How to draw a bald eagle with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Easy animals to draw for beginners and kids.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Outline the contours of the head and back
First, we sketch a large oval and a small one – one will indicate the position of the giant body, respectively, the other will indicate the position of the head. The upper oval is much smaller because there is no such volumetric plumage on it.
Step 2
Outline the contours of the neck and tail
Connect the head to the body with a wide neck. Mark a small bump on the back of the head. Draw a tail at the bottom of the body. It is a long descending triangle. So we get a proud bird with a strong body.
Step 3
Draw the beak of an eagle
The base is there, now draw a large, hooked beak. Draw a line for the mouth below. The beak looks like a predator and is quite large compared to the head. Try to create a frowning and threatening expression.
Step 4
Drawing eagle eyes
Draw the eyes into small circles. Sketch the lines on the eyes and direct them towards the beak to form an arch of the brow in our reference. By the way, young eagles have gray eyes. As they grow, the eyes of these birds are yellow.
Step 5
Draw the bottom edge of the neck
Draw the bottom contour of the neck, which should look like a jagged line. This line separates a very small part of the top of the large oval. Try to avoid corners that are too even and symmetrical.
Step 6
Draw the wings of an eagle
Draw a pair of outstretched wings. Due to the peculiarities of the perspective, we can see the entire wing and the second in the form of a narrow oval. Both wings are longer than the oval from the first step.
Step 7
Draw the top of the foot
Draw the short contours of the base of the feet. Pay attention to the fact that the wide areas of the legs extend away from the body. Furthermore, these contours translate into a smooth taper. A smooth horizontal line separates the wide and narrow parts of the foot.
Step 8
Drawing laws of an Eagle
Draw the eagle’s strong, round toes with sharp talons. The arrangement of the toes on the right foot is very different from the arrangement of the fingers on the left foot. Don’t forget to draw the curves and contractions you can see in our example.
Step 9
Draw the large feathers of an eagle
We are at home. So draw some vertical lines that will indicate the largest feathers. The ridges on the tail and on the wings have the same direction, this is a very important detail.
Step 10
Drawing Feathers on Torso
Draw the texture of the feathers using short, circular lines. As you can see, in our eagle picture there are no straight lines oriented in different directions. On the wings, these lines are darker than on the body.
Step 11
Delete the rule
If we remove all unnecessary rules we get something like this. If your sketch is very different from what you intended, go through all the steps and find out exactly where you made a mistake.
Step 12
Coloring drawings of eagles
So let’s add some color to our eagle painting. The head and neck are light gray, the bill dark yellow, the body brown, and the legs yellow. The eyes can be painted dark red or yellow.