How to Draw a Magpie

Learn how to draw a great looking Magpie with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.

By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Magpie.

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Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Magpie

How to Draw a Great Looking Magpie for Kids and Beginners - Step 1

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 1

1. Begin the cartoon magpie outline by drawing the bird's head. Use a long curved line for the top of the beak and head. Connect two more curved lines at a point to finish the beak. Then, draw an oval within a circle and shade between them to form the eye.

Drawing Step 2

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 2

2. Draw the feathers along the beak and front of the neck. Use a series of curved lines that are connected at jagged points.

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Drawing Step 3

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 3

3. Use a long curved line for the bird's back and a series of overlapping lines for the top of the wing. Below the top of the wing, extend pairs of lines that meet at points, forming flight feathers.

Drawing Step 4

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 4

4. Draw longer flight feathers below the first, extending pairs of long lines that meet at points. Draw a series of connected curved lines at the top of the wing, contouring it.

Drawing Step 5

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 5

5. Draw a few curved lines to finish the wing. Then, begin drawing the belly and the top of the leg. Use a series of curved lines that meet at jagged points for a feathery texture.

Drawing Step 6

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 6

6. Draw the bird's leg. Use parallel lines and overlapping curved lines to draw the leg, its three toes, and the curved triangular claws at the end of each toe.

Drawing Step 7

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 7

7. Draw the final toe and claws. Then, use jagged lines to sketch the top of the remaining leg and the base of the tail.

Add More Details to Your Magpie Picture - Step 8

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 8

8. Draw the remaining leg, using curved lines and crooked triangles. Then, begin sketching the long tail feathers. Use two long curved lines that meet at a point.

Complete the Outline of Your Magpie Drawing - Step 9

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 9

9. Finish drawing the tail feathers using curved lines that meet at points. Texture around the eye, on the belly, and on the legs with short curved lines.

Color Your Magpie Drawing

Magpie step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 11

Your cartoon magpie outline is now complete. Color your bird. We've shaded ours like the black-billed magpie - bluish-black feathers, a black beak, and white on the belly and wing.

The yellow-billed magpie looks similar, except that it has a yellow beak and a greenish tint to its black feathers. The green magpie from Asia has a green body, brown wings, an orange beak, and a black mask over its eye.

What do the magpies look like where you live?

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Learn More About The Magpie Drawing

Do you want to draw your favorite birds? Get started with this easy, step-by-step magpie drawing.

Magpies are smart, noisy songbirds. There are several different species native to Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

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Magpies are a member of the crow family. You can also learn how to draw a raven, another member of the crow family. Can you see the similarities in beak and body shape?

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