If you are just starting your career as an artist and don’t know how to draw a woodpecker correctly, then this article is for you.
Learning
to draw animals and birds is always more interesting than something inanimate, because we put our soul into drawing and want the picture to come to life after our last stroke! Today we will tell you how to draw a woodpecker. Almost all of us saw this amazing and memorable bird in the forest. If you were not lucky, then the woodpecker pictures will help you imagine it. This is a fairly large bird, mottled or white-backed. As for his main activity, a certain association has formed among the people in this regard: a woodpecker always hollows a tree. In fact, this is not a useless activity at all - in this way it destroys bark beetle pests and, on the contrary, saves trees.
Let's go back to our instructions. To make the woodpecker look natural, the work should be divided into several stages. This systematizes the process and allows you to remember the technique itself.
Before you draw a woodpecker, just draw an even, clear circle. Do not rush to the compasses, this is not geometry, and no one will give you an assessment. On the contrary,
train your hand. When the circle is ready, with two smooth, curved lines, form the back and chest of the bird. Round the lines inside (they should be more convex). Try to achieve egg shape. Then draw a straight line of beak. Do not draw a very long line, do not make it absurd.
The next step is to sketch the correct shape of the bird's head. In fact, doing this is very easy. One has only to draw a cocky crest on the back, as a full sketch of the head itself will catch your eye. You just have to outline it with a contour. Draw a beautiful beak (divide it along the length in bold line into two parts). Then proceed to the design of the body. Barely noticeably draw auxiliary strips that will subsequently separate the woodpecker's wings from its body. Draw a woodpecker neck. Remember that in thickness it should look proportionate to the body and head! Once again, outline the breast and slightly highlight the tummy. Make sure that the resulting sketch is harmonious. If it is not, correct it where necessary. Next, draw a wing with paws. Here you can show imagination. Paint a few feathers knocking out from under the wing to make the picture look more natural. “Plant” the bird on a furry spruce branch. For example, a woodpecker can catch its paws on a recess in the trunk, and with its beak, hammer this tree.
Take a look at the picture. Draw a round small eye, tail, and pay special attention to the wing. Work through all the details. Remember to erase the auxiliary lines. Optionally, you can color the woodpecker. Note that males have more red on their heads, but females do not. Otherwise, in principle, a woodpecker can be of almost any color. Also highlight the recess of the tree dark, you can make a small hollow out of it.
Now you know how to draw a woodpecker. If the first time you do not succeed or it turns out badly, do not despair. After several trainings, your woodpecker will not be distinguished from the present.