How to draw a dog

Introduction

Dogs are one of the most popular pets. And they're great! They're loyal, smart and playful—just like me. But if you want to draw your own dog, it can be hard to know where to start. Luckily for us all (and especially for ourselves), there's an easy way: just follow these steps!

Skeleton

Skeleton is the framework of all drawings. It's the outline, scaffolding and structure of your piece. A skeleton will help you to understand how your drawing works, and give it a solid foundation for further development.

Sketch a dog's skeleton by laying down its body shape with light pencil strokes (see Figure 1). Add details like eyes, nose, mouth and paws later on when you're comfortable with the basics.

Major shapes

Draw a circle for the head.

Draw a rectangle for the body.

Draw a triangle for each leg, with the angle of that triangle pointing toward the center of your paper and slightly above it (so it looks like there’s even more dog than there actually is).

Curve along one side of this shape to create an ear—like how we all have one on our heads! If you don't feel comfortable creating such curved lines with your pencil yet, try drawing them by tracing over photos from other sources until you get used to doing it yourself.

Head and neck

The head is a sphere.

The neck is a cylinder.

The neck should be shorter than the head and longer than the body (approximately 1/3 of its length).

Body and legs

The body of a dog is longer than it is tall, and its legs are also longer than they are wide. The front legs are slightly bent forward, while the back legs are slightly bent backward. The hind legs, which are the ones you'll draw first because they're closest to your face when drawing dogs' heads, have a slight bend in them too—not as dramatic as with front paws but still noticeable.

One last important thing to note: Dogs have wider bodies than humans do! So don't draw them exactly like ours—just make sure that every part of their body has equal width (and keep in mind how much bigger dogs' noses can be compared to ours).

Minor details

Once you've drawn the body, it's time to add some minor details.

Ears: Draw two circles on either side of the head. These should be roughly the same size and placed at about 50% of an angle from each other (it's a good idea to use squares for this). The bottom circle is for the ear itself—you can draw in any shape you like for this, but bear in mind that dogs have ears that point outward so they don't look like they're folded over their heads! Use short strokes if desired; long ones are more appropriate if we're talking about wild animals or something else with long ears (like horses). Be sure not to make these too big because otherwise it'll look like your dog has no neck!

Nose: Draw a small triangle under his nose with curved sides pointing upwards slightly towards his eyes.* Tongue: Place two lines parallel above each other towards right side of face then connect them into one line at middle point between eyes.* Teeth: Place small dots around mouth area where teeth would be if he had them.* Eyes - Draw large round circles inside outer corners; smaller inner ones inside corners; larger innermost white circle within all three sets together so they appear three-dimensional when viewed from above

Dogs come in a lot of sizes, so you can make drawings that fit on post-its or posters.

Dogs come in a lot of sizes, so you can make drawings that fit on post-its or posters. You can draw a dog in a variety of styles and poses, as well as in a variety of settings.

Conclusion

So there you have it, a basic outline of how to draw a dog! From there it's just a matter of practice, patience and perseverance. Happy drawing!

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