Sparrows are the basic form we’ll use for drawing small birds. There are lots of them near and around houses, so take a look at their shape and movement.
Species order and family: Passeriformes, Passeridae
Size: 5.5–6 in (14–15 cm)
Their habitat is widespread from Europe to Asia. In Japan, they can be found all over the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
Sparrow’s body
Colored pencils used for sparrow
Using gray, roughly sketch the shape of the entire body. Press lightly so that you won’t be able to see these lines when you add in the rest of the colors.
Color the dark part of the head with brown and with tan, draw the back, the wing, then the tail. Coloring in softly makes them look cute.
Press lightly with buff, bluish gray, and tan to softly color in the belly.
With your black pencil, draw the eye, beak, and pattern on the face, paying close attention to the position of the beak and the eye.
Draw the pattern on the cheek with black. Using brown, color in the lower part of the wing and the tail. Draw the feathers over this with dark brown.
The legs and feet should be drawn with light pink, and then add claws with the gray pencil.
BIRD-WATCHING NOTES—FAMILIAR BIRDS
Likes flower nectar
If you put out tangerines, they will come and eat them.
They scurry along, stopping and starting, and wag their tail up and down.
