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How to Draw a German Shepherd

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a German shepherd 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 oval head.

Step 1: Big oval head
Near the top of your paper draw a big oval, a little wider than tall.
Tip Make it big: almost half of the whole dog. Leave room below.
Step 2: Tall pointy ears
Start on the head's top left. Draw a very tall pointy ear up and back to the head. Same right.
Tip Add a smaller ear shape inside each ear.
Step 3: 2 big eyes
At the middle of the head draw 2 egg eyes a gap apart, with a black dot and shine.
Step 4: Snout and nose
Under the eyes draw a wide oval snout. Sit a rounded triangle nose on top and colour it black.
Step 5: Smile and tongue
From the nose draw a line down, then a w smile out to the snout's sides. Add a U tongue.
Step 6: The body
Start under each ear. Draw a big C down to near the bottom. Join the ends with a sagging line.
Tip The body is a bit wider than the head.
Step 7: Chest patch
Draw a U chest patch under the chin, from the left side of the body across to the right.
Step 8: Front legs
Start under the chest. Draw a long U for each front leg, down to the ground and back up.
Step 9: Back paws and tail
Draw a hill paw at each bottom corner. From the right hip draw a bushy tail along the ground.
Step 10: The ground
Start at the left. Draw a long line under all 4 paws across to the right.
Step 11: Crown line
Draw a wavy crown line from ear to ear, dipping in the middle.
Step 12: Pink tongue, tan fur
Colour the tongue pink. Colour the face around the snout top, inner ears, chest patch, legs and paws tan.
Tip Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Black saddle
Colour the ears, crown, body and tail black, around the tan. Colour the snout top dark grey.
Tip Your dog is done!