Drawing wolves and wild dogs

Learn how to draw wolves and wild dogs on this page, with some sample tutorials and step-by-step instructions.

Drawing wolves

Wolves look very different, depending on their habitat. They often live in forests all over the world. Overall, their fur is quite dense, slightly shaggy and usually gray, sometimes mottled brown. They always look shy, as they are very shy animals.

Various tutorials for drawing wolves

Below are some sample tutorials for drawing and painting wolves.

Howling wolf

Basic sketch and drawing.

Crouching wolf

Basic sketch and drawing.Drawing crouching wolf – individual steps

Lying wolf

Sketch and drawing.

Standing wolf

Sketch and drawing.

Draw wild dogs step by step

Besides the wolf and the domesticated domestic dogs, there are wild dog breeds all over the world. Here I show with some examples how to draw them.

African wild dogs

They are also called hyena dogs, because they are not unlike hyenas. They are extensively spotted, have short fur and very large ears. Their physique is comparatively stocky compared to their height.

African jackals

The jackal is reminiscent of the coyote due to its shaggy short coat, but its pointed large ears are more like a hyena. Overall, the physique is very similar to that of a fox.

American Coyote

The coyote looks like a pitiful, scrawny, shaggy wolf. His fur is short and beige gray mottled. It has a very robust build, which nevertheless enables the coyote to explore its surroundings quickly as well as quietly.

Australian Dingos

Dingos are the wild dogs of Australia. They look very similar to domestic dogs, more and more often domesticated dogs mix with dingos. Accordingly, the exterior is characterized. The Dingo is slender with a thick round head.

Coloring

Information on coloring pictures can be found in this category sorted by material.

In this blog article (in German), you can follow step by step the creation of my painting Painting a Wolf with Pastel Chalk.

More Pages

• Shading / Drawing Shadows
• Drawing in Perspective
• Design Principles
• Coloring with Colored Pencils

From the German Blog

• Drawing a Wolf (with Watercolor Pencils)
• Drawing a Wolf Portrait (with Colored Pencils)
• Drawing and Painting a Wolf (with Pastels)
• Drawing Realistic Animals – Basics (Elena)
• Animal ABC: H for Hund (Dog)
• Tips for Pastel Painting – Experiences of a Pastel Enthusiast
• Blending and Shading with Pencil

From the German Forum

• Colored Pencil: Drawing Long Fur (Collies)
• Pencil – Perhaps the Most Important Medium
• Comparison of Colored Pencil Brands
• Blending Colored Pencils