Who doesn’t love the enthusiastic grin of a deliriously happy pooch who is thrusting his head out of the car window to soak up the wind? Dog smiles always include the very tricky tongue so I’m going to give you some pointers for pet portraits.īefore we begin, here are some key secrets for getting the tongue right on your dog portraits:

Shaggy Dog: How to Draw the Tricky Tongue (by Sandra Angelo) Scroll down for her step-by-step demonstration on how to draw this curious little part of a dog’s face. That’s where Sandra Angelo comes in, with lessons on how to draw animals. But the point is that each of a dog’s features come together to form the whole picture, of his personality or a rendition of it. Wow–I guess I deserve to get made fun of, a little. And when most of our household is in bed for the night and Cowgirl is resting, she’ll take the tip of her tongue and give me a sweet little kiss as I rest my hand on her shoulder.

When we’re playing, her lips are pulled back as her pearly whites snap playfully at her toys. Cowgirl’s mouth, for example, has a softness to the edges when she’s napping and her muscles are relaxed.

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