

#Puffin drawing how to
Download high resolution version for printing here: How to draw birds Teachers may use this page to help their class learn to draw birds. These steps are handled as lightly as possible (either with minimal pressure with a graphite pencil or a col-erase Non-photo blue pencil (see equipment list). Here is my step by step process to block in the shape of the bird. I thank these photographers for there wonderful bird photography and their generosity supporting us and our work. If you publish a drawing that is significantly based on one of these photographs, please acknowledge the photographer in the credits. The photographers who run the following websites have given me and my students (including you) their permission to use their photographs as drawing reference. I use high-resolution photographs to help me study bird plumage. Using Photographs to help you Understand Birds Please leave comments and questions and I will expand these resources based on your input. The most important thing you can do to improve your bird drawing and sketching is to start drawing more frequently. You can find more information in The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds.

See the links at the right of your screen. I have many blog posts giving step-by-step demonstrations and details about drawing birds (see list at right). If you understand bird anatomy you will be better at drawing what you see.

Drawing birds is a wonderful way to make yourself look more carefully at nature. Here are some resources that I hope will help you draw birds and understand them more deeply.
