How to Draw a Pigeon

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 below for the body and the branch.

Step 2: Short beak

Draw a short beak pointing left from the head, with a bump on top.

Step 3: One big eye

A finger behind the beak draw a big round eye, bigger than the beak is long. Black dot and shine.

Step 4: Plump body

From the back of the head curve down. Leave a gap, then round a fat belly up to the chin.

Tip Leave the gap low on the back, where the tail will grow out.

Step 5: Tail

From the gap's top draw a tail down and back to the belly. Add a line near its end.

Step 6: Folded wing

Start under the head. Draw a teardrop wing along the back line, ending in a point where the tail starts.

Step 7: Neck band and bars

Under the head draw a curve from the chest to the wing for a neck band. Add 2 wing bars.

Step 8: Front leg and toes

Start under the tummy. Draw a leg getting thinner, then 3 chubby toes, and back up to the tummy.

Tip Two toes point forward, one back, ready to grip the branch.

Step 9: Back leg and toes

A thumb behind the first leg draw another leg and toes the same way, from the tummy back to it.

Tip Leave a gap between the 2 feet. Both sit at the same height.

Step 10: The branch

Under the toes draw a branch, thick on the left and thinner to the right, with a little twig bump.

Step 11: Grey pigeon

Colour the wing pale grey and the head, body and tail grey.

Tip Leave the eye, its ring, the neck band and the tail tip white.

Step 12: Eye ring and branch

Colour the ring round the eye orange and the branch light brown.

Step 13: Teal and dark grey

Colour the neck band teal. Colour the beak, tail tip, legs and toes dark grey, leaving the beak bump white.