Q&A for How to Draw a Wolf

Foxes have long, triangular ears and wolves have short, rounded ears. Remember that wolves don't actually have ears that are straight up on their head. Their ears are slightly crooked and not too noticeable, unlike the prominent ears of foxes.

If you're doing the standing wolf, draw 2 triangles, then 'soften' the edges. Or you could draw an oval, and give a pointed edge. It is your choice.

Just a normal pencil should work. However, for the shading, you should use a softer pencil.

When drawing the wolf, the chin usually is barely seen poking out from beneath the muzzle. It is seen beneath a dark lip, and it is a simple small curve. To aid in visuals, it will help to look at references. When viewed from profile, it follows the line of the upper jaw, barely passing the mouth before curving into a horizontal line, which then curves into the neck. When drawing a cartoon wolf, however, the chin is often exaggerated with thick spikes of fur hanging down from it. When drawing this way, the chin is usually about as thick as the upper snout.

It's okay, progress is not possible without deviation. You can erase and start over or try drawing a thicker version of the wolf and making the first try into a shadow.

Draw regular eyes except the pupils, then make them face the direction you want by drawing the pupils in different positions (off to the side, towards the top, etc).

Just draw the outline of the "Howling Wolf" from this how to, and color it all black.

Make the head and the paws bigger and add less hair. Then if you want it to be cute, make the eyes bigger and rounder.

Draw a wolf, except for its legs, from top veiw. Then, draw the front legs straight out and put the paws close together, and make the back legs out slightly and facing the ground. Draw the tail straight out, too.

You could make guidelines, or dots to get the legs right. Use a pencil so if you make a mistake, you can try it again.

In most programs: Click at the beginning, hold the shift key, and click at the end point. (This is in the pencil tool, of course.)

Draw a simple wolf then draw two angel-like wings. Color them in with black tips and make the main part red. Blend the two colors together.

Drawing a front-facing long-snouted animal is a difficult skill to learn, so don't give up! It will take lots of practice. Break down the face into its structural components. To simplify things, you can think of the head itself as a ball, and the snout as a flattened cone-type shape -- flattened at the end (where the nose is) and along the top. Examine photos of real wolves to see how their faces fit together. Look at photos of wolf skulls as well, to understand how the internal structure looks under all the fur and muscle. The perspective on the snout and the symmetry both make it tricky.

Research how a wolf's legs look, paying close attention to the details. Then, start by drawing the outer structure. Next, work on the the shading. Make sure you imagine how the legs would function if the wolf were real and in motion while you are drawing.

Add realistic features like detail in claws, face and fur. Whiskers and extra fluff will help.

Just follow the tutorial without drawing the body.

Start with a reference photo. Draw a circle for its chest/body, a circle for its head, and a circle for its hindquarters/bum. Join them all together, and then focus on the legs (how they look will depend on what part of the running cycle he is in).

As with drawing with pencil on other subjects, either draw from left to right if right handed, vice versa if left handed. Or, you could have another piece of paper between your hand and the artwork to prevent smudges.

Try rounding them up a little rather than just creating triangles.

Yes, it would, but non-mechanical pencils work a lot better due to factors like lead durability, shading, and the ability to make lines of varying widths.

You could get a different piece of paper and trace the mouth, and then try drawing some teeth to get the right one.

You can use something else with a straight edge, like a thick sheet of paper. You could also just draw your lines by hand very carefully and slowly.

Draw the top part of the howling wolf in method 2. Then for the hind legs, make one circle close to the body. Add the paws. When making the body, angle it downward.

Check out an article on how to draw wings. You can draw the wings wherever you want on the wolf.

Just follow them and in the end it will all come together. If not, then watch a video explaining it in detail.

If you drew guidelines, then yes, you'll need to erase those.

I would suggest using colored pencils that blend easily so that it looks more realistic.

You should draw the body close to the floor. Cross the front paws and bend forward the back legs. Also, the head should be resting on the paws with the ears either up and alert or flopped and relaxed. The wolf can be curled, too. However, not all wolves sleep this way, which means you could also use references and find pictures online.

No it doesn't. There are many styles of drawing. Experiment and find your own.

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