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How to Draw a Barn Owl
Draw a barn owl in 11 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: domed head.
Step 1: Domed head
Near the top, draw a big soft egg head on its side, wider than tall, with a round dome.
Tip No corners anywhere.
Step 2: Heart face
Start at the top of the face. Draw a C down each side, ending in a point at the chin.
Tip The heart fills almost the whole face.
Step 3: Two dark eyes
Inside the heart, across the middle, draw 2 big round eyes a thumb apart. Colour them black, leaving white shines.
Tip Barn owl eyes are shiny black buttons.
Step 4: The beak
Between the eyes, a little lower, draw a chunky teardrop beak hanging point down.
Step 5: Plump body
Start under each cheek. Draw a big C down each side, fattest low down. They meet in a round bottom.
Tip Narrower than the head, like a plump egg tucked under it.
Step 6: Folded wings
Start on each body line under the head. Draw a fat leaf wing bowing in, ending near the bottom.
Step 7: Speckled tummy
Between the wings, under the head, dot a few little speckles on the tummy, like sprinkles.
Step 8: The branch
Near the left edge, start a long wobbly branch under the tummy, ending in a round tip. Add a twig.
Step 9: Two gripping feet
Under each eye, draw a foot from the tummy down onto the branch, with 3 round toes gripping it.
Step 10: Sand beak, tan rim
Colour the beak and feet sand. Colour the head rim tan, leaving the heart face white.
Step 11: Golden wings, brown branch
Go over your lines. Colour the wings golden brown and the branch dark brown. The tummy stays white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a barn owl, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
