Draw an Eagle
Eagles are large and powerful birds. They have large hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey. This tutorial will show you how to draw eagles.
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An Eagle Sitting on a Branch
- Make an outline for the head and the body of the eagle. Draw a circle for the head, an upright quadrilateral for the neck and a big oblong for the body. As for the beak, attach a smaller quadrilateral on the head and a slanted triangle.
- Draw an outline of a branch below the oblong.
- Attach two smaller oblongs on the branch. They will serve as the eagle’s feet. Add a rectangle below the body to make the tail.
- Draw details on the head, like the eyes and feathers.
- Sketch the wings on the body of the eagle delicately.
- Add claws to the eagle’s feet.
- Draw feathers on the tail.
- Erase unnecessary lines and color as desired.
A Flying Eagle
- Draw the body of the eagle. Make a small circle for the head and attach an oblong to the circle to serve as the body. Insert a pentagon in between the two shapes. Add a small quadrilateral and a little triangle to the head to represent the beak.
- Draw two slanted shapes on each side of the body for the wings.
- Add more detailed shapes on each of the wings to make them more elaborate.
- Draw three quadrilaterals, one slightly bigger than the other two. Add two small circles for the feet.
- Add details to the head, like eyes and feathers. The feathers can be outlined using zigzag lines.
- Add details to the wings. This time make softer curved lines instead of zigzag lines for the feathers.
- Add more feathers to the wings.
- Sketch feathers to the body and tail.
- Add claws to the feet.
- Erase unnecessary lines and colour as desired.
A Cartoon Eagle
- Draw a circle-oval for the head.
- Draw an inverted triangle and a small circle beside it for the beak. Then, add an oval-shaped body.
- Draw a large oval with the top wider than the bottom for the body. Then, draw two small ovals below it for the legs.
- Draw two curves connecting the head to the body.
- Draw a triangle for the right wing and a large trapezoid for the left wing.
- Draw a series of ovals for the feet. Add pointed lines in the edges of the ovals to make the claws.
- Draw an irregular diamond below the body for the tail.
- Based on the outlines, draw the head and beak along with the eyes. Make pointed curves below the head to complete it.
- Complete the body and feet based from the outlines, darken necessary outlines and draw details.
- Complete the wings and tail based on the outline. Draw curves inside and on the edges of the wings and tail to simulate the feathers.
- Delete the unnecessary outlines.
- Color your eagle!
A Traditional Eagle
- Draw an oval to outline the body.
- Draw a circle for the head and draw two curves connecting the head and body.
- Draw an irregular rectangle in the right side of the head.
- Draw a two ovals for the legs and two circles for the feet.
- Draw two lines above the body for the wing outline and a trapezoid on the left part for the tail.
- Complete the wing outline by drawing curves from the edge of the wings connecting to the body.
- Complete the head, body, and feet based on the outlines, darken the necessary outlines and draw the details.
- Complete the wings and tail based on the outlines. Draw sharp curves in the edges to simulate the feathers.
- Erase unnecessary outlines.
- Draw additional details.
- Color your eagle.
Things You'll Need
- Paper or canvas
- Pencil sharpener
- Good eraser
- Pencils & colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors
- This article