How to draw an owl.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7iwzq98rU1qa1c9eo1_500.jpg

created by richard_d_nixon on 22/08/2010 at 04:00 UTC

889 upvotes, 31 top-level comments (showing 25)

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Comment by seelen at 22/08/2010 at 05:06 UTC

142 upvotes, 4 direct replies

this one is better: How to draw the Tick

Comment by awesomedeluxe at 22/08/2010 at 10:34 UTC

14 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I fucking hated this growing up. No matter how many "steps" there were, there would always be that one step near the end where they did *everything* without explaining it.

Comment by [deleted] at 22/08/2010 at 11:17 UTC

14 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Damn. I finished stage 2 but found I had drawn a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. I'd better give up.

Comment by [deleted] at 22/08/2010 at 04:09 UTC

96 upvotes, 13 direct replies

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Comment by Toberoni at 22/08/2010 at 04:18 UTC

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Short history of Disney:

1. Draw some circles

2. ???

3. Profit

Comment by c_megalodon at 22/08/2010 at 07:34 UTC

23 upvotes, 1 direct replies

SpongeBob does it with more class.

Comment by Jorgeragula05 at 22/08/2010 at 04:30 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I'll stick to drawing Snoopy

Comment by Rockmuncher at 22/08/2010 at 10:55 UTC*

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Reddit owl does not trust this guys drawing methodology.

Comment by Kashman58 at 22/08/2010 at 08:10 UTC

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Reminds me of something similar involving the Tick...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PekcT72-PGE/SK3PTKwW_eI/AAAAAAAAAGY/ALg_ApHyzR8/s1600-h/1219140692800.jpg

Comment by [deleted] at 22/08/2010 at 14:16 UTC

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I honestly SUCK at drawing but saw a Simpsons drawing book and after 300 attempts I can draw Bart perfectly and impress everyone .Its my only real skill in life but it feels awesome

Comment by webauteur at 22/08/2010 at 13:53 UTC

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That is the tl;dr form of instructions.

Comment by jorsiem at 22/08/2010 at 04:49 UTC

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I'm stuck in the "circles" part...

Comment by sulimanthegreat at 22/08/2010 at 13:11 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

How to draw the female nude.

Comment by fleezie at 22/08/2010 at 11:32 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Owl long does it take to draw?

Comment by tomparker at 22/08/2010 at 13:18 UTC

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I've been teaching people to draw for years using this method. With some practice, you'll soon be able to skip the first step.

Comment by this__one at 22/08/2010 at 13:19 UTC

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And once again, the difficulties of the drawing world force me to resort to stick people.

Comment by Da_zero_kid at 22/08/2010 at 17:18 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Let's draw a beefy arm on his back for good measure!

Comment by uncoveror at 22/08/2010 at 18:15 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

O RLY?

Comment by vidasonora at 22/08/2010 at 04:37 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Yeah, yeah, you can draw. Who gives a hoot?

Comment by VERYstuck at 22/08/2010 at 04:21 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Love to see that guys guide to investing

Comment by itzKAMMY at 22/08/2010 at 04:30 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Very educational.

Comment by Peach-Os at 22/08/2010 at 05:12 UTC

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I knew I was missing a step.

Comment by palonious at 22/08/2010 at 08:16 UTC

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hey.... at least they could have shown you how to draw the branch!

Comment by snell123 at 22/08/2010 at 09:59 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

haha! I was bored at work yesterday, so I googled things like "how to draw a hibiscus flower" and "how to draw a seahorse," and I got the same results.

Comment by Alkaros at 22/08/2010 at 13:08 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

My owl actually looked pretty alright :D