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How to Draw a Baby Swan
Draw a baby swan in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: small egg head.
Step 1: Small egg head
Near the top left, draw a small egg head, a little wider than it is tall.
Tip Keep it small. Leave lots of room below for a long neck.
Step 2: Dark wedge bill
From the head's front, draw a short wedge bill. Add a mouth line, and a small triangle patch behind it.
Step 3: One friendly eye
Behind the patch, high on the head, draw a round eye with a big black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: Long S neck
Start under the head. Draw 2 thin lines down in a gentle S, and stop halfway down the page.
Tip The long curvy neck is what makes it a swan and not a duck.
Step 5: Chest and back
From the front neck line, draw a round chest down, stopping low. From the other, draw a long back.
Tip The water goes where the chest stops.
Step 6: Fluffy tail
From the back's end, draw a small upturned tail tip. Curve round and down, stopping level with the chest.
Step 7: Little wing
On the body, draw a small wing: round at the front, smooth on top, 3 soft bumps along the bottom.
Step 8: Wavy water
From the left edge, draw a wavy line across under the baby swan to the right edge. Add 2 ripples.
Step 9: Soft grey fluff
Colour the wing light stone grey. Colour the head, neck and body soft grey around it. Leave the eye white.
Step 10: Blue water, dark bill
Colour the water blue under the wavy line, all the way across. Colour the bill and its patch dark grey.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a baby swan, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
