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Drawing an Emperor Penguin: Step-by-step drawing lesson

Birds
Hi little artist! Today we are going to draw a cool emperor penguin that lives on the ice. We use simple shapes like circles and ovals to put this bird on paper. Will you join in?
1
Basic shapes of a penguin: a small circle above a large oval.
Draw a small circle for the head and a large vertical oval underneath for the body.
2
Guide lines for the neck and a slanted line for the penguin's beak.
Connect the head and the body with two curved lines for the neck and draw a line for the beak.
3
The outline of the penguin body with a small stroke for the tail.
Finish the shape of the body and put a short line at the bottom for the tail.
4
Guide lines for the wing on the back and the legs at the bottom.
Draw a long arc for the wing on the side and put short strokes for the legs.
5
The wing, beak, and legs now take on a clear shape.
Give the wing and the beak their real shape and make the legs a bit thicker.
6
Details of the legs with toes and a small tail at the back.
Draw the toes on the legs and finish the tail with a pointed shape.
7
The penguin's face with an eye and the lines for the color distribution.
Draw the eye and add the lines that separate the white belly from the black back.
8
The completed emperor penguin on an ice floor without guide lines.
Make the outer lines thicker, draw some ice on the ground, and erase the guide lines.
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