Surprised

I'm surprised. I didn't expect it.

What didn't I expect? No way to know yet. I still don't expect it.

Political Cartoon

Here we have a political cartoon. It's got all the hallmarks I expect. If you think you're reading any sort of comprehendible political message from it... please explain it to me. Maybe... France is using your taxes to cannibalize your rights? I just threw random words on this nonsense image. 

Grey Greeting

Under gray skies you can see a sad world, but sometimes even in that dull morose world someone gives you a cheerful wave.

Deep Holler (Remake)

Here we have a rare remake for one of my older pieces, titled Deep Holler. The changes are mostly just correcting proportions, cleaner linework and adjusting the framing. The microphone was an addition from the requestor, but it gives a bit more depth to the whole image. The soundwave/spiral  has a slightly warped/stretched quality, which I think gives it more impact compared to the precise ones in the original. Anyways, like I said on the original, it's not that deep.

I would often like to circle back since I think I've improved a lot over the years, but it's hard to know what a good thing to remake it since looking back on the site is just a combination of nostalgia and grimacing at my older pieces. I didn't have to think for this one though because this was a special request from one of my Patreon supporters. Thank you to Michael for the request.

It wasn't exactly part of the remake request, more just a step in the process, but I have a version with the elements in separate colors which I like the look of.

Striking Outline

Here we have a striking collection of dark shapes. Together they're a chicken because this is a website for that.

I would never forget about this site, but I didn't realize I took a quick week off. Ahem, back to it now.

Single Stroke 2

I made several attempts at drawing a chicken in a single click. I'm not sure why the older ones are so rough though. I didn't spend that long on this one.

On that note the image I have called "Single Stroke" doesn't actually appear to be on this site, which is probably fine as it's quite bad.

Logo and Branding 2020

This is the new and official ChickenMaker.net logo and brand guidelines. (For my personal use obviously. I don't know who else thinks we have a brand.) This should probably have been posted before I updated the site since this is already around.

The new logo is based off the previous concept scrap. I used clean simple shapes and adjusted the angle on the paintbrush. We have clear and recognizable line work, which shows includes both the chicken and drawing aspects of the site. For the full color variant we have added the partially colored white body. Body left we have a two tone version, where we fill most of the enclosed sections. I also set up a vector version, which you can see on the top of the sidebar, something I previously didn't have.

We have a pretty generic uppercase text, though it is hand drawn. For the text you can just kind of split and orient it any way that seems convenient, including Chick–Enmak–Er.Net, whatever that means. Try to align the left edge. Displaying the logo and site name should follow the purple layout on the bottom left, with the text in an "L" shape. It isn't that way in the site banner because that's wide.

Our brand colors are still primarily the shade of lavender which has been the site background ever since the site stopped being lime green. The primary color is mainly used for large background elements and content on dark backgrounds. The dark purple is for outlines and content on light backgrounds, along with backgrounds for light text. Black text is preferred. The light purple on the sidebar isn't a brand color.

Primary Color: #C694FC
Dark Color: #6728B2
Accent Color: #B56AFF

Walker

 This bird is in motion!

Not a great animation, but I wanted to get a little 4-5 frame walk. 

I should really move more than just the feet, but it's too exaggerated with this design.

Logo Concept Scrap

I made the current Chicken Maker logo and swoosh in 2012 so making a new one of probably overdue. I don't really know what I want to do so I just scribbled a few things. I like the shape of the blue one best, which is why I marked it in blue.

Silhouette Stack

Endless facets of life can show through and give you a chance to let you ideals and beliefs shine through.

I considered a rainbow, but I thought maintaining a single hue would be better.

Line Art Set

Okay, I said I was making a set of 4 the other day. So far so good. I think I like all 4 of these, but I'm not sure about this first one. It feels a bit too boring, but it's kind of the fundamental Chicken Maker chicken so I'll probably keep it. I need to play with finishes and the like on the coasters still.

Virtual Pet

I always have a half dozen things in progress. So, I played with a lot of virtual pets as a kid. From your mainstream tomagachi and digimon to the off brand dinosaur thing I picked up at the dollar store. (Actually I feel that way about a lot of old LCD games.) There are almost no Virtual Pet apps. It confuses me, because I feel like the cell phone is a great medium for them. I've played around with lots of development tools so I was thinking about making an android app. I naturally don't have a plan of any sort, but I followed a clicker game tutorial and honestly it's basically the same thing except instead of clicking the old ones had shoddy pedometers. I probably won't actually make that, but you'll see if I do.

Ocean Eyes

This was colored. I colored it and even . Then I uncolored it because that is more artsy than what I had before.

Black White Balance

Here we go. This is a nice relaxing piece based on silhouettes.By reversing the colors in semi-regular sections we break up the image while otherwise maintaining consistent and smooth lines.

Coloring Chicken Maker

Hello, after about 5 months we have finished the Chicken Maker Coloring Book, which I have named simply Coloring Chicken Maker after much consideration. These should comfortably print 2 to a page on a standard 8.5x11.  I will be coloring all of these and have them uploaded later this month. Digital Colored versions will also be posted soon, though those aren't nearly as interesting.

Anyways I always look forward to seeing some feedback when I post something like this so let me know what you think in the comments or on one of the social medias.

Cover

Faces 

Sun

Moon

Tough

Duo

Music

Mountain

Aura

Stained Glass

Same Chicken Post #8 (2016 Chicken Maker Style, Line Art Style)

In 2010 I tried to codify the way I draw things. It was an interesting project and I think it could use a bit of an update. Welcome back to Same Chicken, where I draw the same chicken again.

Both my Basic Chicken Maker and Advanced Chicken Maker styles have long fallen to the wayside. This is probably a combination of aspects of them both, brought together with a flatter aesthetic that I tend to keep to these days. Since this is basically my 2016 Chicken Maker Style I don't really know how to describe it. It's the default. I normally start with the beak, then the comb, then the wattle, then after I have that face area defines I take a few tries and get a nice clean stroke for the chest and back. The oblong wing shape is simple enough, but adds a bit to the over all quality.

I think my Line Art Style is just about identical to my normal one, but without colors. I usually do more fine detail stuff if I'm not planning to color it, and I almost always add a wavy neck line, but I really don't think I would describe this as a different style. I almost just uncolored the above.

It's fascinating to look back at my own stuff.

A Bang

No way we're going out with a whimper if we didn't start with a bang. Ha ha ha... Happy Halloween, everybody.

I also did this in color, but I think I prefer the line art. Um... That one will be posted on the Patreon.

A Whimper

Halloween opened not with a bang, but with a whimper... or maybe a boo...

More to come later today.

Crossing

The gap between this reality and the next is the place where dreamers go to die and the brave die to go.

This piece is pleasantly pastel, in contrast to those words I just wrote.

Digital Pilot

Wearing the helmet perceptions of reality are faint as it fills your senses with the input from the system.

This is, I believe, the most detail I have tried to render using my "Gritty Sharpness" style of black and white cel-shading-esque art. How did it work?