Flamingo Drawing
Kids can learn how to make a flamingo drawing!!!
Draw along with these basic 6 drawing steps. You’ll learn the basics for drawing a flamingo.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This accompanies well with crayons. This is useful for very young kids looking for some extra guidance and simply looking to color in a flamingo.
Enjoy creating a colorful flamingo drawing and remember to add some unique details. It’s time to get creative!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Flamingo Drawing Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In this article, we will start off with a new piece of paper and discover how to make a flamingo drawing in a series of steps. We will pay attention to the proportions of each part of the flamingo.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Draw The Body
Outline a horizontal teardrop shape in the middle of your paper for the flamingo’s body.
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Add The Head And Neck
Add the neck first, like an opposite letter S shape on the left side of the body. Then add a small circle at the top of the neck.
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Draw The Eyes And Beak
Next, draw its beak and eyes on the head. It consists of a smaller circle and a V-shaped beak.
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Add The Feet
The flamingo’s feet are long, add them below the center of its body.
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Detail The Wings.
Add the smaller feather details inside the body.
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Complete The Drawing
Color the flamingo using a variety of colors. Use plenty of pink for the feathers and body, orange for the feet and legs, and a small amount of yellow for the eyes!
Flamingo Drawing PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Flamingo Drawing. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!
Appearance of the Flamingo
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Flamingos are a kind of wading bird with a distinctive brightly colored plumage on their head, neck, and chest.
Have you ever waded in the water?
Flamingos are an animal widely associated with the color pink. They are very recognizable because of their height, long legs, and distinctive necks. Flamingos are native to parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. They are also found in the Caribbean Islands.
The flamingo’s body is covered in feathers that can be bright pink or a duller white. Males have more vibrant feathers than females. This is typical with many birds, not just flamingos. Flamingo feathers change color depending on where they live and what time it is in their natural environment year-round.
Habitat and Diet of the Flamingo
A flamingo’s diet includes a variety of food sources such as algae, shrimp, and even eels. The types of food vary depending on the location of the flamingo and what is available in its habitat. Generally speaking, a flamingo will consume an average of about one pound of food per day to maintain their weight.
Flamingos live in warm coastal regions or wetlands where they can find an abundance of water for drinking and feeding on plants like algae that grow in salty water like estuaries or mangroves.