I started on this drawing yesterday and I have now completed the initial sketch. The pet portrait is of a black labrador Monty and a collie Jessie and it is drawn at 14 x 18 inches (35 x 45 cm) size. I am using Staedtler graphite pencils on Fabriano paper with 50% cotton. The background will be a simple landscape with some grass in the front. The portrait is commissioned as a keepsake for the owner of Monty and Jessie. The two of them look so great together and they love spending time together so hopefully the portrait will show this.
In the next stage, I will start detailing Monty first (as I work left to right so as not to smudge) together with the background and I will upload progress photos.
