How to Draw a Dog (with Pictures)

2025 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-24 13:29

Here's how to draw a dog. Once you have finished the design, you can add whatever detail you want (such as a hat)!

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Cartoon Dog

Step 1. Draw a circle

Step 2. Now make a horizontal oval overlapping the circle at the bottom

Step 3. Make the eyes with a pair of double-lined ovals

Step 4. Now make the nose with another oval, but smaller

Step 5. Under the nose, make the mouth with a curved line

Step 6. Draw an ear with smooth lines, as shown in the picture

Step 7. Now draw the other ear in the same way

Step 8. At the bottom of the oval, and superimposed on it, draw a rectangle

Step 9. Overlapping the rectangle, draw a square with curved sides

Step 10. At the bottom, make another irregular square for the belly

Step 11. Make yet another irregular shape overlapping the last one for the lower body, with curved sides

Step 12. At the bottom tip, overlap a small oval for the hind leg

Step 13. Now draw a vertical rectangle from the curved sides and the open top end for one of the front legs

Step 14. To complete the paw, make an oval at the end of the rectangle

Step 15. Make the other foreleg with a rectangle as well

Step 16. At the end of the rectangle make an oval to complete this paw as well

Step 17. Make the tail with a short curved line

Step 18. Now draw all the details of the dog following the guidelines

Step 19. Erase all guidelines

Step 20. Color the puppy

Method 2 of 2: Hound

Step 1. Make a circle that is not too big for the dog's head

Step 2. Now make the face of the animal with two straight lines on the side of the circle joined by a third line

Step 3. At the top of the circle, add two triangles to make the ears

Step 4. Start two straight lines from the circle to make the neck

Step 5. Together with the neck, draw a large vertical oval for the upper body

Step 6. At the bottom of the large oval, make another smaller one

Step 7. Make a third oval for the lower body

Step 8. Join the first and third oval with a straight line

Step 9. Make the front legs with straight lines closed at the bottom

Step 10. Complete the paws with irregular rectangles joined at the lower end

Do the same for the hind legs.

Step 11. Draw a short curved line for the tail at the bottom of the last oval

Step 12. At the top of one of the front legs, make a small vertical oval to define the bone and muscles

Step 13. Follow the guidelines to draw all the details of the animal

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