A lamb with broad woolly curves

Practice a sheep with clear forms and selected overlaps. Attach a smooth small face, floppy ears and four short legs. Hide portions of the far legs behind the body. Add a few large inner curves and a short tail. Keep gray at the head and leg overlaps.

A way into the drawing

1. Shape the fleece silhouette

   Draw a rounded body using a small number of broad soft curves. Avoid filling the outline with tiny curls.

2. Add the face and legs

   Attach a smooth small face, floppy ears and four short legs. Hide portions of the far legs behind the body.

3. Suggest a little wool

   Add a few small inner fleece curves and a short tail. Keep gray inside the ears, beneath the head and at the leg overlaps; leave the body open.

A small thing to tryVary the size of the fleece curves gently so the outline feels soft rather than patterned.