How to Draw an Akita Dog
Learn how to draw an Akita dog using this step-by-step tutorial. This guide will be useful for any aspiring artist.
Akita Inu is one of the oldest dog breeds on Earth, which was bred in the northern regions of Japan. This is a proud, beautiful, strong and devoted pet. We hope that you will learn with interest how to draw an Akita Dog.
Akita dogs are medium to large sized dogs with a compact yet graceful build. The head with small ears resembles a fox’s head. This breed has only a few fur color options. The fur must be short, and on the muzzle—a white mask.
Dogs do well in the house and apartment, but require frequent walks and physical activity.
It is difficult to describe the nature of this breed. Akitas are very versatile dogs. The American subspecies of Akita are distinguished by more serious habits, while the Japanese are somewhat more playful and frivolous. At the same time, most representatives of the breed are not stupid sofa pets or overly sullen dogs. There are several main character traits.
We hope that these facts about Akita dogs are very interesting, and you will draw this beautiful pet with even more involvement.
Time needed: 25 minutes
How to Draw an Akita Dog
- Draw the outline of the head.
Start by drawing a semi-circular shape of the head, and an elongated muzzle of the dog. Also add the round eye shape.
- Add details of the face.
Depict the details of the eye, including the pupil. Then draw the mouth and nose of the Akita.
- Draw the ears.
Draw pointed dog ears as in the example.
- Shape the torso.
This step shows how to draw a dog’s torso. Extend two curved lines, and form the Akita’s torso.
- Add limbs.
Draw the first part of the Akita’s front and hind legs. In our drawing, the Akita stands on its hind legs.
- The second part of the legs.
In the same way as in the previous step, draw the second part of the dog’s limbs.
- Detail the fur.
Add lines to the dog’s body that divide the dog’s coat into different sections. This will make your drawing more realistic and fascinating. This step also shows how to detail the dog’s paws.
- Draw the tail.
Extend two curved lines and draw the Akita’s fluffy tail.
- Color your great looking Akita.
In our artwork, we used sand and beige shades. Color your Akita dog using colored pencils or crayons.
Great, your drawing of a cute dog is ready! We hope this guide was helpful to you. Share this drawing lesson with your friends and also show each other your artwork. See you in other cute animal drawing tutorials!