How to Draw a Hoatzin

Step 1: Head with punk hair

Near the top left draw a round head. On top draw 7 stiff spikes zigzagging up and down, leaning back.

Tip The spiky hair is the hoatzin's special thing.

Step 2: Short beak

From the head's front draw a short fat beak out left and back to it. Add a smiling mouth line.

Step 3: One big eye

A finger behind the beak draw a round eye with a big black dot and a white speck.

Step 4: Bare blue face

Round the eye draw a soft oval, a little clear of the eye all the way round.

Tip Keep the oval small, with tan head showing all round it.

Step 5: Plump body

Start at the back of the head. Draw down, round a fat tummy, and up to stop under the beak.

Tip The body is a plump egg under the head, narrower than the head.

Step 6: Long fan tail

From the rump draw a long fan to a wide round end, back to the tummy. Add 2 feather lines.

Step 7: Folded wing

Start under the back of the head. Draw a round shoulder, then sweep back to a point on the rump.

Step 8: Front leg and toes

Start on the tummy. Draw a short leg down, 2 chubby toes forward, one back, and up to the tummy.

Tip The toes curl down, ready to grip the branch.

Step 9: Back leg and toes

A thumb behind it, start on the tummy again. Draw a second leg and toes the same way.

Step 10: The branch

From the left edge below the toes, draw a branch across, hopping over each toe, round the end and back.

Step 11: Tan head, blue face

Colour the head and spikes tan, and the face oval light blue around the eye.

Step 12: Orange tummy, red eye

Colour the chest and tummy warm orange, and the eye red around the black dot.

Step 13: Brown feathers, black beak

Colour the back, wing, tail, legs and branch brown, pressing lightly. Colour the beak black.