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How to Draw a Great Dane
Draw a Great Dane in 14 easy steps, about 11 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: tall head.
Step 1: Tall head
Near the top, draw a tall head with a flat top, full cheeks and a square chin.
Tip A great dane's head is long: make it taller than it is wide.
Step 2: Floppy ears
On each top corner of the head, draw a big soft ear folding over and hanging down beside the face.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Above the middle of the head, draw 2 egg eyes a gap apart. Add black dots with shines.
Step 4: Square muzzle
Start under the eyes. Draw a tall square muzzle down to the chin. Add a black nose at the top.
Step 5: Smile and tongue
From the nose, draw a short line down to a w smile. Hang a small U tongue under it.
Step 6: Long neck and body
Start under each side of the jaw. Draw a line down the long neck and out round to the bottom.
Step 7: Collar and tag
Start on one side of the neck. Draw 2 sagging curves across to the other. Hang a round tag below.
Step 8: Long front legs
From each shoulder, draw a long leg down to a round paw and back up to the middle. Add toes.
Step 9: Haunches and back paws
At each bottom corner, draw a hill paw with 2 toes. Curve a haunch from the side down to it.
Step 10: Whip tail
Start at the right hip. Draw a long thin tail curving down to rest on the ground.
Step 11: The ground
Draw a long ground line under all 4 paws and the tail.
Step 12: Tan fur
Colour the fur tan and the tag yellow, around the muzzle, ears and collar. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Pink tongue, red collar
Colour the tongue pink and the collar red.
Step 14: Dark grey mask
Colour the muzzle and both ears dark grey, around the black nose and the pink tongue.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a Great Dane, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
