Drawing a duck can be real fun. The lovely, cute, small creatures have always captivated the attention of small children. Be it in the form of images in storybooks and cartoon series or in the form of rubber toys; the little duckling never fails to charm kids. If your child shows interest in drawing, then duck sketching can be the best start for him/her. Here are some instructions that will guide your child to draw a duck. So, get started.
Instructions
- Draw a small circle for the head of your ducky. It need not be a perfect circle but try to keep it neat.
- Just below the circle, make an oval shape with a pointed end towards the left. This oval will be the body of the creature. The pointy side will become the tail of the duckling.
- Now connect the head with the body by drawing two small curved lines on both sides of the head. These connecting lines emerging from the left and right of the head should merge with the outlines of the body oval.
- Broaden the chest of the duck for a finer look. For this, all you need to do is extend the neckline falling on the right side, curve it a little in the middle and then finally merge it with the body outline at the base.
- Make a small circle in the head portion for the eyes. Also, add a beak to your cute duck. For creating the beak, first draw a ‘U’ shape such that its open side is facing towards the right. Within this U, make a slightly curvy V and then attach the ends of both the letters together.
- Go on to make the wings of the creature. For this, draw a half oval within the body such that the left side (open side) is broader than the right side. Now add feathers to the open side of this oval. Small curvy lines resembling ‘U’ or ‘V’ shapes will serve the purpose.
- If you want, you can also add feet to the duckling or else simply add water waves to depict your duck swimming in water.
- Your drawing is complete. However, without colors, your picture may just be lacking the perfect look. So, go on to add bright colors to your sketch. Use yellow for the duck, red for the beak, and black for the eyes. Also, make sure to make the wing feathers bold by using black.
Tips:
- Make a light pencil sketch first. When satisfied with the look, go on to darken the outlines.
- Erase the intersecting or overlapping lines (like the line that falls between the body and the neck).
