Pet Portrait: Cassidy the Yellow Lab
If you’ve looked through my portfolio of pet portraits then you’ve likely noticed that I tend to stick with simple, single color backgrounds because, let’s face it, coming up with dynamic backgrounds just isn’t my strong suit. That said, if the photo reference I’m given comes with one I am happy to draw it in. …But I’d be lying if I said drawing the water Cassidy is playing in was an easy process. Oh boy did that splash give me a lot of trouble! I do think it turned out nicely, though. Hope you all agree!
Fun fact: I’ve also drawn Cassidy’s sister Lucille, who came with her own interesting background of a wicker chair. It was also a time consuming portion of the portrait to add in, though it was far less of a struggle than this lake.
Original Photo:
Paper Used: 400 Series Flannel White Strathmore Artist Paper cut to 11x14″
Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:
Pink Rose - PC1018 Greyed Lavender - PC1026 Parma Violet - PC1008 Imperial Violet - PC1007 Violet - PC932 Indigo Blue - PC901 Black Grape - PC996 Blue Slate - PC1024 Mediterranean Blue - PC1022
Cream - PC914 Deco Peach - PC1013 Ginger Root - PC1084 Peach Beige - PC1085 Rosy Beige - PC1019 Beige Sienna - PC1080 Clay Rose - PC1017 Henna - PC1031 Sienna Brown - PC945 Dark Brown - PC946 Dark Umber - PC947
Slate Grey - PC926 White - PC938 10% French Grey - PC1068 20% French Grey - PC1069 30% French Grey - PC1070 50% French Grey - PC1072 70% French Grey - PC1074 90% French Grey - PC1076 10% Warm Grey - PC1050 20% Warm Grey - PC1051 50% Warm Grey - PC1054 70% Warm Grey - PC1056 10% Cool Grey - PC1059 20% Cool Grey - PC1060 30% Cool Grey - PC1061 50% Cool Grey - 1063 70% Cool Grey - PC1065 90% Cool Grey - PC1067 Black - PC935
Other Materials Used: In addition to my usual pencils I also used a white Gelly Roll pen to add highlights and random droplets to the splash.
Progress Pics:
Time-Lapse Videos: This footage was shot initially using the time-lapse feature on an iPhone 7, and unfortunately it looks like I failed miserably at getting things in focus as I went. Maybe I should really consider getting a decent camera if I want to keep making these time-lapse vids… Anyway, the footage was sped up an additional 8x-10x in iMovie.
Time Spent: 90 hours and 56 minutes
Up Next: I have a couple potential commissions lined up, one of which is for an Aussie with heterochromia. Put your guesses in now for what the other breeds might be!
Until next time! Lauren H.
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