How to draw a dog

How To Draw A Dog | Easy Step By Step Printable Activities

If you are looking to learn how to draw a dog then these printable activities will help you do just that. You’ll find lots of cute dogs that you can draw. It’s also such a fun activity for you and your kids to do and helps you learn to draw the dogs you love.

These printable drawing activities are a great way to learn how to draw a dog, and it’s so easy to do. You don’t need to learn how to draw a dog step by step, as this grid method helps you learn to draw lines and shapes in the right proportions and areas. When you use the included practice sheets, you’ll be able to draw dogs soon enough from memory.

We’ve included different types of dogs for you to learn to draw so you can pick your favorite and practice. You’ll learn how to draw a puppy, draw a dog face, and you can even learn how to draw a cartoon dog.

Kids Drawing Activities

Kids love dogs and they also love drawing dogs too as it’s one of the most popular drawing activities that both kids and adults like to do.

Young children will prefer to learn how to draw a cute dog, as they’re very simple and easy. Adults may prefer to learn how to draw a realistic dog and we’ve also included that here in these worksheets for you too.

So when your children are indoors on a rainy day or looking for something to do while at home then what better thing is there to do than to get creative by learning how to draw our fluffy friends! Drawing is such a fun activity that children love to do and these activities are hugely popular with little ones and will help them develop their skills while having fun.

That’s why we’ve created these fun dog drawing step-by-step activities to keep your kids occupied while at home.

If you are a teacher then these how to draw activities are a great classroom activity that can also be used for art lessons.

You’ll learn how to draw a dog easy with these drawing activities.

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So print these off, look out some pencils and coloring pens and let them practice drawing dogs and other fun things that they love!

When they’re done they can even color it in afterwards. There’s so much fun to be had in something so simple, and the creative time helps kids develop more healthily.

Our how to draw practice sheets are a great kids activity because they can learn to draw easily by copying the subject in the grid and drawing a replica on the practice sheet. This helps them develop the ability to recognize and reproduce lines and shapes.

How Do You Draw A Dog Step By Step

Grid method drawing has been done for hundreds of years. Many artists have used the technique, including famous artists, and it’s a great way to develop visual discrimination skills while drawing, which is the ability to detect differences and similarities in size, shape, and color.

So how do you draw a dog? Well to learn how to draw dogs easy, simply pick your favorite dog from the ones available here. You can print as many of our how to draw activities as you like for lots of drawing fun.

Make sure you get the practice sheets at the bottom of the page as you’ll need to print a few of these for this drawing lesson and our other how to draw activities. We have a massive range of subjects for you to learn how to draw and all of them use the same practice sheets.

  1. To draw a dog you simply use the empty practice sheet and copy the dog from the grid guide on to the practice sheet.
  2. Try to start at the top of the dog and work your way around, replicating the lines in each grid square.

    You can either use the full-size practice sheet or the page with four practice grids. This way you can practice drawing dogs as much as you want until you get so good you can draw a dog easily from memory.
  3. It’s best if you use a pencil to draw the dog faintly and then use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. When you’re happy with the dog drawing you can go over it with a pen to finalize and erase any remaining pencil marks.
  4. When you’re done drawing the dog, you can then add any embellishments that you want around the edges of the sheet as seen in our example and even color in the dog with your favorite coloring pens or pencils for even more fun.

The more you practice drawing dogs the better you will get and you’ll soon be able to draw dogs without the practice sheet.

You can use these practice sheets for all of our How To Draw printables – we have 100’s of them, so you’ll be able to draw a wide range of popular things with just a little practice.

How to draw a dog step by step

About this how to draw dogs activity

Our free dog drawing activity is perfect for kids to do to help them enjoy their time indoors while keeping them busy with creative time instead of screen time.

When they’re done drawing the dog and have added the embellishments, they can then color the whole page in. Although dogs may have limited colors, such as black, grey, white, or brown, kids really can style these dogs in any color they choose. Just let them go wild and create a colorful picture that’s uniquely their own.

When this dog activity is completely colored it creates such a pretty picture that your children will love and they’ll feel proud that they’ve drawn it themselves.

Print your favorite dog how to draw practice sheets below

Simply click your favorite printable dog image from the selection we’ve displayed here to enlarge it and then save it to your computer before printing. Alternatively, click the links below each dog image, you can also then drag to your desktop which many people find easiest.

Remember to check out our other how to draw worksheets and print as many as you want. I recommend that you print a few of our activities to give your kids variety and to keep them busy.

How To Draw Dogs Step By Step Activity Printables

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Dog Drawing Activity 1

How To Draw A Dog Face

How To Draw A Dog Face

Learn how to draw a dog face easy with this worksheet. This dog is super cute and really easy to draw and is very popular with kids.


How To Draw A Realistic Dog

How To Draw A Realistic Dog

Learn how to draw a realistic dog using this reference sheet. Start by drawing the outline, replicating the grid. Then work on the fine details in each grid square. The more you practice the better you’ll get at drawing a dog. The fine details can be added anywhere and you’ll get better at understanding their general placement the more you practice.

Puppy How To Draw

Puppy How To Draw

This worksheet is perfect for those of you who want to learn how to draw a puppy. This cute dog is easy to draw, so a good choice for older kids.

How To Draw A Cartoon Dog

How To Draw A Cartoon Dog

If you’re looking for a cartoon dog to learn how to draw, then this cheeky sausage is a fun activity to do.

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Dog Drawing Activity 6

How To Draw A Cute Dog

How To Draw A Cute Dog

If you’re looking for something fun, then learn how to draw a cute dog with this worksheet.

How To Draw A Simple Dog

How To Draw A Simple Dog

This is such a simple dog to learn how to draw as it’s mostly outlines that you need to draw. So you’ll be able to learn how to draw a dog easily with this worksheet.

How To Draw A Dog Easy

How To Draw A Dog Easy

For young children who are getting better at drawing, then this dog is easy to draw and also fun for preschoolers.

Printable Practice Sheets – Use these worksheets to practice drawing

Use these practice sheets to practice drawing the dogs. You can use the full-size practice sheet or the set of 4 grids worksheet to practice.

If you print off several of these sheets, you can use them to practice drawing these dogs and any of our other How To Draw worksheets. We’ve got 100’s of things for you to learn how to draw and the best way to learn is simply by practicing!

How To Draw Practice Sheet

How To Draw Practice Sheet

How To Draw Practice Grids

How To Draw Set of 4 Practice Sheets

Amazon Basics Sketch and Drawing Art Pencil Kit

If you’re looking for a great set of drawing pencils to help you practice drawing then you’ll love this awesome kit of pencils, erasers, and sharpeners.

This kit has everything you need to create high-quality drawings, in a budget-friendly kit. This is the kit that I personally use and because it’s so low cost, my children use it too. It includes pencils of different hardness and darkness, so you can easily create great tonal shades when drawing for a professional effect.

  • All-in-one drawing and sketch kit for artists of all skill levels
  • Includes a variety of pencils, sketch and charcoal sticks, erasers and sharpeners
  • Create dynamic works of art or simply sketch out ideas
  • Ideal who want to experiment with or combine different drawing techniques
  • High grade quality at a great price

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Be sure to grab as many printables as you can while you’re here and print them off whenever you need activities for your kids.

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