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how to draw ladybug

how to draw ladybug

Learn to draw a ladybug, sitting on a leaf.  The examples below are from a K/1 class.  Lesson includes easy to follow step-by-step instructions with a child's project shown completed.  
Scroll down to find:
  1. photographs of ladybugs 4 reference
  2. step-by-step instructions with pictures of the project
  3. a lesson plan (including California State Visual Art Standards)

ladybug references

Typical red with black spots is shown, as well as alternative types of ladybugs.
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step-by-step instructions

Easy to follow instructions below;
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1. draw a horizontal line - below center of page - use a permanent marker or a black crayon
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2. above the line drawn create a 1/2 circle
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3. extend the bottom, horizontal line out to the left

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4. adda 1/2 circle above horizontal line drawn
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5. draw 2 curve lines with dots on ends 
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6. draw 3 small lines, spaced as shown for legs on one side of bug - explain that the other 3 legs are on the other side of the bug

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7. draw a 2nd line, attached to prior lines to serve as legs bent
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8. draw 3 circles on body spaced as shown
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9. draw a large curve under bug illustration
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10.  connect that one to a curve above the bug to form a leaf
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11. draw 2 parallel lines off 1 end extending to edge of page for leaf stem
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12. paint the body red watercolors - get the color strong + vibrant

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13. paint the background a light, wash blue
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14. paint the leaf stem brown
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15. paint leaf green

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16. leave the darkest color to paint last - paint the black, or use the sharpie to color the black prior to painting
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17. finished artpiece

objective

Students will be able to recognize + illustrate a profile of a ladybug on a ;leaf.  Students will have knowledge of how to properly use watercolor + care for the materials.  Students will be able to daw + outline + paint a final art piece.

materials

  • 9"x12" white watercolor paper
  • watercolors
  • cups /containers for water
  • paper towels or rags 
  • watercolor brushes
  • pencils
  • erasers
  • black permanent markers or black crayons

instructions

  • show students the photographs of actual ladybugs.
  • explain to students that they will illustrate the side view of a single bug
  • explain how to properly care for + proper use of watercolors + brushes
  • dip brush in water prior to using cake type watercolors
  • students should gently roll the brush in the color desired
  • the more water, the lighter the color + the less water, the longer roll to a brush in color, the darker the color
  • follow step-by-step instructions above to complete art project
  • leave ample time for clean-up
  • give younger students jobs for clean-up

vocabulary

  • Balance - Visual equilibrium in a composition; achieved by organizing the weight and attention of all elements in an artwork.  Types of balance are symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial, and crystallographic. 
  • Color - The visual sensation dependent on the reflection or absorption of light from a given surface.  The three characteristics of color are hue, value. and intensity.  Color Harmony; The use of compatible colors to help unify a composition. 
  • Elements of Art - Sensory components used to create works of art ; line, color, shape, texture, value, space.
  • Media - Plural of medium, referring to materials used to make art; categories of art (e.g. painting, sculpture, film).
  • Primary Colors - Refers to colors red, yellow, and blue.  From these all other colors are created.
  • Secondary Colors - Colors that are mixtures of two primaries.  Red and yellow make orange, yellow and blue make green, and blue and red make violet. 
  • Space - An area in which objects or images can exist.
  • Watercolor - Transparent pigment mixed with water.  Paintings done with this medium are called watercolors.

alternative

  • use an alternative art ,medium
  • draw multiple ladybugs + leaves
  • add other insects + flowers
  • use color + deceptive spots of another type of ladybug besides the standard red with black spots (images shown above )

ca state visual arts standards

1.0 ARTISTIC PERCEPTION
Develop Perceptual Skills and Visual Arts Vocabulary
1.2 Name art materials (e.g., clay, paint, and crayons) introduced in lessons. 
3.0 HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL 
  Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural Dimensions of the Visual Arts
     3.2 Identify and describe various subject matter in art (e.g., landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still life)
4.0 AESTHETIC VALUING
Make Informed Judgements 
4.4 Give reasons why they like a particular work of art they made, using appropriate art vocabulary. ​
  • art lessons + projects for kids
  • Who's Website Is This Anyway?
  • Principles of Design
  • Elements of Art
  • kindergarten art lessons
    • Kinder Color Wheel Still Life
    • Mondrian for Kids
    • sea life collage
    • four seasons project
    • draw paul klee cats
    • how to draw chicken + chicks
    • draw a cow
    • Repetition for kids
  • 1st grade art
    • How to draw still life fruit bowl
    • Kids mixed Media Art work
    • How to draw a Ladybug
    • how to draw a dog
    • warm colors art project
    • cool colors - geometric shapes
    • neighborhood art lesson
    • self portrait
  • 2nd grade art lessons
    • Abstract Lesson Oil Pastel
    • grey scale painting
    • monochromatic art for children
    • van gogh's irises art lesson for children
    • Georgia O'keeffe skull lesson
    • Miro art project
    • draw a still life >
      • 2nd
  • 3rd grade art class
    • Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein
    • How to draw a tree - charcoal
    • soap carve for kids
    • native american ledger art lesson
    • rock art lesson
    • 3rd F.RInggold
    • pueblo art lesson
  • 4th grade art lessons
    • Contour Drawings of bottles
    • how to use oil pastels
    • positive - negative space lesson
    • draw an insect
    • how to print for kids
    • fall corn art project
    • Wayne Theibaud art project
  • 5th grade art lessons
    • 5th How To Draw Landscape
    • 6 pillars of character
    • Liberty Bell art lesson
    • El Dia De Los Muertos Kids Project
    • digestive system lesson
    • Ben Franklin lesson
    • Charles Burchfield tree art
  • Clay
    • clay dinasour 1st gr
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