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Traditional-Drawing Tutorial: Learn How to
Draw 7 Different Types of Dogs
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In this tutorial I'll explain how to draw 7 different types of dogs. It is great practice for muscle
memory, line work, proportion and opening up your eyes to what you are really seeing from an
artists viewpoint. the 7 dogs are: Golden Retriever, Basset Hound, Cocker Spaniel, Collie,
English Bulldog, German Shepherd and Irish Setter. Hope you enjoy this
tutorial.
End result:
Author:
Step 1
Materials:
14 sheets of tracing paper
7 blank white index cards 3" x 5"
Small Ruler
Mechanical pencil 0.5mm lead
Kneaded Eraser
Please read step one fully, it is very important!
For those who only wish to draw a certain dog, you will locate each dog as following:
Golden Retriever - Step 2 - 18
Basset Hound - Step 19 - 34
Cocker Spaniel - Step 35 - 47
Collie - Step 48 - 60
English bulldog - Step 61 - 75
German Shepherd - Step 76 - 95
Irish Setter - Step 96 - 107
Step 1.
Take a 3x5 card and measure your distances as shown in accompanying picture.
Step 2
Draw in a rough shape of your dog.
Step 3
Draw in the grid for eyes, nose and mouth placement
Step 4
Now roughly draw in the eyes, nose and mouth into the grid.
Step 5
With a new sheet of paper covering your grid, draw in the eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 6
Now start drawing in the fur around left ear. Study the image for guidance.
Step 7
Keep drawing the fur around ear, image will guide you.
Step 8
Start drawing in the fur detail near left eye, use image to guide you.
Step 9
Keep filling in the fur on the left side of the face, image will guide you.
Step 10
Draw in the fur around the mouth and finish coloring nose in, image will guide you.
Step 11
Start drawing in the middle right of face, from mouth area to top of head. Image will guide you.
Step 12
Following drawing, add in more fur on right side of face.
Step 13
Start drawing in the right ear, image will guide you.
Step 14
Finish drawing on ear, image will guide you.
Step 15
Start drawing in the neck fur on left side of head, image will guide you.
Step 16
Draw in more neck fur, working your way to the right side of head. Image will guide you.
Step 17
Finish drawing in the neck fur, following image as guide.
Step 18
Your drawing should look like this. Congratulations, you did it!
Step 19
Take a new sheet of paper and draw in your rough drawing of dog head, using a 3x5 card, draw
your measurements from finished drawing. Eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 20
Using you measurement card to draw in your grid on dog head, eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 21
Using grid, roughly draw in eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 22
With a new sheet of paper over grid, draw in eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 23
Start drawing in the fur, around left top of head, use image as guide.
Step 24
Continue to add fur to left ear and face, image will guide you.
Step 25
Draw in more fur on left ear, image will show you where to draw it in.
Step 26
Still fill in fur on the left rear, following image guide.
Step 27
Finish up drawing the fur on the left ear, using image as guide.
Step 28
Starting drawing in chin and filling in nose, image will guide you.
Step 29
Keep filling in fur on center of face, using image as your guide.
Step 30
Fill in the fur around the right eye, image will guide you.
Step 31
Fill in the fur on right side of face and right ear, using image to guide you.
Step 32
Finish drawing outside of ear, using image to guide you.
Step 33
Fill in some of the inner fur of the right ear, image will show you where.
Step 34
Finish the inner fur of right ear, image will guide you. You have just drawn a Basset Hound, well
done!
Step 35
Now to draw the Cocker Spaniel, grab a new sheet of paper and a 3x5 card. lay out your
measurements.
Step 36
Using your measurements, draw in your grid for eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 37
Roughly draw in the eyes, nose and mouth on grid.
Step 38
With a new sheet of paper and grid underneath it, draw the eyes, nose and mouth on the new
paper.
Step 39
Start drawing the fur on left top of head, image will give you guidance.
Step 40
Draw in the left ear, using image to guide you.
Step 41
Draw in the curly fur into the left ear, use image as guide.
Step 42
Start drawing in the fur around the left eye and cheek, image will show you where.
Step 43
Start drawing in the fur on center and right side of face.
Step 44
Start filling in the hair around nose and mouth. image will guide you.
Step 45
Draw in the mouth and fur surrounding it, use image as guide.
Step 46
Draw in the neck, collar and part of right ear, image will show you where.
Step 47
finish up the right ear and you are done, image will guide you. Well done!
Step 48
Its now time to draw the Collie, get a new sheet of paper and 3x5 card, make your measurement
guide for out grid in next step and do a rough draft of Collie head.
Step 49
Using your measurements, draw in the grid on the rough draft of Collie.
Step 50
Roughly draw in eyes, nose and mouth over grid.
Step 51
New sheet of paper placed over your grid, draw eyes, nos and mouth.
Step 52
Fill in the fur between the eyes and the nose, image will guide you.
Step 53
Draw in the surrounding facial fur, use image as a guide.
Step 54
Draw in the left top of head and left ear, image will guide you.
Step 55
Now start drawing in the ruff around the left side of head, image will guide you.
Step 56
Draw in the right ear, the ruff at the bottom of face and on right side, image will guide you.
Step 57
Draw in more of the ruff on the left side, image will guide you.
Step 58
Draw in the longer ruff on the left side, image will show you where.
Step 59
Draw in the longer ruff in the center and start it on the right side. Use image for guidance.
Step 60
Finish up the long ruff as image shows. You did it, you have now drawn a Collie!
Step 61
Now for the English Bulldog for my good friend Reaprevenge, a fellow Brit for him. Get a new
sheet of paper and 3x5 card, make your measurements for the later grid. Make a rough outline of
your bulldog.
Step 62
Using you measurement card. make the grid over your rough draft.
Step 63
Draw in the eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 64
With a new piece of paper covering your grid, draw in the eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 65
Start filling in fur around nose and eyes, image will guide you.
Step 66
Fill in the lines around the nose, covering the cheeks, image will guide you.
Step 67
Start drawing in the fur around the left eye. Image will guide you.
Step 68
Draw in the left ear, the crease on left side of forehead and top of head. image will give you
guidance.
Step 69
Draw in the neck area and part of back on left side. Use image for guidance.
Step 70
Finish drawing in back, using image for reference.
Step 71
Draw in the right side of head and ear, image will show you where.
Step 72
Draw in the texture of the left side of the mouth, follow along with image.
Step 73
Draw in the texture on to the tongue, image will guide you.
Step 74
Draw in the texture for the right side of the mouth and start the middle neck, use image as your
guide.
Step 75
Finish drawing in the neck on right side. YAY!!!! You did it! You drew a English Bulldog!
Step 76
Lets draw a German Shepherd now. Get a new sheet of paper and 3x5 card, make your
measurements and make your rough draft of dog head.
Step 77
Draw you grid for eyes, nose and mouth using your measurement card.
Step 78
Draw a rough draft of eyes, nose and mouth in the grid.
Step 79
Place a new piece of paper over your grid and draw the eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 80
Draw in the fur lines around the left eye, image will show you where.
Step 81
Draw in the top of head and left ear, drawing will guide you.
Step 82
Draw in the fur on the left ear, image will show you where fur goes.
Step 83
Draw in more fur on left cheek and start filling in nose, image will guide you.
Step 84
Draw in the left side of the neck and the tongue, image will guide you.
Step 85
Shade in the tongue and lower part of nose, use image as guide.
Step 86
Shade in the right side of his mouth, use to guide you.
Step 87
Draw in hair on the forehead and around right eye.
Step 88
Draw in the right ear and side of face, use image as your guide.
Step 89
Draw the fur into the right ear, follow the image for guidance.
Step 90
Draw in the fur on the right cheek, image will guide you.
Step 91
Draw in the fur below the mouth area, image will show you where.
Step 92
Draw in the neck fur, working to the right side. Image will guide you.
Step 93
Finish the upper part of neck fur going to the right, image will show you where.
Step 94
Start drawing in the bottom ruff on the left side to middle, image will show you where.
Step 95
Finish up the ruff from middle to right, image will guide you. Well done, you have now drawn a
German Shepherd!
Step 96
Take a new sheet of paper, give a rough shape of the head of an Irish Setter, then make your
measurement card on the 3x5 card.
Step 97
Using your measurements, draw in you grid on you rough draft head.
Step 98
Roughly draw in the eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 99
Place a new piece of paper over the grid and draw in the eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 100
Draw in the texture around left eye, nose and fur on nose, image will show you where.
Step 101
Draw in the tongue and texture to lower mouth, image will guide you.
Step 102
Draw in lower jaw and neck fur on left side, follow the image provided for you.
Step 103
Draw in fur, working from left side of the neck, follow along with the image.
Step 104
Draw in the fur texture along cheek, right eye and forehead. image will guide you.
Step 105
Draw in the top of head, work your way down on left side of ear. Let image guide you.
Step 106
Finish up ear and add more texture to neck fur, working to the right, image will guide you.
Step 107
Finish up the fur on right side of the neck and you are all done. Way to go, You have just drawn
a Irish Setter!!!