Animal Drawings Using Simple Shapes
I create a version of these animal drawings for each lower grade levels as a drawing review at the beginning of each school year. For 1st grade they get to draw two animals, side by side. Puppy, Kitty, Bear or Bunny.
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Materials: Crayola Construction Paper Crayons, pencil & eraser, black marker, 1/2 sheet of drawing paper.
On a half sheet of drawing paper begin with 2 circles for the heads, then draw in the shoulders, and a smaller circle on the face for the snout for each. Draw in the eyes and little lines on the body for the arms.
At this point, I let them decide which 2 animals they would like, as I give examples of each one. Start with the nose and mouth. The Puppy and Bear have oval noses, the Kitty and Bunny have upside down triangle noses. The mouths are the same for each. Then on to the ears, Puppy has long ovals that hang down, the Bear has circles, the Kitty has triangles and the Bunny has long ovals that go up. We can also add freckles or whiskers.
Outline everything with marker and then erase the pencil lines. We color in lightly with one color for each animal drawing. I separated out just a few color choices to keep it simple and not take away from the line drawing.
I’ve posted before about my love for Crayola Construction Paper Crayons, my absolute favorite crayons. I use my old incomplete sets and break them into about inch long pieces. They are great for shading in lightly, by using the sides of them and I can easily sort out colors for projects. Check out my post on organizing crayons in the art room
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