INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Droopy eared Dog

This is the second in a series of animals using basic shapes. This is nearly the same as the Curious Cat tutorial here, adding a few dog features to make it a droppy-eared dog. Enjoy!

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Create a circle. Duplicate the circle and overlap it half way. Select both circles.

Use the Pathfinder Intersect Mode to create the body of the dog. 

Draw a rectangle and place it over the shape. Select both shapes.

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Use the Pathfinder Minus Front Mode to remove the lower portion of the body. 

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the lower corners and pull the Corner Widgets in to round the corners slightly. 

Use the Selection Tool to pull the body shape longer. 

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Add a circle with a darker color fill for the head. 

Add two circles, filled with white, for the eyes. 

Add smaller black circles.

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For the tongue, create a rectangle, filled with pink. Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the bottom corners and pull the corner widgets in to round the bottom. 

Draw an Arc for the mouth. Add a stroke to make it bigger. Place the tongue and then bring the Arc to the front to cover the edge of the tongue. 

Add a black circle for the nose. 

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Draw an Arc for the tail. Add a stroke to make it bigger. Make the color darker than the body for contrast. 

For the ears, draw a rectangle and add a stroke. 

Pull the corner widgets into the max amount to round the ends. 

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Use the Direct Selection Tool to select and remove half the shape. 

Place the ear behind the head. Repeat the process for the other ear. 

Create circle or ovals, in sets of three, for the paws. 

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Select the body and copy it, then click the Draw Inside button at the bottom of the Tool Bar. 

Paste the body into the body, change the color to a darker color and use your left/right arrow keys to move the body to create an offset shadow look. 

Click on the Draw Normal mode at the bottom of the Tool bar. You have a cute, droopy-eared dog!