Schnauzer Ball Games

Before Christmas, which I spent in Mallorca, I was still being asked for dog portraits even when it got too late for the post from Spain which is a bit unreliable. So my solution was to draw the rough version and finished line art as normal then colour up the drawing digitally and e-Mail it to the client so that it could be printed out before Christmas. Then I could finish the artwork in watercolour as usual and bring it back to the UK with me to post from there. I always supply the original artwork with watercolour added as it’s a lot more special than having a digital image, I think.
So, here’s that process with a drawing of two Schnauzers who love playing with balls!

The digital version

The original rough

The line artwork

The finished artwork