How to Draw A Crow. Crows feature in many stories and mythologies around the world. From a prominent role in Norse mythology to the subject of a classic poem by Edgar Allen Poe, these birds have become a symbol of ill omens and death.
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The reputation is undeserved as these birds are brilliant and full of character. They are also beautiful birds to look at, so many want to learn how to draw a crow.
How to Draw A Crow
Step 1
For this tutorial on how to draw a crow, let’s start with the crow’s head and beak.
The back of the head is drawn with some slightly jagged and uneven lines to make it look feathery.
The beak is open and drawn with smoother lines, texture, and a tongue inside. Finally, you can use a small oval for the crow’s eye with lines around it.
This image has a lot of minor detail, and you will find it much easier if you follow the reference image closely as you draw.
Step 2
In this part of your crow drawing, you’ll continue the head by adding a neck.
The head consists mainly of straight and curved lines and then ends with jagged lines at the base of the neck.
It looks more complicated than it is when you get there, so again, carefully follow the example image for help.
Step 3
Now that you’ve drawn the head let’s add a chest to this part of our guide on how to draw a crow.
Like the neck you made in the previous step, we will draw this part of the raven with many smaller lines connecting.
However, the lines will be slightly wider than the neck. You will also add two nubs at the bottom that will form the feathers at the top of the legs.
Step 4
We will add the bird’s wings and legs for this part of your raven drawing. For the wing, many small curved lines will form the wing feathers.
As you go further down the wing, these feathers get a bit longer and more colorful, as seen in the reference image.
Then you can use thin lines going down the feathers for the legs. These will also have small lines drawn on them for some texture. Finally, you can add feet and claws to the end of the legs.
Step 5
In this step of our how-to draw a crew guide, we will add the tail and some finishing touches.
The tail comprises a few short, thick feathers you can draw on the bird’s back to match the reference image.
Once that tail is added, you’re done drawing and ready for stage coloring! But before you go any further, you can add a few details to top it off.
One thing that is always good to add to an image is an excellent background. This would be a terrific method to put your spin on this crow image.
You could even draw other animals and birds to match the crow! We can’t wait to see your creative methods to complete this image.
Step 6
This brings you to the final step of your crow drawing! In this step, you can add some fantastic colors to your picture.
Since ravens are all black, you might think it doesn’t leave much room for creative color.
This need not be! In our reference image, we included shades of black, gray, and white to give the color some variation.
We also used a bit of red for the eye, which gives the image a nice pop of color.
You can also fill in the background or any other element you drew for the image to add more color variations.
You can also play with different mediums and art tools to create color differences and sensations.
Your Crow Drawing is Finished!