Ever Wanted to Learn How to Draw Cartoon Dogs? ppt

Ever Wanted to Learn
How to Draw Cartoon Dogs?

This cartoon dogs drawing lesson is a little different than some of the
other tutorials you may have done on this site because instead of
starting off with simple shapes were going to start off by drawing
forms.
Step 1 - The Head and Body Forms
There are two lines in this step. The curved line at the top that looks a
little bit like an unfolded paperclip is the head and the outline of the
back. The other line is the chest and midsection.
Take a quick look at the finished drawing and see how the curve of the
head will actually make the smile of the dog. As the line curves
towards the back of the head it straightens out. It might look a little
strange right now but we'll add the nose (muzzle) in the next step and
the face should start to come together.
Step 2 - Legs, Arm, Ears and the Muzzle
We'll start at the bottom and work our way up. Draw a curve on each
side of the body at the bottom to make the two hind legs.
Add two lines for the arm about two thirds of the way up the line that
connects to the head. The character will be waving to make sure to add
a bend in the elbow.
Draw two ears on the head just as they appear in the example image.
There are many different styles of cartoon dogs that you could draw
and the ears are one part that you can experiment with to get many
different species of dogs.
From the curve that we drew in the first step draw a stretched out and
flattened "W" shape to make the top of the mouth. Keep extending the
line a little bit further and let a curve up backing towards
the head to make the nose area.
This step is a little bit tricky to explain, so please look

closely at the example image and try to draw as closely to
the example as possible.
Step 3 - Things are Starting to Take Shape
Once again we'll start at the bottom and work our way up by drawing
the feet first.
TIP - Usually when I draw feet I will start at the ankle, draw the top of
the foot, and then connect the heel to the toes with a straight line.
Draw the tail with simple curves behind the left leg. Just like the ears
you can change the dog species by experimenting with different styles
of tails.
Use simple curved lines to draw in the waving hand and the other hand
that is resting along his side.
To make the nose first draw a line up from the middle point of the
upper lip "W" shape you made in the last step and then draw an upside
down and slightly rounded triangle at the end of this line. Finish off the
mouth by adding a second line around the bottom of the mouth to
create the bottom lip.
Step 4 - Finishing Up
This time we're going to work from the top down to the bottom. Fill in
the inside of the ears and then draw two circles for eyes. Add upward
slanting eyebrows on top for eyes to make the dog look friendly.
Cartoon dogs need paws so add three small circles and a larger rounded
square to the hand that's waving to make it really look like a paw. Add
some small lines to the other hand and to both feet to show that the paw
isn't just one solid object - that it has toes or fingers.
The last thing to draw is the chest. Make this by drawing a curve that
goes from the side of the mouth down towards the midsection on both
sides of the body and you're finished!
I hope you enjoyed learning how to draw cartoon dogs.