Strangely expressive sketch of Fenris the dog in ballpoint pen, india ink and white goache

April 20, 2015

Well – it was supposed to be a dog called Fenris. I got a request from “Alasandra the cats & dogs” to do a drawing, and I picked the dog Fenris. It went all wrong! This crazy sketch is way off. The snout is too small and weirdly crooked and… Yeah.
I’m pretty happy about the sketch, though. But we can call it “crazy expressionist dog” instead of Fenris if you like 😉
Sometimes if you let go of the reference photo, it permits the drawing to become something else.

.. I may just do a real drawing of Fenris or another pal from his household at a later time!

453 !

Category : Animals, Photo reference

Tags : animal, Art, ballpoint pen, dog, Drawing, expressionism, gouache, india ink

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22 thoughts on “Strangely expressive sketch of Fenris the dog in ballpoint pen, india ink and white goache”

onespoiledcat on April 20, 2015 at 12:26 pm said:

It’s GOOD to let it “free” sometimes!!!!

Pam

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OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 12:32 pm said:

That’s what I figured 😉

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Dakota/Caren/Cody on April 20, 2015 at 1:08 pm said:

I love the expression on this…..lol!

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OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 1:11 pm said:

Thanks 😉 It was fun to make!

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Fozziemum on April 20, 2015 at 3:59 pm said:

I think it is great..super expressive and i bet that Fenris will be pretty happy with it 🙂 and it is called creative licence for a reason 🙂

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OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 4:04 pm said:

Haha, true.. It’s fun to experiment. But I think that I’ll do something a little more precise tomorrow 😉

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- Fozziemum on April 20, 2015 at 4:06 pm said:
  
  Good for you..i am off to bed now been working on pics from today..foxes and roos all sharing a paddock..bizarre!
  
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- OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  Goodnight to you then!
  
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- Fozziemum on April 20, 2015 at 4:12 pm said:
  
  And good morning/day to you 🙂
  
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- OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 4:28 pm said:
  
  Thanks.. Afternoon 😉
  
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catfromhell on April 20, 2015 at 5:00 pm said:

I did not have to see the title of the post to know that was Fenris, so you did capture his essence.

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OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 5:04 pm said:

Haha, I’m glad to hear it 😉 I do think that these last two sketches are falling a bit behind, though. I hope to make a more precise and careful sketch tomorrow !

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Laura (PA Pict) on April 20, 2015 at 6:01 pm said:

I think this is really expressive and characterful.

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OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 6:07 pm said:

Thanks.. I’m happy with it as a sketch, but not so much as a drawing of this dog in particular 😉 Good think that nobody is paying me to draw it !

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- Laura (PA Pict) on April 20, 2015 at 6:18 pm said:
  
  That’s how it goes sometimes. Some of my best life drawings look absolutely nothing like the model. The lack of verisimilitude, however, need not undermine the quality of the art work. It’s art after all.
  
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- OneDrawingDaily on April 20, 2015 at 6:26 pm said:
  
  My thoughts exactly! Thanks 😉
  
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Sand Spring Chesapeakes on April 21, 2015 at 4:45 am said:

I really like it!

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OneDrawingDaily on April 21, 2015 at 8:55 am said:

Thanks 🙂

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memadtwo on April 21, 2015 at 12:15 pm said:

Great face. And the contrast of darks and lights works really well too.

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OneDrawingDaily on April 21, 2015 at 12:32 pm said:

Thanks 🙂

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gentlestitches on April 22, 2015 at 12:06 am said:

HaHa! I can’t believe it but fozzie.m said exactly what i was going to say. I make pets likenesses in yarn and I just start and see where it goes. Fenres looks great!

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OneDrawingDaily on April 22, 2015 at 9:02 am said:

Thanks a lot 😉

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