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The Story Of

Liffey

Liffey is my friend's German Shorthaired Pointer. It was my friend's birthday and I wanted to gift him a drawing of Liffey, so snapped a photograph on a fleeting visit and in just under a week, I managed to complete this pencil portrait of her.
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Because of the soft browns in Liffey's coat, I chose a sand coloured background board to draw her on.

Building up the layers of colour in Liffey's coat with the pencils. The highlights had a lot of blue and grey in them. Putting down pencil strokes in the direction of the fur.

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The finished drawing including her purple collar. Details on the nose to give the wet look!

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