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How to draw a Songbird

12 steps, medium. Start with the big shape, then add one part at a time. In each picture the new strokes are orange.

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Draw a big round curve for the head and body

All 12 steps

  1. 1Draw a big round curve for the head and body

  2. 2Add a pointed beak with a line across it

  3. 3Draw three feathers on top of the head

  4. 4Draw a round eye and an oval cheek

  5. 5Draw a large leaf-shaped wing on the side

  6. 6Add long feathers at the tip of the wing

  7. 7Curve a line down the chest for the tummy

  8. 8Draw two straight legs with little feet

  9. 9Draw the long tail feathers pointing down

  10. 10Draw three little flowers in a row

  11. 11Join the flowers with a long branch

  12. 12Finish with leaves growing from the branch

  13. Finished. Now color it.

Where this drawing comes from

This lesson follows the lines of the coloring page “Songbird on a Branch” (Animals), one of the single pages in the app. When you finish the drawing, the app opens that page so you can color it.

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Trace, copy or use a grid, then color what you drew.

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