That’s one scent that our intrepid Bloodhound might not be too keen on following!
Today Suki has enlisted the help of Bugsley to look at drawing cartoon Bloodhounds
Although Bloodhounds have a very distinctive appearance, you may not have seen one very often, if at all, as they are not that common.
Before we go any further, What do you think have three features of Bloodhounds?
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Bloodhound Characteristics
Bloodhound Characteristics
Bloodhounds are a large breed, biggest of all the hounds. They are famous for their fantastic sense of smell and ability to follow a scent for miles and miles.
Here are some other characteristics:
droopy eyes
large, floppy ears
wrinkles
body folds
fantastic sense of smell
Bloodhound Colour Variations
There is also the incredibly rare purple coat…
Bloodhound or Basset Hound?
Here are a few points to look out for when drawing a Bloodhound.
The Bloodhound is about twice as tall as a Basset hound.
The legs are a lot longer on a Bloodhound
The Basset hound’s ears look bigger in comparison to the rest of its body.
A Few More Points To Consider
Exaggeration
Remember that a cartoon gives you a license to exaggerate things a bit. In the case of a Bloodhound you could try:
making the nose bigger
making the ears longer
making it more wrinkly
thinking of what loud noises would fail to ruin it’s concentration on the scent
what is the smelliest/least smelliest thing you can think of?
Some Bloodhound Poses
Nose to the ground following a scent trail is probably the one you’ll be most likely to draw.
Gags For Bloodhound Cartoons
This mind mind will give you a few ideas about situations or poses you could draw. Here are a few questions you could ask yourself.
What strange or unusual scent could the dog be following?
What strange or unusual person, animal, or thing could the dog be following?
What happens if the dog catches a cold?
How might it get along with other animals?
Below are a couple of cartoons I came up with by posing one of the above questions, I also came up with the skunk picture at the start of this article with this method.
This one was drawn for the Modern Wisdom Podcast. In this episode the host, Chris Williamson, talked with Harold McGee on The Science of How Smell Works.
This is another one from the same podcast episode.