How to Draw a Toucan

Think large, colorful-billed birds and you surely have toucans in mind. They are one of those groups of birds that you can easily identify in print, on digitized screen or even in a drawing. How to Draw Toucan tutorial will guide you into sketching such a frugivorous bird. This short-legged and winged bird thrives in the forests of North America and eats mostly fruits, hence the term, frugivorous. If you eat Fruit Loops cereal, you might be familiar with their mascot Toucan Sam. There are 40 different species of toucans. The smallest is the Lettered Aracari type which weighs about 130 grams while the largest is a Toco Toucan which weighs over half a kilogram! What we’ll draw looks like a Lettered Aracari. If you want, you can browse through images of other colorful species and use their shades on this How to Draw Toucan drawing project. Sketching birds is a pleasurable activity because these flying creatures are beautiful to look at.