How to Draw a Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk
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Start out by picking your pencils. You can use any pencil to sketch. I decided to use a 6B pencil for sketching and dark shading, a B pencil for shading/lines, and a 4H for lighter lines and details.
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Start out with a basic sketch of the hawk's head. Use the guidelines if you need them.
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Your sketch should end up looking something like this. Clean up any unneeded lines.
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Now start adding rough shading using a 6B or 5B pencil to the eye and the area around it. Shade lightly; try not to press down too hard into the paper.
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Now roughly shade the top of the hawk's head. Pay attention to the way your lines flow. They should flow naturally and hint at the formation of feathers.
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Continue on by roughly shading the beak.
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Now roughly shade in the feathers. Again, pay attention to line direction. Don't just scribble your shading in.
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Now use a cloth or paper towel to blend and soften your shading.
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Roughly shade the eye again, this time using B and 6B pencils.
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Use a blending stump to smooth out your shading. Use a 4H pencil to add details to the eye. A kneadable eraser works best when adding the highlights to the eye and eyelid.
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Roughly shade over the top of the hawk's head again and then use a blending stump to blend it in.
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Use a B pencil and a blending stump to add another layer of shading to the feathers. Use an eraser to add in the highlights to the feathers.
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Roughly shade in the beak using a B pencil and a blending stump.
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Now use a 4H pencil along with a B pencil and blending stump to define the beak some more. Make it as smooth as possible.
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Use a 6B pencil to sketch in the feathers of the head.
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Blend in the shading using a blending stump. Use an eraser to pick out the highlights of feathers here and there.
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Use a 6B pencil to shade shade in the fest of the bird and some of the background.
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Blend in your shading using a blending stump.
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Use 6B and B pencils to add some more definition to the neck feathers.
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Use a 4H pencil to add final details to the feathers and a blending stump to smooth out any rough shading. Finish up the drawing by cleaning up your shading and going over your details. I hope you enjoyed this one. As always, comments and questions a
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January 2, 2012
Description: I hope you're all having a great 2012 so far! This is my first tutorial of the year and it's a fun one. I'll be showing you how to draw a portrait of a majestic Northern Red-Tailed Hawk. Get your drawing materials ready!
