We are a mother-and-son illustration team. Our drawings are hand-drawn and traced in the computer. Our goal is to help Substackers illustrate their publications with fun and simple drawings. We’re trying to restore the human creativity that is being lost from the progression of technology and AI.
Tutorial


Step 1: With a pencil, start by drawing a circle and semicircle as shown.
Step 2: Around the guide circle, draw the head and face of the chicken.


Step 3: Add a wing.
Step 4: Around the semicircle, draw the body of the chicken with some tail feathers. Erase the guide shapes.


Step 5: Add details in the body and more tail feathers.
Step 6: Doodle in the legs and claws.


Done! Your doodle is finished. We’d love to see your drawings in our subscriber’s chat.
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I like chickens, and I like doodles. So put the two together... and oh boy, lots of fun!