I recently completed a graphite pencil drawing of a Weimaraner puppy as a demo for Pet Portrait class on Skillshare.

I also created a speed drawing video, which I’ve just uploaded to YouTube.

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The video doesn’t have narration, however, it still clearly shows my shading process as I go from the outline sketch to the completed, shaded drawing.

You can see how I work on each area of the dog’s head at a time, building up layers of pencil to create shape and form, and then adjust areas as I go to keep the shading across the whole drawing unified.

The drawing is 8″ x 10″ in size and completed on heavyweight cartridge paper with 2B and 6B Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils.

I did this dog drawing as a project walkthrough for my Skillshare class, “Pet Portraits 101: Drawings Pets in Pencil“. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to draw realistic pets, I’ve made this class just for you!

In the class, I teach you everything you need to know (even if you’re a complete beginner) to complete a realistic drawing of a pet. including:

• Basics like choosing quality materials and reference photographs.
• Fundamental drawing techniques that you’ll use for drawing any subject.
• Specialist techniques & tips for drawing fur.
• Essential observational techniques for drawing accurate outlines.
• A step by step walkthrough of drawing a dog from start to finish including real-time video, and a longer, in-depth narrated version of the speed drawing above.

The class is available on Skillshare, which means if you’re already a member you get automatic access!

And if you’re not a member, you can try out a premium Skillshare membership for 2 months for Free, when you use my teacher link.