How to Draw a Chicken

A Cartoon Chicken

Sample cartoon chicken.

Make a small circle.

Create an oval within that.

Draw a triangle joined with another for the beak-guide.

Make four ovals of different sizes on top of the head for the comb.

Join two straight lines from the head for the neck.

Create a big oval at the bottom of the neck –lines for the body.

Within that create a smaller oval for the wing.

Make an angular box for the tail overlapping the right edge of the oval.

Attach straight lines from the bottom of the body-oval and extend digits from them.

Make all the detailed strokes.

Erase guides.

Color the chicken.

A Simple Chicken

Sample simple chicken.

Draw a small oval for the head.

Make another much bigger oval for the body.

Join the two ovals with a straight lines.

Join three regular lines with each other for tail.

Attach a small beak to the edge of the oval on the top by joining two straight lines.

Make a squeezed inverted ‘D’ on top of the head-oval.

Then draw a tiny oval for the eye.

Extend a couple of straight line for the legs.

Create four lines from the base of the leg-lines for guides to the digits.

Get back to the body and make a modest horizontal oval for the wing.

Draw every detail of the chicken based on the above guides.

Erase away all guide lines.

Color the chicken and apply shades accordingly.

A Traditional Chicken

Sample traditional chicken.

Let's start with the head. Draw a circle and a curvy triangle for the beak. Draw an oval for the wattle and comb. Draw guidelines.

Add in details for the head. Draw a circle for the eye. A line for the mouth and add in color separations.

Now let's move on to the body. Draw a curvy oval for the neck. A circle and oval for the body. Draw a curvy triangle as basis for the tail and another one for the wings.

Draw 2 ovals for each leg and add in its feet.

Sketch in details like feathers and such.

Outline our chicken and erase guidelines.

Color it up and we're done!

A Serama Bantam Chicken

Draw a diagonal oval.

Next, draw 2 small circles beneath the oval that are half as long as the oval away from the oval. This will create the body of the chicken.

Create a head.

Draw a tail going upwards and away from the body.

Add details.

Color.