How to draw a flamingo
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Drawing a flamingo is fun because everything is long. A long neck, long legs, long wings. A flying flamingo stretches its neck and legs out straight, and we will draw it that way.
The dashed line is the wing line in the DrawBird canvas: everything above it flaps, everything below it stays as the body.
Step by step
1. Body
Under the dashed line, in the middle, draw a small horizontal egg. A flamingo's body is small compared to its neck and legs.
2. Neck and head
Draw a long, thin neck stretching forward from the right of the body and put a small head on the end. In flight the neck is straight, not an S.
3. Beak
Draw a beak bent downward in front of the head and make the tip black. A flamingo's beak bends down in the middle, as if it were broken.
4. Wings
ABOVE the dashed line, draw a wide pink wing and make the tip black. Those black wing tips are what give away a flying flamingo.
5. Legs
From the back of the body toward the left, stretch out two long, thin, pink legs. In flight they stretch them straight out behind the tail.
Done!
Flamingo is ready. Now draw it in DrawBird, give it a name and let it loose in the sky.
Common mistakes
- Letting the legs dangle down. A flying flamingo stretches its legs out behind.
- Drawing the beak straight. A flamingo's beak bends down from the middle.
- Making everything the same pink. If you make the wing darker than the body, the bird comes alive.
What you should know about Flamingo
- Flamingos are born gray-white. The pink comes from the shrimp and algae they eat.
- Lake Tuz is one of the biggest flamingo breeding grounds in the world.
- They feed with their heads upside down, filtering water through their beaks.
- The greater flamingo has a wingspan of 1.4–1.7 meters.