How to Draw the American Eagle
The bald eagle has long been a symbol of American strength, bravery and independence. According to the Bald Eagle Information Web site, the bald eagle is the only eagle that is native to North America, and it is found everywhere on that continent, from Alaska to Mexico. Once protected on the endangered species list, these beautiful and majestic creatures have a made a huge comeback. Drawing one of these birds is a wonderful exercise in patriotism and artistic skill.
Instructions
1. Draw a large circle (the eagle's body) with a smaller circle connected at the top (the eagle's head). The size of the circles will vary depending on the size of your paper and the size you want your eagle, but they should be proportionate to each other.
2. Draw a small triangle on the smaller circle to represent the beak. You can have the eagle looking any direction you choose, so orient the triangle with the point in that direction.
3. Connect the head to body with a line stretching between the two circles, on the opposite side of the small circle as the beak. This will be the back of the eagle's neck.
4. Draw two cylinder-like ovals descending from the bottom of the body circle for the eagle's legs. Add rounded triangles for the feet; you can also include short but straight lines coming out of the feet to represent the eagle's sharp talons. From the back of the body circle, draw a roughly triangular shape that bends down toward the feet to represent the eagle's tail.
5. Add wings to the eagle. These will be large triangles coming off of the sides of the body circle. Remember that you will be able to see one of these triangles completely, while the other will be partially blocked by the eagle's body. Again, size will vary depending on your paper and body, but the wings of an eagle are generally expansive when stretched out.
6. Add feather details to the wings and tail of your eagle. Do this with sharp cutting lines stretching from the triangles of the wings and tail. Add thin dash lines for eyes on the face.
7. Finish detailing work on feathers and eyes. Erase excess lines from the wing or tail areas.
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