4 steps in Paul's finished portrait.

Yikes, more than 17 months have passed since I last drew a dog!
Reason enough to give this new canine portrait special attention.

Meet Paul.
Paul is cool.
Paul is tall, black, goofy and ... camera shy.
Looking away, relaxed, eyes focusing in the distance, anticipating his next move is how I met him, got to know him and had to render him.






Paul
Pencil on Paper
24 x 28 cm
Sold
Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved 



Step1
Eye drawn, lay of fur and darkest darks established


Step2
Further work on eye, lay of fur and outline of mouth
Step3
Adding on layers of darks to establish
shape of nose and detail in  mouth.



Step4
Adding more layers of fur and
work on nose, mouth and teeth.


Comments

Eija-h said…
Great, cute dog :)
Unknown said…
Thank-you ;)

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