This graceful, pure white bird often appears in fairy tales. You can set off the white of the swan by coloring water around it.
Species order and family: Anseriformes, Anatidae
Size: 4.7 ft (142 cm)
Found in northern countries like Siberia, they raise their young during summertime, and in winter, when there are no grasses or roots to eat, the entire family heads south to places like Japan.
Swan’s body
Colored pencils used for swan
Sketch the outline in sky blue, then draw the bill with your orange pencil. In black, add nostrils, the part above the bill where the knob is, and the eye.
Again, with sky blue, color in the surrounding water, bringing out the shape of the swan. Rather than color it in by tracing the shape, move the colored pencil in one direction to make sure it’s even.
For a 3D effect, lightly fill in the body with bluish gray, and draw a few of the feathers.
Color in the surface of the water again, pressing firmly with sky blue. Finally, go over the blank parts with white.
Wild ducks, swans, and geese...these are all migratory birds that live near water. They are all members of the waterfowl family Anatidae.
Size: 2.1–2.6 ft (65–80 cm)
Larger than a duck, smaller than a swan. Geese fly in a flock, forming a V-shape like this.
