In this free art lesson, you'll learn how to draw a cartoon Chicken.

 

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To draw this cartoon Chicken step by step, follow along with the video tutorial below and pause the video after each step to draw at your own pace. You may find it easier to follow the step-by-step drawings below the video. The new lines in each step are shown in red, so you'll know exactly what to draw next. You may want to open the video in a new tab and use both drawing methods. Take your time and draw at your own pace.

 

Written step-by-step video tutorial:

 

For the first few steps, don't press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin.

 

 

Step 1: Lightly sketch two small ovals for the cartoon chicken's eyes. Sketch lightly at first so that it's easy to erase if you make a mistake. When you get the shapes right, darken the lines. Inside each eye, draw two tiny circles to represent glare. Shade the insides of the eyes using a dark value. As you shade the eyes, don't overlap the tiny glare circles.

 

Step 2: Under the eyes, close to the left side, draw a small, triangular shape for the chicken's beak. The left side of the beak should be similar to a less-than sign (<). Close off the shape on the right side with a short, curved line.

 

 

Step 3: To the left of the bird's eyes, draw a curved line for the side of the head. Sketch lightly at first and only darken the line when you get the shape right. The top part of the line should be very close to the eye. The bottom part should curve extra to create the chicken's cheek.

 

Step 4: At the top of the chicken's head, draw a big, curved line for the first part of the crest. This curved line should be similar to a tilted letter C.

 

 

Step 5: Directly to the right, draw a small, curved line for the middle part of the chicken's crest. To the right side of that, draw a slightly smaller curved line for the right side of the crest.

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Step 6: At the bottom, connect one side of the chicken's crest to the other using a curved line for the base of the crest.

 

Step 7: Below the right side of the crest, draw a long, curved line for the back of the chicken's head. The bottom end of this line should almost touch the line for the cheek on the left.

 

 

Step 8: On the lower, right side of the head, draw the chicken's wing using a couple of curved lines. The two curved lines should meet to form a tip that points to the lower, right side.

 

Step 9: Below the head, draw a long, curved line for the chicken's body. The line should start under the head on the left side. It curves to the bottom right and ends at the tip of the wing. The bird's body should be a bit smaller than the head.

 

 

Step 10: Above the wing, draw a series of short, angled lines for the tail. Don't draw the chicken's tail too big. It should just be a small shape with a couple of spiky tips at the top.

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Step 11: Under the chicken's body, close to the right side, draw a small, curved line for the top part of the leg. Below the curved line, draw a series of short lines for the bird's foot and toes.

 

 

Step 12: To the left, draw the chicken's other foot the same way. Start with a short, curved line under the body. Then add the lines at the bottom for the bird's feet. There should be three toes pointing forward and one pointing back.

 

Step 13: Using a pen or marker, carefully go over the lines to make your cartoon chicken drawing permanent. After inking, get rid of every pencil mark with an eraser.

 

 

Final Step: Color your cartoon chicken drawing using color pencils, markers or crayons! Use red for the crest. Use yellow for the beak. For the body, you can leave it white like this, or color it using light brown. Add a bit of pink to the chicken's cheeks. If you'd like you can add a bit of blue for shadows. Don't forget to pause the video to draw at your own pace.

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