How to Draw an African Wild Dog
In this simple step by step instruction you will learn how to draw an African wild dog. The whole process consists of 10 steps.
Dear friends, in this lesson we have prepared for you a lesson on how to draw an African wild dog. This is a rather rare drawing guide, but at the same time, we are sure that you will enjoy the process of drawing a wild dog. Now let’s get to know this animal a little closer.
The African wild dog is a predatory mammal that can be found throughout Africa, where it has managed to adapt quite well to the difficult conditions of its habitat. The body can reach 120 cm, the tail – 40 cm, adult animals weigh 25-35 kg. The African dog rarely hunts alone, mostly they gather in a pack, which includes 10-30 individuals.
Now get your drawing supplies ready and let’s start drawing!
Time needed: 35 minutes
How to Draw an African Wild Dog
- Head and body outline.
Although the first, but perhaps the most extensive and basic stage of the drawing. Slowly and focusing on the drawing that is presented in the example step, start drawing the outline of a wild dog.
After that, it is also necessary to draw the outline of the eye in the form of an oval.
- Head details.
At this stage, it is necessary to draw in more detail the head of the dog. First, add a dot to the previously drawn outline of the eye. Next, you need to draw the nose in the form of an arcuate line. And then with a wavy line draw the teeth on the upper jaw.
- Add spots.
Next, you need to give volume to the picture. To do this, it is necessary to add spots characteristic of an African wild dog over the entire surface of the body.
- Draw the outline of the ear.
Draw a big ear at the top of the head. Its shape resembles a triangle, the sides of which are slightly convex.
- Draw the second ear.
First you need to complete the detailing of the first ear. To do this, draw a wavy line down from the top corner to the bottom of the ear. And then, focusing on the instructions, draw the second ear.
- Draw the legs.
The front leg is drawn from fairly simple straight lines, the lower part of the paw has a rounded shape. By analogy, draw the back leg, but note that the upper part is rounded.
- Draw the tail.
The tail is quite long and has a magnificent shape. You can draw using curved lines.
- Finish drawing the legs.
By analogy with step 6 draw two more legs. As a result, you should get a picture where a wild dog seems to be in motion.
- Detail the legs and tail.
It is also necessary to draw spots on the legs and tail.
- Color your drawing.
For coloring, you will need pencils or felt-tip pens in brown and gray colors of different shades.
The drawing of a wild African dog is ready! You can share the resulting work with friends on social networks, and then move on to other drawing lessons.