The humble swan is amongst the most majestic creatures that you will see on a pond, lake, or river, and this is a majestic creature, worthy of being preserved in a drawing forevermore. And that is exactly what we will do in just a few short, simple steps!
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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black fineliner pen, and draw a large, curved shape in the center of your page. Add a “hook” to the top right, and then bring the line up and hook it over at the top left.
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Add three spikes to the back right, creating tail feathers for your swan…
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And then add a parallel line to the section at the front, connecting the bottom with a loop, to create that distinctive neck.
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Connect the neck to the tailfeathers with a curved line, and then add a series of small bumps.
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Now, add a series of tiny “horseshoe” shapes all across the top of the back and the wing.
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Add a curved triangle to the bottom of the face, and then add a small circle to the top of this.
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Add a triangle to the bottom of the face for a beak…
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And then fill this in with an orange pen.
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Now, use the black pen to add a series of small stars and flowers all around the bottom of the swan.
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Use a yellow pen to fill in the curved flowers…
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And then use the black pen to add water lilies all around these.
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Bring up a series of tall reeds and rushes all around the body of the swan.
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Fill in the tops of the rushes with a deep brown pen…
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And then add color to the reeds and diagonal shapes on the lilypads with a green pen.
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Fill in the spaces in the lilypads with a lighter green pen…
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Use a yellow pen to add a small dot to the center of the spiky flowers.
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Now, use a blue pen to add curved waves to the bottom of the swan’s body.
And just like that, you have your own majestic swan to enjoy – all he needs is a name!
