how to draw a saint bernard

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The Saint Bernard is a very large and friendly breed of dog. Its thick coat originally protected it from the snow of the Swiss Alps. This dog has long hair, but a shorthair variety is also popular.

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1 Make four short lines to mark vertical sections 2 inches (5cm) apart on the right half of your paper.

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2 Using the marks you made in step 1, draw the main edges of the dog’s head. Draw short repeating lines at the left to indicate the thick neck fur.

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3 Draw the shape of the dog’s back and chest with broken lines.

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4 Complete the main shapes of the dog’s body.

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5 Draw the angled edges of the dog’s upper eyelids, nose, and mouth.

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6 Draw light outlines of the dark fur, mouth, and tongue and then shade them.

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7 Shade the dog’s muzzle and neck with short repeating lines.

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8 Shade the dark fur on the dog’s back as well as the shadow on the light fur of the dog’s chest.

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Fun Fact

Adult Saint Bernards can weigh up to 200 pounds (90kg).

9 Continue shading the light and dark areas of the dog’s body and add the shadow.

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10 Intensify the shading on the head, and add fur texture at the edge with short, thin strokes.

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11 Draw the pupils of the eyes, and add the dark shading of the lower lid.

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12 Detail the nose with short dark lines at the side and center, and add the nostrils. Darken part of the dog’s mouth, and shade the tongue.

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13 Darken the shading of the dog’s back, and add angled shading to the chest.

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14 Add dark details to the dog’s tail and rear leg, and the feathery hair of the front legs. Detail the shadow, too.

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15 Erase some of the feathery hair of the front legs.

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16 Add the darkest shading angling at the dog’s eyebrows, nostrils, and mouth.

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