Fire is an essential part of our lives, despite the fact that it can be quite dangerous. In addition to keeping us warm, a campfire or candle can also bring us comfort.
Since they do not have a solid color or form, drawing fire can be challenging. Additionally, the light is emitting in a particular way, which makes it even more difficult to draw.
You may want to practice drawing fire to get to know what shapes and colors to use. After you’ve mastered sketching fire, practice sketching bigger ones.
Don’t be discouraged though, I’m going to lead you through the fire and show you how it’s done in easy-to-follow steps how to draw fire.
The right tools will need before we begin, though. All right, let’s start.
Method-1:
Step-1:
A faint vertical line should draw down the center of a piece of thick paper using a 2HB pencil. As I draw the outline of the fire, I use this line to ensure the drawing is symmetrical and that I don’t lose sight of the vertical direction.
Step-2:
My work needs to be detailed first before I add the flame tongues. Sometimes they are short, sometimes they are long, and sometimes they are somewhere in the middle. You’ll find the process of building the fire quite mesmerizing and enjoyable if you do it before a real fire. You won’t remember what time it is if you stare at the fire too long!
Step-3:
Currently, I am putting as much detail into each flame as possible. Where should the transitions between light and dark (and between different colors) be placed? How should the colors be placed so that I know where to place the different colors? Finish your pencil drawing with this step.
Step-4:
According to the “light to dark” principle, I start the coloring process. After the yellow tones, I continue. Fill in the lightest areas with white, medium-light yellow, and light yellow.
Step-5:
In the next step, I paint the mid-tone areas in light orange. This process is so enjoyable! To give the impression the fire is jumping up the chimney or the sky, I try to keep all strokes going up in different directions.
Step-6:
As the flames redden, I blend along the edges with saturated orange to soften the transition between lighter and darker orange.
Step-7:
The darkest flames are now added. Yellow ochre and red-orange are used for the dark parts of the flames, while burgundy is used to paint the background seen through the flame. Dark colors in lighter shades help the fire to appear larger and brighter.
Step-8:
When you add some red to a fire, it just looks and feels hotter. When I use a rose, it adds some red to the flame. There’s a lot of sizzle going on!
Step-9:
The flames’ edges need to be detailed and the background painted. I paint it purple. Adding the dark purple will really bring out the yellow due to their complementary colors.
Step-10:
I can enhance the tone of the scene by layering purple and burgundy in the background. There is a fire raging in the woods, it looks like.
Step-11:
To keep the ambiance alive, I overlay lilac with an orange overlay, which adds a light glow.
Step-12:
To me, the flames still don’t feel as vibrant as they should be based on the dark background. Thus, I use another layer of burgundy and white, along with another layer of purple, to color the background violet again.
Step-13:
The background is layered with blue and blue-green colors to mimic trees and grass to give it the appearance of a campfire drawing. The flame is then darkened and some details are refined with burgundy and white, purple, and more burgundy
I take a step back and see where I can make the background and the shadows of the flames lighter and where they should be darker during this final stage.
Method-2:
Step-1:
Make fire by drawing a stack of logs. Make the lines subtle and use a hard pencil.
Step-2:
From below, draw the flames wrapping around the wood.
Step-3:
The wood needs to be darkened.
Step-4:
Create the remaining flames. Maintain a wave effect.
Step-5:
Use a softer pencil to darken the wood further. Be sure to leave the fire’s interior looking bright.
Step-6:
Likewise, blend the background by darkening and blending it. You won’t need to smudge over the flames. It will make them look more natural!
Step-7:
Add some flames to the wood by using an eraser.
Step-8:
Increase the contrast by adding some dark ground.
Step-9:
Add some more darkness to the background. Avoid touching the flames this time.
Step-10:
Grayscale simply shows bright “red” and “slightly darker” edges of a flame, which had three primary colors: white, yellow, and orange. To make the flames more orange, use a hard pencil.
Step-11:
The flames will be more vibrant and contrast if you use the softest pencil and the darker colors scattered throughout.
Method-3:
Step-1: Create the base
With fire, create a U-shaped or basket-shaped.
Step-2: Create a wave
On one end, add a gentle wave.
Step-3: Create a flame
Now connect another wave to the previous one. Creating a flame should happen.
Step-4: Add to the fire
We will continue to add fire. The bottom of the first flame should, however, be surrounded by an almost circle.
Step-5: Finish the second flame
Using a similar technique to the first, we will create the second flame tendril. Add a line-shaped fishhook to the almost circle created in the previous step.
Step-6: Continue drawing the wavy lines
We will now proceed to light the third flame, which is approximately the same height as the first. Draw a tall, wavy line starting from the end of the second flame.
Step-7: Finish the third flame
A third fish hook-like line should be drawn to complete the third flame.
Step-8: Finish the Fourth Flame
Add a wavy line to the fourth flame.
Step-9: Sketch the Fifth Flame
Create the fifth flame by drawing a curved line. Would you like a bigger fire? Adding more tendrils is totally okay. Flow is key here; all lines must flow together harmoniously.
Step-10: Give the fire depth
Even though you have the option of leaving step nine’s drawing as-is, the illustration can also benefit from having a bit more depth added to it. Basically, you’ll need to create a small fire inside the one that you’ve already drawn. The flames you have already drawn should resemble this, but smaller and loose.
Step-11: Draw a few more flames
Add a few flying flames to the drawing since you’re already adding some details to the fire. Keep this organic feel throughout.
Step-12: Fill in the drawing in ink
Ink and pen are finally applied to the illustration. To trace the graphite lines, trace over them with your pen of choice. Be sure to leave enough time for the ink to dry before you fill in the fire with black. Otherwise, you will smudge your work.
Method-4:
Step-1: Sketch out the bottom of the fire
Create a bottom line for the fire. It should have an outward curve near the top, similar to a “U.”.
Step-2: Sketch upper flames
Place the flames at the top of the previous step’s shape. As the curves and waves go toward the center, draw them bigger and higher up.
Step-3: Sketch the inner flames
Adding a smaller shape within each larger outline is similar to what was done in the previous steps. The top part can be drawn slightly narrower with fewer flames on its upper part.
Step-4: Mark the center
Draw an even smaller part of the fire inside the line you drew in the previous step. The top can be divided into two parts so it looks like it is like a water drop.
Step-5: Finalize the line drawing by drawing the sparks
In the following example, you can see how to draw sparks/bits from the main fire. Despite the size of the fire, these can be made quite small by bending and curving their shapes.
Using a thin black pen or marker, trace over your drawing once completed. Alternatively, if you do not have one of those handy, you can darken your lines with a pencil.
Step-6: Paint the fire
Color your fireside scene with fire markers since they often come in bright colors appropriate for a fire, but you may also choose to use another medium of your choice.
Color is a relatively simple process. In a fire, since flames are brighter at the center, the center part will be yellow, the next part orange, and the outer part red.
The drawing is now complete.
Conclusion
A drawing of fire is demonstrated in this tutorial. Drawing the shape does not require that you be overly precise since it could be somewhat random.
However, if you want to create a drawing with a neat and professional appearance, you should create flame outlines with curves or waves.
We hope you found how to draw fire and enjoy this blog post.
