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
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.