How do you make a dog cartoon? What to Know

All dogs share the same basic head and body construction. By practicing these steps, you’ll soon be able to draw any dog. (Don’t trace. You’ll learn much more if you freehand.)

With the following tips, you can, too. So sharpen that pencil, get out some paper and let’s get started.

When I look at the sketchbooks of aspiring cartoonists and artists, most illustrations don’t convey a sense of thrust. The artists have worked hard on the eyes, the head, the muscles and so on, but there is no flow to the drawings. They have no direction. The characters are just jumbles of parts, which makes them look stiff. It’s certainly important to master drawing those individual parts. No doubt about it. But the parts need an overall framework in which to exist. That’s where the line of action — shown in red — comes into play.

But, because our view of the collie as a full-bodied dog is so ingrained in us, it’s better to start with an overall large shape than to draw a thin body and fill it out with hair. The collie is always well-groomed, so don’t let the hair appear ragged.

Step 5: Now add a smiling mouth, which pushes up into the cheeks and causes creases. The jaw, off to one side, creates a lively smile.

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  • Question What could I use to color the sleeping dog like that? Community Answer You can do several things: a mixture of oil pastel colors, some nice markers like Prisma color, or some colored pencils would do the job! You can also use art software.
  • Question Why did my sleeping dog turn out looking like a rat? Community Answer Everything comes with practice, so dont worry about it too much. You can only improve your drawing skills by drawing the dog over and over again until it looks better.
  • Question How big do the circles have to be? Community Answer It depends on the size of the paper and the type of dog, but the head is usually smaller.
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