Dog Drawings

These dog drawings are a tiny taste of the huge range of dogs that can be drawn.

I decided to do some popular breeds that seem to be the most common.

If you are wanting to do some drawings of dogs, I found lightly sketching the outline of the dog helped me get off to a good start.

It might also help you to draw in a rough border on your paper so you can draw within the confines of those lines.

Put some marks inside of the border where the top, bottom, front and back of the dog should be. That practice helps you with proportion.

I showed my family all of my pencil drawings of dogs and I used their favorite selections on this page.

I was surprised they all liked this dog head drawing.

My sister commented that shading sure does make a difference. Most of my drawings at that stage were all pure outline as I practiced, so maybe she was happy to see me progress onto shading for a change.

Dog Facts:

Canine is another word for dog.

A Purebred is a dog that has parents of the same breed.

Pedigree means there is a record of a purebred's ancestors.

Crossbred is a dog that has parents of a different breed.

Litter refers to new born puppies. A whelp is a puppy that hasn't been weaned. A bitch is an adult female dog. A mongrel, or a mutt, is a dog of mixed breeds and it's difficult to identify one particular breed.

Dogs are the most popular pet all over the world.

They vary greatly in size. Different breeds have different characteristics.

Dogs have four toes on each foot. On the front feet, there is an extra toe called a dewclaw.

Most dogs have 2 coats, an outer and undercoat.

The outer coat, called guard hair, protects the dog from rain and snow.

The fluffy undercoat keeps the dog warm. They shed this coat in late spring and it grows back in autumn.

A dog's long, stiff whiskers act as sensitive touch organs.

Dogs are fully grown between 8 months and 2 years old, depending on the size and breed. They live to about 12 to 15 years old. Once a dog turns 2, each year is equal to 4 or 5 of our years.

People have dogs for all sorts of reasons. They are good to guard you and your property and they can be used to assist with hunting and herding. In my opinion, the biggest plus for having a dog is that they are excellent companions.

This german shepherd drawing is the least favorite of my dog drawings and that's a shame because I think they are lovely dogs.

I grew up with a German Shepherd and she was beautiful inside and out.

I'll have to do another one because I have a soft spot for them. I know with every drawing I do, it will be an improvement on the last one.

For the first time, I tried to incorporate cross-hatching into this drawing - I quite like the effect but I need to practice more with it.

Experience Different Drawing Methods

Dog drawings can be a lot of fun.

If you own a dog, the best time to sketch them is when they are sleeping.

While you are doing drawings of dogs, try sketching the outline using blocks.

Visualize the shape of the dog. His face would be a triangle, his neck a cylinder and so on.

I like to try out all different things to help me in my quest to draw.

I hope you enjoy my pencil drawings of dogs.

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