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How to Draw a Bird
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: round head.
Step 1: Round head
Near the top left, draw a big round head, wider than tall, with 3 soft low puffs on top.
Tip The tuft is 3 gentle hills, not spikes. Leave room below for the body.
Step 2: Stubby beak
Start on the head's front. Draw a fat triangle beak out to a point and back. Add a mouth line.
Tip Keep the beak short and fat, not a long bill.
Step 3: One big eye
Behind the beak, a finger back, draw a big round eye with a big black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: Plump body
Start behind the head. Draw down to the rump, round a fat belly, and up the chest to the beak.
Tip A plump egg hanging under the head, narrower than the head.
Step 5: Fan tail
Start on the rump. Draw a fan tail down and back, round the end, to the tummy. Add feather lines.
Step 6: Folded wing
Start under the head. Draw a wing line, round at the front, stopping at the rump. Add 2 feather lines.
Step 7: Front leg and toes
Start on the tummy's front. Draw a skinny leg down to 3 chubby curling toes, back up to the tummy.
Tip Toes like chubby fingers gripping the branch: 2 forward, 1 back.
Step 8: Back leg and toes
A thumb behind the first leg, draw a second leg and toes the same way.
Step 9: The branch
From the left edge, draw a branch top, hopping over the toes, up a twig, round the end, and back.
Step 10: Cream chest, orange beak
Colour the chest and tummy cream, chin to tail. Colour the beak, legs and toes orange.
Step 11: Blue head
Colour the head blue. Leave the eye white.
Step 12: Navy wing, brown branch
Colour the wing and fan tail navy, a darker blue. Colour the branch brown. Your bird is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a bird, drawn by you.
