Work-in-Progress: pt 1

Thought I would share a glimpse of a piece I'm working on when I have a free moment or two.

One of the hardest things for me to draw is animals. I always struggle to get the hair or feathers to look right. I rarely include much detail in the line work of my animals because most of the texture and definition will be added in the color phase. The dog in the picture is Scout, our Border Collie, and he's got tons of wispy hair on his ears and along his legs. The drawing makes him look a bit scrawny but hopefully I can fill him out later on.

Comments

[Angela Matteson]

I love the overall mood in this drawing. There is a feeling of comfort in the characters and a flow to your linework. There is both strength & security in the look of that tree.
And without seeing the original, Scout looks great here!

[Gerald Kelley]

Thanks, Angela!

This is also an experiment in drawing a much more gnarly tree than I usually attempt.