Dog #1

[Mississippi Hippie]

Don’t know if there’ll be a Dog #2

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

Here is a girl’s portrait

 

[Donna T]

I’m curious about how you abstract things, like your dog, so that they retain their “dogness “ without looking like you are painting a portrait of a dog. The girl has a wonderful pose and expression!

 

[Artyczar]

These are super cool. I especially like the dog!

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

I think retaining the dogness happened because I used shapes, colors, and movement that would remind someone of a dog’s personality. It’s easy to make an abstraction if your subject is moving, too. You can draw it quick before it moves and have a crude likeness.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

These are super cool. I especially like the dog!

The dogs my favorite out of the drawings I made (I made a few). The colored pencil line looks nicer.