Another portrait started, this time a pet.

I can do pet portraits as well though they can be somewhat more complex than people.

Here is a shot from my sketch book.

While the final piece will look nothing like what's here,

I used this space to define for myself what I think the colors, texture, should be.

Also I worked what I think the personality of the dog is since that will make or break what the owner of the dog will see in the final piece.

A person could conceivably a take drawing from an animal that is not the animal of request and try to match the coloring since for example many dog breeds have a very similar if not nearly identical coat pattern and color within the breed but the personality wouldn't be there and as a fellow doggie owner, I know I would probably spot the difference.

So, that is what I work out in sketches. I did something similar for the "Granger" composite.

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