The altar features candles, cups of hot cocoa, sweet treats, a place for a drawing of your loved one and a spot to add your loved one’s name.
The catrina and skeleton feature pom-poms, braids, earrings, feathers, ruffles, buttons and bones. Start with the top of the inverted “V” and work your way down.Īdd details to all of your drawings. To create the altar, fold your paper in half vertically so that you can draw a symmetrical altar. This is the start of the drawing and from here on, it’s easy! Next, draw the brim of the hat over this dot. The area above the dot is the space for the hat. To create the catrina or skeleton character, place your gently closed hand at the top edge of the paper, with your pinky touching the top edge. To start, select your favorite subject and place a sheet of 12″ x 18″ white paper vertically.
Simple dia de los muertos altar plus#
Its length and pacing plus the colorful, simple illustrations are a perfect transition into these Day of the Dead creations.įollow the steps in the handy drawing guide below to create a Day of the Dead catrina, skeleton and altar.ĭownload your Day of the Dead Drawing Guide below… I used the illustrations in the book, Dia De Los Muertos by Roseanne Greenfield Thong and illustrated by Carles Ballesteros as inspiration for these drawings. These drawings use simple materials and only require about 45 minutes of your time! Check out my collection of Day of the Dead projects right here. Throughout my years of teaching art, I created quite a few Day of the Dead projects including sugar skulls for younger children as well as for older kids, plus catrina dolls and papel picado projects. The art represented on Day of the Dead is vibrant, energetic and colorful. Ready to create beautiful artwork for Day of the Dead? Grab your markers, sheets of white paper, a few crayons (and your kids) and let’s celebrate the Day of the Dead with these easy, colorful drawings.ĭía de Muertos is a special day that honors the beauty of life, as families gather to celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed.
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