How to Draw an Easy Peacock

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Learn how to draw a great looking Easy Peacock with easy, step-by-step drawing instructions, and video tutorial.

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

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Complete Easy Peacock drawing
Complete Easy Peacock drawing

Peacocks are beautiful birds that have been featured in art for thousands of years. You can learn how to draw an easy peacock with the help of this step-by-step drawing guide.

This peacock drawing is specially designed for beginner artists. You can build your animal drawing skills as you use simple lines and shapes like circles and triangles to draw the peacock.

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Did you know? Only male peacocks have long, colorful tails. Females, called peahens, look a lot like this chicken drawing.

As a special challenge, can you draw a single peacock feather? First, learn how to draw a feather, then add the eyespot design you learned in this drawing.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing an Easy Peacock

How to Draw a Great Looking Easy Peacock for Kids, Beginners, and Adults - Step 1

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 1

1. Begin the easy peacock outline by drawing the bird's face. Start with a small circle. Inside it, shade two small ovals for the eyes and draw a small triangle to indicate the beak. Then, draw the feathers on top of the head.

Extend three curved lines from the head, and draw a small circle at the tip of each line.

Easy Easy Peacock Drawing - Step 2

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 2

2. Extend two long, curved lines from the head. This is the peacock's neck. Then, use a curved line to enclose an oval around the base of the neck. This is the bird's body.

Easy Easy Peacock Drawing - Step 3

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 3

3. Draw the peacock's leg. Extend two long curved lines below the body. Then, use pairs of lines that meet at points to enclose three toes.

Easy Easy Peacock Drawing - Step 4

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 4

4. Draw the second leg. Again, extend two long curved lines below the body. Then, use pairs of lines that meet at points to enclose three toes.

Easy Easy Peacock Drawing - Step 5

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 5

5. Extend a long curved line from the bird's side. Then, draw a series of "U" shaped lines. This is the beginning of the peacock's large tail.

Easy Easy Peacock Drawing - Step 6

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 6

6. Extend a long curved line from the opposite side, then draw a series of connected "U" shaped lines.

Easy Easy Peacock Drawing - Step 7

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 7

7. Connect the two sections of the tail with a series of "U" shaped lines. Then, begin detailing the feathers. Above the peacock's head, draw a circle inside a circle, and extend a straight, vertical line beneath it.

Add More Details to Your Easy Peacock Picture - Step 8

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 8

8. Draw more of these eyespots along the tail, one below each "U" shaped feather tip. For each eyespot, draw a circle inside a circle, and extend a straight line toward the bird's body.

Complete the Outline of Your Easy Peacock Drawing - Step 9

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 9

9. Finish drawing eyespots on the tail. For each eyespot, draw a circle inside a circle, and extend a straight line toward the bird's body.

Color Your Easy Peacock Drawing

Easy Peacock step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 11

Your easy peacock cartoon is now complete. Color your drawing. Most peacocks have iridescent blue and green feathers with yellow markings. Some peacocks are solid white.

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