Wonderful! Thank you both.

Regards, Carol

Oh it is already fantastic!

Regards,

Carol

I am working on a new drawing of a dog that recently passed away. I am having trouble with the ear as the background behind it in the photo is black so I can't see where the edge of the ear should be. Does it look odd? Also the neck hair under the chin is white. I need some texture there, I realize,...

This is my latest attempt at drawing dogs with coloured pencils. My friend took the photo and I couldn't resist asking for permission to draw from it. The blanket in the background was beyond my capabilities so I tried to invent my own version. https://www.carolleatherportraits.com/images/puppies-fo...

Thank you very much, Mike. I have put the drawing to one side for now, and may revisit it to revise the tail later. I do see what you mean about the vertical grasses distracting. However, you are right in that messing with that now might make things worse. Lesson learned.

Carol

Thank you Linda. You picked up on the two areas that I am not happy with. :) The tail was a brighter colour in the photo, so I tried to recreate it, but I feel, like you, that it sticks out like a sore thumb. I will try to grey it down somewhat. The ground is more of a problem. I am not sure how to ...

I wonder if I could ask for an opinion on this drawing? It is in coloured pencil on Fabriano 5 watercolour paper. I drew it, with permission, from a friend's photo. However, it was taken in a British wildlife park and the animal was on grass. I wanted to make it more authentic so attempted to draw a...

Thank you all so much for your encouragement and positive comments on my portrait of Tiger.

I was amazed when the client said "I had created a spitting image of the horse", when a lot of it was guesswork.

Regards,

Carol

I found Mike's video on doing the darks first extremely helpful. Thank you very much.

Regards,

Carol

Thank you very much everyone.

I completed the drawing and the client and his partner were in tears of joy. They also wrote me a lovely testimonial. Well worth the struggle.