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How to Draw a Norwegian Elkhound
Draw a norwegian elkhound 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: the head.
Step 1: The 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 the dog. Leave room below for the body.
Step 2: Pointy ears
On each top corner of the head, draw a tall pointy ear leaning out. Add a smaller triangle inside.
Tip Elkhound ears stand straight up with a soft point.
Step 3: Two big eyes
At the middle of the head, draw 2 egg eyes. Add a brown circle inside each, with a black dot.
Step 4: Snout and nose
Under the eyes, draw a wide oval snout inside the head. Sit a black triangle nose on top, point down.
Step 5: Smile and tongue
From the nose tip, draw a short line down into a little w. Hang a U tongue below its middle.
Tip The tongue pokes out below the oval. Rub out the line inside it.
Step 6: The body
Start low on each cheek. Draw a big C down near the bottom. Join the ends with a saggy line.
Tip The body is a bit wider than the head.
Step 7: Collar and tag
Under the chin, draw 2 sagging curves from the left side across to the right. Hang a small circle tag.
Step 8: Front legs
From the collar, draw each leg down to a round paw and up to an arch under the tag.
Tip Add 2 toe lines per paw and rub out the body line inside.
Step 9: Back paws
Draw a hill paw at each bottom corner of the body, with 2 toe lines. Add a ground line underneath.
Step 10: Curly tail
Start low on the right side. Draw a thick tail that curls round tightly, like a snail shell.
Tip An elkhound's tail curls up tight. Make the tip tuck into the middle.
Step 11: Cream chest
Colour the chest, the front legs and all 4 paws cream. Colour the tag yellow.
Step 12: Grey coat
Colour the head, the body sides and the tail grey. Leave the eyes, ears, snout and collar white.
Step 13: Dark ears and snout
Colour the 2 ears and the snout dark grey, going around the tongue.
Tip A dark face and ears make it an elkhound.
Step 14: Tongue and collar
Colour the tongue pink and the collar blue, and your elkhound is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a norwegian elkhound, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
