Bird Drawing (7 Different Ways!) - The Graphics Fairy

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This post shows the process of how to draw birds with some easy worksheets, as well as one step by step tutorial for a flying birds drawing. You will learn how to make 7 different types of Birds! It will be split up into a few different sections, each one focusing on a different type of bird. Included are Birds on Branches, Flying Birds, Parrots and even some Swans! The tutorial does not require any previous knowledge about drawing so if you are interested in learning more please grab the free worksheets below and print them out to get started. These are fun for either kids or adults and you could color in your drawings afterwards with markers or colored pencils. If you have very young kids at home, you could just let them color in the birds with crayons. Fun! For Non Commercial Use. 

How to Draw Flying Birds

Bird Drawing Step 1

Step 1: Create a long curve with a spiral on the end of it. At the end of the spiral create a small dot for the Bird’s eye.

Step 2

Step 2: Create a line that crosses the end of the curved line and meets the top edge of the the spiral. This will give us the basis for his Tail.

Step 3

Step 3: Now create a curved line right below the head in order to start the Wings.

Step 4

Step 4: Connect the two lines on the left side of the drawing, with a line to create a triangle shape for his tail. You will also need to add a tiny triangle for the Bird’s beak.

Step 5

Step 5: Widen the base of the tail section by adding a line on either side of it. Enlarge the eye of a little bit. Add a v-shaped line at the base of his beak. And draw in more pronounced wings. At this point you have a simple cartoon bird drawing, you could stop here if you wanted to. Or continue on with the lesson below to add more detail.

Step 6

Step 6: Sketch in additional details as shown in the drawing above, to create the effect of feathers on your flying bird drawing.

The only thing left to do now is to color in your lovely Birds drawing! Go grab your markers, Crayola crayons, oil pastels or color pencils, or whatever you have on hand, and finish your artwork masterpiece! I colored this guy in with blue and a peachy tone as I thought he looked like a Bluebird to me. But you can let your creativity go wild and use whatever colors you like! You get to decide!

Click HERE for the Full Size Printable PDF of the Birds in Flying Birds Drawing Worksheet

In this Printable PDF Handout we are learning How to Draw Flying Birds. There are actually four different birds in this lesson. We have some sweet Flying birds that people of all ages can learn to doodle! I’ve included a Printable PDF that has some space for practicing your doodles right on the page. There is an example of one of the drawings in the top image. I’m not sure what kind of birds these all are, but it does look like we have a Swallow and a Bluebird in the mix. Have fun!

How to Draw Birds

Click HERE for the Full Size Printable of the Bird Drawing Page

Here we have a Printable PDF that will teach you How to Draw Birds. It is from an antique “Drawing” book that is in my collection. This one shows step by step how to draw several different types of birds in a variety of settings. Most of them are perching on a stick or branch. So cute! I’ve created a Printable that includes some space for practicing on at the bottom of it. Fun for kids and grown ups too!

Swan Drawing

 Click HERE for the Full Size Printable of Swan Drawing Lesson Here is another one from the old Vintage Drawing Book from my collection. This page shows How to Draw a Swan! You can see the final image you will draw above. The drawing even shows the underwater view of her feet paddling! The print out includes some practice space underneath. It might be useful to print a few of these out to keep the kiddos busy while you’re preparing your Holiday meal, or to distract them while wrapping a few gifts!

How to Draw a Parakeet and Parrot

Click HERE for the Full Size Printable of the How to Draw Parrots worksheet

Here we have a super cute How to Draw Parrots Printable! This was scanned from a wonderful Circa 1915 Children’s Drawing book. Visual instructions for step by step drawing of a Parakeet and two Parrots is displayed. Fun!

I hope you enjoyed this fun curated collection of How to Draw Birds! You might also like our Cute “How to Draw an Owl” Activity Page HERE! And you might like our post all about coloring with Colored Pencils HERE too. 

  

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