Pet Portrait: Duke

There's something about bulldogs that make me think of pudgy regality, like King Henry VIII.  However, the behavior that includes sticking his tongue out has lowered this guy to the title of Duke.

Challenge:  For this drawing I was given two images of Duke, one of the pose for the portrait, the other to help show the coloration of his fur a little bit more accurately.  This second photo definitely helped, but I still had to make up the majority of the white side of Duke's face because it was completely washed out in the image.  Here's hoping I got all of those skin folds right!

Paper Used: Strathmore Premium Recycled Drawing Paper (400 Series) cut to 8×10″.

Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:

Clay Rose - PC1017
Rosy Beige - PC1019
Greyed Lavender - PC1026
Blush Pink - PC928
Pink Rose - PC1018
Deco Pink - PC1014
Dark Umber - PC947
Sienna Brown - PC945
Light Umber - PC941
Ginger Root - PC1084
Cream - PC914
Black - PC935
90% Cool Grey - PC1067
70% Cool Grey - PC1065
50% Cool Grey - PC1063
30% Cool Grey - PC1061
50% Warm Grey - PC1054
30% Warm Grey - PC1052
90% French Grey - PC1076
70% French Grey - PC1074
50% French Grey - PC1072
30% French Grey - PC1070
10% French Grey - 1068
White - PC938

Time Spent: 13 hours 46 minutes

Up Next: I'm taking a break from the pet portraits to do another portrait of a child, this time a little girl.  Then it is back to at least two more dogs before Christmas.

Until next time! Lauren H.
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