How to Paint Ponies & Snow Barns for Children
Children, especially those who live in cities, are fascinated by ponies and farms. Numerous books, like "My Pony," tell of young children who long to own their own pony. The Shetland pony is native to the Shetland Islands in Scotland and is the smallest horse breed at less than 46 inches tall. Shetland ponies have a gentle temperament that suits children. If your child dreams of a horse, paint a pony and a snow barn in their room.
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Instructions
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Sketch a preliminary drawing with an HB pencil on your prepared canvas. Begin with the contours, or outline, of the pony's head, which is a vertical, rectangular oval. The top of the head is slightly rounder than the nose.
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Draw two erect triangular ears on top of the head and a thick, strong neck. The pony's body can be made in an oval shape with the legs underneath the body. Add a thick mane on the neck and a thick tail at the end of its haunches.
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Draw a horizontal line across the middle of your painting to create a skyline. Above this line is the sky and below it is the ground.
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Add a grassy landscape with patches of snow on the ground. Draw a square with a triangle on top for a snowy barn.
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Pour paints into small plastic cups. This will prevent waste, and you can also mix colors in the cups.
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Mix red with brown to paint the barn. Use green, brown and yellow for the grassy patches. You will add the white snow later on.
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Mix together one part blue paint to one part white paint for a light blue sky. Add a yellow winter sun.
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Mix two parts brown with one part white paint for the pony. You can use this for most of its coat, adding darker brown for the inside of its ears, eyes and nostrils. You can also paint white vertical strips down the front of its face.
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Mix one part brown and one part white for the pony's mane and tail. Add tones, shadows and highlights to your pony and barn using darker paint for shadows and white for highlights.
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Paint snow on your painting in white and gray. The snow should look like cotton balls on the ground and on the barn. Add icicles dripping off the roof of your barn
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Tips & Warnings
Experiment with different seasons for the appearance of the pony and barn.
Paint in a well-ventilated room, if using oil paints.
References
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- Photo Credit pony ride image by Barbara Tripp from Fotolia.com Pony image by Kathy D from Fotolia.com
