Draw an Exotic Peacock
Peacocks are exotically beautiful, like an island flower. Here is how to draw one in four different styles. With a touch of color these pictures will captivate attention and draw gasps.
Contents
Steps
A Cartoon Peacock
- Draw a small oval for the peacock's head.
- Bisect it with an angular straight line.
- Based on the above line, create a triangle for the beak.
- Make curved lines for the upper part of the body.
- Overlap the body with a big vertical oval.
- Overlap it again with another semi-circle at the bottom.
- Create three small antenna-like lines spread out on the head of the bird.
- On top of the antenna-like lines create 5 similar-sized circles.
- Draw ray-like lines around the bird.
- On the axis of the rays create water-drop like shapes all around for the feather patterns.
- Detail the feathers, patterns and all the other body parts.
- Erase away all guidelines and add further detailing to the drawing.
- Color the gorgeous peacock!
A Side View Peacock
- Create a medium-sized oval.
- Sketch a small line overlapping the oval.
- Make the beak on the guide line.
- Create another oval within the earlier oval for the eye-area.
- Draw a small circle for the eye.
- Make a couple of curved lines for the neck and throat.
- Draw an incomplete angular oval for the wing of the peacock.
- Create 6 ray-like lines from back of the head.
- Draw an arch leaving some space above the ray of lines.
- Create similar-sized ovals on the arch overlapping each other.
- Draw clean lines on the guides with appropriate detailing.
- Clean-up all unnecessary and unwanted guide lines.
- Color the peacock with shades and details.
A Peacock
- Draw two small circles. The smaller circle is above the bigger one. This will provide the framework.
- Draw the body by using curve lines that connect the circles.
- Draw the beak using straight lines at the small circle.
- Draw the fan-like crest above the head. Draw a small circle for the eye.
- Draw the legs and feet using straight lines below the body.
- Draw the span of the train being displayed with details of feather near the body.
- Draw details for the displayed train feathers using eyespots and straight lines.
- Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches. Add details.
- Color to your liking!
A Peahen
- Draw a circle and a big oblong. The circle is drawn at the upper right of the page. This will be the framework.
- Draw details for the legs and feet using straight lines.
- Draw curve lines to connect the circle and oblong. This is for the neck. Draw also a horizontal line in the middle of the circle and extend it a bit outside.
- Draw details for the beak and the fan-like crest above the head.
- Draw details for the feathers which are in the body and extend toward the tail.
- Refine the legs using curve lines.
- Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches.
- Color to your liking!
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser gum
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors
