MATERIALS
• 8”x10” Art Spectrum ColorFix paper – Raw Sienna colour
• Saral Yellow transfer paper
• Premier Prismacolor coloured pencils
• Kneaded eraser
• Wide soft drafting or watercolour hake brush
• White gouache paint
• Round synthetic brush size 1/0
• Workable Mat Fixative
• Permanent Gloss or Satin finish
For this demonstration I have chosen to do a close-up portrait of a beautiful Australian Shepherd dog which I photographed some time ago at a dog show. This Blue Merle coloured dog has a unique “painted” coat pattern and intelligent golden eyes, so I needed to decide what colour of the paper would be better to use. I love to use dark