How to Draw a Pirate Dog

Step 1: Big round head

In the middle of your paper draw a big wide oval for the head.

Tip Leave room above for the hat and below for the body.

Step 2: Captain's hat

Over the top of the head draw a tall dome with a pointy brim tip each side.

Tip Add a line along the brim for the gold band, and a fat X of crossed bones. Rub out the head line inside the hat.

Step 3: Eye and patch

Draw 1 big eye with a black dot. Draw a black patch over the other eye, with 2 straps.

Tip One strap goes up to the hat, the other out to the side of the head.

Step 4: Floppy ears

From under each hat tip, hang a long floppy ear down past the cheek.

Tip Rub out the head line inside each ear.

Step 5: Snout and nose

Under the eyes draw a wide oval snout. Sit a black oval nose at the top of it.

Step 6: A bone to carry

Across the snout, under the nose, draw a long bone with 2 round knobs at each end.

Tip Rub out the snout line inside the bone.

Step 7: Round body

Start under each ear. Draw a big C down each side and join them along the bottom.

Step 8: Neckerchief

Under the chin draw a big scarf triangle. Start below each ear and meet at a point on the chest.

Step 9: Front legs

From the scarf draw 2 legs down. Each narrows, then ends in a round paw with 2 toe lines.

Step 10: Back paws, tail

Draw a hill paw with 2 toe lines at each bottom corner. Add a fat tail curving up to a tip.

Tip The tail is fat where it leaves the body and thin at the tip.

Step 11: Gold hat band

Go over your lines. Colour the band along the hat brim yellow.

Tip Leave the eye, the big bone and the crossed bones white.

Step 12: Tan fur

Colour the head, body, legs, paws and tail tan, around the eye and the bone.

Step 13: Brown ears, red scarf

Colour the 2 floppy ears brown and the neckerchief red.

Step 14: Navy hat

Colour the hat navy blue, around the crossed bones. Ahoy, your pirate dog is ready to sail!