Episode 12 of the 100 Days Sketching Challenge covers objects beginning with the letter H — a hen, a horse, a helicopter, and a hamburger. Drawing a themed set of objects in one session is a fun, memorable way to build a wide range of skills. Parikshet guides you through these H-themed sketches.

🖍️ What You Need

  • Pencil and eraser
  • Coloured markers or crayons
  • Brown, red, and grey markers
  • Black pen for outlines

How to Draw a Hen, Horse, Helicopter & Hamburger

  1. Hen — start with an oval body, add a small head with a red comb and wattle, a triangle beak, a curved wing, fanned tail feathers, and two thin legs.
  2. Horse — draw a rounded rectangular head that narrows to the muzzle, large eyes, pointed ears, a flowing mane, and a strong neck. Add the body and legs if you have room.
  3. Helicopter — draw a rounded body (cockpit) with a large window, a long thin tail boom, a tail rotor at the end, landing skids underneath, and the main rotor blades on top.
  4. Hamburger — stack a domed sesame bun top, a lettuce layer, a tomato slice, a brown patty, cheese, and a flat bottom bun.
  5. Arrange them on the page — fit all four H-objects on one sheet, leaving a little space around each.
  6. Add small details — the hen's feathers, the horse's mane texture, the helicopter's rotor motion lines, the burger's sesame seeds.
  7. Outline and tidy — go over each sketch with a pen, then erase pencil guidelines.
  8. Colour — give each object its natural colours for a bright, varied H-themed page.
💡 Parikshet's Tip: Drawing a themed set (all the H-objects together) is brilliant skill-building because each one trains a different ability — the hen teaches feathers, the horse teaches animal proportions, the helicopter teaches machines, and the hamburger teaches stacking and layering. Four very different challenges on one page!

🌟 Did You Know?

Drawing things grouped by their starting letter is a playful memory technique — linking drawing practice to the alphabet helps younger artists remember both letters and how to draw a wide variety of subjects. It also guarantees variety: a single letter like H spans an animal (hen), a big animal (horse), a machine (helicopter), and food (hamburger), training completely different drawing skills in one sitting.

The Four H-Objects and Their Skills

  • Hen — teaches feather texture and bird shapes
  • Horse — teaches animal proportions and flowing mane
  • Helicopter — teaches machines and mechanical parts
  • Hamburger — teaches stacking, layering, and food

🎯 Try This: Draw Your Own Letter Page

  1. Pick the first letter of your name.
  2. Think of four different things that start with that letter — an animal, a food, a vehicle, and an object.
  3. Draw all four on one page.
  4. Repeat with different letters to build a whole alphabet sketchbook!