Pet Portrait: Scout the Beagle / Coonhound Mix
All can breathe easy; I have finally drawn all of the six dogs currently in my immediate family. Looks like we've got some adopting to do!
This is my youngest beagle mix, Scout, though she looks more like a hound mix to us. Her mom was a beagle rescued by All New Hope Animal Rescue from a Southern Missouri pound just after giving birth to this litter of nine, all of which suffered from and survived parvo. Clearly it did some brain damage to Scout though, because she is clearly a weirdo. She seriously sits like this, and more often than not this position is accompanied by groans and swats for attention. She's a little needy, to say the least. But she's also the sweetest dog, so I won't hold it against her.
Paper Used: Strathmore Premium Recycled Drawing Paper (400 Series) cut to 11x14".
Prismacolor Colored Pencils:
Dark Umber - PC947
Sienna Brown - PC945
Clay Rose - PC1017
Rosy Beige - PC1010
Ginger Root - PC1084
Peach Beige - PC1085
Beige - PC997
Sand - PC940
Cream - PC914
Tuscan Red - PC937
Crimson Red - PC924
Black - PC935
90% Cool Grey - PC1067
70% Cool Grey - PC1065
50% Cool Grey - PC1063
30% Cool Grey - PC1061
White - PC938
Progress Pics:
Time Spent: 19 hours and 23 minutes
Coloring Process Notes: For most of the fur I put down a layer of thick or light Sienna Brown down depending on how dark or light the brown of the fur was, then went over it with a layer of Cream. It didn't turn out quite as yellow as needed, so I had to go over everything with a general coat of Sand. Might need to rethink this combination next time, but it turned out well.
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Up Next: As I wait to see if a commission comes through, I am finally going to finish up a drawing I started a long time ago involving a series of images of me taking a transformer's helmet off. All that's left is the color portion of the process!
Until next time! Lauren H.
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