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A tan puppy face with long brown floppy ears, a brown patch around one eye, a cream muzzle, a black nose and a pink tongue.
The finished drawing.

How to draw

How to Draw a Puppy Face

  • Easy (level 2 of 5)
  • 10 min
  • 10 steps
  • Ages 5–9 (a guide, not a rule)
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Draw on paper: Paper, Pencil. Optional: Eraser, Brown, tan and pink crayons or markers.

Draw it on the screen

This lesson draws only a puppy's face. A dog's face is different from a cat's: the ears hang down, and a wide muzzle holds a big nose and a happy mouth. Two light guide lines show where the eyes go. Want to draw the whole dog, with a body, four legs and a tail? Try the Standing Dog lesson next.

Want to try the whole animal? How to draw: Standing Dog.

Rather color it? Print the puppy coloring page.

Step by step

  • New lines: purple, thick and glowing
  • Lines you already drew: gray
  • Guides: dashed blue, draw them lightly
  • Erase: dotted pink with an eraser
  1. Step 1 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 1 of 10 Draw a big circle for the head.
  2. Step 2 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 2 of 10 Draw a long, floppy ear hanging down each side of the head.
  3. Step 3 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 3 of 10 Draw a light line down the middle and one across, a little above the center. They are guides.
  4. Step 4 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 4 of 10 Draw a round eye on each side, right on the line across. Fill them in.
  5. Step 5 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 5 of 10 Draw a wide oval at the bottom of the face for the muzzle.
  6. Step 6 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 6 of 10 Draw a big round nose at the top of the muzzle and fill it in.
  7. Step 7 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 7 of 10 Draw a short line down from the nose, then a curve on each side for the mouth.
  8. Step 8 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 8 of 10 Draw a little tongue under the mouth, with a line down its middle.
  9. Step 9 diagram, showing what to erase
    Step 9 of 10 Erase the guide lines.
  10. Step 10 diagram, with the new lines highlighted
    Step 10 of 10 Draw a bumpy patch around one eye.
A tan puppy face with long brown floppy ears, a brown patch around one eye, a cream muzzle, a black nose and a pink tongue.

You did it!

Your drawing does not have to look like this one. Every artist draws a little differently.

Color it on screen Print a practice sheet

Tips for this drawing

Helpful hints

  • Keep the ears outside the head circle. They hang down beside it like long socks.
  • Press lightly for the guide lines so they are easy to erase.
  • Try other moods: raise little eyebrows over the eyes for a surprised puppy, or skip the tongue for a calm one.

Common mistakes

  • The muzzle is small and the face looks like a cat. Make the muzzle wide, about as wide as the space between the outside edges of the eyes.
  • The ears point up. Start each ear at the top of the head and let it hang down past the cheeks.

Make it simpler

Skip the guides and the patch: draw the head, two floppy ears, two dot eyes, the muzzle and a nose.

Face guide lines

A light line down the middle and one across show where the face goes. The eyes sit on the line across, the same distance from the middle line, and the nose sits on the middle line.

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