Sketching a Crow with Just a Ballpoint Pen (Step-by-Step)

I'm excited to take you through my process of drawing crows using a BIC ballpoint pen in my Moleskine accordion sketchbook. Crows are fascinating birds, full of intelligence and personality. In this video, I'll show you how to capture their unique charm with simple, loose strokes.

We'll start with basic shapes and gradually build up details, focusing on their sleek feather patterns and expressive features. Don't worry about perfection—drawing with a ballpoint pen encourages you to embrace mistakes and enjoy the process.

Join me as I share tips on creating texture, depth, and character in your crow drawings. Grab your pen and sketchbook, and let's bring these amazing birds to life on paper together!

Passport in one hand and sketchbook in the other, Chris Wilson is a wildlife artist exploring and drawing this mysterious world of ours.

[garbor]

A simple and good tutorial definitely for someone who wants to draw a crow with a ballpoint pen

[holliexenahitchcock]

I love the way you did the demo zoomed in and panned out, at the end, to show the overall creation! It kind of kept your intention mysterious til the end! That’s when you see the crow with the most awesome look in his eye! Like:” I know what you did! In fact! I know everything about you!”👻😂 Amazing what you can achieve with just a few strokes of a pen!🙏🏽 btw, where I live we have more ravens and they are actually quite silly!😂

[Rubydrawz]

My favorite birds are secretary birds byfar. They are gorgeous but deadly. I love to sketch them!