Pet Portrait: Walley the Yorkshire Terrier
I feel like I said this with the last post as well, but I'm finally back! I could just look up my previous post to see if these intros are the same, but where's the fun in that... Anyway I'm still dealing with getting used to my new medication for headaches/migraines (seems to definitely be helping, thank goodness), but I should be more regular with my drawing schedule from here on out. Which is good cuz I have some commissions lined up! But enough about me...
This is Walley the Yorkshire Terrier. Not to be confused with the robot. I don't know why I thought it would be the case but I can't help but write out his name like Wall-E, as if his mom would put a dash like that in his name. Then again, that was a great movie, so you never know. What I do know is that Walley is as cute as his non-namesake, even if he is a University of Texas fan. GO JAYHAWKS! ;)
Original Photos: The first two photos (the reference for the bust and for Walley's back) were both tilted slightly for the portrait's composition, and the third photo was used as a color reference to make sure I got Walley's fur correct since the first two photos have some shadows to deal with.
The biggest challenge came from the size of the reference for Walley's bust. When I blew it up the image got much more blurry and pixilated, so I had to make some stuff up when trying to define his eyes. Let's just say my sister's Yorkie, Ruby, and I stared lovingly into each others eyes for a while because I needed a comparison. At least I say it was lovingly. She was probably super weirded out.
Paper Used: Strathmore Premium Recycled Drawing Paper (400 Series) cut to 11×14″
Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:
Black - PC935
90% French Grey - PC1076
70% French Grey - PC1074
50% French Grey - PC1072
30% French Grey - PC1070
10% French Grey - PC1068
Dark Umber - PC947
Dark Brown - PC946
Sienna Brown - PC945
Light Umber - PC941
Ginger Root - PC1084
Eggshell - PC1040
Cream - PC914
Pumpkin Orange - PC1032
Mineral Orange - PC1033
90% Cool Grey - PC1067
70% Cool Grey - PC1065
50% Cool Grey - PC1063
30% Cool Grey - PC1061
10% Cool Grey - PC1059
White - PC938
Progress Pics:
Time Spent: 33 hours and 10 minutes
Up Next: I have 3 commissions lined up, all 5x7". Also, Stray Rescue's Urban Wanderers art exhibit is coming up and I will be contributed for the 3rd year in a row. The deadline for that is May 1st so I'll be squeezing that in with April's work load as well!
Until next time! Lauren H.
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