Learn to Draw a Silly Turkey

Follow along for a fun tutorial for a Thanksgiving drumstick - errr - a turkey! The video below includes a quick 1min tutorial. Download a free PDF with the drawing steps from my free resources page HERE or at the bottom of the page.

Did you know…

That turkeys were originally bred for their feathers, not for their meat. A turkey has around 5000-6000 feathers! Wild turkeys can run about 20 miles an hour, which is twice as fast as humans, so if you see an angry one coming at you, hide!

Step-by-Step Tutorial

1

Start with a looped line with scallops on the bottom.

2

Draw a half a bone shape under it. This makes for a tasty looking turkey leg, and we could stop here, but we’ll keep going.

3

Add a circle with a body part that we all know. Or think of it as a sideways lily pad or a peach.

4

Add a bunch of little lines inside of the circle and add a W- with three scoops on it to the side.

5

Add two larger circles to the top area for the tail.

6

Add scalloped lines above the two circles that you drew in the previous step.

Add two circles for eyes, and a third circle in between them for a beak.

7

Add some lines in the tail for fathers, and the snood. (That’s the real name for the fleshy part that hangs from the turkey’s beak. No joking!)

8

Color your turkey in! Turkeys have pretty feathers that have red, gray, black, tan and yellow colors. Males also have blue and pink skin on their neck.

Congratulations! You drew an goofy turkey! Did you learn something new about turkeys today?

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