How to draw a duck - a free duck drawing guide
Learn step by step how to draw a simple duck using pencil, eraser, and colors; practice shapes, proportions, and adding fun details.
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Step-by-step guide to draw a simple duck
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Step 1
Draw a circle near the top of your paper for the duck's head.
Step 2
Draw a larger oval below the circle that overlaps the bottom of the circle for the duck's body.
Step 3
Draw a short curved line between the circle and the oval to make the neck.
Step 4
Draw a small rounded triangle on the side of the head for the beak.
Step 5
Draw a small circle near the top of the head for the eye.
Step 6
Draw a tiny dot inside the eye to make it sparkle.
Step 7
Draw a curved line on the side of the oval to show the wing.
Step 8
Draw two short lines down from the bottom of the body for the legs.
Step 9
Draw webbed feet at the end of each leg by making three connected rounded toes.
Step 10
Add a few short curved lines at the back of the oval for tail feathers.
Step 11
Erase any extra overlapping lines and sketch marks to clean up your duck outline.
Step 12
Color your duck yellow and color its beak and feet orange and add any extra colors or patterns you like.
Step 13
Share your finished duck on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have crayons or colored pencils to color the duck yellow with an orange beak and feet?
If you don't have crayons or colored pencils, use markers, watercolor paints, or cut and glue colored paper to color your duck yellow and make the beak and feet orange.
My duck looks messy with lots of overlapping lines and the neck doesn't connect right — how do I fix that?
Lightly sketch the circle and larger oval first so the curved neck line (step 3) fits between them, then follow step 11 and use an eraser to remove extra overlapping lines and redraw any awkward joins.
How can I adapt this duck drawing for younger kids or make it more challenging for older kids?
For younger children simplify by tracing or using a pre-drawn head and body with a sticker eye and U-shaped feet instead of three webbed toes, while older kids can add detailed wing lines (step 7), tail feather texture (step 10), shading, and complex color patterns before sharing on DIY.org.
What are some fun ways to extend or personalize the finished duck drawing?
Personalize it by adding patterned feathers, a pond background, googly eyes, collage textures, drawing a family of ducks, or turning multiple drawings into a flipbook and then sharing the finished duck on DIY.org.
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Facts about drawing for kids
✏️ Artists often start with simple shapes (circles, ovals, triangles) to build a drawing’s proportions before adding details.
🔶 A duck’s beak is a great example of a triangle or wedge shape you can practice drawing and shading.
🎨 Bright colors like yellow are often used for cartoon ducks because they look friendly and are easy for young artists to color.
🦆 Ducks are waterfowl in the family Anatidae and come in many shapes and colors — the mallard is one of the most common.
🧽 Pro tip: sketch lightly with pencil first, erase mistakes, then darken the final lines — erasing is part of the process!
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