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How to Draw Geese Flying South

14 steps · Medium · about 11 min

Draw geese flying south in 14 easy steps, about 11 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.

Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: egg head.

Step 1: Egg head
On the left draw an egg lying on its side. This is the lead goose's head.
Tip Keep it small: the body and wings need lots of room.
Step 2: Pointed bill
From the front of the head draw a pointed bill, out to a tip and back to the head.
Tip A short line from the tip is the mouth.
Step 3: Eye and cheek
Add a round eye with a black dot. Behind it, curve a line from the chin up to the back.
Step 4: Long neck
From the back of the head draw 2 long lines to the right, spreading apart. Join them with a curve.
Tip A flying goose stretches its neck straight out in front.
Step 5: Body and tail
From the top neck line draw a long egg body with a pointed tail. Join it to the lower line.
Step 6: Big raised wing
From the back draw a big wing up, round 4 feather tips, and back down to the back.
Step 7: Other wing, foot
From the back draw the other wing up to the big wing. Tuck a small foot under the tail.
Step 8: Two geese behind
Behind the leader draw 2 smaller geese, one higher, one lower. Draw each as one outline, bill tip to tail.
Step 9: Two more geese
Further back draw 2 even smaller geese, each as one outline, to finish the V.
Tip The 5 geese make a V on its side, pointing the way they fly.
Step 10: Four small wings
From each small goose's back draw a wing up to a tip and back down. Add 4 neck lines.
Step 11: Low sun and trees
Start at the left and draw a ground line across to the right. Add half a sun and 3 trees.
Tip Each bare tree is a stick with a V of 2 branches.
Step 12: Yellow sun, sandy geese
Go over your lines. Colour the sun yellow and all 5 goose bodies a pale sand colour.
Step 13: Brown wings
Colour all 6 wings brown.
Step 14: Dark heads and necks
Colour the heads, necks, bills and foot dark grey. Leave the leader's cheek patch white.