Pet Portrait: Charlotte the Black Lab

Looking back through my portfolio I was surprised to see how long it's been since I've drawn a black lab. I thought I had done more, honestly, though that could be because spending time at my parent's house means I am always surrounded by the breed, so my idea of their prevalence is a bit skewed. Oh well, that just makes drawing Charlotte all the more special!

Original Photo:

Paper Used: 400 Series Flannel White Strathmore Artist Paper cut to 8×10″

Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:

White - PC938
Sienna Brown - PC945
Dark Brown - PC946
Dark Umber - PC947
Cream - PC914
10% French Grey - PC1068
30% French Grey - PC1070
50% French Grey - PC1072
70% French Grey - PC1074
90% French Grey - PC1076
10% Warm Grey - PC1050
30% Warm Grey - PC1052
50% Warm Grey - PC1054
10% Cool Grey - PC1059
30% Cool Grey - PC1061
50% Cool Grey - PC1063
70% Cool Grey - PC1065
90% Cool Grey - PC1067
Black - PC935

Progress Pics:

Time Spent: 17 hours and 10 minutes

Up Next: This is the first of 4 gifts being given this Christmas, so I should be posted a few more portraits in the next few days. And now that the holiday season is behind us I will getting back to portraits that I'll be able to post progress pics of on my Facebook and Instagram pages as I go. I have some reference pics of two dalmations lying around her somewhere, so maybe I'll start there!

Until next time! Lauren H.
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