u/vharishankar

Slightly disappointed about the clouds.

Without sketches. Tried to preserve the lights as much as possible but ended up using Chinese white for the finer highlights.

Something more experimental than my usual

Started as a whimsical attempt on Sketchbook iPad after a long time and ended up detailing it.

Definitely one of my hardest painting so far. Not sure if it works.

Reference https://www.needpix.com/photo/1335205/dog-germanshepherd-alsatian-gsd-germanshepherddog-portrait-beautiful-face-head

300 gsm A4 rough hand made 100% cotton paper.

Reference used <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernakulam\_Terminus\_Railway\_Station.jpg">Ananthakrishnan523</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons

Bought a local brand (Zen Sangam) handmade 100% cotton 300 gsm paper sketchbook which is more affordable than international brands. The rough texture is definitely different from the pleasing tooth of cold pressed, but this is my first attempt at 100% cotton paper in any form as I’ve been painting on 25% cotton and pure cellulose paper earlier.

Reference <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian\_village\_home.jpg">Rahul Konga</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons

Not sure if the clouds look dramatic or just messy

First attempt at portrait orientation. A4 300 gsm 25% cotton cold pressed paper.

I wanted to achieve a misty effect but don’t know if it worked out to the extent I wanted,

First is my recent painting and the second was done around five years ago.