If you’re drawing on paper, turn the paper in a landscape direction so you have more room to draw.
It won’t look very detailed yet, but don’t worry, you’ll add a lot more features to your duck before it’s done!
Duck bodies are usually about 3 times the size of their heads.
It’s easiest to draw the duck sitting in water, especially if you’re just starting out. That way, you can avoid drawing the feet (which can be a little tough).
Duck beaks are slightly curved to account for the shape of their heads.
Leaving part of the eye uncolored is an easy trick to make your drawings look more professional.
You can erase any outline of the duck’s body underneath the tail if you used a pencil.
Keep your duck in proportion to the size of the wing. Usually, the wing is about half the size of the whole body.
Ducks have pretty big heads in proportion to their bodies.
Duck tails are pretty small, so keep it tiny!
You’re drawing a duck in side profile, so the beak should stick straight out.
Ducks have pretty small eyes, but you can make yours a bit larger if you want to up the cuteness factor.
Now you have a cute female duck swimming in the water. You can also add some blue waves to show that your duck is swimming or add a sun shining in the sky.
Sometimes, it’s easiest to start with the head so you can make the body proportionate.
Duck necks usually curve slightly outwards as they reach the body. Mallards usually have a white stripe differentiating their head from the rest of their neck.
You can fill the eye in now or you can wait until later.
Duck feet can be challenging, which is why it’s important to do an outline first.
Most mallards keep their wings held on the top portions of their bodies.
Again: duck feet are tough! Don’t get discouraged if you have to try this part a few times. If all else fails, you can draw your duck sitting in a body of water with its feet hidden below the waves.
If you haven’t filled in the eye yet, do that with black or brown.
When you’re drawing a cute duckling, you don’t have to worry about making it too realistic, so you can go pretty large.
Duckling bodies are pretty small compared to their heads.
Duckling wings are also pretty small in comparison to everything else since they’re still growing.
You can fill this eye in now with black, or you can save it for later.
Try putting your baby duckling with a female duck to make a mother and child combo.
Remember, your duck will be sitting in water, so you don’t have to worry about the feet.
Female ducks usually have a few ducklings surrounding them at all times.
This will also make your audience feel more connected with the drawing (plus, it’s just adorable).
If you want the waves to look more serene, draw small circles instead of waves.
The pond can fill up your entire page or just be a small part of it. It’s up to you!
You can also add in some fluffy clouds, bright spring flowers, or hanging vines. This is your pond, so get creative with it!
Now you can show off your duck pond to your friends and family!
