This lesson will show you how to draw a penguin in stages. You will need to go through just a few simple steps, completing all the tasks step by step. Let's learn how to draw a penguin with a pencil in stages.
Some interesting facts
- Today in the world there are a total of 18 species of penguins, five of which are endangered.
- Despite their slowness on land, these cute birds are the fastest in the water.
- The main feature of the penguins is that they can dive very deeply, while 70% of their life birds spend in water.
- The average life expectancy in the wild is 15 to 20 years.
- Penguins are born very tiny, their weight hardly reaches 1 kg. But when these birds grow, they can weigh up to 40 kg. It all depends on the type of penguin. There is an emperor penguin - the heaviest, most powerful and largest (reaches 45 kg), and there is a fairy penguin (small penguin), whose weight does not exceed 900 g (in an adult).
- Birds nest in colonies, which sometimes number millions of individuals.
- Penguins are covered not with wool, but with feathers. Only they are very small and thick, which makes it seem that these seabirds do not have the usual plumage.
Now that you’ve come across some interesting facts, we’ll tell you how to draw a penguin.
Useful advice
When taking the first steps, do not press too hard on the pencil. Draw light and smooth lines, barely noticeable, so that at any time you can remove defects with an eraser.
Step 1. We depict the body
So how to draw a penguin? Draw a small oval on a blank sheet of paper - this will be the body of the bird. It does not have to be perfectly flat. These are just outlines, so that in the future it would be possible to depict a black and white penguin tummy.
Step 2. Head
Draw another oval above and to the right of the first outline - this will be the head. This figure should be smaller and have a horizontal orientation, while the body is elongated longitudinally down a piece of paper.
Step 3. Addition to the head
Make two intersecting lines inside the head oval. This is necessary so that in the next stages you can depict facial features.
Step 4. The Beak
On the right side of the head, draw a small triangle. He will be the beak. Remember that pressure on the pencil is not recommended.
Step 5. Making the body and legs
Using two curved lines, you need to connect two ovals (body and head) to make our penguin's neck. Then inside the body you need to draw a curved line similar to the letter U - this will be the wing.
Draw two lines resembling the letters L, below the body. So we get the paws.
Step 6. Addition
Now you know how to draw a penguin in the initial stages. If you follow the instructions, then you should get an image of a funny and cute bird that stands sideways and looks into the distance. But now you need to add a few details to make the image more realistic:
- Back to the head and the cross lines. Make a tiny eye right above the horizontal strip, and then draw a small dot inside and shape the pupils. To do this, draw a few lines around the eye for additional detail.
- The beak of the penguins is slightly curved and looks slightly down. Use the previously shown triangle. Start drawing a beak from the horizontal line of the head.
Step 7. Tail
Take a thick fat pencil and draw the outline of a penguin. Draw a smooth line in the lower left part of the oval, make the main point, and then extend it to the base of the paws. The tail should resemble a triangle, but with softer outlines.
Do not forget to draw an additional oval on your stomach so that when painting you can separate the dark feathers from the light ones.
Easier way
Let's learn how to draw a penguin for children or novice artists. Take a piece of paper, as well as a pencil and an eraser. Draw an oval in the center that resembles an egg. Duplicate this shape around an already drawn one. At the top of the egg, draw two eyes and a beak. You can simply draw a small triangle.
Then go to the legs, which look like a small wavy pancake. Do not forget about the wings - they can be drawn straight, curved, large and small. Now you can start coloring: the wings and lines between the ovals should be black, and the area of the "egg" where the eyes and beak are drawn remains white. Paws and beak itself are yellow, eyes are black.
Now you know how to draw a penguin. It is enough before you start the step-by-step instructions to carefully study all the images so that in the future you can visualize and imagine the bird. To make the drawing more interesting, you can add some funny details to the penguin - a hat, a New Year’s hat, a ball, ponytails, anime eyes, a smile or some inscriptions in the “cloud” emanating from the beak. It all depends on your imagination and desire to learn how to portray these cute, but extremely strong, fast and friendly birds.