SMALL BIRDS

Most small- and medium-sized birds have a body in the shape of a leaning water drop. The widest part of the water drop is near the neck and the pointed end is where the tail starts. It’s the details surrounding this water drop that will make each bird unique.

To begin drawing a pigeon, start with a long, leaning water drop.

Next, add the neck and a round head, and decide what size you want the beak to be.

Remember to keep the legs short and the beak very pointed.

Now, outline some feather patterns.

Magpies have a rounder body.

Seagulls are perched slightly higher on their legs, and their bodies are often perpendicular to them.

Blackbirds appear very composed and round, with a mobile tail.

When a dove is in flight, its spread wings are shaped like triangles and show off each feather. The tail is also fanned out.

A flying seagull has much larger wings, and its beak is long and thick.