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How to Draw a Duck Swimming
Draw a duck swimming 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: big egg head.
Step 1: Big egg head
Near the top of your paper, draw a big egg, a little wider at the bottom.
Step 2: Short wide bill
Start low on the face. Draw a rainbow, a wide U back to the start, and a smile line across.
Tip Keep it short and wide, like a spoon, not a pointed beak.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Above the bill, draw 2 big egg eyes with a gap between. Colour big black dots, leaving white shines.
Step 4: Three hairs
Start on top of the head. Draw 3 short hairs sticking up, ending in the air.
Step 5: Fat body
Start on the left cheek. Draw a big fat egg down and round, back up to the right cheek.
Step 6: Tucked wings
Start under each cheek. Draw a fat leaf down the side, curving in to a point, back to the start.
Tip The wings hug the body, not out like arms.
Step 7: Perky tail
Start low on the right of the body. Draw a little pointy tail up and out, back to the body.
Step 8: Wavy water
From the left edge, low on the tummy, draw a wavy line across to the right edge.
Tip Rub out the body lines below the wavy line. That part is under water.
Step 9: Ripples
On each side of the duck, draw 2 short curved lines on the water for ripples.
Step 10: Sandy wings, pink cheeks
Leave the head, body and eyes white. Colour the 2 wings sand and 2 pink cheeks beside the bill.
Step 11: Orange bill, blue water
Colour the bill orange, then colour the water blue around the duck, to the edges.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a duck swimming, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
