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How to draw a stork with a pencil step-by-step drawing tutorial

Updated: Dec 6, 2023

In today's drawing tutorial, we learn how to draw a stork with a pencil in stages. There are several species of this bird, white and black storks live in Europe, and we will draw the Far Eastern (black-billed or Chinese) stork. Storks feed on frogs, fish, snails, lizards, etc.

How to draw a stork with a pencil step-by-step drawing tutorial

Step 1. Outline the stork's head.

Draw a small circle with an eye in it, then the shape of the head and erase the circle.

How to draw a stork. Step 1. Outline the stork's head.

Step 2. Draw the stork's beak.

Draw a bird's beak, it is located approximately at 40 degrees and is about two lengths of the stork's head.

How to draw a stork. Step 2. Draw the stork's beak.

Step 3. Outline the stork's body.

Draw the neck and body of the bird, which is located at approximately 45 degrees.

How to draw a stork. Step 3. Outline the stork's body.

Step 4. Draw the stork's first leg.

Draw the first leg that the stork stands on; do not make it too small or too long.

How to draw a stork. Step 4. Draw the stork's first leg.

Step 5. Draw the stork's bent leg.

Now the second bent leg and mark the wing.

How to draw a stork. Step 5. Draw the stork's bent leg.

Step 6. Draw the stork's feathers.

Start drawing the stork's feathers.

How to draw a stork. Step 6. Draw the stork's feathers.

Step 7. Continue drawing the stork's feathers.

Using pencils of different softness, we convey different shades on the feathers of the stork.

How to draw a stork. Step 7. Continue drawing the stork's feathers.

Step 8. Shading and hatching the stork's body.

In the last step of our drawing tutorial, you need to color the beak, legs, the tail and the end of the wings of our stork.

How to draw a stork. Step 8. Shading and hatching the stork's body.


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