How to Draw a Hummingbird
In this lesson, we would like to tell you how to draw a hummingbird. This step-by-step instruction consists of twelve simple steps.
So, now you will learn how to draw a hummingbird step by step. This step-by-step instruction is perfect for beginner artists and children. By learning how to draw a hummingbird with the help of this drawing lesson, you will be able to depict it against the backdrop of various natural landscapes.
An interesting fact is that hummingbirds can fly not only forward, but also backward—forward with their tail, to the side, and even upside down. Despite their small size, hummingbirds eat a lot. It is known that hummingbirds consume an amount of food per day, which is approximately twice their own weight. Also, this bird has a long, pointed beak.
So, you already understood that this drawing object is very interesting and unusual. And now you can start drawing this drawing, carefully following our instructions.
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw a Hummingbird
- Draw auxiliary lines.
First, you need to make the markup to indicate the location of the head and body of the hummingbird. Draw a circle and an oval.
- Add the outlines of the neck and tail of the hummingbird.
Connect the two previously drawn shapes with two small curved lines, and draw a few curved lines below the torso.
- Depict the base of the beak and the eyes of the hummingbird.
Draw one circle inside the previously drawn head, and also add the beginning of the beak using lines of different lengths, as shown in the figure.
- Finish drawing the hummingbird’s beak.
Now you should draw long curved lines near the previously drawn base of the hummingbird’s beak, as shown in the figure.
- Start drawing the wings of the hummingbird.
On the right side of the bird’s body, draw two curved lines of different lengths to indicate the upper edges of the hummingbird’s wings.
- Finish drawing the outline of the hummingbird’s wings.
From the ends of the two previously drawn lines, draw two more lines of different lengths to complete the drawing of the bird’s wings.
- Sketch out the plumage to the wings.
Inside the previously drawn wings, draw many straight and slightly curved lines along the bottom edge of the wings.
- Finish drawing the plumage on the wings.
Now you should draw many short rounded lines at the top of the wings above the lines drawn in the previous step.
- Draw the legs of the hummingbird.
At the bottom of the torso, depict two paws with rounded toes and the pointed claws using curved lines.
- Depict the plumage on the tail.
To complete the hummingbird’s tail, you need to draw a few straight lines on it, as shown in the picture.
- Prepare the drawing for coloring.
Before you start coloring the hummingbirds, you should remove all unnecessary auxiliary lines from the drawing using the eraser.
- Color the drawing.
To color the hummingbird, use black, green, and gray. Add a highlight on the eye, use gray hatching to draw shadows.
On this, this step-by-step drawing lesson of this bird has come to an end, and now you know how to draw a hummingbird yourself. We hope that this lesson was useful to you and helped to develop your artistic skills.