A standing duck in side view, rounded body, folded wing, broad bill and two webbed feet. Black and gray fineliner drawing on warm textured sketchbook paper.

Drawing referenceAbout reference use

Duck fine ink study

A standing duck in side view, rounded body, folded wing, broad bill and two webbed feet. Practice clear contours and a few local shadows in fine ink.

Animals Easy Fineliner20 min, at your pace

A way into the drawing

Establish the main shapes
Place a body oval and a smaller head above its front.
Connect the structure
Join the neck and bill, then attach two webbed feet beneath the body.
Develop the drawing
Refine the clear outer contour, add only the most useful interior details and place a few small local shadows. Leave most of the paper open.

A small thing to tryKeep the wing inside the body silhouette.