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How to draw a peacock

A giant fan of feathers, a little bird in front, and an eye on every feather. 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 peacock in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a peacock

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

1

Start with the tail fan

Draw a giant bumpy rainbow shape with a flat bottom. Make each bump round, like the top of a cloud.

2

Add the body and head

A small round head in the middle, then a thin neck that grows into a pear-shaped body.

3

Give it a face

Two dot eyes and a tiny pointed beak between them.

4

A crown and two feet

Three thin feathers on top of the head with a dot on each tip. Then two little feet at the bottom.

5

An eye on every feather

Draw an oval inside each bump of the fan. Tip each oval toward the bird, and leave a gap between them.

6

Finishing touches

A dot in the middle of every oval, and a folded wing on each side of the body. Now this peacock is yours.

Go further

Now draw a peacock showing off a brand-new pattern.

Practice on paper

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How to draw a character

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