One of the most famous birds is the white dove. This bird has symbolized peace since ancient times. Therefore, we will learn how to draw it on a sheet of paper using simple materials at hand.
At the initial stages, the artist’s task is to determine the dimensions of the main parts of the bird. This is a head with a beak and a body with wings and a tail. We'll already get it contour drawing With a bright outline, you can move on to the brightest and most colorful moment - coloring the picture. So in the end we get beautiful drawing dove of peace
Materials for drawing a dove:
- a sheet of paper of a suitable size;
- eraser and simple pencil;
- liner or thin felt-tip pen;
- colored pencils.
Stages of drawing a dove:
Draw two circles in the center of the sheet. Let's leave a distance between them. So the first circle will be smaller. This will be the head of a dove. 
We connect two circles to get the head and body of a dove of peace. Schematically draw the tail and add the beak.
We determine the size and wingspan, because the bird will be in flight.
Now you can add lines on the wings and tail to get beautiful and neat feathers.
Use an eraser to remove auxiliary lines and circle contours. Let's add eyes and paws.
Let's place a twig in the bird's beak as a symbol. Draw an arcuate line with a small thickness. Add leaves to the sides.
Now you can carefully go over all the lines with a thin felt-tip pen with a black tip or a 0.07 mm liner to get a finished outline drawing of a dove.
Now take a green and brown pencil. We use them to paint the twig in the bird’s beak.
Create the background with blue and blue pencil. We’ll also go through the bird itself using these shades.
Now we will draw a dove of peace carrying a twig in its beak. This expression became popular after the First World Peace Congress, where Pablo Picasso painted a white dove with an olive branch in its beak as the emblem of this congress. What we are going to draw was not drawn by Picasso, but by me myself. The dove is present in Christian culture when a dove flew to Noah with an olive branch after global flood, i.e. God has mercy and the water recedes. Those. the dove became a symbol of reconciliation, the peace of God with people. Also in Christianity, the dove is considered a symbol of the Holy Spirit. IN Ancient world doves were also considered a symbol of peace, according to ancient legend they built their nest in the helmet of the war god Mars, and he abandoned the war because he did not want to destroy their nest. In China, pigeons symbolize longevity; in other countries and religions, pigeons are also present; they are considered sacred birds and messengers of gods, prophets, and personify divine inspiration, purity and innocence.
Step 1. First of all, draw a simplified head of a dove with a beak.
Step 2. Draw the pigeon's breast and part of the wing.
Step 3. Draw the wings of the dove of peace.
Step 4. Draw the tail.
Step 5. Draw a twig in the beak of the white dove.
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In the last article, I told you how to make a simple craft for a dove of peace with a child from children’s palms, if you haven’t seen it yet, then take a look. Today we will tell you how to draw a dove of peace step by step with a pencil for beginners with photo instructions. My son and I drew it for the first time and Leni got it right the first time, so I think you will definitely succeed, since we chose a simple Dove for drawing, which a six-year-old child can handle. Just follow the simple step-by-step instructions that we will post below in the article.
How to draw a dove of peace step by step with a pencil for beginners
We will need:
- White sheet
- Simple pencil
- Eraser
- First you need to draw the head and beak of the dove.
- Next we draw the chest and part of the wing.
- We draw the details of the wings, feathers, and tail of the bird.
- Next we drew an olive branch, which is held in the white dove's beak.
- That's all, the dove of peace drawn in pencil is ready. Below you can see step by step instructions, following which my son and I drew and, in fact, our drawing.)
How to draw a dove of peace step by step instructions for children
We will need:
- White sheet
- Simple pencil
- Eraser
How to draw a dove of peace with a pencil:
- On the sheet we draw an oval (the body of a dove). We add a neck to it, a head in the form of a small circle, and one front wing.
- Draw the second wing for the dove.
- We draw feathers on the wings and tail of the dove (we erase the extra lines. On the head we draw a sharp beak in the form of a triangle.
- All that remains is to draw the pigeon’s paws and eyes.
That's all, the dove of peace drawn in pencil is ready.
Instructions
Torso pigeon dense. It is much larger than the head. In the drawing, the body must be depicted as a large oval located below and to the left of the bird’s head.
From the lower body pigeon you should draw his tail. He medium length.
A small triangular beak should be drawn on the bird's head.
At this stage of drawing pigeon All excess pencil lines must be erased with an eraser. Now you should show the bird its wings. More precisely, one wing protruding to the foreground. Wings in flight pigeon main role, because when they swing, they form a plane that supports them in the air.
Now paws pigeon you need to carefully draw them - give them volume and add short, but very strong, claws. Also now you can show the plumage on the bird's tail.
Then you should draw the swollen beak of the bird, and at its base - small round eyes. Drawing pigeon ready.
Sources:
- how to draw a dove
In order to learn to draw pigeon, it is necessary to highlight in the structure of his body simple figures, draw auxiliary lines and complement the image with details characteristic of this bird.
You will need
- - album sheet;
- - a simple pencil;
- - eraser;
- - watercolor or gouache.
Instructions
Start with two ovals. Draw a small oval, which will later be the head, the second oval should be four to five times larger than the first, this will be the body of the bird. If you want to depict a sitting, ruffled dove, draw the auxiliary figures close to each other, but if your bird has stretched out its neck, leave space between them. Do not press down on the lead as these lines will need to be removed later.
Using light strokes, connect the ovals so that the lines form a neck.
Highlight the bird's prominent forehead. Draw a round eye in the middle of a small oval and mark the pupil in it. Use strokes to indicate the “cheeks” of the dove. Draw a beak at the bottom of the oval; it should point slightly downward. At its base in the upper part, draw a seal; this is the wax, on which the nostrils of pigeons are located.
Draw two auxiliary lines from the middle of the bottom of the large oval. They should be directed first down and then forward. These lines will help you depict the bird's legs. The total length of a pigeon's leg with a nail corresponds to the length of its neck when extended. Observe these proportions so that the bird does not turn out to be short-legged and bulky. Add feathers to the upper part of the leg; the lower part is not covered with them. Draw three clawed fingers pointing forward and one pointing back. Draw folds on this part of the leg.
Select the wings. If they are folded, draw a curve along the bird's body, ending the wing with large flight feathers. If they are raised, depict loose feathers. Keep in mind that a pigeon's wingspan is twice its length.
Draw the bird's tail. When at rest, the tail of a common city pigeon is folded feathers pointing downwards. But in some species of pigeons they grow upward and form a kind of fan.
Erase the auxiliary lines and color the drawing. For feathering use gray shades, keep in mind that the feathers on the inside of the wing are lighter. Make the eye red-orange and the bare part of the leg bright pink.
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The world of birds is incredibly diverse, so drawing them is a pleasure. However, if you are just starting your experiments in depicting birds, the easiest way to start is with pigeons - they have a rather ordinary appearance, and besides, it will not be difficult to observe them and even try to draw them from life.
You will need
- Paper, simple pencils of different hardness and thickness, photographs of pigeons, eraser.
Instructions
Look at the photograph of a dove, pay attention to the peculiarities of the proportions of this bird. The pigeon has a large body and a small round head on a short neck. The loose tail of a pigeon is fan-shaped; in white pigeons it is more delicate. The open wings of a dove have a span twice the length of its body. Grays living in the city can have a wide variety of colors - they can be gray, with white and even brown spots - these spots can be reflected in the picture.
Imagine in what position and from what angle of view you want to depict the dove. The easiest way is to draw a bird with its wings folded sideways towards you. Draw light outlines of the pigeon's body. Draw the main guide lines of the drawing. Then refine the drawing with rough lines - outline the head, body, tail, legs of the bird.
It is better to start with a more accurate drawing from the head and legs, as these are the most complex parts of the drawing. Draw the bird's head, beak, eye, legs and claws. Look at the photographs to see what the birds' legs look like and what proportions they should have to look natural. Then outline the large feathers on the wing and tail. Draw a perfectly round eye. The pigeon's beak should point slightly downward. Notice that the lower parts of the pigeons' legs are also covered with feathers.
Fade out soft pencil those places where the shadow will fall - neck, tail, wing, shaded areas of feathers.
Hard pencil carefully work out all the small details. When working with a pencil, details are very important - use thin lines to draw all the feathers, folds of skin on the legs, add highlights to the eyes. Don't forget to erase all the auxiliary lines so they don't pollute the drawing.
After you finish your first drawing, try drawing the dove in other poses and from other perspectives. Photographs of birds will again help you, as well as live observation of pigeons in the nearest park.
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Why is the dove a symbol of peace?
IN the oldest book humanity - the Bible - it is written that it was a white man who brought an olive branch to the Old Testament Noah, which testified to the end of the flood.
The ancient Romans considered pigeons that made a nest in the helmet of warlike Mars to be a symbol of peace. This bird was associated in those days with good news - the end of the war.
The white dove began to be considered a symbol of peace throughout the planet after famous artist Pablo Picasso painted the emblem for the World Peace Congress held in 1949. This emblem featured this bird carrying an olive branch.
If you look closely, it is difficult to find a better candidate for such a symbol. For example, too fussy, - gloomy, and - overly pompous. Perhaps a swan would be suitable, but it is a symbol of fidelity in love.
IN modern life sometimes white doves are released as a sign of peaceful intentions. For example, this is what the current Pope Francis I did. During a Sunday sermon on the situation in Ukraine, the pontiff released two doves from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as a symbol of peace. It is curious that the birds were immediately attacked by the big one, which attacked them. However, the pigeons managed to fly away.
You should start drawing a dove with the main outline - the head, wings and body. First, outline the outline of the pigeon's head, and from it draw a line for a slightly inclined line of the body. The tail of a flying bird should fall slightly down. Draw the wings in the form of a “tick”, but do not forget to follow the proportions and sizes of the contours. This stage of drawing is the easiest, but at the same time it is the most important. After all, the further drawing of the bird depends on how you draw the first contours.
Now spice it up a little by adding a few lines. Draw the outline of the body and the contour line of the tail. Also add the bird's legs, drawing only short contour lines to begin with.
The dove should look like it is flying. To do this, draw the outlines of the plumage of his tail and wings. Then draw the eye and beak of a dove.
There are only a few details left to add to the drawing. You will need to spend the most time working on the details of the bird's legs. After this, with a few strokes of a pencil, divide the dove’s wings into several segments.
Well, you've come to final stage drawing a bird. It is not at all difficult to depict the feathers for the tail and wings of the dove, since their outlines have already been drawn. All you have to do is divide the lower contours with sharp sections and extend the lines all the way to the base of the wing. The tail feathers are drawn a little differently. They should be depicted as elongated ovals.
That's all, now you can draw a dove - a symbol of peace. If desired, also draw an olive branch in the bird's beak. Since the dove should be snow-white, it does not need to be painted. You can only make the contours of the image brighter and give the sky a soft blue color.
Hi all! As always, we are in a hurry to present you with a new creation by our artists, which is designed to make artists of each of you - a drawing lesson dedicated to how to draw a dove. Let's move slightly away from the cartoonish theme of the recent series about farm animals (for example, take a look at the lesson on how to draw a cow, a great example) and draw a bird with the correct proportions, simple, but more or less realistic. How to draw a dove with a pencil step by step? Let's start the lesson and find out right now!
Step 1
The illustration for the last step looks quite complicated, however, we will use simple shapes and move step by step. First, draw a small circle and a large oval - the head and body of the bird, respectively. These figures should be drawn closer to the bottom edge to leave space for the wings - they will be very voluminous.
Step 2
Now let’s connect the head with the body using smooth lines, and also outline the contours bushy tail. By the way, the tail is almost longer than the body.
Step 3
We add a beak to our sketch (it looks like a diamond or a kite), outline the contours of the wings. Please note that they are formed by obtuse angles.
Step 4
Outline the oval contours of the eyes. We finish drawing the outlines of the wings, sketch out the contours of small elongated legs.
