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How to Draw a Robin

12 steps · Medium · about 9 min

Draw a robin 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 3 soft puffs on top.
Tip The tuft is 3 gentle hills, not spikes.
Step 2: Stubby beak
From the front of the head draw a short fat beak out to a point and back to the head.
Tip Keep the beak short and fat, not a long bill.
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
Start on the back of the head. Curve down, round a fat belly, and up to stop under the beak.
Tip The body is a plump egg under the head, narrower than the head.
Step 5: Fan tail
From the bird's bottom draw a fan tail pointing down and back, wide at the end. Add 2 feather lines.
Step 6: Folded wing
Start under the back of the head. Draw a teardrop wing sweeping back to a point just above the tail.
Step 7: Front leg and toes
Start at the front of the tummy. Draw a short leg down and 3 chubby toes, stopping on the tummy.
Tip Two toes point forward, one back, ready to grip the branch.
Step 8: 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 9: The branch
From the left edge below the toes draw a long level branch across, round the end, and back left.
Step 10: Brown head, yellow beak
Colour the head light brown, leaving the eye white with a thin white ring. Colour the beak yellow.
Step 11: Red body
Colour the body red, going around the wing.
Step 12: Darker wing, grey legs
Colour the wing, the fan tail and the branch dark brown, then the legs and toes grey.