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How to Draw a Spotted Owl
Draw a spotted owl 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, draw a big round head, a little wider than tall. Keep it smooth, with no ear tufts.
Tip A spotted owl has a smooth round head.
Step 2: Face rings
Inside the head, draw 2 big circles side by side. They touch in the middle, like glasses.
Step 3: Dark eyes
In the middle of each ring, draw a round eye. Colour it black, leaving 2 white shines.
Tip Spotted owls have dark eyes, not yellow ones.
Step 4: Little beak
Where the rings touch, draw a small beak pointing down, round on top and pointed below.
Step 5: Plump body
Under the head, draw a plump egg body, a bit narrower than the head, with a round bottom.
Step 6: Folded wings
Start on each shoulder under the head. Draw a line bowing in, then down to the body's side.
Step 7: Chest bars
Between the wings, draw 4 gently sagging lines across the chest, from wing to wing.
Step 8: White spots
Draw 5 small circles across the forehead and 3 down each wing. These are the white spots.
Step 9: The branch
Start near the left edge. Draw a long branch under the owl, with a short twig near the right end.
Step 10: Gripping feet
Under the body, draw 2 feet on the branch, each with 3 round toes.
Step 11: Yellow beak, feet
Colour the beak and both feet yellow.
Step 12: Tan face, bars
Colour both face rings tan around the eyes. Colour the first, third and fifth chest stripes tan.
Tip Leave the stripes in between white.
Step 13: Brown owl
Go over your lines. Colour the head and wings brown around the white spots, and the branch light brown.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a spotted owl, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
