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Hummingbirds can be found all over the world. They beat their wings so fast that they produce a humming sound, hence their name. This tutorial will teach you how to easily draw one of these beautiful birds.

  1. Please Don't worry about the proportions being exact, just try to get it as close as you can to the example image.
  2. This will be the body.
    • Make sure the place where the body and head meet is underneath the head, not on top of it.
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  3. This will be the tail.
  4. Put a long, slim beak at the right side of the head.
    • Hummingbirds' other trademark is their beak, which they can poke into even the narrowest of flowers to extract nectar, so make sure to get this part right.
  5. Use a fringe line for the body to reproduce the shape of small feathers. Make the shape of the wings and draw both small and big feathers inside. Draw feathers for the tail as well.
  6. Try to make a modular line, which passes from a thin to a thick line and vice versa. This will make your drawing look better and more professional.
  7. Look at the illustration for reference.
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    What type of hummingbird is shown in step 7?
    Community Answer
    A blue-throated mountaingem.
  • Question
    How do I draw detailed hummingbirds?
    Community Answer
    To add more detail you can take a look at some real pictures online and add anything you want - patterns, feathers, a more detailed beak or feet, etc. Use the tutorial as a guideline to work from.
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    What happens if I have no thin pens in my house?
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    Charcoal or a black-colored pencil will do just fine, but you can find those pens at any art store or office supply store.
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      • After you finish coloring, you can draw some strokes over the body to make it look like there are ruffled feathers there.
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