Hello! This week I painted my dog. She is a schnoodle, or a schnauser-poodle, named Echo.
I chose to paint her with watered-down acrylics for more of a watercolour paint look. I pencilled her out first, then painted her using mostly grey-scale, and finally used a black pen to outline and make things pop. I really like how it turned out but I was reminded about the difficulty of watercolors. If you go too dark with water colors, there isn’t much you can do. I made her eyebrows too dark, then went back in to try and fix it with white acrylic paint. The colour of the eyebrows doesn’t fit as nicely with the rest of the piece and just looks off. In the future, I’ll be more careful with the placement of my dark shades.
I read this article on dogtime about schnoodles, and based on my experience it’s pretty accurate! This website is an awesome resource. For every dog breed they have quick facts, pictures, and ratings on different features such as the breed’s exercise needs. It lists common diseases that schnoodles might get, and my dog actually has one of them. This information is very valuable and I will definitely be returning to this website if I want to look into any other dog breeds!
Wow even water color your great at as well. How did you develop your artistic abilities? Such a cool Painting