1. The reference
I choose this adorable picture from when Tanita was just 9 weeks old! Yep, that's me touching her cute flappy cheeks. I flipped the image for the sketch

Tanita the puppy - image 1 - student project

2. Practice sheet
Thought I could include more than only the practice for this piece. So here we go

Stroke practice On top color combo's

Tanita the puppy - image 2 - student project Tanita the puppy - image 3 - student project

In the bottom of the right pic you see the balls i used to check which paper was the best. Doing these kinds of balls is a great way to practice too!

3. The sketch
I did a digital sketch and printed it out. You can also go with a colored pencil sketch but i like to have visible outlines. You could also go over with colored pencil afterwards to achieve this.

Tanita the puppy - image 4 - student project

4. The final drawing

Tanita the puppy - image 5 - student project

The finished product! I used some pinks as an undertone to create a more interesting drawing and it matches the reality a bit more.

I used E000, E00, R20 and for the grays N0, N1 and N3. I did the shadow on the bottom with a warm gray but i didn't like it so I went over it with C4 i believe.

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