Flamingo Drawing – How to Draw a Flamingo

A finished line drawing of a flamingo standing in water. The drawing is clean and polished, with any unnecessary lines removed.

Written by

Peddalanka Ramesh Babu

in

In this quick tutorial you will learn the flamingo drawing in 8 easy steps.

This bird have a bend shaped beak, long neck and long legs.

I’m going to draw this bird in a standing pose, I mean it is standing in the water and the reflection of the bird is reflected in the water.

The light is hitting on the bird from the back side so we will get the reflection on the front side

Please understand the subject before you start to draw, try to visualize the artwork in you mind

So you will get an idea about how to compose the artwork in the paper

It is always a good idea to draw a sketch in the light shade color, I mean you can use the normal HB pencil

Once you compose the flamingo bird sketch in your paper, then use a 4 HB pencil to draw the thick outline strokes where it is necessary

What you will learn from this flamingo drawing tutorial?

You will understand the bird size and shape & how to use your pencil to draw the rough strokes.

What size of paper do you recommended?

Any size of paper is ok, but this artwork is vertical in shape so use a rectangle shape paper.

Draw a Flamingo bird in 8 Easy Steps

Let’s start the bird drawing are you with me?

Time needed: 5 minutes

Materials: A4 size paper, pencil and an eraser

Step 1: Draw the beak

The flamingo is a beautiful bird with big size orange & black color mixed beak

A simple line drawing of a curved line with a pointed tip, representing a flamingo's beak.
A simple line drawing of a flamingo beak, the first step in a drawing tutorial.

Step 2: Draw the head & eyes

Eye are orange-yellow color and near to the beak & head size is normal like other birds

A simple line drawing of a flamingo's head and eyes. The head is a curved line connected to the beak, and there are two small circles for the eyes with dots inside.
A simple line drawing of a flamingo’s head and eyes, the second step in a drawing tutorial.

Step 3: Bird neck & body outline

Draw the elegant S-curve of the flamingo’s neck. Connect it to a small, rounded head. Add a tiny, beady eye and a long, downward-curving beak.

A simple line drawing of a flamingo's neck and body. The neck is a long, curved line extending from the head, and the body is a curved line connected to the neck.
A simple line drawing of a flamingo’s neck and body outline, the third step in a drawing tutorial.

Step 4: Draw the wings outline

This bird have black color feather only visible when the wings are extended, here it is not visible

A simple line drawing of a flamingo with its wings added. The wings are shown as a series of curved lines extending from the body.
A simple line drawing of a flamingo with its wings added, the fourth step in a drawing tutorial.

Step 5: Draw the legs standing in the water

Legs are extremely thin in size and easy to break it, here the legs are in the underwater

A simple line drawing of a flamingo with its legs added. The legs are long, slender lines with simple shapes for the feet.
A simple line drawing of a flamingo with its legs added, the fifth step in a drawing tutorial.

Step 6: Draw rough pencil strokes

When the water is still the reflection will be perfect here it is not, so the reflection shape will look like this

A simple line drawing of a flamingo standing in water. The flamingo's reflection is visible in the water below as a series of lines and curves.
A simple line drawing of a flamingo standing in water with its reflection visible, the sixth and final step in a drawing tutorial.

Step 7: Rough lines here & there

Draw straight ripples on the sides to create the water ripple effect

A simple line drawing of a flamingo standing in water. The flamingo's reflection is visible in the water below with added shading and detail to represent the water's surface.
A simple line drawing of a flamingo standing in water with a detailed reflection, the seventh and final step in a drawing tutorial.

Step 8: Erase or clean

Time to clean up the outline drawing with eraser

A finished line drawing of a flamingo standing in water. The drawing is clean and polished, with any unnecessary lines removed.
A completed line drawing of a flamingo standing in water, the final step in a drawing tutorial.

Congratulations! I hope you have drawn this flamingo bird outline drawing successfully.

More posts