How To Draw A Bird

How to draw a simple bird.

Posted by Marion D.

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Taken from my first book "Let's Make some Great Art" by Laurence King Publishing, here is a simple exercise to draw a bird and how to give it a character!

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Acrylic Ink
  • Pencil or coloured pens
  • Paper

Steps (3 steps, 15 minutes)

  1. 1

    1.Start by drawing a circle.
    2. Add a semi circle
    3. Draw a triangular tail.
    4. Add feet.

  2. 2

    5. Make a triangular beak and draw an eye.
    6. Colour in.

  3. 3

    Look how simple it is to add character and movement to your bird. Sometimes you just need to move the direction of the beak; change the shape of an eye or turn it upside down. Try different expressions on your bird.