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This tutorial (all 3 parts) in book form: [link]
Full tutorial list: [link]


I make references at times to human anatomy, so if you're not familiar with it drop by my earlier tutorial Big Guide to Drawing the Body [link] (it can't hurt to look at Basic Animal Anatomy [link] as well).

I'll repeat here some advice I gave with the previous tutorials:
Use the above guide as a supplement to gesture drawing. Reading and memorizing all this won't help you as much as sketching from life; this guide simply provides the understanding that will make your sketching a learning experience rather than a random process. So, carry a sketchbook around and gesture-draw birds in the park, or from TV.

Also, though in these 2 parts I tried to give all the basic info one needed, personal research is invaluable. If you want to really draw a specific bird, you need to look for pictures of it, movies as well if possible, soak them up, sketch from them, until the way the bird stands and moves become instinctive to you.

NO part of this tutorial may be reproduced, so don't even ask!! if you find it helpful and want to share it, simply link to it.
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Suggester's words: Drawing Birds part 1 by `Cedarseed has 3 parts to it and each part is really informative and definitely helps people to grasp bird anatomy and structure :) there's a lot of information and it covers many different body types of birds :) ( Suggested by *TheParasiticBandaid and Featured by `FantasyStock )
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~clampfan101 2 days ago  Hobbyist General Artist
I imagine something like this about birds shall help me draw angel wings! <3 hehehe ^.^
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You're one of the best tutorial-makers on deviantart, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
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`majnouna Apr 30, 2013  Professional General Artist
Aww, thank you!
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~64thYume Mar 20, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
I must say thank you! I can reference plenty of pictures off of the internet, but it's very helpful to have someone break down details like this. These How-To you've made a real asset to figuring out some of those anatomy issues everyone is bound to run into at one time or another
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`majnouna Mar 25, 2013  Professional General Artist
I'm very glad it helps!
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~64thYume Mar 20, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
**How-To's you've made are

Should've previewed what I wrote b4 I posted, haha
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~Arkeeze Mar 17, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I MUST ask, how long did this take? o.o
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`majnouna Mar 18, 2013  Professional General Artist
LONG. I don't remember exactly now, but my tuts take from weeks to months.
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~Arkeeze Mar 18, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Well, you do an amazing job, the design and placing of the pictures is great! ^-^
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`majnouna Mar 21, 2013  Professional General Artist
Thanks!
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