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How to Draw a Cassowary
Draw a cassowary in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: a small round head.
Step 1: A small round head
Near the top left, draw a small round head, wider than tall. Start and stop underneath, leaving a gap.
Tip Leave room above the head for a tall helmet.
Step 2: Tall helmet
From the forehead, draw a tall helmet leaning back, stopping on the head. Rub out the head line inside.
Step 3: Short pointed beak
From the front of the head, draw a short pointed beak curving down to a tip, back to the chin.
Step 4: One big eye
Behind the beak, draw a big round eye. Fill it with a black dot, leaving a white shine.
Step 5: Neck and wattle
From the gap, draw 2 neck lines like an S, stopping 2 heads below. Hang a wattle from the throat.
Step 6: Big round body
Start at the front of the tummy. Draw up the chest, over a big round back. Stop near the bottom.
Step 7: Shaggy feathers and tail
From where the back stopped, draw soft floppy bumps round the bottom, ending at the tummy. Add 5 hanging strokes.
Step 8: One long leg
Under the front of the tummy, draw a leg, thick at the top, bending back, ending in 3 big toes.
Step 9: The other long leg
A hand further back, draw the second leg the same way, with 3 big toes on the ground.
Step 10: Ground and grass
Start at the left edge. Draw a long ground line to the right edge, hopping over the feet. Add grass.
Step 11: Tan helmet, grey legs
Colour the tall helmet tan. Colour both legs and their toes light grey.
Step 12: Blue neck, red wattle
Colour the head and neck bright blue, leaving the eye white. Colour the little wattle red.
Step 13: Dark body and beak
Colour the big shaggy body and the beak dark slate grey.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cassowary, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
