![]() You should also improve with practice if you continue drawing on a regular basis. Conclusionĭrawing dogs and other animals can be fairly difficult if you find that you are having trouble you may want to look at photos of real dogs while following the drawing tips provided in this tutorial. The fur on the snout, front of the head and front of the bottom half of the legs will be fairly short and smooth and can just be left as a line. This can differ depending on the breed of the dog but for this particular example you can replace most of the outline. ![]() Remember to apply your strokes in the direction of the fur.įinally in some places where fur is likely to stick out you can erase the outline of the dog and draw some small strokes there to indicate fur. Slowly apply more and more layers of shading darkening the fur where appropriate. Shading Techniques and Stroke Types Drawing Tutorial Step 4 – Fully Shade & Finish the Dog Drawing Dog drawing shading example Keep in mind that the longer fur such as the tail in this case will eventually start to hang down.įor more on different types of shading techniques see: To make the dog’s fur look more believable apply the shading close to the directions of the actual fur growth. Step 3 – Begin Shading Dog drawing shading directions example This step should be fairly simple as long as you correctly proportioned the dog in the previous step. Once you have completed the proportions sketch create an outline drawing and clean up the sketch/guidelines afterwards of the dog and add the details such as the eyes, nose, mouth and patter of the fur. Step 2 – Make an Outline Drawing Outline dog drawing example This may lead to you having to start over or having to erase a large part of your drawing. If you start drawing everything separately or from the smaller details you may later find that different parts of the drawing are too big, too long or too short in comparison to one another. Though the sketch stage may look very rough it’s probably the most important step in the drawing process. As you draw make sure that all of the dogs body parts are the right size in relation to one another. ![]() For example the head is close to a circle and the ears are close to triangles. You can use basic geometrical shapes where appropriate to help you get the proportions. Leave out the smaller details for the next step. Only include the major parts such as the head (ears included), body, legs and tail. Do an overall very light rough sketch of the shape of the dog. Step 1 – Make Construction Sketch of the Dog Dog drawing proportions sketch exampleĪs with drawing just about anything you should start your drawing of the dog by first getting it’s overall proportions. It’s a fairly easy view to draw from and allows you to show most parts of the dog. If you are learning to draw and want to draw a dog the side view is a good place to start. You can see the drawing stages included in the tutorial in the preview image above. The dog in this example is a Husky but you can apply the same principals to drawing other dogs. This tutorial explains how to draw a dog from the side view in four steps going from a rough proportions sketch to a pencil shaded drawing.
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