How to Draw a Rooster
We suggest you complete a lesson in which you will learn how to draw a rooster. This instruction consists of twelve simple steps.
So, we are very happy to offer you this wonderful drawing lesson in which we will tell you how to draw a rooster step by step. With this lesson, you will improve your artistic skills and learn how to draw another kind of bird. Surely you have ever seen a rooster, and with the help of this lesson you will not only learn how to draw this bird, but also learn some new useful information about it.
It is known that the rooster is a fairly common bird, often grown in agriculture. However, you might not know that these birds have fairly high intelligence. Roosters are able to remember and distinguish between many individuals. Thus, they remember up to a hundred different people and birds. The rooster is the only bird that can be called a “living alarm clock” due to the fact that roosters are able to count the time, as well as give voice signals at dawn. In many cultures, the rooster is an important symbol and is held in high esteem and respect.
Roosters come in a variety of breeds and colors. In this drawing lesson, you will depict a rooster that has a solid color tail and a brown body. However, roosters typically have a multicolored tail. So, if you are ready to start this drawing lesson, then our team wishes you good luck in completing this instruction.
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw a Rooster
- Start drawing by marking.
First, you need to note the location of the head and body of the rooster. Draw a circle and add an oval below it.
- Draw the neck of the rooster.
Now you should connect the previously drawn shapes with two curved lines as shown in the picture.
- Add the eye and beak of the rooster.
To represent the eye, depict a circle inside the outline of the head, and also add the dot inside it. Draw the beak pointed.
- Add the rooster’s comb and earrings.
Depict the elements below the rooster’s head using curved lines of varying lengths, and add the comb at the top of the head.
- Draw the outlines of the wing and the top of the rooster’s tail.
On the side of the body, draw the wing using broken lines of different lengths. Draw a curved line on the right side of the body.
- Continue drawing the tail of the rooster.
To make the rooster’s tail consist of individual feathers, draw many arcs of different sizes, as shown in the picture.
- Finish drawing the tail of the rooster.
Now add more arcs and curved lines of varying length to represent the pointed feathers on the rooster’s tail.
- Sketch out the top of the rooster’s legs.
Below the previously drawn body of the rooster, draw curved lines, as well as four straight lines of different lengths.
- Finish drawing the legs of the rooster.
Add the fingers and pointed claws of the rooster using curved lines as shown. One paw is partially closed.
- Draw the plumage of the rooster.
On the neck, wings and torso, add many curved and rounded lines of different lengths, as shown in the picture.
- Prepare the drawing for coloring.
Now you should use the eraser to remove all unnecessary elements from your drawing and prepare it for coloring.
- Color the drawing.
To color the rooster, use red, brown, yellow, gray, and orange. Don’t forget to mark the shadow and highlight areas.
On this, this step-by-step instruction, in which you were able to learn how to draw a rooster, came to an end. With the help of this lesson, you have learned how to draw another wonderful poultry. Now you will be able to complete many of your drawings with a rooster, and also draw this bird as the main subject of your drawing.