GRID STEP. You can print out the base construction lines and start drawing on tracing paper, or you can draw the grid layout yourself using the following steps.Mark off the width and height of the French poodle. Draw circles for the head, chest and hips.

STEP 1. Outline a small circle for the muzzle of the French poodle. Draw a line that will act as its center. Define its belly.

STEP 2. Delineate the legs and muzzle.

STEP 3. Draw the back, tail and ears.

STEP 4. Add feet and a hair tuft to the tip of the tail. Mark the nose and facial features. Show the shape of the poodle’s head.

STEP 5. Draw the eyes, nose and toes.

STEP 6. Contour the French poodle, paying attention to details.