Farm lesson 17: fence with a gate
The fence along the front of the farm, with a gap for the path. Posts and two rails, repeated.
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 fence with a gate exactly as it is in the farm.
Step by step
Step 1: Lines
The posts and the rails.
Step 2: Colors
The wood brown.
Step 3: Shading
The darker wood under the rails and on the posts.
Step 4: Light
The lit top of the rails.
Step 5: Outline colors
The dark wood outline.
Step 6: Finishing touches
The light on top of the rails broken into short runs by hand: the gaps gather in the right half of each board, away from the light, and every board has its own pattern.
Why it looks this way
A lit edge is never one flat line. It changes with the light and with the wear of the wood.
The colors
6 colors, dark to light. Pick them with the eyedropper in the trainer, or type the codes into your editor.
#222034#522915#7f3821#92482c#9e593f#b4704f
Where it goes in the farm
The farm is 208 by 168 pixels. These are the top left corners of the sprite:
- Fence: x 0, y 153
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.