How to Draw an Anime Dog
In this tutorial on how to draw an anime dog, you will see how the style of drawing anime animals differs from the realistic style.
In addition, I will give you additional tips and tricks that will not only help you learn how to draw anime animals, but will also generally improve your skills in the field of fine art.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Steps on how to draw an anime dog
- Alternative method
- Additional content
- Conclusion
Introduction
Now I will show you how to draw an anime dog. There is much anime where dogs are the main characters. This animal always lives next to a person, provides assistance, shows its devotion and other qualities.
In the picture, you see an ordinary anime dog. This character was created for anime or manga, but it looks quite realistic. The dog has a realistic muzzle, the correct proportions of the body, and a fairly realistic color.
The lesson includes nine simple steps. As you progress through the lesson, you will be given small hints. This will help you achieve great results. Be attentive, and accurate. Memorize all drawing steps. This will help you in the future when you want to draw the dog again.
In addition, at the end of this lesson you will find another instruction that will help you consolidate the acquired knowledge, and additional PDF materials will help you not to lose this lesson even if you do not have access to the Internet.
And of course, the second instruction in drawing an anime dog will help you delve deeper into the topic and sketch a variety of cute anime animals on paper without any difficulties.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Steps on How to Draw an Anime Dog
Time needed: 25 minutes
How to Draw an Anime Dog
- Draw the front of the muzzle.
Add a smooth line to depict the profile of the dog. Please note that the dog’s face in this drawing is noticeably shorter than the face of a real dog.
- Depict the ears and the back of the head.
Draw two ears and with a jagged line draw the back of the head. Try to maintain the proportions of the head as shown in my example.
- Sketch out the torso.
Using a few smooth lines draw the torso. Leave free spaces for the tail and paws. Try to make the lines smooth as in my example.
- Depict the front and back paw.
Draw two short paws that are located in the foreground. The anime dog looks very cute due to the fact that its legs are noticeably shorter than the legs of a real dog.
- Add the rest of the paws.
Repeat the previous step and draw the paws that are further away from us. This will make your drawing of an anime dog more voluminous.
- Sketch out the tail.
The tail is large and curled into a ring. By the way, if you noticed, in this drawing lesson we draw an anime Shiba Inu.
- Sketch some details.
With an uneven line, separate the parts of the body where the color will differ. Now is the time to add some more details, such as the texture of the fur.
- Draw the face of the anime dog.
Draw the inside of the ear, neck, and muzzle elements. Notice that the anime dog is smiling. This gives her a cuter look.
- Add some colors the anime dog drawing.
Use beige and light brown to color different parts of the body. Adding highlights to the eyes will make your sketch more interesting.
Additional Content
As I said above, this anime dog drawing tutorial was really simple. To improve your skills and make each new drawing better than the previous one, download this PDF file, which summarizes this lesson and all its additional materials.
Alternative Method for Drawing an Anime Dog
Here you can see a slightly different style and a different angle from which we see the anime dog. Additionally, you can see a different sequence of steps. Try to draw an anime dog using this method too, to deepen and improve your skills.
As you can see, here the drawing process starts with basic outlines, and gradually moves into details.
First, sketch the outlines of the torso and head, then outline the details of the face and ears. Then add the limbs and fur lines on the torso. After that, remove all unnecessary lines and color the anime dog drawing.
Summary
So, drawing anime animals, especially dogs, is a very simple process. Just like in drawing other animals. You can start with something general, then gradually go deeper into the details, or draw the details separately, as in the first instruction.
The main differences between anime animals and realistic ones are about the same as drawing anime characters and real people. This is primarily a deliberate simplification in certain places, anime shadows and, of course, facial expressions.
