“Dave”

[Schuee]

I did this as a memorial portrait. Dave was a rescued whippet.

I used Polychromos pencils on a sanded paper.

 

[Enyaw]

Wow, that is realism plus. Lovely work.

 

[rodhlann]

This is incredible! The face is near photographic. I can really feel the eyes.

 

[Triduana]

This is beautiful!

 

[Perry]

Great detail in this one.

 

[snoball]

Excellent!

 

[Queen Bee]

Superb. WOW!

 

[Schuee]

Wow, that is realism plus. Lovely work.

Thank you very much, Wayne.

 

[Schuee]

This is incredible! The face is near photographic. I can really feel the eyes.

Thank you very much, rodhlann.

 

[Schuee]

This is beautiful!

Thank you very much, Kay. I’m pleased you like him.

 

[Schuee]

Great detail in this one.

Thank you very much, Perry.

 

[Schuee]

Thank you very much, Snoball.

 

[Schuee]

Superb. WOW!

Thank you very much, Deborah. I’m pleased you like him.

 

[ams]

Beautiful Penny. I love how you did the fur and the eyes. There is so much personality here.

I worked in colored pencil for several years but only occasionally on sanded paper. I loved the results but I didn't like how long it took to complete a painting. You have the medium mastered.

 

[Schuee]

Thank you very much, Anne. I, for some reason, don’t find coloured pencils slow work! I really don’t know why. Perhaps I don’t mind working at a slower pace. I did find, though, that the sanded paper ate the pencils - grinding away the pigment.

 

[Terri]

Wow! This is beautiful, Penny! Your details are exquisite. You have totally captured some very expressive eyes. ❤

 

[Schuee]

Thank you very much, Terri. I almost left it unfinished, as at an earlier stage it looked very “painterly; appearing from the page in soft tones. As it was a gift to Dave’s owner I finished it. I did keep progress shits but they got lost in a change of computer hardware.

 

[CMorPaint]

Absolutely gorgeous Penny

 

[Schuee]

Thank you very much, Cindy.

 

[Joy]

Flawless! Eyes, nose expression. You should make instructional videos.