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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

How To Draw The Dove of Peace. Free Printable Worksheet.

I am delighted to share my how-to-draw the dove of peace drawing lesson and printable worksheet.

Drawing takes time and practice, so if your picture does not turn out perfectly, do not give up; keep on drawing. If you draw every day soon, you will be making beautiful pictures. I have a lot of projects, so come back often and try a few more.

Good Luck
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Free How To Draw A Dove Of Peace Worksheet. 

I am happy to create these how-to-draw worksheets for you. I hope you have fun with them and they are helpful. You are welcome to print as many as you like.


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LESSON NOTES

Keep the image as white as possible. The wings are medium to small for their body size. The tail is medium to large. The beak is small.

BEGINNING
Plan to have the dove at a more dramatic angle, not just straight up and down- which is boring. Draw a line for the axis; this line goes from the tip of the head to the tip of the tail. Next, draw a line across for the leading edge of the wings; draw lightly at this point since you will want to erase some of this later.

DEVELOPING FORM
Use an oval for the body; draw this on the axis line. The top will be at the wing edge and will end at the base of the tail. The tail is like a Chinese fan; the head is a circle that goes over the oval of the body just a little. The wings have a curving line going from the edge to the tail. Draw a line on each side of the body to the wing and round it off for the shoulder.

FEATHERS
Don't draw too many feathers. Eight or nine on each wing and ten or eleven on the tail will be fine. Mark the feathers off for spacing before you draw them, so they are all even and the same size. Make them round on the ends.

DETAILS
The eyes are black and almost round, with just a slight almond shape. The beak is a triangle. Keep the feet simple; a few curved lines will work.

Do not color the dove; just use a little shadowing. Color the sky and leave the dove white.

(c) Adron D. 10/8/14

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