Free course: How to draw a character

How to draw a parrot

A plump body, a big hooked beak, and a long tail hanging below the branch. 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 parrot in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a parrot

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

1

Start with the body

Draw one big bean shape, round on top for the head and plump at the bottom. Wobbly is fine.

2

Add a long tail

Two long lines from the bottom of the body, down and a little to the right. Join them with a round tip.

3

Give it a face

A big beak that hooks down at the tip, and a small lip under it. Then a dot eye with a ring around it.

4

A wing, feet, and a branch

A long leaf shape on the side for the folded wing. Then a branch under the belly, with two toes on each foot holding on.

5

Add feather lines

Two curved lines across the wing, and one line down the middle of the tail.

6

Finishing touches

A leaf on the branch and a round berry hanging under it. Now this parrot is yours.

Go further

Now draw a parrot repeating the silliest word it knows.

Practice on paper

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How to draw a character

A free course: four short films and a quiz. Your kid ends with a character sheet they drew.

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