Exceptional Dog #2: Zoe

This cute senior gal gets mistaken for a puppy all the time!

 

She's a little bit dog reactive due to not having much socialization with other dogs when she was younger, but her guardians are working on it! 

 

Photograph of a fluffy black dog with some white on her muzzle, wearing an orange harness and looking at the photographer in hopes of getting a treat.
Yes, this good girl did get some treats for posing nicely!
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A photograph of Zoe, a fluffy black dog with a graying muzzle, sitting on an easel next to the beginnings of a soft pastel portrait.
A good start!
I do a base layer with soft pastel sticks and then add additional layers with soft pastel pencils.
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The same photograph of a black, fluffy dog on an art easel next to a soft pastel portrait that shows about half of the dog image mostly complete and the remainder of the art paper remaining black.
Coming along nicely...tongues are always challenging for me!
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Almost finished soft pastel portrait of Zoe next to the reference photograph, just in need of a few finishing details like wiskers.
Almost finished!
I tend to work the last corrections and final details over a few days since I need to wait until I have good daylight to work in.
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Finished soft pastel portrait of Zoe, a black fluffy dog with a graying face.
I'm pretty happy with how she turned out! 

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