Farm lesson 21: chickens
Two chickens, 9 by 8 pixels: one is the other one flipped, so they look in different directions.
This sprite is wide. It's easier to draw on a computer, or with your phone turned sideways.
Step 1
This step also removes a few pixels. Use the eraser where the guide fades a pixel out.
Show the finished step
You did it!
Done! This is the chickens exactly as it is in the farm.
Step by step
Step 1: Lines
The round body, the tail and the head.
Step 2: Colors
The white feathers.
Step 3: Light
The light on the back.
Step 4: Outline colors
A dark outline.
Step 5: Details
The red comb, the beak and the eye.
Step 6: Shadow
A tiny shadow under the feet.
The colors
9 colors, dark to light. Pick them with the eyedropper in the trainer, or type the codes into your editor.
#222034#3b2027#3e711c#c4362f#559e23#8b8794#e2762a#b9b8c2#f4f0e6
Where it goes in the farm
The farm is 208 by 168 pixels. These are the top left corners of all 2 copies:
- Chicken 2: x 28, y 98
- Chicken 1: x 14, y 140, flipped left to right
Get the whole farm, free
This sprite and all the others, with their shadows, the layered .aseprite file and the palette. Free for your games. I'll email you the link.
After that, a short pixel art lesson from me every few days. You can stop them with one click.