Easy Swan Drawing: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Hi everyone!

I’m back with another drawing tutorial!

Today’s will be a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a swan!

I loved drawing swans since I was a child.

They are such a beautiful subject to draw, no matter what your age or skill level!

I hope this tutorial can help you get a hang of drawing swans – so that you can draw them whenever your heart desires to in the future!

Drawing Tip: Start off your sketch using a pencil first. When you are satisfied with your pencil sketch, go over the lines you like with an ink pen. When the ink dries, erase your pencil sketch underneath to reveal your final drawing!

And the best drawing tip of all – Just have fun with it! Don’t worry too much about getting it perfect or exactly like how I drew it.

It is perfectly fine if yours is different!

That is the beauty of art!

I think the most important goal to get from art is to enjoy it 🙂

Enjoy the process. And through it all, we will find finished pieces we enjoy too!

Also – at the end of the blog post, I have also included other swan drawing ideas for you to try out as well. I hope you enjoy!

Now let’s get started!

Step 1: Draw a 2

Let’s start off by drawing the number 2 in pencil (we’ll be erasing some parts of it in the end so pencil is best for this step).

This will be the overall shape of your swan! Can you see it?

Step 2: Draw the Beak and Neck

Next, let’s draw our swan’s head and neck as shown below.

Extend a beak shape from the top of your 2. Then, draw a curved line along the slanted part of the 2.

Step 3: Draw a Wing

Next, let’s draw the wing of our swan.

Extend upwards from about 2/3 down the neck and draw the curves of the feathers as shown below.

For the last feather, connect it to the end of the 2 that we drew during Step 1.

Step 4: Draw the Tail

Let’s draw the tail of our swan next!

Step 5: Draw the Other Wing

This one is a very easy step!

Draw the other wing as shown below.

Step 6: Erase

Let’s erase a small part of the line we drew in Step 1.

Step 7: Add the Finishing Details

Draw in a black beak and some feathers on the wing.

Feel free to add any other details you like, such as the swan’s eyes, water ripples, extra feathers, or anything else!

The Finished Swan Drawing!

Here is the finished swan drawing!

I love the way it turned out! I hope you enjoyed drawing it too!

More Easy Swan Drawings

Here are some more swan drawings to try out – in case you are in the mood for more drawing!

Below is a screaming swan – I thought it was a funny little doodle to draw

Here is a cute and simple doodle of a swan to try out too!

I was inspired by a heart shape – so I tried to draw the swan based off the initial shape of a heart.

This swan drawing was one I created for a past blog post (25 Cute & Easy Bird Drawing Ideas)

If you want to draw more birds, make sure to check out that blog post too!

Another way to draw a swan. I changed up the wings – and I really like how it turned out!

And that is it for today’s blog post!

Thank you so much for reaching the end of it – And for giving these drawings a try!

Feel free to let me know about your drawing or what you thought of this tutorial in the comment section down below (It takes some time for me to approve comments – so it won’t pop up immediately)

Also – let me know if you’d like to see any further drawing tutorials in the comment section too! I love reading suggestions for the future!

I am wishing you all a wonderful day or night – And until next time!

Keep drawing!

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