How To Draw A Ballerina On One Leg.

How to draw a ballerina on one leg drawing lesson and printable worksheet.

The free worksheet at the bottom of this post and the project notes below may be printed by highlighting them and sending them to your printer or saving them to your device to be printed later. If the images are a little dark, increase the contrast on your printer.

This is a classic expression of the human figure. While there is more than one way to draw the human figure, this is an easy approach that is ideal for the young artist. If the drawing does not look perfect, do not get discouraged. Drawing takes practice, and if you draw something every day soon, you will be making beautiful pictures. I have a lot of projects, so come back often and try some more.

Free printable How To Draw a Ballerina Lesson

Sometimes, it takes me hours to create these how-to-draw worksheets, but I do it so that I can give back. I believe that when you have been given a gift, it is so you can be a gift to others, and I hope these worksheets are a means of blessing to you.

Thank You!

CLICK HERE for a link in photo format that may work better on some printers.

If you have problems making the image below print, CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page, I have gathered some helpful tips for you and put them there.

PRINTABLE PROJECT NOTES.

BEGINNINGS
Start by drawing a "balancing line up and down to keep the figure centered and balanced. There should be equal amounts of the figure on both sides of this line.

Start with a stick figure that includes the joints like the elbows and knees.  Take time to get the pose right.

DEVELOP FORM
Using ovals for the muscle groups fill out the arms and legs. Give the body shape.

DETAILS
Keep the hands, feet, and face simple. The hands are seen from the side view, so all the fingers do not show. The eyes are halfway down from the top of the head to the chin, Keep the clothing simple.

Add shadow to give the form depth and roundness.

(c) Adron D 10/28/14

 

How To Draw A Ballerina On One Toe Worksheet. Free Printable Drawing Lesson

How to draw a ballerina on one toe drawing lesson and printable worksheet.

I admit this is very simplified, but it is a good beginner project that helps with drawing the basic human form. If a person takes their time and works with it, this can be a very nice picture. If the project does not turn out perfect, do not give up. Drawing takes practice and time like anything else, so draw every day, and soon you will be making beautiful pictures. I have a lot of projects, so come back often and try some others.

 

How to Draw A Ballerina On One Toe

Sometimes it takes me hours but I create these how to draw worksheets but I do it so that I can give back because I believe that when you have been given a gift it is so you can be a gift to others, and I hope these worksheets are a means of blessing to you. Thank You.

To print just highlight the image and send it to your printers or save to your device to print later. If you have problems CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions., or try the updated link below.

CLICK HERE for a link in photo format that may work better on some printers.

PROJECT NOTES

BEGINNINGS
There is more than one way to approach drawing the human figure. This technique starts with a stick figure that is articulated with joints for the elbows, wrist knees, hips, ankles etc. In our pose she is on one toe, the other leg is extended back and the arms are raised up. Use a sharp pencil and draw lightly at first so you can erase later.

BUILDING BODY
Since the dancer has a slender figure draw lines around the stick figure to give it thickness. Add curves for the muscles and joints.

BODY DETAILS
Keep the hands, feet, and face simple. Do not try to draw every finger and all the face. It is art and can express perfection without drawing perfectly.

The hands start like the stick figure body. Think of drawing the bones first, draw the finger bones, the hand bone, and the thumb bone, then draw around them to make them thick. Use the same technique for the foot she is standing on, but the foot outback is only an oval.

Keep the face simple, her head is tilted back. Use guidelines to make a cross in the center of the head, that is where the ear will be, The eye will be at the bottom of the cross arm. Keep the chin small. Make the nose small and pointed up a little. Use a sloping line for the eye.

CLOTHING
Do the clothing last. The skirt is airy and has waves. The top is skin tight.

(c) Adron 10/16/14

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How To Draw a Ballet Dancer Worksheet.

This free printable How To Draw A Ballet Dancer worksheet is an easy skill-building project for young artist. 

The method is easily adapted to any drawing of the human figure in motion.

Some people have better luck by dragging the image of to the desktop and printing from there. If you have problems CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions., or try one of the updated links below.

How to Draw a Dancer Worksheet.

Sometimes it takes me hours but I create these how to draw worksheets but I do it so that I can give back because I believe that when you have been given a gift it is so you can be a gift to others, and I hope these worksheets are a means of blessing to you. You are welcome to print as many as you like.

Thank you!

JPEG is like a scan but the PDF is digital.

CLICK HERE for a file in PDF format.

PRINTABLE PROJECT NOTES

Start with a pencil that draws lightly and is easy to erase, like a 2b or hb pencil. You will draw the first part lightly and you will want to erase some of the beginning steps when you get further along.

The dancer's pose is always extreme and often it is unnatural. In our illustration, the dancer is leaping with one leg far forward and one far back. A note about the anatomy: because of the human hip joint one foot (forward) will be seen from the side and the other foot (back) is turned so you see it from the top.

Start with an "articulated stick figure," where the elbows and knees and other joints are drawn with circles to indicate the bends in the arms and legs. This will help you work out the design and the pose of the figure.

Draw the shape of the arms and the legs around the stick figure. The arms and legs are not straight but have curves where the muscles are.  As you work out the design look for the lines that flow gracefully and develop them so the picture is drawn gracefully.

After you have outlined the body then erase the stick figure you used to work out pose.

Keep the hands and the face simple just use a few lines to express them.

Draw the costume last after you have the body and the pose all worked out.

Illustration for how to Draw a Dancer.

Parents, teachers and homeschool families will be able to use this in many ways

• In class as an extra activity
• As a lesson by itself.
• As a bonus project.
• Or at home for extra fun
• As a homeschool lesson.

(C) Adron 1/27/13

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