How to draw a wolf: step-by-step drawing guides with descriptions of the simplest drawing techniques

We all know the shaggy beast from fairy tales and cartoons. Noble, strong and so different. When you want to draw a drawing of a wolf for children, you worry about how to do it, what materials to choose.

And it seems that the wolf will be difficult to depict. Today we will tell you how to easily draw a wolf in pencil and other materials, in different techniques. You will learn about 6 different ways of how to draw a wolf step by step.

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What is he like, our fairy tale character?

It will be useful, before you start drawing - to study this character. You can read fiction and encyclopedias with your child and think together about what role the wolf plays in a particular story.

You can also watch several cartoons, where he acts as a good and as a bad character, and talk about both interpretations. Talk about how the child sees the wolf in these stories, as a kind character from "Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf" or as a wolf from "Well, wait a minute!

Preparing the workplace

When we have studied the wolf as a character from different stories, we can start drawing and begin with preparing the workplace, materials that we will need:

A sketchbook or separate sheets of A4
a simple pencil
eraser
colored pencils
black gouache

6 Ways to Draw a Wolf

Wolf from cartoon

Head. We start with the head of the beast, for this we draw a circle, and under it another one intersecting with the top one, but smaller. Above the head add two curved lines that mark where we will have the ears. Farther two lines connecting, there will be our nose.
Torso. Below the second circle, which is smaller, we draw another circle and connect its lines, here we will have the body of the wolf. Dorisovyvayut ears.
Detail. On the nose dorisovyvayuschih tip, in the form of a triangle with rounded corners, then a semicircular line, the place where the mouth and teeth. In the form of curved lines add paws, the front will be visible completely, and the back will go to the background.
Draw an oval and a more elongated oval to form the back paw of the sitting wolf. We add the tail.
Wool. We begin to draw the fur on the chest, back and cheeks. Draw teeth and eyes. In the form of elongated rectangles draw eyebrows. We finish drawing the end of the paws and claws.
We paint. At this stage, we take colored pencils and paint our wolf cub, as shown in the picture. We use brown for body, black for nose, eyebrows and eyes. We leave the teeth white and fill the middle of the ears with beige or pink.

Drawing a wolf with a smile.

For this, we will need felt-tip pens. This way of drawing will not seem complicated, but rather fun and fast, because for it we will use only two colors of felt-tip pens: gray and black:

Head. We draw a curved line from the forehead to the triangular nose, twisting it as shown in the picture. Next, the mouth in the form of a line from the spout, with a rounded end for a joyful expression of wolf face. Draw the lower jaw, add two fangs and outline the place flare on his forehead.
Ears and neck. Draw eyes, furry cheeks and triangular-shaped ears, with sharp tips. At the ears we add the inner part. Drawing a line from the forehead and on to the neck. At the neck silhouette of the hair and a line from the neck down.
The lower part of the body. The line from the neck lead down and draw a paw semicircle, tracing his toes. Following the same pattern nearby add a second paw on the background.
Torso. A line from the fur on the back of the neck, lead down, drawing a semicircle back of the body, because we have a wolf sitting.
We add an arc to get a bent leg of a sitting wolf, at the end we draw a rounded paw and fingers. Mark the outline of the second hind paw. And add a wavy, fluffy tail.
Coloring. The most important part of the picture. We take a black felt-tip pen and sketch the eyes and nose. We add fur on the chest. Then gray felt-tip marker, light pressure paint inside the outline: breast, mouth, around the eyes and inside of the ears.

Lightly, with a gray felt-tip pen, sketch the outer part of the tail. The rest of the body is painted over, pressing down hard on the gray felt-tip pen to make it darker.

A noble wolf with toning.

This drawing of a wolf can only be done in pencil. To determine where the head will be on a sheet of paper - draw a circle divided by two lines:

Details. Beginning with the drawing of the head, it should be narrower than the lower part, which we do not touch. We mark the ears, without detailing (this is a little later). Detail draw the mouth and nose pear-shaped.
We proceed to the eyes. Draw eyes, placing them above the eye line, at the same distance, which is important for the harmony of the wolf's face. The eyes should be seed-shaped. We look at the figure and as shown there - traced fur on the contour under the ears. More detail on the ears.
Moving on to the fur and neck. Erase auxiliary lines and draw the neck with a thick coat. Mark the direction of the hair on the head and ears.
Tinting. Let's proceed to tinting. Light strokes start with the darkest parts of the face. Also, the darkest strokes work through the eyes, nose and mouth. Starting from the ears, gradually shading, going down to the neck. For a realistic drawing it is better to trace hair along the hairline, making it darker and lighter.
Let's work on the contrast. Moving lower in the picture. To work through all parts of the wolf, adding contrast, in such a way that in the dark places the pencil was drawn more strongly and in the light ones more lightly. This will help to get a nice transition from shadows to light parts and drawing becomes more voluminous.

Thus, working through the different parts of the pencil, adjusting the pressure, we get a beautiful, noble wolf with thick fur.

Drawing a wolf howling at the moon

In order to draw such a drawing, we will need a simple pencil, a sketchbook sheet or a padded sheet of paper. If you doubt that you can draw the details well, it is better to pay attention to the checkered sheet, as the cell will be an auxiliary element and will simplify the task:

Head. We start to draw the head with an ear of a triangular shape from which a line to the nose, mouth and lower part of the jaw stretches. As we will have a wolf with his eyes closed, we draw it as a simple rounded line.
Back. From the middle of the ear lead a rounded line to the tail.
Tummy. Draw a line from the mouth downwards and draw paws. Add toes on paws. Draw a part of an oval-shaped back paw, as they will be covered by a tail, draw the tail itself with a sharp tip.
Wool. We add fur along the contour, paying special attention to the chest and tail. Draw the inside of the ear and sharp fangs.
We paint. For the wolf in the drawing was three-dimensional, shading different parts with the distribution of pressure on a simple pencil. It is better to make the accent places dark, such as the tip of the tail, the nose, and the back line.

Under the wolf, add the mountain on which he stands. And finish drawing the moon, to which the wolf is howling and shading it tightly.

Wolf silhouette

This way to draw a wolf is sure to appeal to children and adults, as it is one of the easiest and fastest ways. For this, we need black gouache or ink:

Mark the silhouette. We start by marking where our ears, head and neck will be with ovals. We do this so that the drawing is a little higher than the middle of the paper.
Engaged in contouring. We work outline. Draw an elongated outline of the ears with a sharp tip, head shape and neck, as shown in the picture. Add wool, angled lines.
Fill. When the contour is worked out, you can do the filling of our wolf. Before you start, you can divide the parts of the wolf into sections, so that between them there is a blank space of 2 mm, as on the picture. This will diversify the silhouette and such a painted wolf will definitely surprise your child.

Important! After pouring the paint, leave the picture to dry completely, or you risk getting it dirty, or disturbing the density of the filling.

As you can see, we have got such an unusual and easy to make drawing.

A wolf with character.

You will learn how to draw a wolf easily. And for this sketch, we only need a simple pencil:

Mark the body parts. Draw a circle on the paper and under it, at a small distance, an oval, as shown in the picture. Connect the parts with a line and mark where our feet will be.
Head. On the circle, which then will be the head, draw eyes in the form of grains, finish inside and draw an elongated muzzle with a nose. A line adds a mouth and outline the angular ears.
Body. Beginning to detail the paws and fur outline. We work through the tail, add hair where it is thicker. And we sketch the wolf, with his characteristic posture, with a simple pencil. Pay attention to the parts that are in the shadows, for volume.

That's it, your drawing is ready! Quick and easy.

So, we learned today about 6 different ways to easily draw a wolf. Such step-by-step techniques, will help you choose the right way according to your mood and quickly cope with the task. Select the right materials for each method separately, a simple pencil can draw most of the wolf drawings.