A lesson in drawing domestic animals, namely birds. We will look at how to draw a goose with a pencil step by step. The goose is a migratory bird, but domestic geese cannot fly, so this breed was developed. Geese were domesticated a long time ago in the ancient world in Egypt, Rome and China. But in Greece he was kept as a pet, like a cat or a dog in our time. Some noble people kept 20 geese. Geese in the wild live near water and in meadows, feed on plants and seeds, and can also eat insects. There are several types of geese, they differ in color and habitat. Also, there used to be goose fights, but now they have sunk into oblivion; if they hold fights, they are cockfights. And the goose is also a formidable bird, it protects its offspring and the female, while it hisses terribly and can attack and bite very painfully.
Here is our copy.
We draw part of the head, as shown in the picture, then the beak and the eye. This is an enlarged version, we draw a small head.
Draw the neck of the goose.
Erase unnecessary lines on the head and sketch out the body.
Now we draw the outline of the body and tail using smooth lines, marking where the legs are.
Erase the auxiliary lines and draw the paws and wings of the goose.
To make the goose look more realistic, let's paint over the beak and imitate feathers, these are small curves in the most pronounced places. We also apply a little shadow on the lower part and neck. The drawing of a domestic goose is ready.
If you have lived in a village for at least some time, you have known all the delights of civilized life. Eternal grunting, croaking, fearless birds running around, roosters fighting, pigs taking mud baths. And geese. So we will study how to draw a goose with a pencil On the one hand, the goose is an inconspicuous bird, but there is a lot to learn from it. For example, he knows firsthand what love is. They choose a partner at the age of 3, and from then on they remain monogamous. If a partner dies earlier, they grieve for a long time and rarely find a second partner. Sadness, alas. It deserves respect. Animals that have this kind of attachment to others prove that relationships can be based on more than just expensive cars, money, brainwashing, and the eternal need for crap.
People learn little from their own mistakes, and even more so from those of others. Even such a simple bird can be a good example, instead of eternally searching for answers in space, compatibility horoscopes, dreams and other heresies.
I haven’t told you everything interesting about these very ordinary birds. To increase your intellectual piggy bank, here are some interesting points for you:
- Little goslings already know how to swim almost a day after birth. And they actively do this to develop muscles. If you suddenly have the delusional thought of drowning the goslings, you have missed the boat with a bang.
- Birds are experts in aerodynamics. And the goose is no exception. They move in a wedge to reduce air resistance. And it looks cool if you put such a picture to music from the Brigade, or something like that.
- Once a year, all geese shed a severe moult. And these are not your cat's hairballs. They become bald from head to toe and cannot fly for almost 5-6 weeks.
- All great writers before the 19th century revere geese. And why? Because it was from their feathers that pens were made. The core of the goose feather was distinguished by its hardness and durability.
- And also, the goose is the hero of Rome. Historical fact, during the attack of wild Gauls on Rome at night, crowds of geese began to yell and throw stones, which woke up the soldiers, and they happily cut up all the Gauls and threw the rest into the gap.
But, let’s be honest with ourselves, a goose is tasty meat, warm feathers and big eggs. We rarely think about the essence of animals, and the chicken also wants to live. At least this might be for the better. For if they thought about living creatures, then everyone would become vegetarians.
How to draw a goose with a pencil step by step
Step one. First, draw two circles, large and small, and connect them with a curve. 
Step two. In accordance with the circles, draw the bird’s body, long neck, beak and eyes. 
Step three. We remove the extra lines from the first circles, outline the body itself in bold, draw the paws and the ground under them. 
Step four. All that remains is to carefully draw the main attribute of the bird – the plumage. You can add shading. 
And here he is, a goose. Alive and unharmed, standing and waiting for his time. But you shouldn’t wait with him; it’s better to try drawing other birds.
In fairy tales and legends, the goose is often found as a character. He can be absurd, cheerful, reasonable, cocky, stupid. In a word, he is not distinguished by an easy-going disposition. We know him as a bird with a complex character. However, there is nothing easier than drawing a goose with a pencil. A little imagination, a little skill, a bit of patience - and now there’s a bully goose in front of you.
Not everyone can boast of having seen a real goose. Therefore, before starting work, let’s define its features. To understand how to draw a goose, you need to look at the image of a real goose in a photograph or picture. We will need this in order to find out the features of its structure. The most remarkable detail is the goose's beak. It is quite large and wide. The beak begins at the top of the head. The neck is neither short nor long, it blends steeply into the chest, which is protruded forward. The body is large, the legs are strong. The color of a goose can be different: white,
Important point
Before drawing a goose, let's determine the angle in which it will be depicted. You can choose front or side view. Drawing a goose from the front is more difficult, so we chose a side view. We will draw using ovals. We will place the goose on a whole sheet of paper, in the middle.
How to draw a goose step by step with a pencil?
First, at the top of the sheet, draw a small oval in the vertical plane - the head of a goose. One end of the oval should be located slightly downward. From the oval we draw two lines down - the neck of the goose. It is slightly narrowed at the top and widened at the bottom.
At the second stage, we shape the body in the form of a large oval. It should also be located slightly downward. We connect the front line of the neck with the bottom point of the oval. This way we will form a protruding chest.
At the third stage, we add a tail to the back of the body. The tail should stick up. Erase the auxiliary lines connecting the head and neck, neck and torso, torso and tail.
At the fourth stage, draw a large beak, dividing it with a horizontal wavy line. You can also depict a beak with a peculiar bump. Then the goose will look more like This growth distinguishes domestic from wild. Let's not forget about the eye, it shouldn't be too big.
Let's move on to the final stage. Let's draw the legs. To the body, closer to its front part, we draw two semicircles next to each other. These are peculiar hips, they look like jodhpurs. From each semicircle we draw a leg. They should not be too long to maintain the proportions of the bird. One leg is pointed to the right side, the other to the left. It turns out that our goose is walking. Don't forget to draw membranes on the paws. On the side, exactly in the middle of the body, draw one wing. You can draw feathers on the wing and tail. We trace the outline of the bird again with a pencil. The goose is ready!
Conclusion
Now it’s clear how to draw a goose; both an adult and any child can do it. Having mastered the skills of drawing this bird, you can learn to depict others (ducks, swans, cranes).
Geese on a barely rippling pond are perfect for our next lesson on reflection. The main character in the picture will be a gosling who looks directly at us.
The colors we will need are very simple.. We will tone down the yellow (Nickel Azo Yellow) with red (Subtle Red) and red-brown (Quinacridone Rust). This time I had to mix a little more colors with Cobalt Violet than usual.
Skills you will gain:
- Image of water
- Reflections
Materials used:
- watercolor paper 6x8 Twinrocker Cold Press
- round brush, sable Isabey No. 14
Paints:
- (watercolor by M. Graham transparent watercolors)
- Nickel Azo Yellow
- Cobalt Blue
- Cobalt Violet
- Red-brown (Quinacridone Rust)
- Van Dyke Brown
Stage 1
I start with a light wash of Cobalt Blue mixed with Cobalt Violet. In the background I use horizontal strokes and start to create ripples around the geese in the water.
If you're painting a portrait:), always draw your own shadows at the same time as your background. You should combine them from the very beginning, since we almost never see clear boundaries between background and shadow objects.
Photo of Canada geese. Aren't they wonderful? Stage 2
While the drawing is still raw, I begin to draw the water. Don't worry about the reflection yet, as it is much darker than its surroundings.
Notice how the waves connect to each other and the direction in which they diverge. If you write them down wet, you will get a sense of reality. You just need to make strokes in the right directions.
Stage 3
It's time to get to the reflections! Draw them in the same way as water ripples: leave the light side of the wave and paint over the dark side.
For the reflections, I add a lot of water to the brush, and for the geese, I use a dry brush. However, where the water shimmers, you can also paint on dry. Reflections are in the very foreground, so pay special attention to them.
Stage 4
Artistic advice: First you need to draw the main background, and then the reflections of the objects.
To paint a goose, you don't need to plan every brush stroke in advance. Each subsequent action will follow from the previous one, so think better about color. Remember that when writing with a dry brush, the colors do not spread and thus do not mix. They are mixed by applying one layer to another.
Pay attention to how each group of feathers is positioned and try to convey this on paper. Don’t draw out every feather, convey the entire group with one brush stroke.
Stage 5
To draw the goslings, I use a dry brush (and my own fingers). Goslings look like fluffy balls, so they need to be drawn in a very soft manner.
Let's draw the heads using a few strokes. Don't try too hard to get all the little details.
Stage 6
Paint the adult goose more carefully with a dry brush. Where the light falls, let's leave more white.
Stage 7
Let's work a little more on the goslings. We could draw the feathers, but then it would look like a photograph, and that would be too boring. It is much more difficult to do without displaying all the details.
Look carefully at the object you are depicting, discard everything unnecessary. We'll leave only the beaks!
"Canada Geese on the Pond" is ready.
The geese motif is very simple, but we know that a seemingly simple picture is very difficult to draw!
It took me an hour to get to work (not counting the drying breaks). Everything went smoothly, so one session was enough for me. To be honest, watercolor is that type of painting where you have to redraw the same thing several times to achieve the desired result. Every movement of the brush is important here and there is no room for error.
It seems to me that the benefits of redrawing several times are greatly underestimated. Frankly, I don’t think you can achieve a good result if you work on a painting for a whole month. It will be dry and overloaded, unless, of course, you only wrote it once a week. (In this case, it makes sense to work for a month.) Limited time for painting is a big problem for artists.
To make a watercolor painting look fresh and relaxed, it seems to me that one or two sessions of 3 hours are needed (not including drying time). As soon as you put more effort into it, it will become dry. In this case, it is better to start over, applying half as much paint to it as you did the first time.
If we're talking about redrawing, then that's exactly what I had to do when I was preparing the next lesson. But I don’t regret it – I learned a lot in the process.
Today's picture is very simple in appearance and that's what I don't like about it. My youngest son agrees with me, he asked to hang it in his room.
And I drew this for my eldest son’s nursery. It's a little different from my current style as it was drawn 9 years ago.
To draw a goose, we use a simple pencil of medium hardness (HB), STABILO CarbOthello colored pastel, drawing paper and tinted paper for drawing with pastels. The image of the goose is done in stages. We start by making a drawing diagram on drawing paper, drawing out the details of the goose. Then we transfer the drawing onto tinted paper and work on it with pastel pencils.
On drawing paper with a simple pencil, draw an oval. Through it, we draw a wavy line down the neck and middle of the body.
On the line closer to the bottom, draw a larger oval - this will be the body with a wing. From the large oval downwards we draw two lines - the legs of the goose.
In the upper oval we draw lines for the thickening of the beak to the head and the eye.
Add a neck thickness line from the top oval to the bottom oval. In the oval of the wing we draw plumage lines. On the continuation of the line of the middle of the body, draw a tail with a triangle.
Draw the contours of the head and neck with smooth lines. Mark the wing feathers. Draw the feathers of the wing and tail.
Draw the legs of the goose. We draw the paws crosswise to the line of the legs in triangles with membranes. We transfer the drawing onto tinted paper. Why do we shade the back side of the paper sheet with the pattern. We apply it with the shaded side to a sheet of tinted paper and, tracing the outline of the drawing, transfer the image to the tinted sheet. Using light strokes we cover the plumage with a white pastel pencil. Using brown color we go over the edge of the wing and the tail. Orange - beak and legs. Use a special shading or just a finger to shade the shaded part.
Add a layer of shading with pastel pencils. We increase the saturation of the color tone downwards with brown. Lightly blend.
Using a brown pastel pencil, draw the upper edge of the plumage. Shade it a little. Using a pastel pencil of black flowers, draw the outline of the plumage of the wing and tail. We highlight the beak and paws in bright orange. White emphasizes the contrast of plumage color. The drawing is ready. We fix it with fixative or hairspray.
