How to Draw a Cardinal Bird
I suggest you complete a lesson in which you will learn how to draw a cardinal bird. This simple instruction consists of nine steps.
I am glad to bring to your attention a fascinating and very useful drawing lesson, in which I will tell and show you how to draw a cardinal bird step by step. This is another simple instruction dedicated to drawing birds. This drawing lesson will greatly help you improve your skills as an artist, as the ability to draw various birds, animals and other wildlife is very important for many artists.
The cardinals got their name due to the bright red plumage of males and the mask formed by the black color of the feather around the beak and eye area. Their tuft, cheek area, breast, belly are painted scarlet, and the wings and outer plumage of the tail are a darker crimson color with a light brown haze. The beak of the bird is red, and the paws are red-brown. One of the features of this small mobile bird is considered to be a wonderful voice, for which it was nicknamed the virgin nightingale.
I’m sure you can’t wait to start drawing this unusual bird step by step right now. You can prepare all the art supplies you need, and then enjoy the creative process and carefully follow my instructions. I wish you good luck and hope that you get a great result of your work.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to Draw a Cardinal Bird
- Draw the outline of the body of the cardinal bird.
To complete this step, you need to depict the shape as shown in the image using a curved line.
- Depict the cardinal bird’s eye.
Inside the drawn shape, draw two circles, placing one circle inside the other.
- Add an element on the head, as well as the beak of the cardinal bird.
To depict the contour of the front of the bird’s head, draw a curved line, draw the pointed beak.
- Sketch out the wing and tail of the cardinal bird.
Depict the rounded tail in the form of a curved line, add the wing in the form of an arc and a line.
- Draw the paws of the cardinal bird.
Below the drawn torso of the bird, depict two symmetrical legs using straight and curved lines.
- Add the branch on which the bird sits.
Near the drawn paws of the cardinal bird, draw several curved lines, as shown in the figure.
- Finish drawing the branch.
Now you need to draw two leaves on the branch using curved lines.
- Correct inaccuracies.
Use an eraser to remove extra lines and prepare the drawing for coloring.
- Color the cardinal bird.
To color this drawing, use red, gray, black, brown, and green.
I remind you that for your convenience, you can download a PDF file that contains a short version of this lesson so that you can return to it at any time convenient for you, even if you are not connected to the Internet.
