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How to Draw a Gannet
Draw a gannet 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: round head.
Step 1: Round head
Near the top left, draw a big round head, a little wider than tall, with a tiny chin bump.
Tip Leave room on the right for a long body, and room below for the sea.
Step 2: Dagger bill
Start on the front of the head. Draw a long dagger bill to a sharp point. Add a mouth line.
Step 3: One big eye
A finger behind the bill, draw a big round eye with a big black dot and a little shine.
Step 4: Chest and back
Curve a chest and a long back from the head. Stop both low and level, where the sea will go.
Tip A gannet floats low and long on the water, like a little boat.
Step 5: Pointed tail
From the round back end, draw a short pointed tail out to a point and back.
Step 6: Folded wing
Start under the head. Curve a long wing down along the side, and stop on the back near the tail.
Step 7: Wing tip
Near the tail, curve a line across the wing from the back down to its lower edge.
Step 8: Wavy sea
Draw a soft wavy sea line from edge to edge, touching the ends of the chest and the back.
Step 9: Yellow head
Colour the head a soft yellow, leaving the eye white.
Step 10: Blue sea
Colour the sea blue, under the wavy line all the way across the page.
Step 11: Grey bill, black tip
Leave the body, wing and tail white. Colour the long bill grey and just the wing tip black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a gannet, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
