How to Draw a Shiba Inu
One of the cutest dogs that has already conquered the Internet along with cats is the Shiba Inu, and in this tutorial I want to show you how to draw a Shiba Inu step by step.
Here you will see as many as 4 ways to sketch a Shiba Inu, and each of them is special in its own way. Find the one that suits you best or try them all.
How to Draw a Shiba Inu: Basic Information
If you love dogs and want to improve your creative skills, then be sure to follow the new lesson on how to sketch a Shiba Inu. This is a breed of hunting dog, which is bred in Japan. The Shiba Inu is an active, inquisitive, intelligent and friendly dog with an independent personality. It is a robust medium-sized dog that has a thick fur and a curled tail.
So what will you see and what will you learn in this lesson?
In this lesson, the Shiba Inu is presented in a cartoon form, so it looks unrealistic, but very cute. All elements of the drawing are very simple, however, in this drawing, the Shiba Inu breed is easily recognizable.
Carefully draw all the lines that are marked in red and remember the drawing steps. You can use the acquired skills in the future to draw other dogs.
Shiba Inu Drawing Tutorial
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to Draw a Shiba Inu
- Draw the head and torso.
Firstly, depict the head in the shape of an oval and add the small torso on the side. The lines of the head and torso of this cute dog should not be too smooth and perfect.
- Add elements of the face.
In the middle of the head draw two small eyes and in the middle draw the nose and mouth. Notice that the dog’s face seems to be smiling at us through the screen.
- Depict the ears.
Draw the small ears on the top of the head and immediately add the inner parts of the ears. This cute Japanese dog’s ears look like two rounded triangles.
- Sketch out the front paws.
Draw two short front legs in the lower part of the body. In this step, the Shiba Inu’s legs look like two elongated U letters.
- Draw the back leg.
With smooth lines draw the hind legs of the same shape as in my example. The hind leg here looks slightly more massive than the front legs.
- Depict the tail.
Now, in the upper part of the torso, draw the fluffy tail in the form of the spiral. It is this shape of the tail that is tested to understand that it is a Shiba Inu in the picture.
- Detail the Shiba Inu artwork.
On the dog’s body, add the outlines where the fur color will be different. Sketch these lines on the head, torso, legs and tail.
- Correct inaccuracies.
So now it’s time to give your Japanese dog drawing the final look. First, remove all unnecessary lines and then outline the entire artwork for greater emphasis.
- Color the Shiba Inu drawing.
You will need beige, pink, gray, and black. First of all, color the wool light beige. Then paint the inner surfaces of the ears pink and the eyes black, leaving highlights in them.
Additional Content
The next lesson has come to an end, and now you have learned how to draw a Shiba Inu dog. I hope that you had a pleasant time and that you had a pleasant experience. Finally, I suggest you download a PDF file for free, which contains a brief instruction and additional training materials.
Alternative Ways to Draw a Shiba Inu
In addition to the Shiba Inu tutorial that you may have seen above, I offer you three additional ways that will complement your skills and take them to an even higher level.
Method 1. How to Draw a Cute Shiba Inu
In the picture, the shiba inu dog looks very funny. Pay attention to body proportions. The body of the shiba inu has a rounded shape, the paws are very short, the tail is fluffy and curved in the form of a spiral.
Draw the basic outlines of the head first and then the torso. After that, start adding details and at the end draw the cute dog’s face.
Method 2. How to draw a Simple Shiba Inu
This Shiba Inu drawing lesson is very simple. In order to get a very cute and simple Shiba Inu drawing you will only need to complete 6 simple and short steps, which will take you very little time.
As in the previous lesson, first outline the outlines of the head, then the torso. After this, outline the outlines of the limbs, collar, tail and ears. At the end draw the details of the face as in my example.
Method 3. Simple Shiba Inu Simple Drawing Tutorial
This Shiba Inu drawing lesson consists of 9 steps, but nevertheless, it is not much more complicated than the previous ones.
In this instruction, Shiba Inu smiles. Of course, dogs in real life are unlikely to smile, but to make the sketch more cute, draw a smile on the dog’s face.
Conclusion
So today I showed you how to draw a Shiba Inu in four different ways. As you can see, the methods can be very different from each other, but whatever method you use, you need to take everything step by step and move from more general details to smaller ones.
