Drawing A Dog Strip Cartoon

It is said that Bull Terriers are one of the most stubborn of all dog breeds. Certainly that’s the case with Bertie in the above cartoon.

Today I’m going to talk through how I came up with and created the above cartoon.

Initial Rough Sketch

Rough layout sketch. I quickly sketched out how I imagined the cartoon would appear. I wasn’t sure about what the dog breed would be at this point.

Laying Out The First Panel

I wanted a dog breed known for its stubbornness, so a dog trainer friend recommended the Bull Terrier.

Colouring The Characters

For Suki, I basically used the same pose and then adjusted the legs. For Bertie I used four different poses.

I’ve now started colouring in the characters.

Colouring In The Background

I coloured in the background using the watercolour tool, and added shadow using back at 20% opacity.

Moving It Forwards To Night

To establish the fact that a long period of time has pasted since the previous panel, I washed over the scene a few times with the 20% black watercolour tool to give the impression of night.

The Completed Cartoon

Would You Like To Drawn Cartoon Dogs Of Your Own?

The course will cover:

-Drawing dogs in different poses, so you don’t have to keep on drawing the same old hounds.

-Learning about dog body language, so you can have a greater range of expression with your pooches.

-Thinking up gags for dog cartoons, so you’ll never be stuck for something to draw.

-And lots more!