Sunbeam Snoozer

Ha! Proof that I can actually draw something realistically!

This was a project for my Drawing class, the subject being my 7-year-old Dachshund, Lizzy. The photo reference was one of my own photos, which I will submit soon enough (when I stop being so lazy). The highlights in the photo are from the silvered layer under the black part of the scratchboard.

I haven't used scratchboard in a long time, but revisiting the medium was a good challenge. Fur, oddly enough, is very easy to create with scratchboard. There are some mistakes I wish I could erase, but scratchboard is one of those frustratingly permanent mediums. So overall, I quite like this piece. It feels like I'm improving.

_{This actually got an honorable mention in the school art show. Hooray for fluffy dogs~ *wiggle*}

Artwork © *Ink-Paw