How to Draw a Bull Terrier (Easy Step by Step)
This article teaches you how to draw a bull terrier using simple shapes like a rounded head, sturdy body, and short legs. You'll learn to create its face with just three dark spots for a nose and eyes, making it an easy and fun drawing project.
- Learn to draw a bull terrier using simple, basic shapes.
- Construct the head, body, legs, and pointy ears easily.
- Create the bull terrier's face with just three dark spots (nose and eyes).
- Discover an easy dog drawing perfect for young artists.
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This little bull terrier is built from simple shapes: a big rounded head, a sturdy body, short legs, and two pointy ears. The face has just three dark spots, a nose and two eyes, which makes it easy to draw and still full of personality. It is a great first dog for young artists.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a bull terrier step by step
How to Draw a Bull Terrier · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Head, ears and back
Start at the bottom of the snout and draw a big rounded head that curves up and around on the left. Add a pointy ear on top, then a second pointy ear, and keep going down the neck and along the back in a gentle curve.
Step 3: Chest and front leg
Draw a tiny line down from under the chin for the chest. Then draw a long, slightly slanted line down for the front of the front leg, finishing with a rounded paw that curves back up.
Step 4: Rump and back paw
From the end of the back, draw a big curve down the rump to the ground and round it off into a back paw. Then draw a short bumpy line going left from the paw for the bottom of the back leg.
Step 5: The middle leg
Draw a short line for the belly, then a leg going down to a wide rounded paw. Bring the line back up to meet the belly.
Step 6: The far back leg
Tuck in a small leg behind the others. Draw a little U-shaped paw that joins the bumpy line near the back leg.
Step 7: The tail
At the end of the back, draw a small tail shaped like a rounded loop that points up and out, like a tiny thumb.
Step 8: The nose
At the tip of the snout, draw a small shape like a rounded triangle or guitar pick. Color it in solid black.
Step 9: Two eyes
Add two small solid dots for eyes on the face, one near the snout and one a bit farther back, both above the nose.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your bull terrier? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a fox or how to draw a hedgehog next.
Tips for drawing a bull terrier
- Begin with the big rounded head and draw the two pointy ears on top, one a little different from the other so they look natural.
- The legs are the trickiest part, so draw them as short, slightly slanted tubes with rounded paws and leave small gaps between them.
- Draw the nose and eyes last, and make them solid dark shapes so the face pops.
Free bull terrier coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this bull terrier coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your bull terrier drawing
Try classic white with a patch over one eye, or brindle with soft brown stripes. For a creative twist, give your dog a bright collar or a rainbow-colored coat.
Bull terrier fun fact for kids
Bull terriers are known for their long, egg-shaped heads, a look that is special to this breed.
Questions about drawing a bull terrier
What shapes do I need to draw a bull terrier?
You need a big rounded shape for the head, a sturdy rounded body, and short legs with rounded paws. Add two pointy ears, a small loop for the tail, and a rounded triangle for the nose.
How do I make my dog drawing look cuter?
Make the head big compared to the body and keep the legs short and round. Make the eyes small solid dots and the nose a shiny black shape.
How do I draw the legs so they look right?
Draw the front leg first, then the back leg and the middle one, and tuck a smaller leg behind them. Overlapping the legs makes your dog look like it is standing in real space.
