This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - February Edition, CSS Art: February.
Inspiration 🐥
The idea for the Walking Chick project came from a simple curiosity: How can we make a character move using just HTML and CSS animations?
The inspiration struck while exploring CSS animations and their potential to bring simple objects to life. Many animated projects focus on bouncing balls or rotating shapes, but the challenge was to create something more organic and fun—a little chick that actually walks across the screen.
Demo 🐥
The image showcases a cute animated chick walking across the screen against a simple background. The chick has a round yellow body, tiny legs that move rhythmically, a small beak, and blinking eyes, giving it a lively appearance. The background features a bright sky with moving clouds.
GitHub Link: https://devadarshini27.github.io/Walking-Chick/ 🐥
Journey 🐥
The Walking Chick project started as a simple experiment with CSS animations, but it quickly turned into an exciting creative challenge. The initial goal was to explore how CSS alone could bring a character to life, without relying on JavaScript.
At first, the chick was just a static image, but with gradual improvements, it began to move! The journey involved testing different @keyframes for smooth leg movement, adding a slight bounce effect for realism, and even making the chick’s eyes blink to make it feel more lifelike.
The project was inspired by real-life bird movements, classic 2D game sprites, and minimalist web animations. Each iteration added something new—first the walking motion, then a background with moving clouds, and later, interactive hover effects.
Through this journey, the Walking Chick project became more than just an animation—it became a fun and engaging way to push the limits of CSS animations.
Features 🐥
✅ Smooth Walking Animation – The chick moves naturally with animated legs and a swaying body.
✅ Blinking Eyes – The chick blinks periodically to feel more lifelike.
✅ Bouncing Effect – A subtle bounce adds realism to the walking motion.
✅ Scrolling Background – A simple grassy field and moving clouds enhance the visual appeal.
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