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How to Draw a Loon
Draw a loon in 10 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: a round head.
Step 1: A round head
Near the top left draw a round head, a little wider than tall, with a tiny chin bump.
Tip Leave room underneath for a thick neck and a long body.
Step 2: Dagger beak
Start on the front of the head. Draw a thin dagger beak out to a point and back.
Tip Keep the beak short and fat, held level, with a mouth line.
Step 3: One big eye
Behind the beak, level with the middle of the head, draw a big round eye with a black dot.
Step 4: Neck and necklace
From the head draw 2 thick neck lines down, stopping almost a head lower. Add 4 slanted necklace stripes.
Step 5: Chest and back
From the neck curve a chest down. Draw a long low back and curve it down to the same height.
Tip The loon sits low and long on the water, like a boat.
Step 6: Wing and spots
Draw a big teardrop wing low on the body with 2 feather lines. Above it add 2 rows of spots.
Step 7: Wavy water
Draw a soft wavy water line from edge to edge, touching the ends of both body lines. Add 2 ripples.
Step 8: Blue water
Colour the water blue, under the wavy line all the way across the page.
Step 9: Grey beak and wing
Colour the beak and the wing grey.
Step 10: Black loon
Colour the head, neck and body black around the grey wing. Leave the eye, spots and necklace stripes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a loon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
