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How to draw a flamingo

An oval body, a long S-shaped neck, and one thin leg to stand on. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then print the practice sheet and draw it again.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 12 minutes

Watch it first

The whole flamingo in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a flamingo

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the body

Draw a big oval with a pointy tail on the right. Leave a gap at the top left for the neck.

2

An S-shaped neck

Two long wavy lines up from the gap, bending like the letter S. Put a small circle on top for the head.

3

Give it a face

One dot eye, then a thick beak that bends down in the middle. Add a line near the end, where the beak turns black.

4

One leg down, one leg up

One long thin leg straight down. Bend the other one up like the number 4.

5

Fold a wing on

A leaf shape on the side, round at the front and pointed at the back. Add one feather line inside.

6

Finishing touches

Two ripples round the leg, where it meets the water. Now this flamingo is yours.

Go further

Now draw a flamingo trying to stand on one leg on something wobbly.

Practice on paper

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