Owls are mysterious, majestic creatures, well known for their wisdom and intelligence. Let’s capture an owl in flight – a rare and wonderful sight – and pin it down on paper with our own drawing. Let’s get started!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Use a black pen to add an oval shape to the center of your page.
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Now, add a large, curved “V” shape to the top of this, making this slightly thicker as you go.
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Add two small, black circles to the center of the shape for the eyes…
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And then add a diamond shape to the bottom, with a white stripe in the center of this for the beak of your owl.
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Now, use a yellow pen to add color outside the eyes…
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And enclose this shape with a brown circle.
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Use the brown pen to add a “figure 8” shape around the face, and shade in this outline.
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Use a pale orange pencil for the main body of the face…
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And then add feathers to the bottom of the “V” with a brown pencil. Fill in the remaining parts of the face with this brown pencil.
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Grab a black pen, and add two curved lines to the bottom of the face.
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Add two square shapes to the bottom of the body, leaving a gap in the center, and then add two short lines in the middle.
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Add two oval shapes to the gaps…
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And then add two more ovals to the sides of each for the toes. Add sharp claws to the bottom of each toe.
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Use a brown pencil for the branch at the bottom…
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And then use the brown pen to add color to the sides of the body.
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Use the pale orange pencil to shade the toes…
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And use the same shade to add a loop to the chest.
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Make the lines of this a little thicker…
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And then use the brown pencil to add curved lines inside this.
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Shade the central loop with the pale orange pencil.
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Use the brown pencil to shade the space around the edges of the body…
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And then use this same brown pencil for a line inside this.
And there we have it – a wise old owl, ready to share his wisdom – but who knows what secrets he might have to tell?
