1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin


		1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons Author/illustrator: Freddie Levin ISBN 0-939217-43-0 Sample drawing lessons online Download sample in pdf format Purchase online Order from Amazon.com

	Author-illustrator Freddie Levin has been dividing her time between free lance illustration assignments and teaching art since 1968. She teaches art in the Chicago area. Top of page

The King

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin During the Middle Ages (500 A.D to 1500 A.D.), Europe was divided into many small nations constantly at war. A king owned all the land in his kingdom. He gave some of his land to barons who then swore loyalty to the king. The barons helped the king fight the kings of other nations. Sometimes the king had to keep his own barons from fighting with each other. It was not easy to be a king during the Middle Ages.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Draw a circle above a rectangle.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Add two lines for a neck. Draw two long ovals, at an angle, for the upper arms. Notice they are not lower than the rectangle.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Add two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Draw two ears. Sketch small rectangles to begin the hands.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Draw thumbs on the hands and add lines for fingers. Sketch two long ovals for the legs. (The small circles on the arms and legs show the elbows and knees. This is good to know when you want the arms and legs to bend.)

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Sketch triangle feet.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

To finish your person, erase extra lines. The next few pages will show you how to turn the basic person into different people.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Facial Expressions: LOOK at these different expressions! Practice drawing them: sad or worried, angry, surprised.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Draw a crown. Add long hair. Draw clothing lines at the neck, feet and hands. Change his left hand so he can hold a scepter.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Draw the medallion he is wearing around his neck. Add a ring on one finger.

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

Add jewels to the crown. Draw bushy eyebrows and a beard. Add a royal robe

1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, and Dragons, by Freddie Levin

LOOK at the final drawing! Erase extra lines. Give him a scepter to hold. (The crown, the scepter, the ring, and the medallions were some of the symbols of his kingdom). Shade and color. (Purple, blue and red dyes were expensive and so were often used for royal clothing.)