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How to Draw a Raven
Draw a raven in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 of your paper draw a big round head, a little wider than tall.
Tip Leave room on the right and below for the body and branch.
Step 2: Heavy pointed beak
Start on the front of the head. Draw a big triangle beak out to a point, back to the chin.
Step 3: One big eye
Behind the beak draw a big round eye. Fill it with a black dot, leaving a shine.
Step 4: Plump body
Start on the back of the head. Curve down the back, round a fat belly, and stop under the beak.
Tip Rub out the bit of head circle inside the body, so head and body are one shape.
Step 5: Long wedge tail
Start on the back end of the body. Draw a long fan down and back, then back to the tummy.
Step 6: Folded wing
Start under the back of the head. Draw a shoulder forward, then sweep back to a point by the tail.
Step 7: Shaggy throat
Start just under the beak and draw 3 soft feather bumps down to the chest. Rub out the line inside.
Step 8: Front leg and toes
Start under the front of the tummy. Draw a thin leg with 3 short round toes, back to the tummy.
Step 9: Back leg and toes
A thumb behind the first leg draw a second leg the same way, starting and stopping on the tummy.
Step 10: The branch
Under the toes, start left of the beak and draw a long branch across, past the tail, with round ends.
Step 11: Wooden branch
Colour the branch a light wood brown.
Step 12: Slate wing and feet
Colour the wing slate grey, then the legs and toes slate grey too.
Step 13: Black raven
Colour the head, beak, throat, body and tail charcoal black, going around the wing. Leave the eye white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a raven, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
