Hello friends! In this lesson I want to show you how to draw a dog step by step with a pencil. It's not hard at all - all you have to do is follow the instructions and I'm sure you'll have a great dog! Let's get started.
We get this drawing:
The first thing we do when drawing a dog step by step is to create a base. I draw three circles of different sizes, arranged in this order. Next, I define the position of the dog's head with guide lines - in the figure they are marked in red.
I connect the two circles with a horizontal line. From the rightmost circle I draw a smooth line - this will be the tail of our dog drawn in pencil. From the left circle we draw lines with one break, from the right - with two. In general, yours should be exactly the same as mine in the picture below, only the lines should be thin and smooth - we still have to erase them with an eraser. This will be the basis of our dog drawn in stages.
In the "head" circle, we need to draw a few more shapes - for the ears and muzzle.
At this stage, you should have something like this. Now we wipe the lines a little with an eraser so that they are barely noticeable, and we start drawing a dog with a pencil step by step.
We start, of course, with the muzzle of the dog. I draw the eyes and nose.
The dog's mouth and tongue are drawn under the nose.
Add the line of the muzzle, draw the lower part of the mouth.
In order to draw a dog with a pencil, you need to learn how to make such random strokes - practice on a separate piece of paper. Here we draw the fur on the neck.
Next, we give shape to the dog's paws and also add wool - we focus on the base lines drawn earlier. You can gradually wipe them with an eraser so that they do not interfere and do not spoil the picture, I prefer to do this at the end - this is best for beginners to do.
In the same way, we draw the hind legs of the dog, but pay attention to their bend, position and shape. 
Dogs are loved by both children and adults. No wonder, because dogs are very smart and loyal animals. Most people will be pleased to receive a painted dog as a gift. Such a pattern can give confidence and cheer up, or cheer up and make you smile.
How to draw a dog for kids
Drawing this cheerful spaniel is easy. At the same time, he is so cheerful. that would make any child happy. It is better for beginners to start trying the pen with this scheme.
Draw an open circle. Under it is an oval with a dent at the bottom (muzzle). In the center of the muzzle, draw and shade 2 small circles symmetrically. Place them in the center of the slightly elongated ovals. In the middle of a large oval, draw a nose with a heart. Under the oval in the center, draw a small arc (mouth), mark the eyebrows. 
On the left side of the muzzle, draw a letter C (ear) stretched down with a wavy line. Similarly, in mirror image, draw the ear on the right side.
From the dog's head, draw down 2 short parallel lines, draw an irregular circle under them, expanding to the bottom (neck, torso).
Draw the paws of the dog, first the front ones are drawn, then the back ones. Keep in mind that the hind legs are slightly larger than the front.
Give the dog fluffiness by painting the fur. The drawing is ready, you can paint.
How to draw a dog step by step
Draw the outlines of the muzzle in the form of 2 connected curly braces. The dog's head is tilted, so draw all its details at a slight angle.
Draw a right angle, connect its edges with an arc. Draw 2 more inner arcs. Draw a white dot inside the smallest of the arcs, and shade the rest of the space. Got an eye. By analogy, draw a mirror image of the second eye.
Draw an oval in the center of the muzzle, wipe the bottom of it in 2 places with an elastic band. Draw a white highlight in the center of the nose, and paint over the rest of the surface. Define the eyebrows.
The mouth is drawn in the form of a seagull upside down in flight. Draw a chin line a little lower. Draw the ears, their shape is selected depending on the shape of the dog's head.
Draw a collar by drawing 3 arcs, decreasing each subsequent one a little, and connect their edges with parallel lines.
Draw the back and hind leg of the sitting dog. From the collar, draw a smooth line with 2 bends. Below it, draw an inverted "C".
Draw the tail, while keeping the proportions. Draw the front paw, and then refine the image of the back paw of the dog.
On the left side, draw a smooth curved line - the chest and stomach of the dog. 
Now draw the second front paw. The remaining hind leg is drawn last. 
The dog is ready, you can color it. 
How to draw a dog video
(on the video we draw a Beagle dog)
How to draw a dog with a pencil
Draw a small horizontal oval (head), below it at a 45 degree angle. a larger oval (torso). At their junction, draw a small circle (muzzle). Define the paws.
Start drawing the head by drawing lines of symmetry. Draw the nose and mouth, ears on the sides of the head. The eyes are the most expressive detail, setting the mood for the whole drawing. Their shape is round, the pupils can be dilated or narrowed. The location of the highlight is determined by the dog's illumination angle.
Draw an outline. Draw fingers on the paws, add a tail. 
Erase the extra lines. You will get an image of a puppy. 
You can stop there, or you can continue to give it realism. Imagine how the light falls, how the dog's coat bristles, its texture and reflect this in the picture.
How to draw a dog step by step with a pencil
Draw a square in thin lines with a pencil. Use a ruler to find the middle of the sides and divide the square into 4 parts. 
Draw a circle (head). Most of it is located in the upper part of the square. 
At the top of the lower right square, draw a smaller circle (muzzle). 
Mark the position of the ears. The right ear is higher than the left and is located in the right square above. 
Sketch out the eyes. 
Draw a circle (nose) on the muzzle. 
Sketch out the neck and torso. 
Connect the top points of the ears with a line. Draw lines parallel to it, connecting the upper and lower parts of the eyes, mouth, nose, nostrils.
Adjust the shape of the ears, eyes, muzzle. In the nose draw 2 arcs (nostrils), under the nose draw the curve of the mouth.
Outline the neck and torso.
Drawing wool
Erase the auxiliary lines, leave the muzzle grid visible. The dog's coat is drawn with strokes of various thickness and length and color saturation. Watch the direction of their bend.
Apply fuzzy strokes around the perimeter of the head to indicate the texture of the coat. 
Add long strokes to the top of the dog's head. 
Give the ears fluffiness around the edge. 
Cover the surface of the ears with hair. To add volume and depth, darken certain areas. 
Draw the area between the eyes with strokes that differ in shape and size. Draw fur under the left ear. Shade the outline of the muzzle and chin.
Draw fur on the sides of the nose, below the mouth. Follow the direction of the hairs. Shade the torso and neck.
Drawing eyes, nose
Area 1 (highlight) is the lightest and brightest in the eyeball. Area 2 (pupil) is the darkest part of the eye. Area 3 (iris) is the colored part of the eye. Area 4 (white) part of the eye is light but not white. Section 5 (eyelid). 
Give the dog's eyes an almond shape. 
Circle the lower part of the eye (eyelid). 
Draw in an arc at the inner corners of the eyes (iris). 
Apply glitter to your eyes. 
Inside each iris, draw a 1st circle (pupil). 
Draw the lines of the nose. 
Draw the nostrils. 
Draw curves under the nostrils. 
Add highlights to the nose. 
Here's what you should have done as a result.
Shading of the eyes, nose
Draw the iris of the eyes. It is darker at the top and lighter at the bottom. 
Shade the eyelids so that a thin light strip remains on them. 
Shade the squirrels with an HB pencil, usually in dogs they are always in the shade. 
Use a 2B pencil to shade the top of the iris and the outer edge of the eyelids. Lightly blend the iris and squirrels with cotton wool. 
Darken the pupils with a 6B pencil. 
Blend the eyes towards their outer edge. 
Using an HB pencil, draw the nose in small spirals. 
Sketch the outline of the highlights on the nose and the areas under the nostrils with dots and small coils. With a 2B pencil, shade the shadow areas of the nose. Sketch the nostrils with a 4B pencil. 
Blend the nose, then re-lighten the highlights with a rubber band.
Study of trifles
You need to apply shadows on the wool. This will give the drawing volume, highlight the light source and emphasize the structure of the coat. The light falls from the top left, which means that the darker coat will be from the bottom right.
Shade the hair around the eyes, nose, mouth. 
Shade the areas under the eyes and around the eyes where the shadow falls. Fill in light areas with a 2H pencil, for dark areas use 2B, 4B pencils. 
Draw a shadow under the dog's chin. Check the shading of the various areas again. If everything is in order, the drawing is ready.
It often happens that you want to draw not an abstract dog, but a representative of a certain breed. Below are a few examples.
How to draw a chihuahua dog
Draw a large circle (head) on it, make a grid, mark the position of the ears. From the circle to the side, draw 2 parallel lines (neck), below a horizontal oval (trunk), outline the position of the paws. 
Correct the shape of the ears, apply outlines of the position of the eyes, nose. On the feet, start drawing the fingers. 
Draw the eyes, outline the nostrils on the nose, form the mouth and neck. On the paws draw claws, designate the stomach. 
Add smooth lines to the ears. Draw the eyebrows, finish the nose, draw the pupils, the teeth in the mouth. Draw lines on the chest, claws on the hind paw. Draw a tail. 
Drawing a puppy is pretty easy. You need to have a little patience, and if you don't succeed the first time, try again and again. Repetition is the mother of learning. It is enough to know a few basic tricks, and soon you will be able to draw funny puppies.
Steps
Draw the puppy's face with different pencils
- Sketch lightly at this stage and use a relatively hard 4H pencil.
- Fill in the pupils with a 6B pencil. As a result, the pupils will turn out to be quite dark. Use this pencil only for dark areas and keep in mind that it is very difficult to erase with an eraser.
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Figure out where the puppy's nose should be. Draw a nose in the form of a rounded heart. Try to keep it proportionate to the eyes. If later you find that the nose is slightly out of place, you can redraw it.
Draw a muzzle around the nose. Draw it in the form of a semicircle with an open top. Later you can draw the puppy's head on top. Leave enough space around the nose that you drew in the previous step.
Draw the area of the nose and muzzle. Start drawing an oblong shape on one side of the muzzle. Draw a line up the side of the eye. When the line rises above the eye, wrap it horizontally, draw over the second eye and bend down so that it meets the second end of the muzzle.
Draw two oblong ovals - these will be the eyebrows. Place them directly above the eyes and tilt towards the center of the muzzle. Make them look like two fluffy clouds.
Draw the outer outlines of the head, mouth and ears. Take a closer look at the location of the eyes and determine where to draw the head. It should not be too close to the eyes or too far away from them. After that, start drawing the head.
Slightly outline the head in the shape of a rounded heart. In this case, the upper part of the heart will correspond to the top of the head, and its lower part - to the puppy's chin. Make the bottom round enough so that the chin is not too pointed.
- This preliminary sketch is good to do with a few small lines. Don't worry if the lines intersect.
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Sketch out the ears. Start on one side of the top of the head and draw an oblong curved downward shape in the form of a half donut. Its bottom edge should be approximately at the level of the puppy's nose. Draw the second ear.
Use single and cross hatching to mark light and dark areas on the puppy's coat. To apply hatching, simply draw thin, parallel lines close together. For cross hatching, overlay them with other lines in the opposite direction. As a result, you will get a shaded area.
Start with the left ear. Overlay it with simple and cross hatching, so that there are a few white areas left. Shade the upper part of the head in the same way. Then move on to the right ear, shade in just a third of it, and finish with a few thin, curved lines.
Draw fur around the eyes. Shade the areas around the eyes as if the puppy is wearing a mask. If you look closely at real puppies and dogs, you will see a kind of mask around the eyes. Lightly shade the areas around the eyes with single and cross hatching.
- Imagine how hair grows in one area or another, and draw lines in the same direction. A 2H pencil works best for this purpose.
- When shading, apply light thin lines. For some particularly dark areas, use a very soft 6B pencil.
- Now you can fix and redraw those details that came out badly the first time.
- Add a few finishing touches if necessary. Ready!
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Draw a fairly large ellipse over each eye. These will be nice spots above the eyes. Don't shade them yet - you'll do that later.
Draw the nose in the form of a small oblong shape. Place it slightly above the intersection of the two straight lines on the head. Draw a small semicircle under the nose (this will be the mouth). Remember that you are sketching, so draw thin lines that can be easily erased and redrawn if necessary.
Collect the required pencils. For shading the dark areas, you will need a soft 6B pencil. In lighter areas, it is better to use a harder 4H pencil. Keep in mind that the harder the pencil, the lighter and thinner the lines will be. For light shading, you will need a 2H pencil. For halftones, use an HB pencil.
Start with the eyes. Draw the first eye in the form of a tilted almond. Step away from him a little to the side, so that there is room for the muzzle. Then draw the second eye with a tilt to the other side. Try to keep the eyes about the same size and similar to each other. After that, draw a circle inside each eye - these will be the eyeballs. Draw smaller circles (pupils) inside these circles.
Everyone likes to draw animals: both children and adults. Especially often we draw cats and dogs, because these pets live in almost every home. Dogs are amazing creatures that are distinguished by devotion and kindness. Of course, an inexperienced artist will begin to doubt his own abilities and will surely be sure that he cannot draw such a “difficult” drawing.
But I would like to note that our lessons were created just by the masters of the pencil and eraser. So stock up on everything you need and get to work. This lesson includes several steps with vivid examples. Start drawing now.
Draw step by step
Stage 1 - draw the outlines of the animal
Unfold an A4 sheet of paper vertically. Our dog will stand up, so you should have enough space to fit every part of the body, from the ears to the tail. Redraw the image as shown in the example. Your lines should sometimes break. This helps to make more correct contour lines.
It is not necessary to create a perfect silhouette right away, because in the process of drawing the body of the animal will change a little. Mark the area of the eyes and nose. Put small strokes near the future ears. Do not forget about the limbs - the dog's hind legs are slightly bent, and the front legs stand straight.
Stage 2 - give the body flexibility and add details
Now you should depict the smooth transitions on the body that the dog has. From the neck down to the back, thigh, legs, etc. The picture shows how to correctly draw the paws, belly and tail of the animal. Note that the dog's tail is curled up. Draw upright ears on the head.
Stage 3 - draw fur and eyes
Our dog will be fluffy, so we should add wool to her body. Wool is easy to draw - the main thing is to make light broken lines - strokes. You should “dot” with such strokes the neck, tail and torso of the animal.
You also need to draw a shadow on the ears with a darker pencil. Paint over the nose in a dark color, highlight the eyes. It is advisable not to forget about such small details as eyebrows and mustaches, because they will “revive” the dog on paper.
Stage 4 - final
The last step in creating the image of a dog involves adding a few more strokes and a shadow. A shadow is a prerequisite in every drawing, because without it it will be an ordinary faceless drawing. You need to draw a shadow not only on the animal itself, but also on the floor.
A puppy is a baby dog. He is small and cute. He loves to play and run. This is a very funny creature. All dogs have puppies very cute and attractive, like the cubs of any animals. Children usually love to mess with puppies, feed them, play with them. Often draw them in their drawings. On our site there is already a lesson on drawing a small dog. Today we will show here another option on how to draw a puppy step by step.
Stage 1. We will depict the puppy, slightly bent down to the ground, raising its back part with the tail up. To begin with, let's draw his helper lines, on the basis of which we will draw the torso and all parts of the puppy itself. We draw two circles. You can use a compass, or you can simply circle some objects of the same diameter. We place these two circles in two parts of a sheet of paper. One is a little higher, the other is lower. On one circle, you still need to draw an oblique line. And on the second circle, or rather, draw two curved lines down from it.
Stage 2. Now, using the bottom circle, we begin to draw the puppy's head. Above the circle, draw the upper part of the head, on which show two hanging ears. The ears are quite long and seem to be folded in half. Also here, above the horizontal slash, we begin to draw the details of the muzzle.
Stage 3. Let's continue to draw a muzzle in a circle under an oblique line. We depict the lines of the protruding part of the muzzle, on which we will subsequently draw the nose, as well as the lines near the mouth and chin with the neck line.
Stage 4. Here we are already detailing the muzzle of the puppy. Above the horizontal line, draw two rather large eyes with upper and lower eyelids. The eyes look slightly forward and to the side. Under the right ear, you need to draw a few curved lines. This will be the puppy's collar.
Stage 5. It's time to draw a nose. On the protruding part of the muzzle in front, draw this nose in an uneven circle. We make a few strokes in front of him - the bridge of the nose. Under the protruding part of the muzzle, draw a mouth in a smile, a tongue.
Stage 6. On the lower auxiliary line, draw the front paw of the puppy. She is rather plump, lies on the ground, ends at the end with powerful fingers.
Stage 7. Now from the top circle down we will draw the hind limb along the second auxiliary line. The leg is also thick, bent at the joint and also ends with thick fingers at the bottom. This leg lifts the puppy's pelvis up. Here you also need to draw a stroke of the front leg.
Stage 8. A funny tail sticks up from the pelvis. It is pointed, bent forward to the head. We show with a stroke the second hind limb. And under the head we draw the second paw of the forelimb with fingers.
Stage 9. Here we have a little puppy!
