Drawing Birds - Structure, Form and Practice
The Polina Bright Method.
Digital Workbook
Be among the first to start drawing with clarity and confidence.
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How to draw any bird you see.
You see a bird. You want to draw it. Where do you start?
Most people begin with the outline and hope it looks right. Sometimes it does. Most of the time something is off, and you can't tell what.
Drawing Birds gives you the starting point.
The book walks you through a base that works for practically any bird. Once you have it, you look at a bird and know where to begin.
What you'll learn
The book builds one skill on top of the next, in order.
The starting shape
Every bird, no matter the species, starts from the same simple structure. This is the foundation everything else builds on.
How proportions work
Why some birds look long, some round, some compact. How to see it before you draw, so the bird reads right from the start.
Heads, wings, tails
The parts that make every bird look different. How they attach to the body and how to place them.
Guided studies
Birds drawn step by step so you can follow along. You see every decision and understand why it's made.
Inside the book
Chapter by chapter, in the order it actually works.
What people are saying
"I absolutely loved the book. I was drawing birds for such a long time and always had problems with the wings and tails. Your method and wings exercises helped me so much."
"I have enjoyed using the breakdown of the birds structure into 3 main shapes. I've used this 3-shapes concept to draw a bird in one of my recent sketches, and I think it looks quite balanced and realistic."
"It has helped me to look at birds in a different way creatively and Polina's birds are gorgeous! So happy I purchased this to improve one of my favourite subjects to draw and paint!"
"Really good book. Just enough of good and useful information for the beginning of the journey. Everything is explained clearly and well. Love those pages for practices. Thank you Polina for creating this for us."
About Polina
Polina Bright is a Fine Art Watercolor Artist whose work reaches millions of people around the world.
Her work spans portrait, figure, and nature, with birds being one of the favourite recurring subjects. Drawing Birds is one part of that practice: her approach to making sure birds stay true to their shapes, regardless of the size of the painting.
USD $39 at the early-bird price.
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Ink Birds Wallpapers
A selection of wallpapers from the full Ink Birds collection. Three colorways for desktop and three for phone, featuring original ink work by Polina. Delivered with your workbook.
A free selection from the full Ink Birds set. Download links included with your purchase.
Common questions
No. The book starts at the very beginning. If you can hold a pencil, you can start.
The Practice Pack shows you the idea. The book is the full method. Every step, every chapter, in order.
It's digital. Instant access after purchase. The practice pages are designed to be printed and drawn on.
No. The method is about structure. Pencil, ink, watercolour, digital. It works the same way.
Yes! The Practice Pack is a free sampler with feather stroke exercises and your first guided bird. Get it here and start drawing in 15 minutes.
Look at any bird and know how to draw it.
The starting point is here.