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Throughout time, the family dog has been a symbol of steadfast loyalty and unconditional love. But capturing that essence on paper can be a little tricky. You can write about it, but a dog's face is so expressive that sometimes the only way to avoid using 1,000 words is to draw a picture. This article will show you how!
Steps
Lots of Detail
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1Draw a circular shape and two floppy ears. Add also a vertical and horizontal line on the circular shape to serve as your guidelines. Make sure to use them as they will really help.
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2Draw the dog's nose. Draw an upside down heart and a triangular shape with two cutout holes.Advertisement
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3Draw the dog's eyes. Remember to make the eyes as glossy as possible by drawing squiggly lines within his pupils.
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4Draw small details such as the little circles on his nose and then lines for his eyelids and ears.
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5Draw his paws with a series of four rounded triangular shapes on the left and to the right side of his face.
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6Draw the details of his paws and arms.
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7Outline your drawing. Use a black pen or marker to ink over your penciled sketch. After outlining your drawing, clean it up by erasing your penciled sketch and guidelines.
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8Color him with colors such as gray, dark gray, black or brown.
Line Drawing
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1Make a small stick figure in the center of your drawing area. Add small legs but no arms.
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2Create three dots on each side of the stick figure.
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3Draw a circle around the stick figure. Make sure none of the stick's body parts or dots touch the circle.
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4Create two half circles attached to the top of the main circle. These should be almost touching each other but not quite. They will be the eyes.
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5Draw a semi-circle around the eyes. This will be the rest of the face.
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6Add two small dots in the center of the eyes for pupils.
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7Draw some ears. They can be floppy, pointy, however you want them!
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8Don't forget the tongue, and the bow!
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhy is there a bow on the dog? What if I don't want the bow on it?Community AnswerThe bow is just an optional stylistic choice made by the artist for this article. If you don't want your dog to have a bow, don't draw one.
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QuestionHow do I draw a realistic looking dog face?Community AnswerUse lots of detail, like shading and highlighting.
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QuestionHow do I make a drawn dog face more lively?Community AnswerMake the eyes rounder and add some shine - this will create a happier and more lively look. You can also try drawing the dog with different action poses.
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Colored pencils
- Ruler
- sharpener
About This Article
If you want to draw a line drawing of a dog’s face, make a small stick figure in the center of the paper, with a head, stick body, and legs, but no arms. On either side of the figure, draw 3 dots in a triangle shape. Draw a circle around the dots and the stick figure, then create 2 half circles attached to the top of the main circle for the eyes, then draw a semi-circle over the eyes, connecting to the lower circle. Fill in the dog’s pupils, then add 2 floppy ears and a tongue! To draw a dog’s face with more detail, keep reading!