Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

A Pomeranian Called Max

MATERIALS

• Pastel Paper Mi-Teintes ‘Sky Grey‘

• Make up sponges or kneadable eraser

• Electric pencil sharpener

• Charcoal

• Sandpaper

• Art Spectrum pastels:

• Fresh Grey

• Ivory Black

• Green Grey

• Rich Beige

• Sand

• Flinders Red Violet

• Rembrandt Pastels:

• Gold Ochre

• Raw Umber

• Light Oxide Red

• Schmincke pastels:

• Black

• White

• Vandike Brown

• Carbothello Schwan Stabilo pencils:
100, 105, 435, 610, 620, 640, 642, 635, 681, 685, 750

STEP ONE

Once I have an animal in mind which I am interested in painting, I ask the owners if I can take some photos. In this case it is a neighbour’s dog, a Pomeranian called Max. I was able to take many shoots. At home I printed them all in colour on photo gloss paper and

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