How to Draw a Duck
This duck starts as one big round shape, and a short tail pointing up makes it look like a duck right away. Then come a folded wing with a wavy edge, two short legs with wide webbed feet and a long curved neck. The round head turned to you, two round eyes and the flat bill with its rounded tip come last.
Watch it come together
What you need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker or fine pen
- Orange and yellow crayons
Steps
Step 1 of 8
Draw a big round shape for the duck's body.
Step 2 of 8
Add a short tail that points up at the back.
Step 3 of 8
Draw a folded wing on the side with a wavy bottom edge.
Step 4 of 8
Draw the back leg with a wide webbed foot.
Step 5 of 8
Draw the front leg with its own webbed foot.
Step 6 of 8
Draw two curved lines for the long neck.
Step 7 of 8
Draw a round head on top of the neck.
Step 8 of 8
Finish with two round eyes and a wide flat bill with a rounded tip.
All together
Your finished drawing. Now it is ready for color.
Ready to color?
Print the coloring page of this drawing in three levels, or color it on screen.
Go to the coloring pageTracing worksheet
Print the sheet and trace over the faint lines to practice before you draw on your own.
Questions and answers
- How do I draw webbed feet?
- Draw three short toes spreading out from the bottom of each leg, then join their tips with soft curved lines. The filled space between the toes is the web.
- How is a duck bill different from a chicken beak?
- A chicken beak is short and pointed. A duck bill is long, flat and wide, with a rounded tip, so draw it like a small flat spoon.
