With Jesse wrapped up and flying off to Idaho before I could change my mind (!), I was still in the mood for drawing dogs. Then I remembered I still had an unfinished Yorkie lying around here somewhere so I fished it out and threw colour at it with abandon! I wasn't too happy with it before so I felt there was nothing to lose anyway. It still wasn't quite working until this morning. I was looking at a fantastic drawing on Tommy Kane's blog this week and marvelling at his vibrant colours and thinking about how interesting his crosshatched backgrounds are. My drawing was looking flat so I added various spots of colour in my background (which doesn't show too well in the scan) and it looked a lot better. It's still nowhere near as brave as I want to be, but I think it's a step in the right direction anyway!
7 comments:
I want to be brave too, Felicity. But first I want to be able to draw like you :) He's gorgeous. Love the fur.
I love the way you highlighted the edges of the ears. It gives a sense of back lighting. I agree that doing something interesting with the background can make a big difference. Nice job and I bet you're glad you finished this up.
He is a lovely drawing...I too like the fur. I like the markings in the background...I think they definitely add something to him.
OH, how adorable!!! That face would melt hearts.....lovely job!
Thanks ladies!
So beautifully executed! Bravo!
Your work is beautiful!!
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