How to draw the moon in pencil, watercolor and with the computer - step-by-step master classes and photo ideas

Pencil drawing

Preparing a sheet of A 4 and determining its center, we draw a circular figure. Workflow:

• Shade the general background, then shading it with a rolled up sheet or cloth. You can use a shredded slate for this. Repeat this twice, achieving blackness;
• Draw a cross in the center with an eraser and begin to square the characteristic spots and stains of the surface;
• darken the selected elements, one square at the bottom is almost empty;
• add a black tone to the surrounding space, the corner on the left will be lighter;
• emphasize the gradation of shadows on the crater areas;
• The final touches are light blurs in the lower zone in the form of lightened rays, this is performed with a rubber band.

Darkenings do different saturation, emphasizing the reality of the image. A good option, if you have at hand a photo of an earthly companion during a full moon, it will be easier to work, relying on it.

Let's use watercolor

For a beautiful picture, we will need the availability of:

• a simple pencil;
• a circular;
• a palette;
• broad and thin brushes;
• blue and black paint;
• ruler;
• white pastels and gouache;
• paper napkins.

Step-by-step process of the lesson:

1. Outline the frame from the edges by 1 cm.
2. Drawing diagonals from the corners, outline a circle with a radius of 5 cm at the point of intersection.
3. Paint the background around it with black paint.
4. By mixing tones of light ultramarine and carbon black we make relief spots on the moon cover.
5. Making the same mixture brighter, draw other configurations on top of the initial strokes.
6. With speckles and dots of white tone we achieve realism.
7. The last step is to apply the stars. This is easy to do with a toothbrush, sprinkling randomly with light paint.

Watercolor turns out a convex and original appearance of the night star, always associated with the unknowable and enchanting universe.

The Moon in Photoshop

No less exciting activity to draw an object on the computer. The creation will take place in layers:

1. Fill the surface with a single shade. Then, using the Marguee Tool for circular selection, we add a circle of the desired tone. At the same time, hold down Shift.
2. Using an opaque brush, let's apply spotted terrain to the circle, applying the window responsible for layers.
3. Repeat the previous manipulation, stiffening the brush first by 80, then by 90%.
4. The next step is made with a brush smaller in diameter and stiffened to 100%. We use it to make out the craters more clearly, equipping them with coarse and soft lines.
5. Use a bright color to add scratches and dots. This is a service of the Dodge Tool.
6. We darken or lighten the background part according to our taste. This is regulated by the "Tone-Saturation" program.
7. In the last step, hide the layer with the background. Stop at the option Merge Visible.
8. We make a duplicate by clicking Filter-Blur-Gaussian Blur and choosing what you want.
9. Clicking on the top photo, you must reduce the opacity by 10% and blur the border "Blur".

At the end it is not forbidden to change the colors, using the indicator Hue-Saturation.

Merry Crescent Moon.

A celestial body that changes its appearance all year long, that's what's fascinating. A child just beginning to learn about the structure of the world can easily handle a mock drawing of a lunar crescent. Having drawn a circle, draw an additional arc inside, erasing the remainder of the sphere. Adding a nose just above the middle, a smiling mouth with an accentuated cheek, we get a cute face in profile. The eye with eyelashes and a black pupil will make it expressive.

You can paint the jolly, hang an object on it, for example, a bucket, which according to folk omens means clear weather.

The heroine of the famous cartoon

Princess Moon is a favorite character of children, familiar from the cartoon "Pony and Friendship is a Miracle. Of course, kids will love the idea of depicting an adorable little horse. Master Class:

1. Drawing a small circle, below it, let's draw the outline of a bean, which will act as the torso. Connect the two parts curved lines neck. In the upper ball outline line - this is the future eye. Subsequently, all the directional traces will be erased.
2. Define the contours of the legs of the pony. They look like figures, expanding to the floor. The hind limbs have their own structure, consisting of 2 parts - the upper forms are wider to the body and the lower forms to the bottom.
3. The eye is drawn with an oval, the contours of which are repeated inside twice. Leaving the glare, paint the pupil, design the eyelashes.
4. We drew a face with a nose and mouth, a thin horn, an ear on the top and bangs.
5. Draw a lush mane behind the horn, which is decorated with rounded rulers.
6. The strands of mane at the back descend to the back.
7. Mark the wings with two parallel zigzags. Draw their edges completely wavy lines, whose frequency in height becomes less.
8. Let's take care of the tail, it will have a volumetric appearance and will be separated by inner strips.
9. Now let's apply the patterns that fill the hips and body of the princess with heavenly attributes. The hooves are refilled with patterned curls.

Now it's time to paint the canvas to your liking.

The moon gives unprecedented scope for creativity. Variations of the image satellite set. On its background have animals and birds. It can hang over the trees, be covered by clouds, surrounded by constellations. A little imagination and lunar landscapes will fill a child's room, becoming a favorite theme.

Photo ideas and examples for drawing the moon