Anatomy of a Pig #hahnemühle #hahnemühle_usa #zebrapen @zebrapenus #mindylacefield #schmicnke

I thought about showing a progression of 

photos in the making of this little piggy.

Hence the "Anatomy" part of my blog title.

But.

We are in the midst of a massive snow storm

and the photos turned out so dark.

There is currently no sun.

My little piggy looked awful.

This was a scanner photo, 

which is why he looks better. 

Hahaha! 

This is the first pig I've done. 

I think he needs a bow sitting at an angle

just in front of that ear on the left.

Too late!

Next time for sure!

I am loving this animal tutorial I got from

Mindy Lacefield's Etsy shop!

Drawn/painted on Hahnemühle's exceptional

Cézanne Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper.

My paper of choice right now.

I love it!

Watercolored with Schmincke watercolor pans,

line work done with 

Zensations Technical Drawing Pens

from Zebra Pen. 

Encouragement and assistance provided by 

my ever wonderful friends

Sandra Strait and Jennifer McLean.

Where would I be without you two???

I don't want to find out!!!

I am an Artist Ambassador for Zebra Pen

who provided me with the pens for this project.

They worked awesomely over the watercolor

and the acrylic I used trying to cover up a

hot mess I made in the background. 

Love these technical drawings pens!

And

I am doing product reviews for

Hahnemühle Fine Art.

They provided me with the 

Cézanne Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper 

I used for said piggy.

Awesome paper!

I can't praise it enough!

No warping or dimpling -

and trust me! I used a ton of water -

several times -

on this sweet little piggy!

What should I work on next?

Hmmmm. 

I guess you will have to come back and see.

Thank you, faithful readers!

You are the reason I create!

Should you be encouraged to work on

a sweet little animal,

I would love to see it!