The child has repeatedly heard about such a country as Africa. Birds fly there in the fall, crocodiles, elephants, lions live there. Baby I would like to look at all this live. And to help him in this, offer to draw African savanna.

Savannah is a steppe with rare trees and bushes, a high thick herb. There are various animals, birds, insects.

The child will be interested in portraying a new landscape. And after graduation, he can add African animals to make a landscape more realistic.

You will need:

Skyline

Initially, the sheet should be divided into two parts of the horizon line. It is needed in order to be clear where the trees draw, and where - clouds.

Foreground

The foreground is part of the picture that is closer to us. Draw a low hill in the foreground, since the savanna is uneven.

Background

Objects in the background are fuzzy. Wavy lines depict the outlines of other hills that are far away.

Tree trunk

And on the average plan, draw a tree trunk. Note that it is even more uneven than the trees familiar to the child.

Basic branches

The most common trees of Africa - Acacia and Baobabs. These trees have a subtle trunk, but very wide Crown, under which animals are collected. Therefore, the side branches should bend on the parties.

Let the child tries to draw on its own, because for drawing branches does not need a ruler.

Little branches

Small branches that depart from the main, grow several immediately.

The more you draw branches, the wider the Croon will be. The branches ends approximately one line.

Top view the outlines of a thick crown.

The sun

The sun in Africa is much closer to Earth than in the Nordic countries. It is depicting in the form of a large circle, which half hid behind the horizon.

Will erase unnecessary lines.

Elephant's outlines

Against the background of the Sun, depicting an elephant is one of the animals of Africa. If the child is difficult to immediately draw a small animal, you can use and practice.

Head

If you have an outline, form an animal's head. Draw big ears, trunk and tissue.

Relieve an elephant image and erase unnecessary lines.

Torchishche

Make animal lines more smooth and add small parts.

Crown of wood

The crown of wood is depicting small wavy lines similar to sheep wool.

As promised, I post a lesson for drawing a landscape.
In this landscape, I used:
1. Paper for oil painting. Format A3.
2. Oil paints - Belil, Natural Siena, Siena Logging, Strongied Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Mars Brown Light.
3. Mastichin №1012, №1017
4. Brush №4, №10 of the bristle.
5. Linen oil for dilution.

So. We write like such a landscape. I removed animals, left only the sky, the sun and tree.

To begin with, we are determined with the palette of this photo.
I chose such colors.

The first thing we need to do is indicate the contours of our beautiful tree. You can use the grid in order to accurately lay the tree on the canvas. I did not use the grid and relied on my own eyes.)) Next the surface of the canvas with a diluted Siena Zhbya.

I did not wait for the drying of the paint and soaked the excess oil of the thealatte paper.
At different from the photo, I placed the sun in the center of the sheet. Used a conventional glass of suitable diameter.

So that light paint for the sun is not mixed with the background, I carefully wiped the paint in the sun with toilet paper.

Preparing the color for the sun.
I used Siena Natural (very little bit), the cadmium yellow, Belil. Mastered Mastichery.

After that, very gently caused the paint by Mastichean on the sun. You can apply paint with a brush, so the outlines of the Sun will be more detached. Tree is not painted, otherwise we will have to wait for the drying of paint at least 3 days. And only after it draw a tree.

Looking at the photo I mix color for the bottom of the sky Mars Brown Light + Cadmium Yellow + Belil. This is the part of the sky is the soot.
Next, apply a strip focusing on the photo. Tree, I also do not paint.

Next strip for the sky. I mix the remaining paint with yellow cadmium and leaks. The third strip is already underway with the addition of stronciana yellow. Try to feel color gradation from the sun.

We proceed to the "crown" of the sun.
To do this, I used the previous paint mixing it with Bellyl and Strontician Yellow. Focus on the photo when mixing colors. Will notice that the brightest slice of the sky is located directly in the crown of a tree over the sun. Under the sun is a darker sky. I applied the paint with a masticine, you can use the brush as it seems more convenient for you. I did it so.

The sky is light around the sun, but closer to the edges of the canvas sky darkens.

I leave a place for branches of a tree. And proceed to the silhouette of the Earth and the trunk of the tree. Paint pure mars brown. I really like the texture of smears from Mastichene, so I use it to apply paint.

We continue to paint the silhouette of the tree and branches. Look at the photo, the crown of the tree almost completely closes the sky, only small lumets remain. I tried to add the outlines of the grass, but this should be done already in the conclusion of the picture. Herb still do not touch.)))

I love to work with the "wet" oil, without fearing, I applied on top of the dark paint "Lumets" sky with light paint. This should be done with a mastikhin, otherwise the paint is mixed.

Looking at the picture in general, I decided to add more crown to the tree. Also on top of the "wet" oil. Add tree branches with a brush. Do not worry to write on top of the "wet" oil, but it is worth doing it carefully. I add a dark cloud to the right.

Now we write the grass. Tassel with a thin end applied Mars brown strips. We try to make different strips in the height. Top down.

My picture is ready.