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This is pretty much most of the details I keep in mind when drawing open-mouthed anrgy dogs. I'm not sure how much of it is biologically accurate or how much of it is stylized,, but it fits the aesthetic that I like when it comes to snarly faces.

I've pointed out and explained some of the stuff that I do naturally, or that I don't even have to include in my preparation sketch to know that it's there (so comparing my doodles and sketches to see if I'm consistent with my own technique might not show the best results)
For example, even if I just draw a curve for the upper front teeth during the sketch,, in my lineart I'll still draw the far-left/and right teeth bigger than the middle ones. The curve represents for me, the placement of the teeth, not necessarily the size of gums+teeth.
But even then, that rule might still get ignored when it simply looks better without it.

SO keep in mind that some angles work better than others when you simplify forms! If you find that something looks off, or out of proportion, then you gotta experiment and see for yourself why it looks off, and what you can do to imrpove it!
I for one, still have trouble with perspective and often, I'll end up shuffling around teeth placement until it looks about right.

Don't be afraid to exaggerate things if you like the look if it! play around, my depictions of the 'canine' teeth are for example way too big and extremely curved, but that's how I like them. You are allowed to give in to your instinct, even if they might be realistically totally impractical. Knowing anatomy might simply improve your stylisation, or help when you have trouble with a difficult/new angle, but other than that, don't be too hard on yourself if it "doesn't look right", art is a difficult thing >:0

(I quickly threw this together since someone asked me on the process video of:
on how I drew the open muzzle + teeth at that angle)

Here are some more angry dogs with pretty teeth:

But i cant mention it enough,, just glancing at reference can help!! Even if you totally dont like the realistic way a dog mouth works,, just seeing how it looks can give you ideas how to improve your own way of drawing them!

Description
This is pretty much most of the details I keep in mind when drawing open-mouthed anrgy dogs. I'm not sure how much of it is biologically accurate or how much of it is stylized,, but it fits the aesthetic that I like when it comes to snarly faces.

I've pointed out and explained some of the stuff that I do naturally, or that I don't even have to include in my preparation sketch to know that it's there (so comparing my doodles and sketches to see if I'm consistent with my own technique might not show the best results)
For example, even if I just draw a curve for the upper front teeth during the sketch,, in my lineart I'll still draw the far-left/and right teeth bigger than the middle ones. The curve represents for me, the placement of the teeth, not necessarily the size of gums+teeth.
But even then, that rule might still get ignored when it simply looks better without it.

SO keep in mind that some angles work better than others when you simplify forms! If you find that something looks off, or out of proportion, then you gotta experiment and see for yourself why it looks off, and what you can do to imrpove it!
I for one, still have trouble with perspective and often, I'll end up shuffling around teeth placement until it looks about right.

Don't be afraid to exaggerate things if you like the look if it! play around, my depictions of the 'canine' teeth are for example way too big and extremely curved, but that's how I like them. You are allowed to give in to your instinct, even if they might be realistically totally impractical. Knowing anatomy might simply improve your stylisation, or help when you have trouble with a difficult/new angle, but other than that, don't be too hard on yourself if it "doesn't look right", art is a difficult thing >:0

(I quickly threw this together since someone asked me on the process video of:
on how I drew the open muzzle + teeth at that angle)

Here are some more angry dogs with pretty teeth:

But i cant mention it enough,, just glancing at reference can help!! Even if you totally dont like the realistic way a dog mouth works,, just seeing how it looks can give you ideas how to improve your own way of drawing them!