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How to Draw a Steller’s Jay
Draw a steller’s jay 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: head and tall crest.
Step 1: Head and tall crest
Near the top left draw a big round head. At the back, sweep the line up into a tall crest.
Tip The crest is tall and pointed, like a party hat leaning back.
Step 2: Stubby beak
Start on the front of the head. Draw a short fat triangle beak out left, back to the head.
Step 3: One big eye
Behind the beak draw a big round eye. Fill it with a black dot and leave a white shine.
Step 4: Plump body
From the back of the head draw a curve down to the tail, round a belly, up to the chin.
Tip The body is narrower than the head, so the head stays big.
Step 5: Fan tail
From the back end draw a fan pointing down and back, wide at the end.
Step 6: Wing and hood line
From the head draw a wing line down to the rump. Curve a line across the chest to it.
Tip The chest line starts on the front of the chest and stops on the wing.
Step 7: Dark bars
Draw 3 short bars across the wing and 3 across the tail. Each bar goes from edge to edge.
Step 8: Front leg and toes
Under the tummy draw a short skinny leg, then 3 chubby toes curling down like a mitten.
Step 9: Back leg and toes
A thumb behind the first leg draw a second leg and toes the same way. Leave a gap between.
Step 10: Branch
Under the toes draw a long stick with round ends. The toes wrap over its front.
Step 11: Blue feathers
Colour the tummy, the wing and the fan tail blue.
Step 12: Brown branch
Colour the branch brown, going around the toes.
Step 13: Black head and legs
Colour the head, crest, chest and beak black. Colour the legs black too. Leave the eye white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a steller’s jay, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
