Dobbie

Too distraught after a bad experience with the inktense pencils, I thought I’d have another go at Dobbie but with the markers.

This has come out much better.  The photo that I based this on had lots of greens and pinks in the fur that I’ve tried to reproduce here.  They actually came out really well in my opinion, resulting in one of my better impressionistic pieces.  If I were to do this again, I’d leave out the collar, which distracts from the dog and looks like either a medal around its neck or a toy that it’s holding in its mouth.  And the pose is a bit weird, looking like a human head and shoulders shot.

Overall, though, a success.  It’s not going up for sale yet.  Dobbie’s owners have first refusal and might go for a set of three if I’m lucky.