Method 1: Hound

 

1. Draw a small circle. This will be the outline for the dog’s head.

 
2. Draw a quadrilateral extending off of the circle. This will be the beginning of the dog’s snout.

 

3. Add 2 triangles on the top of the circle. These will be the dog’s ears.

 

4. Draw 2 straight lines coming off of the bottom of the circle. This will be the outline of the dog’s neck.

 

5. Draw a large, vertical oval under the neck. The oval will make up the upper portion of the dog’s body.

 

6. Draw a smaller vertical oval overlapping with the bottom of the bigger one. This will be the dog’s lower body, including its stomach.

 

7. Add an even smaller oval overlapping with the previous oval you drew. This oval will be the dog’s lower back.
 
8. Join the biggest oval and the smallest oval with a straight line. This line will form the dog’s back.

 

9. Draw straight lines extending down off the big oval. These lines will make up the front legs. Connect the lines at the bottom to close off the legs.

 

10. Draw rectangles extending off the front legs and smaller ovals. These will be the dog’s paws.

 

11. Draw an upward curving line coming off the smallest oval. This line will be the beginning of the dog’s tail.

 

12. Add a small, horizontal oval at the top of the front leg. This will be the dog’s leg bone and muscle area.

 

13. Draw a rough outline of the dog using the shapes you’ve drawn so far. Start filling in the details, like the dog’s eyes, nose, mouth, nails, and ears.

 

14. Erase all of the guidelines you drew. When you’re finished erasing the guidelines, you should be left with the just the detailed outline of the dog you drew.

 

15. Color in the dog to finish your drawing. You can color in your dog however you’d like, but if you’re going for a realistic-looking dog, stick with shades of brown.