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How to Draw a Sparrow
Draw a sparrow 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 of your paper draw a big round head, wider than tall, with 3 puffs on top.
Tip The tuft is 3 gentle hills, not spikes.
Step 2: Tiny stubby beak
Start on the front of the head, halfway down. Draw a tiny fat triangle beak and stop on the head.
Step 3: Eye and cheek
Draw a big round eye behind the beak. Curve a cheek line from the beak to the head's bottom.
Step 4: Plump body
Start low on the back of the head. Curve down, round a fat belly, and stop under the beak.
Tip The body is a plump egg hanging under the head, narrower than the head.
Step 5: Fan tail
Start at the back of the body. Draw a fan down and back, and stop on the tummy. Add feathers.
Step 6: Streaky wing
Start under the back of the head. Draw a round shoulder, then sweep back to a point above the tail.
Step 7: Front leg and toes
Under the front of the tummy draw a short leg with 3 chubby toes. Start and stop on the tummy.
Step 8: Back leg and toes
A thumb away from the first leg, draw another leg with 3 toes, starting and stopping on the tummy.
Tip Leave a gap between the 2 feet, at the same height.
Step 9: The branch
Start at the left, just under the ankles. Draw a long branch across to the right, passing behind the toes.
Step 10: Cream chest, tan legs
Colour the cheek patch and the chest cream. Colour both legs and toes tan.
Step 11: Light brown head
Colour the head and back light brown around the cream cheek and chest, leaving the eye white.
Step 12: Brown wing, grey beak
Colour the wing, tail and branch dark brown around the toes, then colour the tiny beak grey.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a sparrow, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
