How to draw a beagle - a free beagle drawing guide
Draw a friendly beagle step-by-step using simple shapes, outlines, and color while practicing proportions, facial features, and using safe art materials.
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Step-by-step guide to draw a friendly beagle
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Step 1
Set up your workspace with your paper and pencil and sit comfortably so you can draw easily.
Step 2
Lightly draw a medium oval near the top center of the paper for the beagle’s head and make it about half the size of the body you will draw.
Step 3
Lightly draw a larger oval just below and slightly overlapping the head for the beagle’s body.
Step 4
Lightly draw a vertical guideline through the head and body to help you place the face and legs evenly.
Step 5
Draw two long floppy ear shapes attached to each side of the head so they hang down beside the face.
Step 6
Draw two small circles for the eyes on either side of the center guideline about halfway down the head.
Step 7
Draw a rounded triangle nose at the bottom center of the head.
Step 8
Draw a short curved line under the nose for the muzzle and add a small curved line below it for a smiling mouth.
Step 9
Draw two front legs under the body as slightly tapered rectangles and add small oval paws at the ends.
Step 10
Draw a curved tail at the back of the body with a little curve at the tip for fluff.
Step 11
Trace the lines you want to keep with a black marker and wait a moment for the ink to dry.
Step 12
Gently erase the pencil guidelines so only your clean marker drawing remains.
Step 13
Color your beagle using brown patches on the ears back and tail with cream or white for the body and color the nose black and the eyes dark brown.
Step 14
Share your finished beagle drawing on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can I use if I don't have a black marker or the brown/cream colors for coloring?
If you don't have a black marker to trace the lines you want to keep, use a dark pen or fine-tip crayon for tracing, and substitute brown/cream by using orange and light yellow crayons, colored pencils, or watercolors for the patches and body.
My marker smudged and the pencil guideline still shows after erasing—what should I do?
If the ink smudges or the marker bleeds while you erase the pencil guideline, let the black marker dry longer, try a fine-tip pen instead of a heavy marker, and erase gently with a soft eraser along the vertical guideline and oval edges.
How can I change the activity to suit different ages?
For younger kids, pre-draw the head and body ovals plus the vertical guideline so they can trace and color the floppy ears and paws, while older kids can refine proportions, add fur texture around the ears and body, and practice shading the muzzle, nose, and eyes.
How can we make the beagle drawing more unique or challenging?
To personalize or extend the drawing, add unique fur markings or a colorful collar, draw a background scene like a yard or doghouse, or create several poses to turn your colored beagle into a mini comic strip before sharing it on DIY.org.
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Facts about drawing dogs for kids
🐶 Beagles have about 220 million scent receptors — they're famous for their super-powered noses!
🎨 Many artists start drawings with simple shapes like circles and ovals to block in a dog's head and body.
🖍️ For kids, non-toxic washable markers, crayons, and tempera paints are safe, colorful, and easy to clean.
👀 A beagle's friendly look comes from big, round eyes and long floppy ears — great features to practice drawing expressions.
📏 Learning to compare sizes (head vs. body vs. legs) helps kids keep proportions balanced when drawing animals.
