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How to Draw an Eagle
Draw an eagle 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top of your paper draw a big round head, a bit wider than tall.
Step 2: Big hooked beak
Start high on the front of the head. Hook out and down to a point, then in to the chin.
Tip Keep the beak short and fat.
Step 3: Eye and smile
Behind the beak, draw a big eye with a black dot. Curve a smile from the beak up under it.
Step 4: Plump body
Start on the back of the head. Curve down, round a fat belly, back up, and stop under the head.
Tip The body is a plump egg, narrower than the head.
Step 5: Fan tail
Start low on the back. Draw a fan out, round the end, back to the body. Add 2 feather lines.
Step 6: Folded wing
Start under the head. Draw a round shoulder, sweep back to a point above the tail. Add 2 feather lines.
Step 7: Front foot
Start under the front of the tummy. Draw a short leg down to 3 short round toes, then back up.
Step 8: Back foot
Start on the tummy a thumb behind the first leg. Draw the same leg and toes, ending on the tummy.
Tip Leave a gap between the feet. Both sit at the same height.
Step 9: The branch
Under the toes, draw a long band from left of the beak to right of the tail, and back.
Tip Hop the top line over each toe so the bird really grips.
Step 10: Yellow beak and feet
Leave the head, eye and fan tail white, like the paper. Colour the beak, legs and toes yellow.
Step 11: Brown body, wood branch
Colour the branch light brown around the toes. Colour the body brown around the wing.
Step 12: Dark brown wing
Colour the wing dark brown, pressing harder so it is darker than the body.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an eagle, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
