Diana Fisher - How to Draw Dogs & Puppies: Step-by-step instructions for 25 different dog breeds

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Dogs & PuppiesLearn to draw and color 25 favorite dog breeds, step by easy step, shape by simple shape! Illustrated by Diana Fisher www.walterfoster.com
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Digital edition: 978-1-6105-9866-8
Softcover edition: 978-1-5601-0816-0 Getting StartedWhen you look closely at the drawings in this book, youll notice that theyre made up of basic shapes, such as circles, triangles, and rectangles. To draw all your favorite dogs and puppies, just start with simple shapes as you see here. Its easy and fun!Circles are used to draw this dogs head, chest, and hips.Ovals are good for drawing a sitting dogs chest and hips.Squares are best for drawing a dog that has a blocky head.Coloring TipsTheres more than one way to bring your furry friends to life on paperyou can use crayons, markers, or colored pencils. Just be sure you have plenty of good dog colorsblack, brown, and white, plus yellow, orange, and red. Crayon Marker Pug PuppyAdult Pugs have square faces with deep wrinkles. But this Pug is just a pup, so its face is smoother and more rounded.ChihuahuaUse circles for the Chihuahuas tiny body. Then draw short legs.

Be sure to add big, round eyes and large, triangular ears!fun fact According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), the Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog! A full-grown Chihuahua measures from 6 to 9 inches tall at the shoulder and weighs only 2 to 6 pounds! Great DaneThis gentle giant is very tall with a long body. Draw a big circle for the chest. Then add the head and hips with smaller circles.The dog shown here is brindle colored. But Great Danes can also be black, blue, fawn, or harlequin.fun fact The name Great Dane makes people think these dogs are Danish (from Denmark). But the Great Dane (also known as Deutsche Dogge, meaning German Dog) is the national dog of Germany, where the breed originated. BeagleWhen drawing this popular hound, look at its unique features, such as its straight forelegs, upright tail, and long ears.