Drawing a puppy head
This is a quick little tutorial to give you some pointers when it comes to drawing a basic cartoon puppy head!
Step 1
Begin
with a circle for the head and an oval for the muzzle. Cartoon pups usually have
rather short muzzles, large heads and eyes, and cute ears. This pup isn't of any
special breed, so I don't have to think about how long/short the muzzle should
be etc.
Step 2
Next,
it's time to work more on the nose. Here I've added it, as well as a few
mouthlines. Notice the little chin? You can also see the helplines for the
eyes.
Step 3
Eyes
and eyebrows! Notice that this little pup has two highlights in the eye? This
makes it look smaller and cuter. Humans tend to like animals with large heads,
big eyes and small bodies, because they remind us of human babies.
I
have also added small eyebrows to this pic. Notice how little you can see of the
left eye and eyebrow!
Step 4
The
last big step! Now add the ears. Ears aren't thin and flat - they are sort of
wrinkled, like shown above. Try to at least hint a little 3D in the ears, that
will help your pup look more realistic.
Step
5
Finally, if you want, you can add a few last details, and perhaps give
your puppy some colour. I made a black/white little foxhound :)