Farm lesson 2: dirt path
The dirt path runs from the door of the house down to the gate. It is 10 pixels wide and it wanders a little, so it looks walked, not built.
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 dirt path exactly as it is in the farm.
Step by step
Step 1: Colors
Fill the path with the base dirt color.
Step 2: Shading
The darker dirt along the edges and in small patches, where the path dips.
Step 3: Light
A few light spots in the middle, where feet press the dirt flat.
Step 4: Finishing touches
A couple of pixels on the edge fixed by hand.
Why it looks this way
An edge of dirt is never straight for long. Break it every few pixels by one pixel in or out, and never at the same place twice.
The colors
3 colors, dark to light. Pick them with the eyedropper in the trainer, or type the codes into your editor.
#a9615a#c98161#ec9c66
Where it goes in the farm
The farm is 208 by 168 pixels. These are the top left corners of the sprite:
- Path: x 42, y 54
Want the whole scene in layers? Download the farm as an .aseprite file, every sprite and its shadow in its own folder.