How to Draw Dog: Easy Step-by-Step Art Lesson for Kids
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step How to Draw a Dog Tutorial Video and Dog Coloring Page. Scroll down to learn more and download yours for free.
Drawing of a Dog
There are lots of good reasons to learn how to draw a dog. In addition to being ‘man’s best friend’, they are about as intelligent as a two-year-old, and can learn about a hundred words and gestures. One recent study showed that some very gifted dogs can even learn as many as 12 new words per week – and usually still remember them after a two-month lapse.
When it comes to drawing a dog, front views are nice, and they make for easy symmetrical drawings, but sometimes you want to see a bit of the side too. This tutorial will help students draw a dog with a simple face and slightly turned body. It makes the dog look a bit more active, and allows room to really showcase the tail too.
Save this tutorial for your younger elementary students that are ready to draw a dog with a little more detail. The floppy ears and legs that are more than just straight lines are easy to do, and look a lot more like the shapes they can see on real dogs around them.
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Dog Coloring Page
Materials to Draw a Dog
- Drawing Paper. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price.
- Pencils. I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.
- Black Marker. A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.
- Crayons. The larger packs are nice for more color choices.
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Directions to Draw a Dog Step by Step
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to Draw a Dog in Step by Step
- Draw a collar and upside down U shape.
- Add two ears on top.
- Draw the face and dog tag. Erase inside ears.
- Draw one front leg.
- Add the other front leg.
- Draw the back leg.
- Finish the back leg and tail.
- Add a background and dog house.
- Trace with a marker and color.
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