Hello everyone,I hope your having a nice day. Today I'm sharing with you a dog sketch I made. It took time to finish up this drawing, I know there are a few mistakes. No one's perfect, but I'll keep on trying to make my work look perfect

![77C5B6AD-58E2-4748-9D1D-9A4AB227CCA7.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVKiUirxVjoGks2qHyBmcTNhNEkM497yLaegoUueFv9dL/77C5B6AD-58E2-4748-9D1D-9A4AB227CCA7.jpeg)



The materials I used are

-ruler
-pencil (H,HB,6B)
-eraser
-A4 PAPER
-cotton wool
The reference link :
https://pin.it/5vEej8j

Now for fot the steps
STEP 1:
Start off with a straight diagonal line


![45D5CE05-69EA-4156-91B6-C79141DF8CC7.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQcLk6svB3hy23MbkQfbmCmNXeYKUX41gG6ijfW4ijECE/45D5CE05-69EA-4156-91B6-C79141DF8CC7.jpeg)

STEP 2:
Draw on top the line. And start with the nose, then gradually move to the lips. When your done with that draw the top of the dogs face then gradually move up to the top of the head,and then add the left ear.


![CB02710F-7A06-46E4-A8C1-62C9F69AFC8B.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWgGS2CAHe6NV6bdjuBgxLcuYyB7ZpAYLw4BKQR72fBYf/CB02710F-7A06-46E4-A8C1-62C9F69AFC8B.jpeg)


STEP 3:
Once your done with that, form the jaw line and draw the neck. Draw the other ear.


![EB3CF247-D1E7-477A-8632-E8F3C0F5C318.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX4ymzyT4gHgWUjBsG68cKa6YwSxGgV4GikQT5xsDQzGZ/EB3CF247-D1E7-477A-8632-E8F3C0F5C318.jpeg)


STEP 4:
Form a guide to draw the eye.make sure it's not too large. Once your your done shade slightly


![F42B9137-93E1-4994-AA03-5877BE1B0778.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYfwTMh4EL4peG2iSXheWXHgP3J4jMsoKCN86i8JyH3jx/F42B9137-93E1-4994-AA03-5877BE1B0778.jpeg)


STEP 5:
Start shading from the nose. Gradually advance to the eyes,ears,jaws and the neck. remember your only shading slightly with a HB pencil.dont forget to shade the ears.


![AD7C0CAE-11E0-4CBB-AC59-8A6B38AE6030.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaynYJpfDBktGuNkgRj9PqbuML3CbGvh6niSUKgeozbek/AD7C0CAE-11E0-4CBB-AC59-8A6B38AE6030.jpeg)


STEP 6:
Once your done shading the whole area, smoothen everything with a cotton wool.once your done start shading again but this time with the 6B pencil. Add details to the left eye.

![E95D5C58-0037-4646-BA15-C7BC5C41E503.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUv5PEFEyyNbnYQ231Ec5bAs5RkNameUkck2J6juBJfXd/E95D5C58-0037-4646-BA15-C7BC5C41E503.jpeg)

STEP 7:
Continue shading the whole body with the 6B pencil to your desired colour🙂..that's all

![10920E96-D849-4C91-8ED5-F3AA550C1AA9.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmU2JSV75aauRtQhFxYd8yFihKR3KwgG79yE3mjXcoG3yv/10920E96-D849-4C91-8ED5-F3AA550C1AA9.jpeg)


![CC5A3799-3F1D-46EA-B718-DF481B0EC532.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYRzL3o9HUN3RZuVFiMvuHtcJyZM92voYNcBZ7f3RepRn/CC5A3799-3F1D-46EA-B718-DF481B0EC532.jpeg)

Thanks for viewing❤️.