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How to Draw a Runner Duck
Draw a runner duck in 11 easy steps, about 8 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: small round head.
Step 1: Small round head
At the top, in the middle, draw a small round head. Leave room under it: this duck is tall.
Step 2: Flat bill
From the forehead, draw a wide flat bill with a round tip. Add a mouth line from tip to face.
Tip Round the end like a spoon: a sharp point looks like a heron's beak.
Step 3: One big eye
In the middle of the head, draw a big round eye with a black dot and a white shine.
Tip Leave a strip of cheek between the bill and the eye.
Step 4: Neck
From under the head, draw 2 neck lines straight down, spreading out gently at the bottom. Stop a head below.
Tip A runner duck stands up straight: its neck is a post, not an S.
Step 5: Tall bottle body
From the neck, draw a tall bottle body: down the back, round a fat bottom, and up to the front.
Tip Like a bowling pin: narrow at the top, wide at the bottom.
Step 6: Long folded wing
On the body, under the neck, draw a long teardrop wing hanging down the side. Add 3 short feather lines.
Step 7: Tiny tail
From the back, above the fat bottom, draw a small pointed tail up and back, then down to the body.
Step 8: Legs and webbed feet
Under the body, draw 2 short legs, one behind the other. Each has a webbed foot with 3 round toes.
Step 9: Ground and grass
Draw a long ground line under the feet, from edge to edge. Add a grass tuft at each end.
Step 10: Tan duck, orange bill
Colour the head, neck and tall body tan, leaving the wing and the eye white. Colour the flat bill orange.
Step 11: Orange feet, brown wing
Colour both legs and their webbed feet orange. Colour the wing and tail brown.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a runner duck, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
