Pet Portrait: Chevy Chevelle the Boston Terrier

A couple months ago during one of my random trips to the AKC Museum of the Dog I happened upon a hoard of Boston Terriers running around like madmen in one of the larger rooms free of any artwork. Turns out, like many other groups and breeds, Boston Terriers of St. Louis Mo often has meetups there, and upon talking with one of the group's leaders the idea arose to do a photo contest that would end in a portrait by yours truly.

Long story short, after whittling down the numerous photo submissions and then letting the group vote on those, I finally have a Boston Terrier in my pet portrait portfolio! One down, a billion more breeds to go!

Time Spent: 19 hours and 12 minutes

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

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
White - PC938
Dark Green - PC908
Marine Green - PC988
Pumpkin Orange - PC1032
Mineral Orange - PC1033
Dark Umber - PC947
Dark Brown - PC946
Henna - PC1031
Sienna Brown - PC945
Terra Cotta - PC944
Burnt Ochre - PC943
Ginger Root - PC1084
Cream - PC914
90% French Grey - PC1076
70% French Grey - PC1074
50% French Grey - PC1072
30% French Grey - PC1070
10% French Grey - PC1068

Up Next: I actually have two commissions lined up! First up I have a sandy-nosed Great Dane connected to a local Great Dane rescue, and following that I have another Boston Terrier who was actually the runner up in the photo contest Chevy won. Can't wait for you all to see his giant smile! After that I have some reference photos for different breeds, including a Beagle, a Dalmation, and a Finnish Lapphund to keep me busy between commissions.

Until next time! Lauren H.
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