Crows can have something of a bad reputation for bad luck, death, and associations with evil – but they can actually be smart, mysterious, and cute creatures – and we can prove it in just a few simple steps!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black pen, and add a curved line to the left of your page. Add a bump, then bring the line across and wave it downwards. Add a small circle inside the bump.
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Bring a line up from the bottom of this, and then connect this to a line from the bottom left. Add a small bump to the right side for the beak and mouth of your bird.
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Bring a “bump” up from the top of this, and take this line across to the right.
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Add a small circle below the bump for an eye, add a small dot inside this, and then add a curve to the top for a brow.
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Bring a line across from the right of the beak, and add a curved “U” shape to the end of this.
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Add a small foot to the space in front of this U shape…
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And follow this with another for behind, at the bottom of the “U” shape.
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Add a series of small lines across the length and claws of the feet.
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Bring a curved line across to the left…
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And then add a large wing to the top, with feathers making their way down across the length of this.
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Add another, longer set of wings to the back…
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And then add a set of tailfeathers pointing to the bottom right-hand corner of the page.
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Bring another wing up at the back, to the left of those you have drawn at the top.
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Add another, longer layer to the back of these…
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And then use a gray pen to shade the bottom of each of these feathers, as well as those on the tail, and at the bottom of the body.
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Shade the main area of the body with a light gray pen.
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Use the darker gray for the main section of the beak.
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Shade the top of the mouth with a red pen.
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Use a pink pen for the bottom of the mouth.
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Finally, use a gray pencil to add small detail to the eye.
And there we have it – your own friendly looking crow, just looking for a friend; but can you oblige?
