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Bonz847 β Tutorial - Canine Leg Anatomy
Published: 2006-07-29 17:30:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 127245; Favourites: 3891; Downloads: 18265
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I see a lot of people struggle with drawing canine legs and finally after seeing a post on furry paws asking for a tutorial, I figured.. why not? I'm no expert, and I strongly encourage you to study real pictures of dogs to see for yourself their range of movement and structure.Hope this helps some
Edit: Redrew this with slightly better anatomy. It's much cleaner too!
Do not take, alter, etc. without my permission. This is to be used as a reference only.
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I am a dog breeder can I use this graphic in a newsletter for my owners giving you credit?
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Thank u. U just saved this sketch I am drawing right now.
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This helped, I draw a lot of mixes but this just channeled everything.
Every think you could try a horse?
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I can never get the front legs right for some reason >.>
Thanks for this!
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Forever Thank for you!
It's very helpful for me...
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THIS WAS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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best leg tutorial i found β₯ thank you so much
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oh my god thank you!!! I always needed a bit help on doing the legs! I try to watch my dogs but they dont listen to me when I want them to stand up
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Haha i really SUCK at drawing the legs! xD this helped a lot, thanks!
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I searched canine anatomy specificly to find a tutorial on legs, and didnt expect to find one.
And guess what I see first
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I always have trouble with the legs. Hopefully this will help me out.
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Assuming the straight blue lines to be straight, long bones and the blue ovals to be the scapula (Β shoulder blade ) and pelvis respectively, you seem to have missed out the upper long bone on the rear leg, i.e. the femur, equivalent to the thigh bone of the same Latin name in a human skeleton.
In the rear leg, your lower straight blue line is the equivalent of the human ankle and foot bones (Β tarsals and metatarsals, which in a dog act as the lower part of the leg), the pastern and the toes, often mistaken for the equivalent of the calf in humans. Your upper straight blue line is the tibia and fibula, as in the human calf. Above that, and angling up and to the right, should be another straight line/long bone; the femur. It should attach to the dog's pelvis towards the tail region. Above that, and angling upward and to the left, should be your oval, representing the dog's pelvic bones.
Google for 'canine skeleton' or 'dog skeleton' to get a visual picture of what IΒ mean.
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thank you
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Thank you! This really helped on my wolf anatomy ^^
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Thank you! 
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Thank you soo much, I found this helpful in the way the paw moves in relation on to the ankle joint. Thank you I shall use this for further use (:
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Perfect! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much! ^^
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Cool, really helpful...
I did a sketch of a dog, and now I'm drawing an improvement on that, do I need to ask to use this...?
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Lovely, just lovely. This should come in handy for future reference when I'm drawing my dogs
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oh this will help me animate my darn Wolves when they are walking
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Very nice! I'll consider the muscle when shading
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OOOOOOoooooh, lol. I have always made my wolf knees to square, thanks, this really helped. ^-^
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Thanks sooo much! This really helps meh X3 MUCH more than you would know...o.O
lol I have been doing the legs wrong for a g e s, and now I am doin a pretty good pic of my newest OC, Rapid, and now his legs look perfect
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