An open-mouthed rooster draws the eye because it appears to be crowing.
Storybook roosters awaken farmers at the break of dawn. They can make a great sentimental addition to a farm scene or used for a home-decor stencil. Chickens or roosters have also traditionally been popular as a theme for decorating kitchens. Knowing draw a rooster can give your decor a custom feel without the custom price.
Instructions
1. Draw a slanting horizontal ellipse. Slant the ellipse with the higher side on the left.
2. Draw an upside-down right triangle from the bottom line of the ellipse. Start on the right edge of the ellipse and end in the center of the bottom line.
3. Draw a short vertical rectangle down from the tip of the triangle. Start the rectangle just above the tip so you enclose the tip inside of the rectangle. Draw three horizontal, acute triangles from the lower left side of the rectangle. Draw a fourth triangle on the right side of the rectangle.
4. Starting from the tip of the left edge of the ellipse, draw a slanted line up and to the right. Draw a circle around the end of the line and cutting a third of the way down the line.
5. Draw a diagonal line from the top of the circle to the half way point of the top line of the ellipse. Draw a small right triangle from the lower left edge of the circle. Draw a long upside down "U" shape between the triangle and the diagonal line from Step 3.
6. Draw a line from the small triangle to the diagonal line made in Step 5. The line should start at the triangle and go up away from the circle then back towards it. This will almost make an acute triangle but curved at the tip. Before the line touches the circle again, bring the line back up higher than it peaked the first time and then back towards the circle again. Do this until the line ends on the start of the diagonal.
7. Draw an upside down trapezoid from the top right end of the ellipse. The trapezoid should slant to the right and be the same height as the diagonal line drawn in Step 3. The trapezoid should also be a quarter of the width of the ellipse. Draw a line similar to the line in Step 6 along the top line of the trapezoid.
8. Erase all interior lines that separate the shapes from one another. Round the points of all intersections to make one smooth, continuous shape.
9. Draw a small circle inside of the head. Draw a quarter circle, rounding down and to the left, inside the body of the rooster but not touching any of the outer lines.
10. Draw a line from the bottom line of the body parallel and to the left the first leg. Outline the rooster in black, and erase any remaining pencil lines.
11. If desired, color in your rooster using dark reds for the body's feathers and dark greens for the plumage.
