Farm lesson 3: pond
A small pond in the grass, 44 by 20 pixels: a dark rim, two blues and a few light streaks.
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 pond exactly as it is in the farm.
Step by step
Step 1: Lines
Draw the oval of the pond. Keep the curve clean: the runs of pixels grow and shrink in order.
Step 2: Colors
Fill it with the main blue.
Step 3: Shading
The deeper blue under the far bank at the top, where the bank throws its shadow on the water.
Step 4: Light
Short light streaks on the water and a lit rim on the near side.
Step 5: Finishing touches
A few rim pixels swapped light and dark by hand.
The colors
5 colors, dark to light. Pick them with the eyedropper in the trainer, or type the codes into your editor.
#222034#3e711c#3d7fb5#52acda#9af2ff
Where it goes in the farm
The farm is 208 by 168 pixels. These are the top left corners of the sprite:
- Pond: x 100, y 26
Want the whole scene in layers? Download the farm as an .aseprite file, every sprite and its shadow in its own folder.