How to Draw a Blue Jay
In this lesson, you will learn how to draw a blue jay! The blue jay is a beautiful and bright bird that attracts attention with its extraordinary color.
Welcome to the drawing tutorial on how to draw a blue jay, which will be useful to anyone who is interested in drawing or wants to improve their bird drawing skills. We will show step by step how to draw a bird, starting from the outline, ending with the details of the body and colors. The main thing is not to rush, follow our tips, and you will definitely get a drawing of a bird.
The blue jay is a beautiful and colorful bird that can be a great subject for drawing. These birds live in North America, in forested and pubescent areas, and their loud call can often be heard. They mainly feed on fruits, berries and nuts. They are social birds that communicate with each other with a wide variety of sounds. The blue jay is a popular subject for drawing and photography due to its beauty and bright colors. Now get your paper and pencils ready and let’s get started!
Time needed: 34 minutes
How to Draw a Blue Jay
- Draw the outline.
This will be the basis of the drawing, so take your time and focus on the example instructions, start drawing the outline of the bird.
- Add eyes and beak.
Draw a small circle in the middle of the head and then add a small filled circle inside it. Then, on the right side of the head, draw an open beak.
- Add neck and head details.
Starting from the left edge of the beak, draw an arc-shaped line that smoothly transitions to the neck. Then, slightly to the left and parallel, add a wavy line.
- Add the crest.
On the head of your bird, draw the crest with wavy lines, as in the example.
- Add the wing.
The wing is drawn quite simply, it is enough to draw a curved line from the upper body and ends on the left side of the bird.
- Draw the tail.
On the left side of the bird’s body, draw two elongated lines that are connected by a curved line.
- Add tail details.
Draw several vertical stripes on the tail, which will be colored later.
- Add legs.
At one of the final stages, you need to draw the legs of the bird.
- Color your bird.
To color the blue jay drawing, we will use dark blue and various shades of gray.
Our blue jay drawing lesson has come to an end. We are confident that you have created a beautiful drawing. You can share your artwork on social media and explore other bird drawing lessons as well.