Pet Portrait: Pepper the Blue Heeler Mix
It’s been years since I’ve drawn my sister’s chiweenie and Yorkie, Luna and Ruby respectively, so it was about time that I finally got asked to draw her blue heeler mix, Pepper. For those who know her, then you’ll know that the fact that she sat still long enough to get a good reference photo of her is beyond shocking. She’s a very good girl, but she is a very energetic, good girl.
Original Photo:
Paper Used: 400 Series Flannel White Strathmore Artist Paper cut to 11x14″
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 90% Warm Grey - PC1058 70% Warm Grey - PC1056 50% Warm Grey - PC1054 30% Warm Grey - PC1052 20% Warm Grey - PC1051 10% Warm Grey - PC1050 White - PC938 90% French Grey - PC1076 70% French Grey - PC1074 50% French Grey - PC1072 30% French Grey - PC1070 20% French Grey - PC1069 10% French Grey - PC1068
Dark Umber - PC947 Dark Brown - PC946 Sienna Brown - PC945 Terra Cotta - PC944 Light Umber - PC941 Beige Sienna - PC1080 Ginger Root - PC1084 Putty Beige - PC1083
Tuscan Red - PC937 Crimson Lake - PC925 Crimson Red - PC924 Scarlet Lake - PC923 Poppy Red - PC922 Spanish Orange - PC1003 Cloud Blue - PC1023
Progress Pics:
Time-Lapse Video: The footage was shot using the time-lapse feature on an iPhone 7, before using iMovie to bump it up an additional 6x-8x. Unfortunately I’m still not completely happy with the video quality, but it’s what I’m working with. Any suggestions?
Time Spent: 78 hours and 20 minutes
Up Next: I have a portrait of a super playful yellow lab to share, then I have a couple of commissions possibly lined up to move onto. In addition to those dog portraits, it is a real goal of mine to start sketching more regularly just to chip away the rust on that skillset of mine. We’ll see if that actually happens… Fingers crossed!
Until next time! Lauren H.
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