GRID STEP. You can print out the base construction lines and start drawing on tracing paper or you can draw the grid layout yourself using the following steps. Mark off the width and height of the ostrich.
GRID STEP. Draw a small oval for the head and a big one for the body.
GRID STEP. With smooth lines, delineate the shapes of the neck and body.
GRID STEP. Add guidelines for the head, body, wings and tail of the ostrich.
GRID STEP. Define with small circles the places for the ankles and feet. Draw a beak and an eye.
GRID STEP. Outline the ostrich’s legs. Show the shape of the beak.
GRID STEP. Work on the figure, paying attention to details. Add feathers.
GRID STEP. Contour the ostrich. Add some details such as feathers and wrinkles, grass and the ground.
