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Pet Portrait: Marley the Yellow Lab

 
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With Cassidy before this portrait of Marley here, Yellow Labs are quickly catching up to the front of the pack of breeds that I have drawn the most (along with black labs and beagles, so I guess you could say labradors on the whole are most definitely in the lead). Considering I’ve never met one that isn’t an enthusiastically happy pup, I can see why they’re beloved by so many people!

Original Photo:

 
 

Paper Used: Strathmore Recycled Drawing Paper (400 Series) cut to 8x10"

Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:

 
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Pink Rose - PC1018 Deco Pink - PC1014 Cloud Blue - PC1023 Dark Umber - PC947 Dark Brown - PC946 Sienna Brown - PC945 Henna - PC1031 Clay Rose - PC1017 Beige Sienna - PC1080 Rosy Beige - PC1019 Peach Beige - PC1085 Ginger Root - PC1084 Putty Beige - PC1083 Eggshell - PC140 Cream - PC914

Black - PC935 30% Cool Grey - PC1061 90% Warm Grey - PC1058 70% Warm Grey - PC1056 50% Warm Grey - PC1054 30% Warm Grey - PC1052 20% Warm Grey - PC1051 10% Warm Grey - PC1050 90% French Grey - PC1076 70% French Grey - PC1074 50% French Grey - PC1072 30% French Grey - PC1070 20% French Grey - PC1069 10% French Grey - PC1068 White - PC938

 

Progress Pics:

 
 

Time-Lapse Video: I think I am going to go back to letting my iPhone focus on its own because watching these time-lapse videos once they’re complete is really making me realize that when I think I’ve focused locked it correctly myself on the small phone screen it often turns out that isn’t at all the case. Sigh… Someday I will actually provide a decent video of the process.

 
 

Time Spent: 41 hours and 50 minutes

Up Next: Things have actually gotten pretty busy for me, with 3 to 4 commissions already lined up. Time to get to work!

Until next time! Lauren H.
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