How to Draw a Coonhound

Step 1: The head

Near the top draw a big round head, a little wider at the cheeks. It is half the dog.

Tip Leave room underneath for the body and legs.

Step 2: Long floppy ears

Start at the top left of the head. Draw a long floppy ear down and back to the cheek.

Tip Draw the same ear on the other side.

Step 3: Eyes and eyebrow spots

Halfway down the head draw 2 big eyes with black dots. Add a small oval spot above each.

Tip Two eyebrow spots are a coonhound mark.

Step 4: Long snout and nose

Under the eyes draw a big oval snout with a black triangle nose at the top.

Step 5: Smile and tongue

From the nose draw a line down, ending in a w smile. Hang a small tongue under it.

Step 6: The body

Start where each ear touches the cheek. Draw a big C down each side. Join the ends underneath.

Tip The body line hides behind the ears at the top.

Step 7: The chest

Start under the left cheek. Draw a big U down the chest, back up to stop under the right cheek.

Step 8: Front legs

From the chest draw 2 front legs, narrower above round paws, back to the chest. Add 2 toe lines each.

Step 9: Back paws and tail

Draw a hill paw at each bottom corner. From the right hip draw a tail curving up to a point.

Tip The tail is fat at the hip and thin at the tip.

Step 10: The ground

Draw a long ground line across under all 4 paws.

Step 11: Speckles

Dot 5 small dark speckles on the chest. They are the ticks in the coat.

Tip Keep them few and small, spread out.

Step 12: Pink and tan

Go over your lines. Colour the tongue pink. Colour the snout and the 2 eyebrow spots tan.

Step 13: Light blue coat

Colour the head, chest, legs and paws light blue, around the snout. Keep the eyes white.

Step 14: Dark blue ears

Colour the 2 ears, the sides of the body and the tail dark blue. Your coonhound is done!