Eagle Pencil Drawings

These eagle pencil drawings illustrate the freedom and power that this bird emanates.

We say that eagles represent freedom and power because of the way they soar gracefully, high up in the air.

Try copying this eagle drawing outline.

I started by drawing the wing and the rest just fell into place.

Remember that you draw the details in last, after you are satisfied with your outline.

Practice doing the feathers on his body.

It takes a bit of patience but if you fiddle with it you can get very realistic eagle drawings.

Keep your eraser handy!

This is the sketch I ended up with after copying the outline.

You get the feel of contours and shape by copying the outline first.

I was a little bit short of time so I didn't really get the best look happening for the feathers.

Eagles are large birds of prey and they are one of the largest and most powerful birds in the world.

Up close, eagles look fierce and proud.

Not that we get much of a chance to look closely, they don't like humans too much.

That seems to be a trend with our wildlife doesn't it?

I tried to quickly sketch some eagle pencil drawings and they came out pretty good.

That proves it's not a hard subject. Not the easiest, but not the hardest either.

Learn About The Eagle

The bald eagle has white feathers on his head and is not really bald, the white just makes him look bald.

The eagle head is large and covered with feathers.

The eyes are on the side of the head and eagles are said to have the keenest sight of all.

The beak is large and strong with sharp hooks at the tip.

Eagles have strong legs and feet and are mainly bright yellow. They use the talons or claws on their feet to seize and kill their prey.

The long broad wings easily support their weight. When an eagle soars, the feathers spread and bend up at the tips.

Most eagles are brown and black but some have white areas.

The life of an eagle is about thirty years and up to fifty years in captivity.

I think the feathers around the neck are it's most distinguishing feature.

An eagle's nest is called an eyrie.

A female eagle only lays two eggs a year and it is unusual for both eaglets to survive. The older eaglet takes most of the food and attacks the smaller one and may kill it.

Eagles hunt only in the daytime and their prey consists of rabbits, hares, squirrels and birds.

There are 48 kinds of eagles in the world.

Study The Outline

So, what do you think? Easy enough?

When I started to do the eagle pencil drawings I studied the eagle first. It is amazing what detail you pick up from that initial once over.

Then I sketched the eagle drawing outline and thought it looked okay.

I was able to do some eagle pencil drawings in rapid succession. If you continue to draw your subject over and over, you'll become very adept at that particular subject.

My favourite drawing on this page is this head of the eagle.