Drawing children

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This sheet explains in 9 steps how to draw children playing on the beach. With this simple and fun method for learning to draw, children will become real artists!

To make these children, you can use Canson^® "C" Grain®, Mi-Teintes® or Vivaldi® paper.

Step 1

Start by building up the girl's body in pencil.

Step 2

Still using the same way of building the body, add the arms, legs and neck.

Step 3

Give the arms and legs some thickness by adding the lines shown opposite.

Step 4

Add details (hat, hair, face, lace on the dress).

Step 5

Build the boy's body in pencil the same way.

Step 6

Still using the same way of building the body, add the arms, legs and neck.

Step 7

Give the arms and legs some thickness by adding the lines shown opposite.

Draw the shape of the clothing.

Step 8

Add details (hat, hair, face, ball).

Step 9

Colour in your drawing any way you like.

Add the games of your choice to make the scene more lively.

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