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How to Draw a Swan
Draw a swan 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 head.
Step 1: Small head
Near the top left of your paper, draw a small egg head, a little wider than it is tall.
Tip Leave lots of room below for a long neck and a big body.
Step 2: Bill and knob
Draw a long bill with a mouth line along it. Add a little knob where the bill meets the head.
Step 3: One friendly eye
Behind the knob, high on the head, draw a round eye with a big black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: Long S neck
Start under the head. Draw 2 thin lines down in a gentle S, and stop halfway down the page.
Tip No corners: thin near the head, a little wider at the bottom.
Step 5: Boat body
From the neck lines, draw a round chest down in front, and a back to a pointy tail, then down.
Tip Stop both lines low down at the same height. The water goes there.
Step 6: Teardrop wing
On the body, draw a big teardrop wing, round near the neck and pointed near the tail.
Step 7: Feather lines
Near the wing's point, draw 2 short curved lines from the bottom edge up toward the tip.
Step 8: Wavy water
From the left edge, draw a wavy line across under the swan to the right edge. Add 2 ripples.
Step 9: Cream wing
Leave the swan and the eye white. Colour the wing cream, pressing softly.
Step 10: Orange bill
Colour the bill orange, from the round tip back to the head.
Step 11: Blue water, black knob
Colour the water blue under the wavy line, all the way across. Colour the little knob black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a swan, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
