This guide will walk you through how to draw a duck in flight. The most important thing here is the wings since they take up most of the space and show the motion. The body itself stays pretty simple, but you’ll need to follow the feather placement carefully to make everything look balanced.
Key Details To Notice When Drawing The Flying Duck
- Head is slightly stretched forward with open beak
- Small eye placed between beak and head curve
- Neck extends smoothly into the rounded body
- Both wings fully raised with clearly separated feathers
- Primary, secondary, and covert feathers layered along the wings
- Tail feathers spread out with slight curve
- Feet positioned backward
When you finish this one, you can also practice drawing a duck swimming, or other birds like a great horned own, an eagle, a hummingbird mid-air, or a blue jay on a branch to work on different body shapes and wing structures.
Color Markers I Use For This Guide
To make each step easier, I use this color system throughout the guide:
- Red Color: shows the current step you are working on.
- Black Color: shows the lines you have already drawn in previous steps.
- Grey Color: shows the basic sketch outlines to help you place the elements correctly.
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