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How to Draw a Merganser
Draw a merganser 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 round head, a little wider than tall. Leave room below for the body.
Step 2: Long thin bill
Start on the head's front. Draw a long thin bill out left to a round tip, then back.
Tip Thin like a pencil, not flat like a duck's. Add a mouth line from the tip to the head.
Step 3: One big eye
Behind the bill, draw a big round eye with a big black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: Spiky head feathers
On the back of the head, draw 3 feather tufts sweeping back, each ending in a soft point.
Tip Start on the top of the head and stop on its back.
Step 5: Short neck
From the chin and the back of the head, draw 2 short neck lines down. Stop half a head down.
Step 6: Chest, back and tail
From the neck, draw a round chest down, and a long low back round a small tail. Both stop level.
Tip The tail is small and round, and the line under it slants back in.
Step 7: Chest line and wing
From where the neck meets the back, draw a curve down to the bottom. Add a teardrop wing beside it.
Tip Give the wing's bottom edge 3 feather bumps, starting at its point.
Step 8: Wavy water
From the left edge, draw a soft wavy water line across to the right edge, under the bird. Add ripples.
Step 9: Red bill, green head
Colour the bill red. Colour the head and its feather tufts green. Leave the eye white.
Step 10: Grey body
Colour the body grey, around the wing. Leave the neck and chest white.
Step 11: Dark wing, blue water
Colour the wing dark grey. Colour the water blue under the wavy line. Your merganser is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a merganser, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
