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How to Draw an Ostrich
Draw an ostrich 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: a small round head.
Step 1: A small round head
Near the top left of your paper, draw a small round head, a little wider than tall.
Tip Leave lots of room below for the long neck, body and legs.
Step 2: Flat beak
On the front of the head, draw a short flat beak with a round tip. Add a mouth line.
Step 3: Big eye with lashes
Behind the beak, draw a big round eye with a black dot and shine. Add 3 lashes flicking up.
Tip Leave a finger of cheek between the beak and the eye.
Step 4: Curvy neck
Start under the head. Draw 2 long curvy neck lines swinging down and back. Stop about halfway down the paper.
Tip Thin like a hose, a little wider at the bottom.
Step 5: Big pear body
Draw a big pear body across the neck ends, 2 heads wide, fat end at the back.
Step 6: Plume wing
Draw a wing a finger under the back, with a round front, 3 feather bumps and a point.
Step 7: Fluffy tail
Start on the back of the body. Draw 3 fluffy tail bumps and stop back on the body lower down.
Step 8: One long leg
Under the tummy, draw a long leg, thick at the top, bending back halfway. End with 2 big toes.
Tip Ostrich legs are like 2 pencils, fat at the top, thin at the ankle.
Step 9: The other long leg
A hand further back, draw the second leg the same way, with 2 big toes on the ground.
Step 10: Ground and grass
Draw a ground line under the feet, from edge to edge. Add a grass tuft at each end.
Step 11: Peach head and legs
Colour the head, neck and both legs soft peach, leaving the eye white. Colour the beak orange.
Step 12: Grey body, white plumes
Colour the big body and the wing slate grey. Leave the fluffy tail white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an ostrich, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
