How to Draw a Corgi Puppy (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw an adorable corgi puppy with this easy step-by-step guide. You'll use simple, friendly shapes like rounded ears, a soft body, and dots to create your drawing.
- Start your corgi drawing with big, friendly shapes for an easy process.
- Form the basic structure using two big rounded ears and a soft, rounded body.
- Add fluffy cheeks and simple dots to define the corgi's face.
- Create the smile by drawing a tiny 'w' turned on its side.
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A corgi puppy is a great first animal to draw because it is mostly big, friendly shapes. You will build it from two big rounded ears, a soft rounded body with fluffy cheeks, and a few dots for the face. Even the smile is just a tiny w turned on its side.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 7 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 corgi puppy step by step
How to Draw a Corgi Puppy · 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: Left ear and side
Start at the middle of the top of the head and draw a big rounded ear curving up and out to the left. Then bring the line down the side with a few little bumps for the fluffy cheek, and curve it in to make the body and the left front paw at the bottom.
Step 3: Right ear and side
Start where the left ear ends and draw a short curve across the top of the head, then loop up into a second rounded ear on the right. Match the left side with a bumpy cheek, then curve down to the body and the right front paw.
Step 4: Round eyes
Draw two round dots for eyes in the middle of the face, side by side, with a gap between them. Color them in so they are nice and dark.
Step 5: A little nose
Draw a small oval nose right between the eyes, just a little lower than them. Fill it in solid.
Step 6: Happy smile
Under the nose, draw a small wavy line like a tiny letter w lying on its side, with the ends curling up into a smile.
Step 7: Back legs
On each side of the body near the bottom, draw a curved line like the edge of a leaf. Start it at the body, bow it outward, and bring it back in near the foot to make the puppy's round back legs.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your corgi puppy? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a fox or how to draw a hedgehog next.
Tips for drawing a corgi puppy
- Draw the ears big and rounded. Try to make them about the same height on both sides so the face looks balanced.
- The fluffy cheeks are the trickiest part. Draw them as a few small bumps in the line, rather than one long wiggle.
- Leave a gap between the front paws at the bottom, and keep the eyes far enough apart that there is room for the nose between them and the smile below.
Free corgi puppy coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this corgi puppy 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 corgi puppy drawing
Color the ears and body in warm orange and leave the cheeks and belly white, like a real corgi. For a creative twist, give your puppy a bright bandana or a rainbow collar.
Corgi puppy fun fact for kids
Corgis have short legs because they were bred to herd cattle. Their small size let them nip at the cows' heels and duck under kicks.
Questions about drawing a corgi puppy
What shapes do I need to draw a corgi puppy?
You need a rounded body shape, two big rounded ears, and a few dots and a small oval for the eyes and nose. A small wavy line makes the smile, and two leaf-shaped curves make the back legs.
How do I make my corgi puppy look cuter?
Make the eyes big and round and keep them a little apart. Add a tiny smile and keep the ears extra large.
Why do corgis have such big ears?
Corgis have large, upright ears, and they are one of the things people notice first about the breed. Big ears also make a drawing of a corgi look instantly recognizable.
