Good advice for drawing goats

Don’t be surprised if “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys plays in your head when you’re drawing goats. Their joyful energy is a powerful force, which is why we devoted a whole session to drawing them. Here’s what I’ve learned from spending many hours drawing them from life at the “goat park.”

Goats heads are pretty small.

If you draw the head too big, you can always make the body a bit larger. 🐐

Part of an illustration I made in the “Ode to Ochre” process video.

They have thick bodies.

Goats have four stomachs and eat pretty much every waking moment, so they have these wonderfully round bellies.

Their eyes are very far apart.

They’re practically in different time zones. When you’re looking at a goat from the side, you’ll usually only see one of their eyes.

Pay attention to negative space.

Drawing the areas around the goat will help get the proportions that say “this is a drawing of a goat.”

Goats don’t care what you’re drawing looks like. And neither should we! The act of watching and drawing them is the fun part.

They have a charming innocence that will leave you feeling refreshed and reminded that there’s still plenty of goodness in the world.

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