As usual, if I was to delve into a step by step approach I would advocate that you sketch a dog in layers! After all, it possesses an anatomy as does a human figure, with muscles included, but with the addition of fur and different facial features. The headline image accompanying this blog post of multitudes of dogs was put together using the techniques I have described so far. Hopefully you can tell the distinctions of the dog breeds by the shape of the heads I have captured. Poo-Poo is not named after, you know, going to the bathroom. He got his name because he’s a poodle. He’s really good at smelling things. And he’s even better at describing those smells. He grew up on a dairy farm. Poo-Poo is very good at smashing his head into things – on purpose. One more thing: He really doesn’t like squirrels. Really. A lot. To successfully draw fur, therefore, you need to create a sense of tonality and shading as well as lines or mark making. There are a variety of different stages or layers to this too! As part of the skeleton and muscle exercise you will have scoped out the basic “cross” shape to convey the width and depth of the dog’s face. You will have then added the oval shape for the outlines of the head.

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How do you sketch a dog face? Is it your secret ambition to produce a lifelike dog portrait? Sketching dog faces follows the same premise as that of humans. The anatomy of a dog face, although different is nevertheless still unique to that dog. If you read our review of the best chew toys, then this recommendation should come as no surprise. The American-made rubber that Goughnuts uses makes their range of chew toys the most durable on the market. Salvador Dali amusingly was known to have said that “if you refuse to study anatomy, the arts of drawing and perspective, the mathematics of aesthetics, and the science of colour, let me tell you that this is more a sign of laziness than of genius…”

A father and his daughter, Lizzy, work on a farm in Kalamazoo. The father instills a serious work ethic in his daughter - and in the animals that live on the farm. One day, Lizzy discovers a kangaroo. Her father agrees that it can live on the farm if Lizzy can find the animal a role. Lizzy succeeds, but then she discovers even stranger animals - Kangaroosters. What job will she find for them? Because it’s hollow, the Zwig floats in water. If your dog loves to fish toys out of a lake or pool, then don’t be afraid to toss it in. Me, I just like the floatability because my aim is always off – I don’t have to fish the Zwig out from the bottom of a pond if it lands there. There are over 450 recognised breed of dogs across the globe so there are plenty of them to choose from to fill a sketchbook. Tom’s first jobs out of college were in politics. He worked for U.S. Senator John Glenn and as the Chief Speechwriter for the Governor of Ohio. He has also worked in marketing and advertising. He likes writing books for kids a lot more than writing speeches and other things for grown-ups. He thinks kids are way smarter than grown-ups.

You can now add the oval for the face (based on the “cross” mentioned above) ears and basic face shapes into your dog sketch too.

For the final books, Ethan Long (a MUCH better drawer than Tom) takes Tom’s original sketches and makes them look, ahem, a bit better.

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One warning: When Cows Fly involves cows, umm, pooping on a mean guy. If you think that’s gross, you shouldn’t get that story. If you think that’s funny, you should probably get it first. It’s less suited to the smallest of breeds, dogs like a Dachshund or Chihuahua – our tiny testers struggled to drag the Zwig around. Our French Bulldog tester had no issues, so if your pup is the same size or larger, then sizing won’t be an issue. It all started when I left it on the countertop and forgot about it. My husband came home and started up an awkward conversation about how I should be more careful about that “thing” in the kitchen, in case the kids saw it. I’ll tell you right now that I was so confused until I finally realized what he was talking about. If you are a complete drawing beginner or keen to start using the correct technique, you will need to get a sheet of tracing paper or greaseproof paper for this exercise, as well as an image of the dog you’d like to draw.

Even though it’s not indoor-friendly, you will want to store it inside. We noticed that one of the SafeStix we left outside began to harden over the months. While it was still perfectly useable, it was considerably less flexible than the ones that were stored inside. There is no denying the West Paw Zwig looks like an adult toy. Well, I didn’t think that at first. But after my husband pointed it out to me, I can’t unsee it. Furthermore, Tom Watson has given kids some pretty great definitions of words in his story, and the word discussions not only slide perfectly into the story, but are sometimes very funny. Delight in the definition of 'distraction'. I did. Especially Karen's contribution. I liked Karen. Make sure you have a sharp pencil or point and create clumps of hair by adding more hairs to the shape. Don’t rush to add lots of hair at the same time, instead draw a few considered strokes around clumps of fur in a “V” shape almost. It was a long journey, but eventually, we narrowed the competition down to 4 winners. Depending on how you want to play with your dog, you want to choose one over another. For example, while one excelled for games of fetch, another was the perfect chew toy.Several years ago, when his kids were younger, Tom wrote and illustrated several rhyming picture books for them. His wife – who is much smarter than Tom – suggested he share these stories with kids for free. And he did. And they’re still free. You can find them at Apple's iBooks store and at other electronic book outlets. Another point to note is that your lines now need to be more shaped as opposed to straight. Still try and keep this minimal and gesture at shape as opposed to too much detail. You will probably not need the tracing paper to do this. If you are drawing an image of an entire dog the face may not necessarily need to convey that much detail, but you’d be surprised how different dog faces are!