How To Draw a Chicken

Learn to Draw a Chicken in 6 Easy to Follow Steps

Let me guess… You’re here because you want to learn to draw a chicken. Well, chickens have tons of features such as beaks, feathers, feet, wings, etc. Learning to keep track of, and draw all of these features can be next to impossible for some.

But don’t worry…

Because I’ve spent most of my life perfecting and simplifying the process. I’ve managed to whittle it down to 6 easy steps. That way even YOU can learn how to draw a chicken.

Step 1: Overlapping Ovals

Most things are made of circles. So, it’s very important to learn to draw circles. Step one of learning how to draw a chicken is to draw a couple of overlapping ovals (squashed circles).

Step 2: A lot of Wavy Lines

These lines are all pretty similar so I decided to lump them all into one step. It’s a lot, I know.

But you can handle it…

Start by erasing any overlapping lines. Then add the tail, wing and crown thing. I like to think of these shapes as cursive m’s. Soooo… hopefully that helps.

Step 3: Time to Draw a Chicken Beak

The last step was pretty crazy, so I made this one simple. Start by erasing all the new overlapping lines.

Now it’s time to draw the chickens beak. Draw a triangle with rounded corners and that’s it.

Step 4: Draw the Chicken’s Eyeballs

Another feature that chickens have is eyeballs. So lets start by erasing the overlapping lines, then we’ll draw the eyes. 2 Circles make great eyes, trust me.

Step 5: Draw Some Chicken Feet

This chicken needs to walk. So, we’ll give him some legs. I haven’t 100% figured out chicken feet yet so we are going to take some creative liberties and call it “style.”

Two rectangles make the perfect nubby little chicken feet.

When people ask you “where are his feet?” Just say it’s a stylistic choice you made, and they give the impression of chicken feet with a more sleek/minimal design. Never tell them you can’t draw chicken feet.

Step 6: Add the Details

Give the chicken some little feathers. Maybe some dots and random scratches.

Bonus Step: Uhhhhh… color and Shade

The final step when learning how to draw a chicken is the same bonus step as always. Do the flat colors then shade it.

At this point you are probably a pro when it comes to drawing chicken. Thanks for checking out this drawing tutorial.

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