Free course: How to draw a character

How to draw a chicken

A big round body, a comb on top, and three feathers fanning out behind. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then print the practice sheet and draw it again.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 10 minutes

Watch it first

The whole chicken in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a chicken

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the body

One big egg shape in the middle of your paper, a little wider than it is tall. Wobbly is fine.

2

Add the head

A small circle up and to the left, then two curved lines down to the body for the neck.

3

Give it a face

One dot eye, a pointed beak facing left, and a soft flap under the beak called a wattle.

4

A wing and two legs

One leaf shape on the side for the folded wing, then two thin legs with three toes on each foot.

5

Fan out the tail

Three long feathers sweeping up and back. Start each one on the body and let it curve out, like a fan.

6

Finishing touches

One soft line inside the wing, then a comb with three bumps on top of the head. Now this chicken is yours.

Go further

Now draw a chicken who laid a square egg.

Practice on paper

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How to draw a character

A free course: four short films and a quiz. Your kid ends with a character sheet they drew.

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