5 Ways to Draw a Turkey

2025 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:04

This lesson will show you four different ways to draw a turkey. Let's start!

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Method 1 of 5: Cartoon Turkey Chicken (Beginner)

Step 1. Draw a pumpkin shape

Step 2. Draw a triangle in the top center of your pumpkin

Step 3. Draw two circles slightly above the triangle

Step 4. Draw two darker circles inside the drawn circles

Step 5. Draw a squiggly line extending from the triangle

Step 6. Draw an oval extending from the pumpkin, until it resembles a fan

Step 7. Draw two equal lines running from the bottom of the turkey

Step 8. Draw two diagonal lines, extending from near the bottom of the lines

Step 9. Color your turkey the desired color

Step 10. Done

Method 2 of 5: Cartoon Turkey Chicken (Intermediate Level)

Step 1. Draw a circle

Step 2. Sketch the small circle on the right side of the big circle

Connect the small circle to the big one using two curved lines to make it look like the head, neck, and body. Add two curved lines that make an acute angle on the head for the beak.

Step 3. Sketch the two angular lines attached to the body

Draw a triangle at the end of each line for the turkey leg.

Step 4. Draw a fan-like structure on the back of the turkey

Step 5. Draw the eyes using small circles

Add a curved line for the eyebrows. Draw the mouth and dots for the nostrils.

Step 6. Draw the neck and the flaps using a curved line running from the beak to the neck

Step 7. Draw the wings using a large feathered shape with three curved lines for the feathers

Step 8. Using the outline, sketch the body of the turkey and add the legs

Sketch some curved lines that form the collar just below the neck for a feather design.

Step 9. Draw the legs

Turkey feet have three claws on the front and small claws on the back.

Step 10. Two-layer sketch containing a number of curved lines for the fan-like tail of the turkey

Make the second layer bigger and more detailed than the first.

Step 11. Erase unnecessary lines

Step 12. Color the image

Method 3 of 5: Realistic Turkey

Step 1. Draw a large circle for the body and an oval that overlaps the large circle on the right side

Step 2. Add a small circle for the head and connect this to the oval using two curved lines that serve as the neck

Add two small curved lines that make an acute angle on the right side of the head for the beak.

Step 3. Draw lines for the outline of the legs roughly and add a triangle at each end for the legs

Step 4. Draw a curved line on the left side of the turkey and a fan-like structure for the tail to attach to the curved line

Step 5. Draw the eyes and define the shape of the beak

Draw the net and neck hair using curved doodles.

Step 6. Sketch the body, paying attention to the pattern of the feathers

Notice that the back of the turkey sticks out a bit so you can sketch some of the outline of the feathers as well.

Step 7. Darken the fan-shaped turkey tail

Step 8. Sketch and emphasize the toes and feet

Step 9. Draw small doodles all over the turkey's body randomly for a feathered appearance

Step 10. Erase the unnecessary lines and fix the feathers using small curved doodles

Step 11. Color the image

Method 4 of 5: The Chef's Turkey

Step 1. Draw an oval with a large overlapping circle underneath

This will form the sketch for the head and body of the turkey.

Step 2. Draw the details on the head of the turkey using circles and curved lines for the beak

Step 3. Draw the details for the wattle and head

Step 4. Draw a turkey chef hat or hat to make it look like a cartoon

Step 5. Draw the details for the left wing using curved lines and also for the legs

Step 6. Draw the right wing holding the big spoon

The pictures are also details for the cooking pot.

Step 7. Draw a fan-shaped turkey tail and details for the feathers

Step 8. Trace with a black pen

Step 9. Color as you like, then design the background

Method 5 of 5: Roast Turkey

Step 1. Draw an oval that extends horizontally

Step 2. Draw a longer, flatter oval under the first oval with the oval overlapping it

This will be the plate.

Step 3. Draw the details for the head piece, wings, and bottom

Step 4. Draw an oval near the bottom with circles or small ovals underneath

Step 5. Draw the details for the turkey leg with a sketch for the leg bones

Draw details for the leaves.

Step 6. Trace with the pen and erase the unnecessary lines

Add details.

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