This also requires studying the various dog breeds, since many have specific characteristics of their limbs, such as the claws of an English bulldog not touching the ground. When you color an already drawn picture, you can shadow it to make it look as if you drew it. Shadows also play an important part in a life-like drawing of a dog. Remember to shade the dog’s ears according to the shadows that would actually occur, such as the difference between one ear perked to a sound while the other one was folded back on itself, something common to man’s best friend. Occasionally, a dog has two different colored eyes, such as one blue and one brown. On most miniature dogs, the irises aren’t visible. Many dogs have brown eyes, but some dogs, like German Shepherds, have blue eyes. They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, so color the dogs’ eyes soulfully. If you get the highlights in a dog’s eyes in the correct place and in the correct proportion, the eyes will look right. Draw this, then the size of the pupil (black part of the eye), then the size of the iris (colored part) and then the rest of the eye. Start by observing where the highlight in the dog’s eyes is. Short-haired dogs, such as a chihuahua, show their muscle structure more clearly. Fur becomes more obvious in a long-haired dog and will fall in different directions. Use different shades of the same color to provide depth of color and make it look more like real fur. Look at photos of actual dogs to determine what the fur should look like, then sketch it that way on the coloring page. Since in real life, the dog’s fur grows in all directions, draw it this way using your crayons or colored pencils. Vary the fur in color, curliness, and length. Rather than coloring the dog’s fur a solid color, try drawing it in with brushstrokes. You learn the basics of portraiture to create a better coloring page. When you learn the shapes and proportions of a dog breed, such as a Pomeranian or French bulldog, you can better capture how the animal would appear in reality. This includes whether they usually have straight or curly fur or whether their noses typically appear as pink, or if they have the colors of their fur on them. Get to know the typical colors of each dog breed. You can color an existing line drawing of a dog and make it look like a painting or drawing simply by the color you use and the brushstrokes.
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