Art teachers know that selecting drawing subject matter that interests young artists is a must. Gnomes are magically easy to draw!
Helping students get over drawing skill imitations can help teachers to move on to teaching other skills such as shading, proportion, figure drawing, and cartooning.
Try starting your next drawing lesson with gnomes to magically unlock your students’ drawing potential and increase their confidence! Here are some easy steps to get started!
STEP 1: Experiment with simple shapes to draw a gnome body.
STEP 2: Experiment with a variety of ways to draw simple droopy gnome hats and beards.
STEP 3: Not all gnomes have eyes showing!
- Experiment with ways to add features to a gnome’s face.
- Gnomes can have female or male characteristics.
Variation: Pixies are easy to draw too!
STEP 4: Add details and Accessories to your gnome drawing!
STEP 5: Place your gnome drawing into a Nature Landscape!
BONUS!
Use this gnome subject matter drawing as an opportunity to teach art skills, Art Elements, and Design Principle concepts!
- Use this lesson to teach about the Art Elements SPACE and OVERLAPPING
- Teach your students about PROPORTION!
- Apply VALUE SHADING skills!
- Teach about TEXTURE and PATTERNING to add visual interest!
If you like this drawing subject matter idea take a look at the full lesson resource HERE! It’s jam-packed with nature and cartooning resources to make this drawing magically fun for your art students!
Teach Cartooning and introduce Observational Nature Drawing!
This concept-rich, art lesson includes a fun twist by adding an easy-to-create, hidden cartoon-style gnome or fairy! This fairy-tale theme made the drawing more student-friendly and lighthearted, while still covering some important art concepts.
Objectives:
- Students will draw objects from nature with more realism than they might from memory.
- Students will use the art element Space in a composition to create a sense of depth.
- Students will be introduced to simple cartooning techniques.
If you love gnomes…Create a ceramic gnome for your garden HERE!
I hope you found this gnome tutorial to be helpful!
If your students enjoy all things magical and mythical…you might enjoy this POST about how to DRAW DrAGONS with kids!
I’d love to see your creations! You can find me at SparkleGal’s Art Magic Facebook!
