The child has heard about such country as Africa. The birds fly there when it’s autumn, there are crocodiles, elephants, lions there. Your child would like to see it all in real. Offer him or her to draw African Savannah to help him or her to get to Africa.
Savannah is a steppe with rare trees and bushes, covered with tall dense grass. There are various animals, birds, insects there.
It will be interesting to your child to draw a new landscape. He or she can add some animals to the landscape in the end to make it look more realistic.
Horizon's line
First, divide a sheet of paper into two parts with the help of a horizon line. You need it to understand where you should draw trees and where you should draw clouds.
Foreground
Foreground is a part of the drawing, which is closer to us. Draw a small hill in the foreground because Savannah is uneven.
Background
The items in the background are not clear. Depict the outline of the other hills which are far away with the help of wavy lines.
Tree's trunk
Draw a tree trunk in the central ground. It’s more uneven than we get used to see.
Main branches
The most common trees of Africa are acacia trees and baobabs. These trees have thin trunks, but they have a very broad crowns where the animals like to be.
That’s why the side branches should be bent to the sides. Let your child draw branches by himself or herself because you don’t need any ruler to draw them.
Small branches
Small branches go from the main ones. There are several of them on each main branch.
The more branches you draw, the bigger will be the crown. Branches end on the same line.
Draw the thick crown’s contours at the top.
The sun
The sun is much closer to the Earth in Africa in comparison with northern countries. Draw it as a large circle which is half hidden behind the horizon.
Erase unnecessary lines.
Elephant's contours
Draw an elephant in the background of the sun – it’s one of the African animals.
Head
If you have the contours, form the animal’s head. Draw big ears, trunk and tusks.
Correct the elephant ‘s drawing and erase unnecessary lines.
Body
Make the animal’s lines more smooth and add small details.
Tree crown
Draw the tree crown with the help of small wavy lines which similar to the sheep’s fleece.
Clouds
There are also clouds in Savannah. But they are small and melt very quickly. Mark the location of the clouds with the help of short strokes.
Draw fluffy tops at the lines’ top.
Coloring
The main colors of Savannah are brown and orange. Even the grass has a yellowish color there. Color the trunk and branches of the tree in brown, the tree’s crown is green. The elephant is gray, the sky is blue and the sun is yellow or orange. You can also add another animals, for example, lion or tiger.
Try to color this beautiful landscape online. This is an interesting and exciting activity which will help you and your children to spend your free time great.
Choose how you want to paint.
Collage of stages of drawing the African Savannah
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