How to Draw Blu from Rio and Rio 2 in Simple Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

Today I will teach you how to draw Blu from the movie Rio 1 and 2. I will guide you thru the easy steps by showing you thru illustrations using geometric shapes, letters, and numbers. Blu is a blue macaw who was raised in captivity and didn’t know how to fly until he went to Rio de Janeiro and met Jewel. Now you will be able to draw him.

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How to Draw Blu from Rio 1 and 2 in Simple Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

Step 1

– Draw an oval and then draw guidelines thru the center.

Step 2

– Draw a sideways letter ‘D’ shape for the eye.

– Draw a sideways letter ‘S’ shape for part of Blu’s beak.

Step 3

– Draw circles in the eye.

– Draw a letter ‘J’ curve for the left side of the beak. Also draw a curved line within the beak.

Step 4

– Draw a sideways letter ‘D’ shape around the eye. Also draw an oval highlight shape within the eye.

– Draw a seed-shape nostril hole.

– Draw a curved line and a straight line within the week.

– Lightly draw an oval and a capital letter ‘D’ shaped guideline of the body.

Step 5

– Draw a letter ‘S’ shaped curve line on the left side of the head.

– Draw the right and left “arms” of the wings.

– Draw letter ‘S’ curved lines for the right leg…and 2 curved lines for the left leg.

Step 6

– Draw a letter ‘M’ and ‘V’ shape on the left side of the head for feathers.

– Draw guidelines for the wings.

– Draw letter ‘Y’ guidelines for the feet.

Step 7

– Draw zig-zag lines for the feathers around the neck.

– Draw feathers within the guidelines.

– Outline the feet guidelines.

Step 8

– Draw letter ‘U’ shaped feathers.

– Draw some tail feathers.

– Draw moon shaped claws/nails.

– Draw zig-zag, letter ‘W’ shaped zig-zags on the ankles.

Step 9

– Draw some details within the feathers.

Finished Drawing of Blu from Rio

And here you have it…a beautiful black and white line drawing of Blu from Rio. You can also print this sucker out and use it as a printable coloring page and color him in.

I hope that this drawing tutorial helped you draw this Macaw from Rio.