In order to depict a capercaillie, even if you have never seen him, it is enough to imagine what a domestic chicken looks like, add the drawing with features characteristic of a forest bird, and paint in the appropriate colors.
Instructions
Step 1
Start with a pencil sketch of the bird. Draw a teardrop-shaped body, a strong, elongated neck, and a not very large head. The skeleton of a capercaillie resembles an ordinary chicken, but the plumage, color and details are different. Draw strong, short legs with powerful claws. Remember that the wingspan of a capercaillie is more than a meter, so if you are portraying a capercaillie next to trees or bushes, try to maintain proportions so that the bird is not too small or large.
Step 2
Draw parts of the capercaillie's head. Its beak is powerful, the sharp tip is bent downward. Under the beak, the feathers form a kind of beard. Above the eyes, located on the sides of the head (again, remember the chicken), depict thick brow ridges, they have no plumage. But the feathers above the arches form small tassels. During the gait, the males lift their heads up and call on the female, if you draw such a moment, depict the beak open.
Step 3
Highlight the capercaillie wings. They are equipped with powerful flight feathers, which are often two-colored with white areas, reflect this when coloring. If you are drawing a capercaillie while jumping, point the tail feathers up. It looks like a loose fan or like the corresponding part of a peacock in a Dymkovo toy. The tail feathers of the capercaillie are large, they are comparable to the length of the neck. On the legs of the bird, feathers are fluffy and disheveled.
Step 4
Color in the drawing. Remember that the head of the capercaillie is black, the neck is also black, on the back it has a dark gray color, and in the front, where the goiter is located, the feathers are greenish. Color the tail feathers in dark brown, leaving small areas of white on them. Draw the same zones on the flight feathers of the wings, but unlike the tail ones, they are lighter. On the abdominal part of the bird's body, draw variegated brown feathers, and light speckled feathers on the legs. For the browbones, use a bright red paint, and for the beak, mix pink with steel gray.
