Animals · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw a floppy-eared dog: Seated Pose and Paired Front Paws
Explore floppy-eared dog through four selected drawing stages. Focus on seated pose and paired front paws and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice floppy-eared dog with attention to seated pose and paired front paws.
Shapes and proportions
Let the long ears hang alongside the face and align the two front paws below the chest.
A common mistake
Ears drawn at very different lengths tilt the expression.
How to fix it
Compare their bottom points before completing the outer head curve.
This floppy-eared dog study focuses on seated pose and paired front paws. Let the long ears hang alongside the face and align the two front paws below the chest. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
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Selected stage 2: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 2 of 6 for floppy-eared dog, not the next single stroke. Let the long ears hang alongside the face and align the two front paws below the chest. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 2: early shapes · Preview image 1 of 4 - 02Selected stage
Selected stage 4: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 4 of 6 for floppy-eared dog, not the next single stroke. Compare their bottom points before completing the outer head curve. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 4: building the outline · Preview image 2 of 4 - 03Selected stage
Complete outline: seated pose and paired front paws
Compare the finished floppy-eared dog outline with the earlier selected stages. Ears drawn at very different lengths tilt the expression. Compare their bottom points before completing the outer head curve.
Complete outline: seated pose and paired front paws · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: warm orange, brown
Use the colored floppy-eared dog example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes warm orange, brown. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: warm orange, brown · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses warm orange, brown. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Compare their bottom points before completing the outer head curve.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw a Dog Step by Step Drawing Tutorial for a Cute Cartoon Dog” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
