How to draw Kikimora - drawing a fairy tale character with their own hands

A classic image of a kikimora snag

To work we need to prepare:

• A scrapbook,
• a pencil,
• eraser.

Sequence of work.

1. On a sheet of paper, mark the center of the drawing and draw a pair of parallel vertical lines with a pencil. The lines do not have to be perfectly straight, let them be a little wavy.
2. Visually mark the center of the pencil lines, spend two more down, marking the legs of a fantastic creature.
3. The feet can be depicted with jagged lines. Let them resemble the roots of a tree.
4. Mark the center of the upper part of the drawing and depict shoulders, passing into knotted arms. According to folklore, Kikimora was not known for her proportional physique. For this reason, the arms-hooks can be lengthened, ending with hooked long fingers.
5. The head can be drawn in the form of a small stump with a snub nose.
6. The top of the stump-head is easily supplemented with a tuft of grass or a tuft of bog moss as hair.
7. Complete the drawing with an outfit of grass and leaves.

To make it clearer to your child which character you want to portray, you can look for a picture of a kikimora in a children's coloring book or illustrated fairy tale book.

Facilitates the task that the mythical creature can look different. If you wish, you can search for images of kikimoras online to push your imagination.

Themed drawing lesson can be accompanied by a short tale about the kikimora, picking up appropriate musical accompaniment. The special atmosphere created in this way in the classroom will help children to be creative and answer the question of how they see the kikimora in their drawings.

A simple drawing of a kikimora

The easiest way to depict a kikimora is in the form of a stump, sinking from the swamp, overgrown with grass and shrubs.

For the work you will need:

• A scrapbook sheet,
• pencil,
• paints.

Work sequence.

1. Draw an undulating line on a sheet of paper, marking the horizon.
2. Mark with two thin lines the narrow path going into the distance. The swamp path should become narrower as you move away from the viewer.
3. In the center of the sheet, next to the path, draw the outline of a stump.
4. Draw the stump's nose, eyes, mouth and branching hands.
5. Mark the base of the stump with an undulating line, visually tying the stump to the swamp.
6. Along the path, draw tufts of marsh sedge.
7. Outline tree trunks or tree stumps along the edges of the sheet.
8. Paint the drawing.
9. Stump in light brown color, so it does not merge with brown stumps or trunks.
10. Highlight the trees in the background in dark green, without tracing any details.
11. Paint the swamp in dark green, with wavy strokes. Highlight the path in dark color.
12. Makes the sky gray-blue, outlining low clouds with wavy lines.
13. Paint a stump-kinmora, supplementing the image with grass or bunches of bog moss.

An image of a kikimora can be similar to cartoon characters. Step-by-step instructions for the image can be found on the Internet.

Cartoon Kikimora

Active users of the Internet often find original images of kikimora on the web. Among the many pins you can find one that will be a source of inspiration.

For a pencil drawing of a kikimora you need to prepare:

• a sheet of paper,
• a pencil,
• eraser.

Sequence of work.

1. On the sheet with a pencil to draw a circle in the center. This will be the head of the character.
2. From the circle down, draw a short stick-neck.
3. Polygon with a slight slope to indicate the body of the creature, trace the line of arms and legs. Kikimora legs bent, she sits on the ground under a bush.
4. Near the character need to depict the sharp leaves of sedge.
5. Make pointed ears and locks of hair on her head.
6. Detail drawing of the face. Eyes squinted, eyebrows slightly frowned, wide nose.
7. Draw a hand with which the kikimora wrapped around her knees.
8. Doodle the long, lush hair behind the character's back.
9. Carefully draw the legs with long claws.
10. Draw the left arm, which the character leans on the ground.
11. Complete the picture, depicting a fierce toad on the lap of the kikimora.
12. Erase unnecessary lines with an eraser, highlight the main lines.
13. Hatching denote shadows in the picture.

If desired, you can paint the picture in different shades of green. You can use pencils or paint.

Kikimora with colored pencils

Mythical character who lives in the swamp, each in his own way. One of the variations on this theme could be a kikimora in the form of a grandmother. To give it a special flavor it can be painted in green.

For the work we need to prepare:

• colored pencils,
• a simple pencil,
• sketchbook,
• eraser.

Sequence of work.

1. Sketch the outline of the body and head of the grandmother-kimora.
2. Draw facial features.
3. Draw a headscarf on the head.
4. On the body, draw a long dress in the Russian style.
5. On the back depict the hair coming down from under the shawl.
6. In one hand of the character you can depict a staff made of a strong twig, in the other she holds a mushroom fly agaric.
7. Feet may not be drawn. At the hem of the dress wavy line depict the ground, and draw tufts of grass.
8. Step by step grandmother-cimosa paint with pencils. Hair green, color the dress yellow pencil.
9. Headscarf and stripes on the dress can be done in red.
10. Color a fly agaric.
11. The staff can be made birch, so it is necessary to paint it with black strokes.
12. The basic background will be green.
13. The drawing can be supplemented with an image of reeds, as Kikimora lives in the marsh.

The image can be supplemented by drawing a forest in the background, stumps in the swamp. Drawing mythical characters is very interesting and enthralling. After all, no one knows what they are supposed to look like.

Kikimora may look like a stump or a snag. She can be old or young in age.

Imagination will tell everyone his or her own image of the fairy tale swamp creature. It can be drawn both evil and good, depending on the mood of the artist.

The image can be worked out in detail or drawn schematically with chalk on a blackboard. The main distinguishing features will be slanted hair, a big nose and crooked hook hands.

Photo examples of drawing kikimory