How to Draw a Realistic Dog
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditSo, you know how to draw a cartoon dog. You know how to draw a dog's face. What about a realistic dog? This article will help.
Steps
- Draw two ovals. They should be side by side. Make one slightly bigger than the other. Make sure they're not too far apart. That is key in this drawing.
- Make an outline. Draw a line that goes down and goes on top of the ovals you've made. Then draw one under it doing the same. On the bottom one, bend in a little in between ovals. Then draw the beginnings of legs, like drawn in the picture. Make the bottom and top lines go up, then draw a circle for the beginning of a head. Draw a nose by drawing an oval that's partially in the head.
- Draw lines outlining the head. Do the same to the head as you did to the body. After this, erase the circles in the body and head. Add ears to the head that are either long and floppy, or short and up. Then add either a short or long tail. At this point, it's good to have a selected breed in mind, as this it where all the details are.
- Erase all inner circles. Carefully erase all of your circles and ovals. Then add fur by drawing ruffles on the outlines. Your dog should be very realistic!
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Tips
- Try changing the size of the beginning circles. This will change the size of your dog.
- Once you've gotten good at this, try shading and (or) coloring it!
- Look at a picture of the breed you'd like to draw. This will help.
- Try experimenting with all the shapes, sizes and positions you can put your dog in.
- Really focus on the texture of your dog. Is it shaggy, wavy or wolly?
- Don't be afraid to add detailed accessories like bows, bandanas, collars or ribbons!
- Why not add a background?
- Make sure that you have all the supplies needed.
- Have fun!