Upcoming Live: Intro to Drawing Birds
Start drawing birds with friendly guidance and inspiration from natural science illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller! Join us on January 24 for a 90-minute, beginner-friendly art workshop that will help you get comfortable drawing birds.
With Liz’s helpful instruction you’ll learn:
- The basics of bird anatomy for artwork
- How to see a bird from an artist’s point of view
- How to begin sketching with accuracy
Join us and get comfortable drawing birds at this premium live workshop.
$15.00 $12.00 USD
Saturday, January 24, 2026
3:00 p.m. EST, 12:00 p.m. PST
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Don’t Miss This Fun Live Drawing Lesson!
Birds might seem tricky to draw at first, but natural science illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller is here to help you take the first step! In this beginner-friendly art workshop, Liz will make you comfortable with the basics of bird anatomy from an artist’s point of view. Grounded by a basic understanding of your birdy subjects, Liz will move on to explain how to depict them accurately!
Live on the Zoom platform in this 90-minute session, Liz will walk you through the illustration process step by step and offer insight along the way. Draw alongside her as she guides you through her process and helps you become more comfortable and confident with your own drawing abilities.
After the lesson, Liz will answer your questions live. Reserve your seat today for this exciting live event!
This premium live workshop comes with limited access to the recording and transcript (Ending April 24, 2026).
Materials and Instructions:
Please feel free to use your own materials in a variety of brands and styles. Here is what Liz recommends for the workshop:
- 10 blank pieces of paper: computer paper or sketchbook paper will work
- 2 Pencils: mechanical pencils or traditional pencils
- Eraser: it’s part of the drawing process!
- Pencil sharpener: we will be doing a lot of drawing!
- Pen: for adding detail (optional)
Meet your Instructor: Liz Clayton Fuller
Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Liz is an accomplished science illustrator and fine artist. She holds a BFA in illustration, with a minor in art history from Savannah College of Art and Design and a certificate in natural science illustration from the University of Washington. She has created and taught field sketching courses for Cornell University undergraduates as well as for participants in Cornell’s adult university program.
She has also illustrated field guides, created educational outreach materials, and painted visuals for scientific papers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Her online course, Nature Journaling and Field Sketching, is available from the Cornell Lab’s Bird Academy. She runs her own bird art business as “ipaintbirbs” where she balances her scientific illustrations with humorous ones.
Liz’s work is suffused with her love of nature. Constantly inspired by the natural world, she approaches her subjects with the wonder of first discovery and works meticulously to document them with a mix of whimsy and accuracy. Through her illustrations she hopes to inspire a new appreciation of bird life.
