How to Draw a Dog Digging

If there is one thing that dogs really love to do, it is to dig – they simply cannot get enough of it! Want to bring this cute scene to life? Then read on!


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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions

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Grab a black pen, and draw a loopy “u” shape in the center of your page.


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Then, add a small half-circle to the right of this.


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Connect the half-circle to the original shape with a curved line, and then bring another curved line up on the right. Do you see the ear and face of your dog starting to take shape?


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Add another “u” shape to the top of the line to create an ear on the right…


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And then curve a line across from the end of this, towards the left.


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Now, add a curved “point” to the center of the face, between the ears.


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Add two thick curved lines, one in each section…


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And then a smattering of small dots all around the nose.


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Now, add a “teardrop” shape to the right of the face.


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Bring another curved line down from below the left ear, angling down at the bottom, and then back up, ending roughly level with the top of the ear.


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Add a curved line from the outside of this, reaching up and in…


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And then add another back leg to the left of this, curving the outline line up and across.


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In the remaining gap, add a pointed, wagging tail.


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Now, add small marks to the bottom of the paws, to create tiny toes.


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Next, add a long, thin curved shape to the right of the right paw, with a point at the end.


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Repeat this shape a few more times, creating a clump of grass.


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Add a curved line to the right, and bring this across to the left and up to meet the paws…


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And then add a series of small marks all around this bottom section to show that your dog is digging!


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Now, add a patch to the tail, and a couple of patches to the back legs, the top of the back, and the ears.


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Use a black pen to fill in these patches…


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And then a yellow pen for the grass at the front.


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Finally, fill in the section at the bottom with a brown pen.


And just like that, you have drawn one very happy dog – let’s just hope that is not a prized flowerbed he is digging up!

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