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How to Draw a Basset Hound

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a basset hound in 13 easy steps, about 10 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.

Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: big head.

Step 1: Big head
Near the top of your paper, draw a big oval head, a little wider than tall. Make it big!
Tip The head is almost half of the whole basset hound.
Step 2: Extra-long ears
Start high on the head's left. Draw a long floppy ear past the chin, in to the cheek. Same right.
Tip Basset hound ears are the longest: soft and velvety.
Step 3: Big droopy muzzle
Low in the head, draw a big oval muzzle near the chin. Add a black triangle nose on top.
Step 4: Face stripe
From the head top, draw 2 lines down the middle of the face, a finger apart, stopping on the muzzle.
Step 5: Two big eyes
Draw 2 egg eyes on the middle of the head, either side of the stripe. Add black dots and shines.
Step 6: Smile and tongue
From the nose, draw a short line down to a w smile. Hang a small U tongue from its middle.
Step 7: The body
Start under each ear. Draw a short line down to near the bottom. Join them across with a soft curve.
Tip The body is a bit wider than the head.
Step 8: White chest
Start low on the left ear. Draw a big U across the chest and stop on the right ear.
Step 9: Short front legs
Start low on the chest. Draw 2 short U legs down to round paws and back up. Add toe lines.
Step 10: Back paws and ground
Add hill paws with toe lines at both bottom corners. Draw a ground line under the paws, side to side.
Step 11: Curvy tail
From the body above the right back paw, draw a banana tail curving up. Add a line near its tip.
Tip Make it thick, and keep a gap between the tail and the long ear.
Step 12: Pink tongue, ginger coat
Colour the tongue pink, then the head, body sides and tail ginger. Leave the eyes and the stripe white.
Tip Keep the muzzle, chest, legs, paws and tail tip white too.
Step 13: Brown ears
Colour the 2 long ears brown, right up to the head. Your basset hound is done!