Pet Portrait: Lucille the Black Lab
The first pet portrait I ever did was of my mom’s black lab mix, Dayton, and oh boy has my style changed a lot since then. Let’s just say I’ve become much more of a stickler for obsessively keeping to the details, for better and worse. Regardless of the varying degrees of skill with my pencils, every portrait of the breed I’ve drawn since that first drawing will always have a special place in my heart. Hopefully the next one will keep the wicker to a minimum, though.
Original Photo:
Paper Used: 400 Series Flannel White Strathmore Artist Paper cut to 11x14″
Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:
Black - PC935 90% Cool Grey - PC1067 70% Cool Grey - PC1065 50% Cool Grey - PC1063 30% Cool Grey - PC1061 10% Cool Grey - PC1059 90% French Grey - PC1076 70% French Grey - PC1074 50% French Grey - PC1072 30% French Grey - PC1070 10% French Grey - PC1068 White - PC938
Greyed Lavender - PC1026 Carmine Red - PC926 Pink - PC929 Pink Rose - PC1018 Salmon Pink - PC1001 Blush Pink - PC928 Deco Pink - PC1014
Dark Umber - PC947 Dark Brown - PC946 Sienna Brown - PC945 Light Umber - PC941 Clay Rose - PC1017 Beige Sienna - PC1080 Rosy Beige - PC1019 Ginger Root - PC1084 Deco Peach - PC1013
Progress Pics:
Time-Lapse Video:
Time Spent: 84 hours and 14 minutes. I can blame some of this on the wicker, but there isn’t THAT much wicker…
Up Next: There’s a good chance I’m going to be drawing a handful of golden retrievers for someone soon, so time to stock up on the appropriate pencils!
Until next time! Lauren H.
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