How to draw A small Dog Step by Step

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How to draw A small Dog easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Dog drawing tutorial for beginners and kids.

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Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

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You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below

Step 1

Draw an irregular circle to outline the shape of the dog’s head.

Emphasize both sides of its face when drawing the head to form chubby cheeks. This will definitely make your dog look more adorable!

Make sure that the outline of your dog’s face is drawn in the upper part of the paper. This ensures that there will be enough space at the bottom for its body.

Step 2 – Outline the dog’s head and body

Draw the outline of the dog’s body just below its head. As you can see in the illustration, its body is positioned to the side because the dog is looking towards its left side.

You can choose to follow the figure in the illustration exactly or position the dog any way you want!

Step 3 – Put the collar on the dog’s neck

Draw a long, narrow rectangle across the dog’s neck to create the collar. Don’t forget to adorn the collar with a dangling bauble at the bottom!

Feel free to style and design the collar any way you want! You can add a pattern on the collar or customize the ornament that hangs down the collar.

Step 4 – Draw the dog’s front paws

Draw the dog’s front paw with a paw just below its chest. Don’t forget to add three toes on each foot!

You can create the feet by drawing separate curves to form the toes.

Step 5 – Next, Draw the dog’s hind legs

Now that we have successfully drawn the dog’s front paws, it’s time to draw the front paws at the back to complete its set of legs.

Create a bent hind leg by drawing a curved line towards the bottom of the dog’s back. Then draw a foot with three toes just below the foot.

Since the dog is facing sideways, only one hind leg should be visible, as shown in the illustration.

Step 6 – Then Draw the Dog’s Tail

Shape your dog’s tail by drawing a narrow, curved line with a tapered end. Draw the outline of the tail upwards to make your dog seem happy and interested.

In the illustration we drew a pointed tail, but you can certainly draw a hairy tail or any shape or form of tail you like.

Step 7 – Then draw a pair of dog ears

Continue by drawing an ear on each side of the dog’s face. We think the giant drooping or folded ears look best, as shown in the illustration.

However, don’t hesitate to draw the ear any way you want, whether it’s standing upright or cropped.

Remember, the texture of a dog’s ears largely depends on the breed and the emotions they’re feeling.

Step 8 – Now Draw the Nose and Mouth

On the bottom part of the face, draw an upside down triangle to outline the dog’s nose.

Then, draw two curved lines upwards connecting each other to create a lip line. Now, to structure the mouth, draw a V-shaped curve just below the lips. Don’t forget to add a curve inside the mouth to create the tongue!

Step 9 – Draw the eyes to complete the drawing

Complete your drawing by completing your dog’s facial features.

Draw two vertical ovals above its nose to outline the eyes. Then draw two small circles inside the eyes. Shade the entire eye except for the small circles.

These two little circles with no ghosting will act as the “glitters” in your dog’s eyes, adding a more dramatic effect to his facial expressions.

Now comes the most fun part — choose and color your dog drawing!

The dog’s coat has 4 basic colors: black, white, brown and red. However, these primary colors exist in a variety of shades, so so does a dog’s coat color.

This gives you many color options to choose from when coloring your dog drawing.

Don’t forget to add shadows and highlights to make your drawing stand out!

Here’s how you can make your dog drawing even better…

Make this cute dog drawing even better with these fun and easy tips!

This dog sketch looks great already, but you can add a few splashes to make it even more awesome.

For example, you can add some lines around the tail to make it look like it is wagging its tail.

Or, you can make it look like the dog is panting by sticking out its tongue. These are just a few ideas for some smaller details, but what else can you add to the design?

We love the design of the puppy in this one-dog drawing, but once you like it, you can draw another breed. If you have a favorite breed, you can change a few details to create it!

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How to draw A small Dog Step by Step

Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below