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Published: 2008-02-24 07:01:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 1812; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 84
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Here is *QueenOfGoldfishes 's dog, Bulle. I believe Bulle is a girl, but I'm not sure. I'm also assuming she's got lab and great dane blood in her. Her snout is shaped like a great dane's. Anyways, on those Christmas lists in December, *QueenOfGoldfishes mentioned she wanted a drawing of one of her dogs, so this is what I did! Finishing it way late . . . Anyways, done with colored pencils. It always amazes me how little black you use when you color a black animal. Hope you enjoy!By the way, I am taking commissions for pet portraits! More into in my journal and prices are going to go up soon, so now's the time if you're thinking about it!
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Thank you! Shininess is tricky, but kinda fun too! I am very happy you like it.
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Great work! She looks like a cutie. And as everyone said, the shine on the coat is excellent! Only critique I could think would be to snug up the snout in a little tighter toward the eyes...though it might just be the angle. I like how this almost has an abstract-y style mixed with a realistic drawing. Very well done!
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Thank you! I should have overlaid the sketch over the photo before I started to color things, but I am still fairly happy with it. I am happy you like it! I want to start doing more dog portraits. It was really quite fun.
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Great work! She looks like a cutie. And as everyone said, the shine on the coat is excellent! Only critique I could think would be to snug up the snout in a little tighter toward the eyes...though it might just be the angle. I like how this almost has an abstract-y style mixed with a realistic drawing. Very well done!
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Wow she looks so beautiful and shiny! I love her expression 
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Thank you! I like shiny horses. They are fun!
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Your welcome 
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Wow! That looks AWESOME! I love the shine on the coat! Well done!
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Thank you! The shine was quite a challenge and very intimidating to do, but I'm really happy with it!
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Thank you! I'm pretty happy with how she turned out. Now I need to get around to doing portraits of my dogs!
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That would be nice to see
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Lesser black=more "shiny"=better result!
Great pic, you did well with the shading, as mentioned above.
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Thank you! I've had some practice on other pieces, so it wasn't too weird! 
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I love how shiny that fur is! Looks great
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Thank you! The shine is challenging, but it's also fun to do!
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Beautiful! She's so cute... Great job on the shine of her coat!
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Thank you! She is a cutie. She looks to cuddly too!
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Pet portrait commissions would be a good idea.
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Thank you! It'll be a good idea if I get some takers, anyways! I'm planning on hanging this at an art show in June, and hopefully I'll get some commissions that way!
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I am very happy you think so! I think next I gotta do one of my dogs. Plus, my mom wants an updated "Family Dogs Over the Years" picture. Ours is missing their current dog, plus my two!
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Yay! 
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Now, to get me time to draw . . . while still having enough money to pay my bills! Oi! That one is tricky.
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OMG OMG OMG!!!!!
I've never seen that drawing!!!
OOOOOH THAT4S BEAUTIFUL!!!and such a great surprise!!!
*happy*
Thank you soooooo much!!!!!!!
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You are very welcome! I am happy you like it! I just realized I forgot to link to your photos . . . 
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I'd really like to have a print of that picture!!I'd just had to see how much cost the shipping price
Thank you sooo much!
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I haven't seen how much shipping to France is. I can stop into the Post Office tomorrow and ask. I can also check with FedEx, UPS, and DHL. (I think it's DHL . . . ?) I would assume they're more reliable than the U.S. Post Office . . . And you are very welcome! She was a lot of fun to draw!
Out of curiosity, what breed is she? She looks like a mix.
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That's really, very good! You should do speed paintings for youtube! :]
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Thank you! But this was hardly speedy. I've been working on this since Christmas . . .
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I might have to try that sometime. I just tend to break up my drawing time a lot . . .
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this is awesome! you did the black hues really well, and his expression is awesome!
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Thank you! I loved the expression too, that's why I drew this one!
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Wow, that looks incredibly realistic! I love the way the fur shines. Drawing dogs with short fur can be quite hard but you did it really well!
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Thank you! I think the short fur is easier actually. You just have to get the sheen in there!
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It just becomes nasty onces you want to put a lot of details in it.
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This is true. I've never done much more than a shine. I don't try for fur texture unless it's long. But that can get tricky with colored pencils anyways! Especially with my blending method.
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Especially coloured pencils, oh yeah. I always have the feeling that coloured pencils work against me. They only like me when I work on very large pictures. Hrm...
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I feel that way with digital! And a little bit with oils too, so I can understand! I've been coloring with colored pencils for as long as I can remember, so maybe that's why it's so easy for me. I keep meaning to do bigger pieces, but don't seem to quite make it . . .
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I would once love to work on a massive picture but I never come around to it and.. I still don't have a proper workspace. I left my massive desk in germany and now I miss it! Aah!
I used to paint in oil too but stopped a very long time ago. I had a quite long and massive pause with my drawing and it took me so long to make up for it. I'm still struggling and try to improve everything which I could have learned during my break
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I know how that goes. It took me a long time to even try and improve. Now I feel like I'm playing catch-up, and kicking myself for not doing this sooner. Ah, well. You like and you learn and you just gotta make the best of your current circumstances. I know what you mean about workspace! My dining area is pretty much my "big" workspace. But then, with it being just me, I don't eat at that table anyway . . .
And painting isn't for everyone. If you don't want to pick it up again, I don't think it will hurt you. You've got such amazing skill anyways! Right now, I don't ever see me going into mostly painting. Colored pencils are just too much fun for me!
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*nods and agrees* I've been illustrating and painting on my dining table back in Germany as well. At my community, the kitchen has always been the gathering place. but then, I got the massive desk, which was about as long as myself and I could start working with bigger formats such as A2 and bigger ones, even.
I left it in Germany since there wasn't any chance for me to take it along.
The new wooden plate arrived a couple of days ago and smiles at me! ;D
I really can't wait to do more traditional artwork. Digital is fine, but it is not a 100% solution for artworking for me.
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I can't quite into digital. I need to do more, but there's just not as much satisfaction in it I don't think. Someone else was telling me he won't get into it because he loves to have a finished product that can be held and touched and handled. Plus, there's no original to sell . . .
And sounds like you're having as much fun with workspace as I am! I had to shrink my workspace when I moved, plus I didn't have a nice fireplace to stick drying oil paintings on top of . . .
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I see what you mean. It always feels weird to do a digital picture because I somehow think... it's a piece of artwork and one needs talent or knowledge for doing a good one but.. it is digital. You can't grab it, you can't hold it towards the light or feel the texture. Only a print makes it more visible and "real".
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That is absolutely gorgeous!
The realism of it is amazing!
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