How Draw Birds.pdf

H ow T o

D raw B irds

A brief guide

by Michael Terry

Michael Terry

Welcome to www.performingpencil.com

the site dedicated to drawing.

How to draw birds.

Birds are very rewarding to draw, there is such variety in shape and

size from the tiny wren to a magnificent golden eagle. Can you think

of any other group of creatures that has such contrast, on the one

hand you have the small plain and humble dunnock and on the

other a strutting glorious peacock! There is so much to draw here

so much to observe and capture.

For the most part being able to draw something is down to careful

observation, take time to study what you wish to draw. Look at it's

proportions, how big is one part to another, find a part of it that you

can compare to the rest . Also look for how things relate, visualize a

horizontal line running from lets say the beak that you are drawing

across to the back of the head, does it line up like this on the bird

you are drawing? Or a vertical line running up from where you are

drawing in the legs to the back, do they need to be moved either to

the left or right or are they just fine?

But before you start first chose a soft drawing pencil like a 4B or

8B and get a soft putty eraser rather than a conventional eraser

and a good quality drawing pad, these will help in achieving the

results you are after.

For drawing birds sit at your window and do quick sketches of birds

on your bird table, this is a good way to get to know different birds

postures and behaviour. Or go to a park with a lake or pond and

draw the water fowl and pigeons who can be obliging.

What I am going to show you now is how to start and work through

to a finished drawing.

So lets get started.

Start by getting the overall shape of the body, head and tail, the

head being the smallest can be used as a measure for the rest.

Here I would like to mention a very useful tool for getting

proportions right, its called the 'Proportion Measure' and is

included within the full eBook.

To continue make sure you sketch lightly as you will want to remove

any unwanted lines later.

Next sketch in the wings then the beak and legs/feet, once you are

satisfied that all these are in proportion you can start defining the

bird's shape.

Next you can start on the detail but before you do so you can erase

any unwanted lines, other wise it will be difficult once all the details

are in place.

Now you can render in some shading, this will give it a more three

dimensional appearance.

Now I want to show you the different

stages of producing a drawing.

First here is an overview of the process.

This first example is of a robin.

Stage One

The first stage is to get the overall body shape, once you are happy

with this then you can move to the next.

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