How to Draw a Vulture
Kids will have a wonderful time learning how to draw a vulture in today’s art lesson.
Follow along with these clear 9 drawing steps. You will learn the basics for drawing a vulture.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and includes a pdf you can easily print or download. The pdf packet even contains a coloring book page with just the line art. This goes well with crayons or colored pencils. It is perfect for very young kids in the need of extra guidance and simply looking to color in a vulture.
Drawing is much more fun when you have a fun & easy lesson to reference. Enjoy!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw a Vulture Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In today’s basic drawing lesson, we will discover how to draw a vulture on paper. The design and proportion of each part will be highlighted in each step of the tutorial. Observe that the blue lines are used to indicate the newest elements being drawn in each step.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Draw The Basic Wing Shape
This should look kind of like an oval like shape on an angle. Make sure to do this lightly because it will just be a guideline for more detail later on.
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Start The Body
Draw a curved line that goes up to form the neck, and a larger curved line for the chest.
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Draw The Other Line
Draw a large curved line for the other wing, this one isn’t in view as much so it appears to be smaller.
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Add The Head
Draw an oval for the basic shape of the head and a pointy beak.
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Draw The Legs
Add some feathers to the legs and draw the large talons.
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Add The Tail Feathers
Add Long feathers for the tail.
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Add Feather Details
Use the wing shapes as guidelines for the lines of the feathers. Fluff up the neck and chest too.
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Finish The Head
Add the Eye and nose, and some wrinkles on the head.
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Color It In
Use different shades of brown for the feathers, the feathers on the wings tend to go from a light brown to dark. The head is usually a bright red as well.
How to Draw a Vulture PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw a Vulture. 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!
Vultures
Vultures are one of the most common animals found in the Americas. Vultures play a very important role in the ecosystem.
When you see a very large bird circling high in the sky you are probably seeing a vulture. Vultures have enormous wingspans. Turkey Vultures can be identified by their red heads.
A Turkey vulture is a species of bird that belongs to the New World vulture family Cathartidae. They are found in all the continents barring Antarctica. Their diet consists of carrion (dead animals) and their behavior is usually scavenging.