Bindi the Great Dane

[jennaboo88]

Hello there!

This is one of my recent drawings. This is Bindi the Great Dane, a gorgeous dog that I've sort of gotten to know through an Instagram account I follow. One photo of this magnificent dog spoke to me so much that I got in touch with Bindi's owner (and photographer) to see if I could be granted permission to draw Bindi. I am happy to say her owner was not only in favor of it, but was thrilled by the idea.

So here's the resulting drawing. Bindi is 8x10 inches in size. I drew her using Sakura Pigma Micron pens sized 003 - 03, and used Strathmore 500 series Bristol Plate paper.

I recently learned that this drawing earned a place among the 100 finalists for Southwest Art Magazine's Artistic Excellence Competition.

I hope you like the drawing. C&C welcome. Thank you for looking!

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Here's a couple of close-ups.
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[Enyaw]

Well done. Great piece of work.

 

[snoball]

Just beautiful work!!

 

[Triduana]

Wow, that's gorgeous! I love the perspective.

 

[Artyczar]

I mentioned in another thread how fantastic this is, because it is!

 

[jennaboo88]

Well done. Great piece of work.

Thanks so much! I'm not sure why the images aren't showing without clicking the links.

 

[jennaboo88]

Just beautiful work!!

Thank you so much, Snoball!

 

[jennaboo88]

Wow, that's gorgeous! I love the perspective.

Thank you Kay! The perspective was what I loved so much about the photo. There was such drama and a sense of size in this angle. I loved it, and I'm glad it comes through in my drawing as well.

 

[jennaboo88]

I mentioned in another thread how fantastic this is, because it is!

Artyczar, you're very kind. Thank you for the wonderful words!

 

[Nufocus]

OMG! Such meticulous execution!!

 

[fedetony]

amazing work.. just wish you set the image (drag and drop works, ctrl+p or this little button

) and not attach it

 

[musket]

Very cool. A girlfriend from many moons ago had a black Dane with flop ears... they look way better that way than cropped.

 

[jennaboo88]

OMG! Such meticulous execution!!

Oh, thank you for the wonderful comment! I love fine detail in drawing, so I'm glad you appreciate it too.

 

[jennaboo88]

amazing work.. just wish you set the image (drag and drop works, ctrl+p or this little button View attachment 11201) and not attach it

Thank you so much, Federico! That's so helpful to know! I'd copied and pasted this from my thread in a different channel, and I think that's where my images went awry. Thanks for the tip!

 

[jennaboo88]

Very cool. A girlfriend from many moons ago had a black Dane with flop ears... they look way better that way than cropped.

Thank you, musket! I agree - the natural, floppy ears make them look kind and more expressive. They're quite an amazing-looking dog, aren't they?

 

[Vivien]

Hi Jenna - Superb pen work on this very beautiful dog! A very beautiful work of art!

 

[jennaboo88]

Hi Jenna - Superb pen work on this very beautiful dog! A very beautiful work of art!

Hi Vivien. Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

 

[Joy]

Fabulous, Jenna! The Great Dane is the state dog of PA. using the mountain icon to upload my images, it shows directly in the body of the post.

 

[ntl]

Beautiful, Jen, another wonderful piece. And congrats on the placement in the Artistic Excellence Competition. It is well deserved, and best wishes to you for the final judging. I'd give it a Blue Ribbon!

 

[Joy]

Apologies for missing your selection as a finalist. Congrats! I was so mesmerized by the work I did not read the entire post!