Pet Portrait: Bailey the Boston Terrier

I don't know if other pet portrait artists are the same, but one point of pride I have when it comes to my drawings is being able to remember the names of the dogs I've drawn (Most of them, anyway. It's getting a little harder with each addition to the portfolio). A side effect of this is keeping a tally of repeated names, which brings me to this Boston Terrier named Bailey. With the total now coming to three seperate dogs (sorry Diesel, but you only count as one even though I've drawn you numerous times), Bailey has taken a commanding lead at the top of the list. Considering this was always one of my favorite names for pets growing up, I can't say I'm surprised.

Original Photos:

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

Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:

White - PC938
10% Cool Grey - PC1059
30% Cool Grey - PC1061
50% Cool Grey - PC1063
70% Cool Grey - PC1065
90% Cool Grey - PC1067
Blue Violet Lake - PC1079
Pink Rose - PC1018
Greyed Lavender - PC1026
Lilac - PC956
Parma Violet - PC1008
Cream - PC914
Seashell Pink - PC1093
Ginger Root - PC1084
Peach Beige - PC1085
Rosy Beige - PC1019
Beige Sienna - PC1080
Clay Rose - PC1017
Light Umber - PC941
Dark Brown - PC946
Dark Umber - PC947
10% French Grey - PC1068
30% French Grey - PC1070
50% French Grey - PC1072
70% French Grey - PC1074
90% French Grey - PC1076
Black - PC935

Progress Pics:

Time Spent: 20 hours and 39 minutes

Up Next: I'm currently working with a local police officer to get photos so I can finally draw a police K9 from St. Louis. Half of the money raised from selling prints of the portrait will be going towards PAW Stoppers and their goal to build a memorial to those dogs that have served the community. Start saving your money now if you'd like to order prints! Or go over to their GoFundMe page and donate now (click here).

Until next time! Lauren H.
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