Type Drawing Subjects

(Instructions for Finalist Illustrator Candidates)

Using the three photos shown below, we asked that candidate illustrators to develop a composite of a mature milking doe. Each of the photos below had comments listed to assist in that work. 

The composite doe was to express DAIRY CHARACTER. The classic definition of dairy character is, "the will to milk with the strength to sustain," which your illustration should impart. Other phrases that refer to dairy character include "flatness of bone, openness of the ribs, long & lean neck, incurving of the thigh, & sharpness at the withers."  

The MAMMARY was to be balanced in side view between front and rear, with a common description being that one-third should show behind the rear leg, one-third under the rear leg, and one-third in front of the rear leg.  The udder was to show capacity in relation to the body in its length along the body and its depth from the escutcheon to the floor of the udder, above the doe's hock. To a great extent,  "spherical" is a term that would get one closer to the ideal than any other.

The other categories of the scorecard are BODY CAPACITY and GENERAL APPEARANCE. We asked the illustrators to reference the ADGA Unified Scorecard (http://www.adga.org/Scorecard.htm) that describes elements of the 4 basic scorecard categories. An illustration of the Parts of the Goat is shown at the bottom of this page. 

Doe #1

Doe #1 is a nearly mature 3-year old. She is very strong in Dairy Character. We would like to see a bit more shading of rib to accentuate the Dairy Character. This doe needs to have a smoother point of shoulder and her forelegs need to be set under the withers more correctly.

Doe #2

Doe #2 is a mature 4-year old doe that has the kind of mammary system we want to express. The mammary could be more capacious in relation to the doe. Shape and Balance are very good. This doe needs more length of leg to balance the body capacity.

Doe #3

Doe #3 is a fully mature, aged doe. This doe is showing some wear on feet and angulation of rear legs is lacking. Her mammary is showing the extension of lateral attachment we want to express. Rear udder needs to be rounder in side profile. Teats are well delineated, as required.

Parts of the Goat