Pet Portrait: Charley the Havanese
Meet Charley, a Havanese with an obvious knack for posing for the camera; the goodest of good boys and sibling to Lucy, who you may remember from another portrait of mine drawn a couple years ago.
Original Photo:
Paper Used: Strathmore Drawing Paper (400 Series) cut to 5x7"
Prismacolor Colored Pencils Used:
White - PC938 Putty Beige - 1083 Ginger Root - PC1084 Beige Sienna - PC1080 Sienna Brown - PC945 Dark Brown - PC946 Dark Umber - PC947 10% French Grey - PC1068 20% French Grey - PCPC1069 30% French Grey - PC1070 50% French Grey - PC1072 70% French Grey - PC1074 90% French Grey - PC1076 10% Warm Grey - PC1050 20% Warm Grey - PC1051 30% Warm Grey - PC1052 50% Warm Grey - PC1054 70% Warm Grey - PC1056 90% Warm Grey - PC1058 Black - PC935
Progress Pics:
Seeing as this is a companion piece, it was requested that the background be comparable to Lucy’s portrait in its simplicity. But because of the shape Charley’s tail takes from sitting on a log, the flat block of color didn’t quiet work. Instead, we decided on a middle ground between the original log and the simplicity of the flat color by using simple line work and crooked edges to give the impression of the log without needing to go into detail or more realistic coloring.
Time-Lapse Video: With details so small for this one, I chose not to do a time-lapse video because I really didn’t want a camera basically right on top of the paper impeding my vision as I worked.
Time Spent: 27 hours and 4 minutes
Up Next: Next up is an 8x10” portrait of Gibby the yellow Lab, another companion piece of sorts for the family of Barclay, much like this portrait of Charley is to Lucy.
Until next time!
Lauren H.