This quick and fairly easy tutorial is intended for beginners and shows some of the basics of drawing a dog's head from the front view. The domestic dog in this case is a Golden Retriever.

Dog head front view drawing step by step
Dog head front view drawing step past step

Y'all can see a preview of the main stages of the cartoon in the illustration above.

Footstep 1 – Draw the Outline of the Dog's Head

Dog head front view shape sketch
Dog head front view shape sketch

Before y'all draw anything else draw a vertical line that volition be the middle of the canis familiaris'due south head and describe a horizontal line intersecting with it. Try and place the horizontal line on the level that you want to have the dog'due south eyes at. The point of the vertical line is to assist make sure that both sides of the domestic dog'southward head are even and the horizontal line will later help y'all place other features such as the ears and eyes on the same level.

Start the head drawing by first sketching out the overall crude shape of the canis familiaris's head (y'all desire to start with the largest proportions starting time). In this instance the shape will be somewhat similar to an egg merely with a less rounded lesser.

Step two – Draw the Outlines of the Ears & Snout

Dog head front view proportions sketch
Dog head front end view proportions sketch

Moving down to the next step you tin can sketch out the shapes of the ears and the snout equally there are the side by side 2 largest parts of the dog's caput. Y'all can avoid whatsoever smaller twists and turns at this stage as you can add those in later.

Step 3 – Draw the Outlines of the Facial Features

Dog head front view details sketch
Canis familiaris head front end view details sketch

Add together the outlines of the smaller details of the head. In this case those will be the basic shapes of the nose and eyes likewise every bit the eyebrow areas.

Once done you can erase the vertical and horizontal guide lines.

Step 4 – Add the Smaller Details & Fur to Cease the Drawing

Dog head front view drawing
Dog caput front view drawing

For this step add the smaller details of the eyes, nose and oral cavity. Also add together some hints of fur along the areas shown in the example.

Draw the fur as a series of small clumps running along the outlines of the dog's head.

Drawing the Optics

Dog eye pupil drawing
Dog eye pupil cartoon

The irises of a dog have upwards the majority of the centre and then that in many cases you hardly come across the whites of the eyes at all.

Drawing the Nose

The nose has a cut similar shape in the middle going from the lesser and fading towards the elevation.

Drawing the Fur

The fur for a gold retriever will tend to stick out around the bottom half of the ears and very lightly around the bottom of the snout.

At that place will besides be swirl like shapes of fur around the eyes for the eyebrows and a parting line in the fur effectually the middle of the head between the eyes.

Conclusion

Domestic dog's come in many breeds, shapes and sizes. You could probably easily make an entire volume on just drawing dogs. It's difficult to cover a lot in just one tutorial but it nevertheless should give y'all an idea of a skilful approach to drawing a dog's head.

For cartoon a dog from the side view come across:

How to Draw a Dog Step past Stride

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