How to draw birds: side, front, back, and 3/4 views

Would you like to sketch the birds at your feeder and garden? Learn basic techniques to get the bird on paper while it is still in front of you and how to fill out the drawing from memory and reference once it has flown the coop.
In this workshop we explore drawing songbrids from the side, front, rear, and front and rear 3/4 views. These fundamentals can be applied to draw any bird from any angle.

[@gerdavandiepen9476]

Thank you from the netherlands

[@SantoPosmoderno]

00:00 INTRO
01:10 Sponsor
02:00 The "old" approach [cf. 17:33]
02:37 The "new" approach [cf. 19:21]
04:23 ABSTRACT
05:40 Same bird, different postures. Every species has its owns
06:54 POSTURES
08:15 Most common mistake: the hotdog bird [cf. 21:32]
09:13 The resting position
12:33 PROPORTIONS
17:33 SIDEVIEW. The "old" approach an its problems
19:21 The "new" approach: critical angles and negative shapes
21:32 The risk of the hordog bird
22:14 How to avoid the hotdog bird
37:50 FRONTVIEW
41:05 Head details, feathers, wings, legs
49:13 BACKVIEW
1:03:44 THE 3/4 VIEW
1:05:15 the central line
1:05:45 Head details (eyeline, beak)
1:09:22 Tail
1:10:30 Leg positions
1:16:50 The 3/4 BACKVIEW

[@LittleBlueDuchess]

Thank you!

[@Navy_realawesomness]

Thanks!

[@lyndagenet3170]

WOW Amazing tutorials. I am needle felting a magpie and came across your wonderful easy to understand tutorials that are helping me so much. Bet you didn't think this would help with needle felting as well as my drawing and painting.THANKYOU SO MUCH...Lynda in New Zealand

[@LittleBlueDuchess]

Thank you Jack for sharing these lessons online! I am not able to get your book from the library since someone didn’t return it by the due date... luckily I can come here and continue to work on my skills. I love birds and being able to draw them is giving me so much happiness!

[@rjehu257]

Brilliant video, thank you. :)

[@peterrodgers3498]

Great tutorial learnt a lot .thanks

[@greggillson388]

With your "new technique" of drawing the nape/upper back angle first, I was able to more quickly and accurately draw bird angle and proportion. Thus, I spent an hour yesterday afternoon watching and sketching an Anna's Hummingbird defend the feeder. I obtained 6 sketches for the "homework": side perched, side in flight at feeder, the other drawings perched: front, back, 3/4 facing away, 3/4 facing toward. Thanks!

[@augustasilvis297]

Thanks so much for the lessons

[@roysters5]

Thank you! This really helped me not only draw birds more accurately, but helped my drawing skills overall. I can't wait to go out and draw some birds!

[@laxmijangid3618]

These videos are gems❤😍

[@marinagarciasolorzano1724]

you are a wonderful teacher... God bless so much!

[@ananunez3942]

Increíble lo claro que explicas ❤️ gracias 😊

[@barbarapodkriznik5052]

Awesome lession! Thank you! :)

[@marioreyes6845]

AWESOME! thank you

[@antonelavaliente7675]

This is great !!!!!!

[@user-gd8wh9ip7q]

you are genius sir

[@davidphilipsmusic]

Noooo!! I just bought your book!! Don't change your approach now... damn it! hahahhaha

[@blackcat138]

David Philips me too ...

[@Scorptique]

love your videos, very helpful and informative. Did anyone tell you that you look like Matt Damon?

[@torstentvhd4003]

15:20 bookmark

[@eyeonart6865]

I feel a new book coming.

[@Yamo314159]

Ancora Imparo. No apologies needed, please keep creating new ways of understanding drawing.
Thank you.

[@amysamin]

Thank you so much! These classes are super helpful for when I draw my bird cartoons! ( @sketchkvetch on Instagram). I can't wait for the next lesson.