![Final product image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/final_image/howtodrawdoge-final.jpg)
1. Define the Head Proportions
Step 1
Start with a circle. And when I say "a circle", I don't mean a perfect shape drawn with calipers (having problems with drawing a circle?). Draw it very lightly—it's just a guide line and we're not going to need it after it's used.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-1-circle.png)
Step 2
Draw a cross inside the circle. Again, do it softly and don't worry about using a ruler.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-2-circle-cross.png)
Step 3
"Rotate" the cross as shown below.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-3-cross-rotate.png)
Step 4
Draw another circle, using the cross lines as your guide.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-4-mouth-circle.png)
Step 5
Inside the circle you've just drawn, add two identical, overlapping circles.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-5-mouth-circle.png)
Step 6
Add a third circle, as shown in the image below. The third circle should be the same size as the two smaller circles, and intersect them both evenly.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-6-mouth-circle.png)
Step 7
The base for the snout is done! You can now press your pencil harder and draw the outlines.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-7-mouth.png)
Step 8
Add the nose.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-8-nose.png)
Step 9
The nose and mouth are sketched out, so let's start the forehead now. We need to return to sketching very lightly, so that you can remove these lines later. Draw a big circle on the mouth, as if doge tried to balance a ball.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-9-forehead.png)
Step 10
Divide the circle into four parts, as shown in the image below.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-10-forehead.png)
Step 11
Divide the lower half into two halves.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-11-forehead.png)
Step 12
We need to connect the forehead with the snout now.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-12-mouth-bridge.png)
Step 13
Add some more structured lines.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-13-mouth-bridge.png)
Step 14
Now we have enough guide lines to place the eyes.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-14-eyes.png)
Step 15
Sketch the eyes, but don't darken them yet. We'll add details to them later.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-15-eyes.png)
Step 16
Draw panda patches around the eyes.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-16-eyes.png)
Step 17
Let's outline the head now.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-17-head-shape.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-17-head-shape2.png)
Step 18
Add pointed ears to doge's head.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-18-ears.png)
Step 19
Add some finishing touches to the shape of doge's face.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-19-face.png)
Step 20
The sketch is done! If you want, you can stop here and use a thick marker to stress the defined outlines, for a finished sketch. But if you go further, I can show you how to draw a realistic doge!![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-1-20-sketch-done.png)
2. Add the Details
Step 1: Eyes
Eyes of doge should be dark and shiny at the same time, with eyelids that have dark e. Leave a bit of white space for a staring look.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-1-eye.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-1-eye2.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-1-eye3.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-1-eye4.png)
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Step 2: Nose
If you want to learn some more about drawing a dog's nose, why not try my "How to Draw Dogs and Wolves" tutorial.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-2-nose.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-2-nose2.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-2-nose3.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-2-nose4.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-2-nose5.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-2-nose-final.png)
Step 3: Mouth
Doge has black lips, cute thin whiskers and a dark and slightly open mouth.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-3-mouth.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-3-mouth2.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-3-mouth3.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-3-mouth4.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-3-mouth-final.png)
Step 4: Ears
Add a lot of fluffy fur inside the ear!![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-4-ears.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-4-ears2.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-4-ears3.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-4-ears-final.png)
Step 5: Shading
Simple, short lines are good to simulate fur. Draw them thickly where you want to add shade.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-2-5-head-shading.png)
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3. Draw the Body
Step 1
We can now add the rest of the body. Doge looks quite stocky in this perspective, so it's going to be easy to build his body out of simple shapes.First, attach a big circle to the head. This will be the neck.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-1-neck.png)
Step 2
We need to find out where the paws are going to lay. Draw a simple triangle starting in the center of the circle you drew in the previous step.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-2-body.png)
Step 3
Let's build the legs out of a few circles.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-3-body.png)
Step 4
You can now outline the basic shape of the body.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-4-body.png)
Step 5
Add the paws. Want to know why they look like this?![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-5-paws.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-5-paws2.png)
Step 6
Outline the paws.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-6-paws.png)
Step 7
Doge paws are quite a complicated structure. We need to define "claw covers", for example.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-7-paws.png)
Step 8
Here come the claws!![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-8-paws.png)
Step 9
Draw the rest of the body. Don't stress it too much, it's the least important part of the picture.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-9-back.png)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-9-back2.png)
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Step 10
The body is fully sketched now. Just a few more steps for a finished doge!![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-3-10-body-done.png)
4. Final Touches
Step 1
Use short, fast lines to draw tiny hairs at the fingers of the paws. Also, draw dark pads under the claws.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-4-1-paws.png)
Step 2
Define the outlines of the legs with short, messy lines.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-4-2-paws.png)
Step 3
Shade the legs with simple lines.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-4-3-paws.png)
Step 4
Time for some final shading!![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-4-4-fur.png)
Step 5
You can stress some of the outlines to make them stand out more.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-4-5-outlines.png)
Step 6
Use an eraser to carefully clean up the picture. Even if you were drawing digitally, it's good to keep some of the guide lines for a natural, sketchy effect.![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/19976/image/howtodrawdoge-4-6-clear.png)