Black and gray marker drawing of a goldfinch perched on a twig with broad face and wing markings on textured paper.

Drawing referenceAbout reference use

A perched goldfinch

A study of a goldfinch perched on a twig with broad face and wing markings on textured paper. Align the head, rounded torso and short tail on one tilted axis.

Animals Medium Marker35 min, at your pace

A way into the drawing

Establish the main forms
Align the head, rounded torso and short tail on one tilted axis.
Build the structure
Place the folded wing and grip the short twig with the feet.
Develop selected details
Add the broad face patch and pale wing bar using grouped black and gray shapes.

A small thing to tryReserve the wing bar before filling the darker wing.