Farm lesson 22: farmer
The farmer on the path, 11 by 16 pixels: a straw hat, a blue shirt and brown boots.
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 farmer exactly as it is in the farm.
Step by step
Step 1: Lines
The hat, the head, the body and the legs.
Step 2: Colors
Skin, straw, blue and brown.
Step 3: Shading
The darker blue under the arms.
Step 4: Light
The light on the hat and the shoulders.
Step 5: Outline colors
The dark outline.
Step 6: Details
The eyes and the hat band.
Step 7: Shadow
The shadow under his feet. It follows his height.
The colors
12 colors, dark to light. Pick them with the eyedropper in the trainer, or type the codes into your editor.
#222034#3b2027#5f2e16#3a5a9a#3e711c#92482c#a9615a#5b86c9#c98161#d9a54a#f0c08a#fbe58a
Where it goes in the farm
The farm is 208 by 168 pixels. These are the top left corners of the sprite:
- Farmer: x 41, y 86
Want the whole scene in layers? Download the farm as an .aseprite file, every sprite and its shadow in its own folder.