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How to Draw a Cockatoo
Draw a cockatoo in 12 easy steps, about 9 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: round head.
Step 1: Round head
Near the top left, draw a big round head, a little wider than tall.
Tip Leave room above it for the feathers.
Step 2: Tall top feathers
On top at the back of the head, draw 3 long curved feathers.
Tip Let the feather tips lean forward a little.
Step 3: Big hooked beak
From the forehead, hook a beak down to a point, back to the chin. Add a mouth line across it.
Tip Keep the beak short and fat.
Step 4: Big round eye
A finger behind the beak, draw a big round eye with a black dot and a white shine.
Step 5: Plump body
Start at the back of the head. Draw the back down, round a fat belly, and up to the chin.
Step 6: Fan tail
From the bottom of the back, draw a fan down, round the end, back to the tummy. Add 2 lines.
Step 7: Folded wing
Start under the back of the head. Draw a round shoulder, sweeping back to a point. Add 2 feather lines.
Step 8: The branch
A finger below the tummy, draw a long bendy branch across, thinner at the right end.
Step 9: Front foot
Under the front of the tummy, draw a short leg that narrows, with 2 chubby toes over the branch.
Tip Rub out the branch line inside the toes.
Step 10: Back foot
A thumb behind the first leg, draw a second short leg and 2 toes over the branch.
Step 11: Yellow top feathers
Colour the tall top feathers yellow. The rest of the cockatoo stays white, even the eye.
Step 12: Grey beak, brown branch
Colour the hooked beak, legs and toes dark grey. Then colour the branch brown around the toes.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cockatoo, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
