lines that make it roughly in the center of the tail.A pair of curved lines to draw claws.Eye add almost directly in the center of the circle, just above the beak.
4. Now proceed to the complex - to detail as is necessary to draw a cuckoo and reliably as possible similar to the present.Add the line separating beak, lengthen it a little lengthen the shape of the head, raise a breast, working on the wing, sharpen and prolong his tail prorisuem small details, make a rounded, stepped and cross-stripes.
5. With the help of light and shadow, we can create the illusion of form and deepen the details, as well as draw attention to the elements of the picture.Carefully study your places to be in the shade.
So, to the initial shape of the body image, suitable for any bird, we were able to add features that are typical for our "Model," Now you know how to draw a cuckoo!
