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How to Draw a Tawny Frogmouth
Draw a tawny frogmouth 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: stocky body.
Step 1: Stocky body
Start low on the left. Draw up, over a wide round top, and down the other side. Stop low right.
Tip Head and body are one shape, like a broken branch.
Step 2: Two big eyes
High on the body, draw 2 big round eyes a thumb apart. Fill each with a big black dot.
Step 3: Wide frog beak
Under the eyes, draw a wide flat beak, smiling up at the ends, with a tiny hooked tip.
Tip The wide flat beak is the frogmouth's signature.
Step 4: Bristles
At each corner of the beak, draw 1 short curved bristle sweeping out and up.
Step 5: Folded wings
Start on each side below the eye. Draw a wing down and stop at the bottom. Add a feather line.
Step 6: Chest streaks
Down the middle of the chest, draw 3 short curved streaks, not in a straight line.
Step 7: Feet
At the bottom, under each wing, draw 3 round toes hanging down like a tiny claw.
Step 8: The branch
Behind the toes, draw a long branch with round ends, a bit thinner on the right. Add a knot.
Step 9: Stiff tail
Start under the branch. Draw a short tail down to a round tip and back up to the branch.
Step 10: Grey body, yellow eyes
Colour the eyes yellow around the dots. Colour the body, beak and tail grey around them, not the wings.
Step 11: Dark wings, wood branch
Colour the branch light brown. Colour the wings and feet dark grey, pressing hard.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tawny frogmouth, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
