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| Uploaded: | January 3, 2013 |
| Artist: | MichaelY |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate  |
| Steps: | 9 |
| Updated: | January 3, 2013 |
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How to Draw a Pitbull Dog
A step by step tutorial on how to draw a comic book style pitbull dog.
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STEP 1.
Guide lines - Let's work on drawing a ferocious pitbull dog. First, we need to lay down our basic construction guides. Using a 2H (or harder) pencil, we are going to lightly sketch in two circles. The first circle will represent the shape of the body, so it will need to be slightly warped on the bottom right side, as if being pressed in. The second circle will represent the head and should rest near the top, left side of the larger circle. Pitbulls have fairly large heads in relation to their bodies, and because of our perspective, make the head circle almost two-thirds the size of the body. Draw an X near the top, left section of the head circle as a guide for the center of the face. Remember to draw lightly, as these lines will be erased after we ink the image.
STEP 2.
Head - Now that we have our guide lines down, we can begin working on the head. Although pitbulls are friendly by nature, our pitbull is mean and ferocious! To make his expression exemplify rage, he needs to be snarling and bearing his teeth. Be sure to draw the upper and lower canines larger than the rest of the teeth. Also be sure to show some of the dog's gum line between the teeth and lips - doing this will make the animal look even meaner. These animals have a lot of loose skin around their mouths, so draw plenty of wrinkles and folds around the mouth and on top of the snout. You can give the dog more personality by making one of his ears fold down while the other points back.
STEP 3.
Collar - To make the dog even more vicious looking, we can give it a spiked collar around it's neck. Be sure to draw the edge of the collar as a way to give it dimension, otherwise it will look like a flimsy strip of paper wrapped around the dog's neck. Remember to add the buckle - it may seem like a minor detail, but by adding the buckle, it helps the image become more believable. You can give it a bit more character by adding a small piece of the collar strap hanging out from the buckle. Make sure the spikes are evenly placed around the collar.
STEP 4.
Let's start making our way down the body by drawing in the front legs and chest. These dogs are very muscular and have smooth fur, so be sure to draw in some muscle ripples, especially on the shoulders. Plant the paws far apart so that the dog looks like he has a solid stance. Don't forget to draw the claws!
STEP 5.
We can now draw in the hind legs. Again, make the legs look muscular and plant the paws far apart. Pitbulls do not always have long tails, so in this case we can assume that our dog has a short tail which we cannot see at the angle.
STEP 6.
Now that we have our figure drawn in, this would be a good opportunity to take out a brush pen or marker, such as a Micron, and carefully trace over figure. Be sure not to accidentally trace over our guidelines from step 1. After you've inked over the image, use a kneaded eraser to erase all of the pencils lines. You will now have perfectly clean, black lined figure drawing of a pitbull. But we are not finished yet!
STEP 7.
Shadow - Establish your light source so we can begin filling in the shadows. In this case, our light source is coming from the top left of the page, a little bit in front of the dog. Add shadow on the backside of the large muscles and on the underside of the dog's chest. Remember that light bounces off the ground, creating a thin strip of white along the bottom egde of the chest. Don't forget to shade inside the ears, mouth, and underneath the large lips. Add shadow behind each spike of the collar. To help create the illusion of a reflective surface on the spikes, insert a thin strip of shadow on each spike and on the buckle. You can use this method to create the same effect on the teeth. To make the dog look even more violent, fill in this iris of the eye with black so that you can't tell where the iris ends and the pupil begins.
STEP 8.
Rendering - As a way to give the image a greater sense of depth and shadow, we can blend from light to dark by adding crosshatching with the use of a Micron marker, and feathering with the use of a brush or brush pen. Heavily crosshatch darker areas such as inside the mouth and ears, and provide feathering along the contours of the muscles. Be sure to thin out crosshatch lines as you get closer to the light source, and when feathering, taper your brush strokes to a fine point as they get closer to the light source. This is also a good opportunity to add some texture, such as roughing up the collar, teeth, and claws with random texture lines.
STEP 9.
To finish off the illustration, let's insert a few highlights using some opaque white paint or white ink. Put a white dot in the exact same location of each eye facing the direction of our light source. The shine on the eyes will bring the image to life. Add white lines at the base of the feet so that the feet do not merge into the shadow too much. As a final touch, give the dog some drool and spit flying out of his mouth. And that's it! You have now illustrated a pitbull! Nice work!Comments: Post Comment
animallovervetgirl ~ Mar 30, 2013, 1:51:36 PM
pit bulls are nowhere close to being mean. I have two pit mixes one is Jinx.
horselover32201 ~ Feb 9, 2013, 7:46:42 AM
Could u make an easier one for my friend she really likes pitbulls. 
MichaelY ~ Feb 7, 2013, 10:06:52 PM
Yeah, I totally agree which is why I mention in step 2 that these dogs are friendly by nature. The laws and penalties dealing with animal cruelty and dog fighting are not nearly severe enough in the world, IMO. As for dog breeding, what most people don't think about is the fact that every dog that is born from intentional breeding means that another dog is being put down at a shelter somewhere. Not to mention that most dogs are very mistreated at puppy farms. I'm pretty sure my mutt dog has a little pit in him, and I love him all the world! Adopted him from a foster home.
@Pyrothewolf
AMEN TO THE BUDDY! Pit bulls in my opinion are the worlds most sweetest things in the world! There cute funny little clowns :D But idiotic people breed them just for money and then the person who buys them abuses them making them into fight dogs. THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD I SAY! NO JUSTICE!(kay im done venting)
Pyrothewolf ~ Feb 4, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
AMEN TO THE BUDDY! Pit bulls in my opinion are the worlds most sweetest things in the world! There cute funny little clowns :D But idiotic people breed them just for money and then the person who buys them abuses them making them into fight dogs. THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD I SAY! NO JUSTICE!(kay im done venting)
@cookie98
why do you people make pitbulls look so bad. stop the beed segregation. pitbulls are are very good family pets 
MichaelY ~ Feb 3, 2013, 3:30:13 PM
Thank you!
@krstacar123
WOW 
krstacar123 ~ Feb 2, 2013, 12:10:12 PM
WOW
MichaelY ~ Feb 1, 2013, 11:09:51 AM
Or in this case, perhaps golden-brown heh.
@by_bigboss
golden 
MichaelY ~ Feb 1, 2013, 11:08:31 AM
I agree, it's people who make these dogs mean, which is why in step 2 I state, " Although pitbulls are friendly by nature..." It's just that this particular 
ignment required a mean dog, that's all. The fact is, Chihuahuas are much meaner than pitbulls, lol.
ignment required a mean dog, that's all. The fact is, Chihuahuas are much meaner than pitbulls, lol.@cookie98
why do you people make pitbulls look so bad. stop the beed segregation. pitbulls are are very good family pets
cookie98 ~ Feb 1, 2013, 10:54:54 AM
why do you people make pitbulls look so bad. stop the beed segregation. pitbulls are are very good family pets
by_bigboss ~ Jan 31, 2013, 11:19:41 AM
golden
silverstreak_of_fire_clan_ ~ Jan 10, 2013, 5:50:50 PM
alright thanks sorry for making a big deal. 
You are a really good artist to be able to do all those details and put it online... how do you do that? (put you tuts online) 
You are a really good artist to be able to do all those details and put it online... how do you do that? (put you tuts online)
MichaelY ~ Jan 10, 2013, 3:44:06 PM
Thanks! In answer to your question, I made sure to include the following sentence in Step 2: "Although pitbulls are friendly by nature, our pitbull is mean and ferocious!" These dogs can be the sweetest animals on the planet! But this specific ignment called for a snarling pitbull.
ignment called for a snarling pitbull.@silverstreak_of_fire_clan_
I love pit bulls but why did you make it look like a bad breed of dog?
you have good talents though!
MichaelY ~ Jan 10, 2013, 3:41:59 PM
Haha!
@sportsfan1234
I wish I had a dog like this! I would have been the most popular resident in my neighborhood!!!!! 
MichaelY ~ Jan 10, 2013, 3:41:25 PM
Thank you!
@Tootyfruity1
WOW!!!!!!! Sooooo cool!!! 
MichaelY ~ Jan 10, 2013, 3:41:02 PM
And I love Gir! I met Jhonen last year and he did an awesome Nny sketch for me.
@shadetree99
i luv pitbullz!
silverstreak_of_fire_clan_ ~ Jan 9, 2013, 6:57:30 PM
I love pit bulls but why did you make it look like a bad breed of dog?
you have good talents though!
sportsfan1234 ~ Jan 8, 2013, 8:44:44 PM
I wish I had a dog like this! I would have been the most popular resident in my neighborhood!!!!!
Tootyfruity1 ~ Jan 4, 2013, 4:31:44 PM
WOW!!!!!!! Sooooo cool!!!
shadetree99 ~ Jan 4, 2013, 3:22:07 PM
i luv pitbullz!
