Free Drawing Lessons

Drawing can be fun, relaxing and extremely rewarding. Even profitable. But first you must learn how to draw.

Even if you have convinced yourself that you can't draw, these lessons will give you the Learned Skill to draw beautiful dog portraits in pencil.

The following drawing lessons are all taken from my book, How To Draw Life Like Dog Portraits.

For more deatiled drawing instruction on a variety of subjects, please take a look at my How To Draw Books

Follow these free drawing tutorials in the order they are presented. One lesson builds upon the previous one.

Scroll down farther for more free drawing lessons. Art-Supplies You Will Need

A list and expanation of all the drawing supplies you will need to get started drawing-dogs.

Learn to Draw Correct Proportion

Proportion is the foundation of your dog drawing. It just won't look right if this is wrong.

Shading and Blending Techniques

The magic of shading and blending is the key to successful dog portraits in pencil. This is where your drawing comes to life.

Adding The Tones To Your Drawing

There are only four different tones used to create a beautiful dog portrait. More shading and blending tips too.

Drawing-Eyes For A Realistic Dog-Portrait The eyes are the focal point of any portrait. Find out how to make them come to life.

How To Draw A Realistic Dog-Muzzle

A dog-muzzle has a lot of intricate detail. Especially if the mouth is open. See how to draw the dog-muzzle accurately.

Drawing Hair Patterns For Long-Haired-Dogs

See how using a simple eraser technique can add remarkable realism and detail to your long-haired-dogs.

Add A Little Color With Charcoal

Adding some color to your dog portraits adds new life to them. Try it.

Computer Graphics to Enhance Your Drawings

Use a good computer-graphics program and some imagination to come up with all kinds of neat stuff with your dog drawings.

More Free Drawing Lessons:

How To Draw Realistic Hair

Learn to draw realistic hair of men and women for your pencil portraits.

How To Draw A Deer

Follow along as we draw this pretty whitetail doe.

I think you will be amazed at the progress you can achieve by following these free drawing lessons. Remember, drawing is a "Learned-Skill". That means anyone can learn to draw given the proper tools and instruction.

For all your drawing supplies, check out our friends at Dick Blick Art Materials . This is where I get all my supplies.

 For much more in the way of drawing lessons, please take a moment to check out my How To Draw Books