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How to Draw an Oystercatcher
Draw an oystercatcher 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top left draw a big round head, a little wider than tall, with a tiny chin bump.
Tip Leave room on the right and underneath for the body.
Step 2: Long orange bill
From the head draw a long bill to a round tip and back to the head. Add a middle line.
Tip The bill is long and straight, like a carrot.
Step 3: Big eye in a ring
Behind the bill draw a big round eye in a ring. Add a black dot, leaving a white speck.
Step 4: Plump body
From the back of the head curve down to the rump, round a fat tummy, and up under the bill.
Tip The body is a plump egg, narrower than the head.
Step 5: Fan tail
From the rump draw a fan tail pointing down and back, round at the end, back to the tummy.
Step 6: Folded wing
Start under the head. Curve a wing down along the side, and stop on the back near the tail.
Step 7: Front leg and toes
Start under the tummy. Draw a leg bending backwards, 3 round toes, then back up to the tummy.
Step 8: Back leg and toes
A finger further back, start under the tummy and draw the other leg and 3 toes the same way.
Step 9: Beach
Start at the left edge. Draw one long line under the feet across to the right edge. Add 2 pebbles.
Step 10: White tummy, sandy beach
Leave the tummy and the eye white. Colour the beach sand and the 2 pebbles grey.
Step 11: Orange bill, pink legs
Colour the long bill and the eye ring orange. Colour the legs and toes pink.
Step 12: Black head, wing, tail
Colour the head, wing and tail black, around the orange ring. Leave the eye white. Your oystercatcher is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an oystercatcher, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
