Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Swan and a Swan Coloring Page. Draw lightly so the white body can stay nice and white.
Students looking to learn how to draw a swan may just want to admire their graceful beauty. It is fun to see how well one can capture the elegant way they float along on the water, complete with the beautiful curve of their necks.
Only swans, over the years, have so closely come to symbolize beauty, love, light and grace. Even ballets and operas have been dedicated to this very idea!
The drawing tutorial below will show young artists how they can draw a very simple, yet very lovely swan. The outstretched wings and downward look of the head make a beautiful profile that is still very easy to draw.
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Swan Coloring Page
Materials for Swan Drawing
- Black Sharpie Marker (affiliate link)
- Prang Crayons (affiliate link)
- Crayola Crayons (affiliate link)
Step by Step Directions for a Swan Drawing
Time needed: 1 hour.
How to Draw a Swan
- Start with a wide U shape.
- Add an angled line.
- Draw the feather ends
- Finish wing lines.
- Start the curvy neck.
- Finish the neck and head.
- Add eyes and a beak. Draw the other back wing.
- Draw the water line and rings.
- Trace with a marker and color.
Student Artwork
Sketch a Swan
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