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How to Draw a Pit Bull Sitting

14 steps · Medium · about 11 min

Draw a pit bull sitting 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: broad head.

Step 1: Broad head
Draw a big wide head, like a soft box with round corners. Make it wider than tall.
Tip A pit bull has a broad, strong head.
Step 2: Rose ears
On each top corner draw a small ear that folds over sideways. Add a fold line in each.
Tip The ears are small and soft, not pointy.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Draw 2 big oval eyes, wide apart. Inside each, colour a black dot, leaving a white shine.
Tip Keep the eyes level with each other.
Step 4: Short muzzle
Start on the chin. Draw a wide arch between the eyes. Stop on the chin. Add a triangle nose.
Tip The nose sits just under the top of the arch.
Step 5: Wide smile
From the nose draw a short line down to a wide smile. Hang a round tongue from its middle.
Tip The smile is almost as wide as the muzzle.
Step 6: Plain collar
Under the chin draw a curved band from one side of the neck to the other.
Tip The band is the same width all the way along.
Step 7: Front legs
From each end of the collar draw a strong leg straight down to a wide paw, then back up.
Tip The legs are thick at the shoulder and a little thinner above the paw.
Step 8: Strong chest
Between the legs draw a wide w. Start on one leg and stop on the other.
Tip The w shows the strong chest muscles.
Step 9: Thighs and back paws
Start on each front leg. Draw a round thigh, then a back paw. Stop on the ground.
Tip The paw pokes out a little past the thigh.
Step 10: Short tail
Behind the right thigh draw a short tail that curves up to a thin tip.
Tip The tail is thick where it starts.
Step 11: Ground and toes
Draw a ground line under the paws. Add 2 short toe lines on each of the 4 paws.
Tip Start each toe line on the ground.
Step 12: Cream and pink
Colour the muzzle and the chest patch cream. Colour the tongue pink.
Step 13: Fawn coat
Colour the rest of the coat light brown: head, ears, legs, tummy, thighs and tail. Leave the eyes white.
Step 14: Collar and nose
Colour the collar blue and the nose black.