Spring bird drawings

Another spring project we did for our show was bird drawings.  We used colored pencils and felt tip pens.  We talked a little bit about John James Audubon and his bird artwork.

Each student brought a picture of a bird.

We talked about what shapes the birds could be broken down into- triangles and ellipses.

We sketched those first

and then sketched a few more lines

then did an outline in ink

We added details and shading with colored pencils last.
Press harder if you want a darker or brighter area and lift the pencil a little to get lighter areas.  If you're new to this it's okay to practice on a piece of scratch paper.