How to Draw an Owl in a Tree

Step 1: Owl head

A little above the middle of your paper, draw a small egg head lying on its side, with round cheeks.

Tip Leave lots of space all round: a tree goes round it.

Step 2: Two ear tufts

Start on each top corner. Draw a fat feather up to a soft point, then back to the head.

Step 3: Two huge eyes

In the middle of the head, draw 2 huge circle eyes a finger apart. Add big black dots and shines.

Step 4: The beak

Under the gap between the eyes, draw a fat teardrop beak hanging point down to the chin.

Step 5: Heart face

Start at the beak's top left corner. Draw a heart round both eyes, stopping at the beak's top right corner.

Step 6: The hollow

Draw a big tall egg all round the owl for the tree hole. Rub out bits that cross the head.

Tip Leave a little dark space showing all round the owl.

Step 7: Body, wings and feathers

From under each cheek, curve a C down to the hole's edge. Add leaf wings and 5 u-curve tummy feathers.

Step 8: Feet on the sill

On the bottom edge of the hole, under each eye, draw a little foot with 3 round toes hanging over.

Step 9: The trunk

Draw a flat oval above the owl. From each end, draw down to a root foot. Add the ground.

Step 10: Branch, knot and bark

From high on the right, draw a branch with an oval end. Add a low knot and 4 bark dashes.

Tip Rub out the trunk line where the branch joins.

Step 11: Yellow eyes and feet

Colour the eyes, beak and feet yellow, around the black dots. Leave the shines white.

Step 12: Tan and light brown

Colour the face, tummy and both flat ovals tan. Colour the wings, trunk and branch light brown, around the holes.

Step 13: Brown head, dark holes

Colour the head and tufts brown around the face. Colour the hollow around the owl, and the knot, dark grey.