How to Draw a Hen

Step 1: Round head

Near the top, a little left of the middle, draw a big round head, a little wider than tall.

Tip Leave room above for the comb, and below for the body.

Step 2: Bumpy comb

Start on top of the head. Draw 3 round bumps, the middle one tallest, stopping on the head behind.

Tip Soft and round, like 3 little hills, not spiky.

Step 3: Beak and wattle

Start on the head's front. Draw a fat triangle beak out to a point and back. Add a wattle below.

Tip Keep the beak short and fat, with a mouth line splitting it.

Step 4: One big eye

Behind the beak, a finger back, draw a big round eye with a big black dot and a white shine.

Step 5: Plump body

Start behind the head. Draw down to the rump, round a fat belly, and up the chest to the beak.

Tip A plump egg hanging under the head, narrower than the head.

Step 6: Short fan tail

Start on the rump. Draw a short fan tail up and back, then down to the body. Add feather lines.

Step 7: Folded wing

Start under the head. Draw a round wing curving down and back, stopping on the back at the rump.

Step 8: Front leg and toes

Start under the tummy. Draw a thin leg down to 3 fanning toes and a tiny back toe, back up.

Tip Wide at the tummy, thin at the ankle. Leave little gaps between the toes.

Step 9: Back leg and toes

Draw the other leg the same way, a hand further back, so the two feet do not touch.

Step 10: Ground and grass

From the left edge, draw a ground line under the toes across to the right. Add a few grass tufts.

Step 11: Yellow beak, cream body

Colour the beak, legs and toes yellow. Colour the chest and tummy cream.

Step 12: Brown head, red comb

Colour the head light brown and leave the eye white. Colour the comb and wattle red.

Step 13: Dark wing and tail

Colour the wing and the fan tail dark brown. Your hen is done!