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Continuing to mess around in Procreate with more quick (for me) drawings of this doofus. Of course I had to be sure to include both her bff Raccoon and The Gam this time around to truly represent her essence.

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Finally decided to get over my very stupid and completely unhelpful fear of starting new things (and the unavoidable imperfection in the early days of learning something new) and started messing around more in Procreate. It’s only been 2 decades since the initial “I should really learn how to draw in Photoshop” thought that has plagued me ever since… 20 years isn’t an absurd amount of time to put something off, is it? Yes, yes, I am facepalming so hard right now.
Long story short, I think I’m gonna like it here. Def a bit rusty when it comes to drawing without a grid — something I use to help layout my colored pencil commissions — but it feels good to exercise the muscle again.

There’s even a built in time-lapse feature! I feel so spoiled.
Any helpful tips for someone just starting out in Procreate? Scout had a lot to critique in terms of my technique, but not so much in the way of tips and tricks. I’ve already had to google so many basic things.
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Don’t mind me, just crawling back to Tumblr.
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Meet Maggie the Border Collie and her favorite rubber toy, name unknown ;)
With this post I am finally caught up on all my backlogged portraits, which means it may be a bit before I have a new completed piece to share. ESPECIALLY because what I have on my table next is the largest portrait I've done yet with a family of 6 golden retrievers. Wish me luck!
#art#artwork#draw#drawing#portrait#pet portrait#fine art#colored pencil#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencil#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#dog#border collie
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Meet Gibby the yellow lab, who I can only assume was just as much of an STL sports fan as his parents. You kinda have to be when named after the baseball great, Bob Gibson!
#art#artwork#draw#drawing#portrait#pet portrait#fine art#colored pencil#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencil#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#dog#labrador#labrador retriever#yellow lab
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Meet Charley, a Havanese with an obvious knack for posing for the camera; the goodest of good boys and sibling to Lucy, who you may remember from a previous portrait of mine.
Be sure to click the link below to read more about the portrait.
#art#artwork#draw#drawing#portrait#pet portrait#fine art#colored pencil#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencil#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#dog#Havanese
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Today I've got my 2nd of 5 backlogged portraits to share, best boy Billy the Miniature Pinscher, whose breed reveal managed to surprise me because my brain refused to believe min pins came in any coloration besides the black and brown combo. I blame the dual coloration of dobermans, because that's the only excuse I have besides pure idiocy.
Be sure to click the link below to read more about it!
#art#artwork#draw#drawing#portrait#pet portrait#fine art#colored pencil#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencil#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#dog#min pin#miniature pinscher
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It’s been 84 years, but I’m back with a backlog of portraits to share! First up is a beagle mix (?) that I’ve given the nickname Redacted since their true identity wasn’t known by the person who commissioned the gift. Be sure to click the link to read more about it!
#art#artwork#draw#drawing#portrait#pet portrait#fine art#colored pencil#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencil#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#dog#beagle#beagle mix
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Finally getting around to sharing this portrait of Marley the Yellow Lab. With two yellow lab portraits in a row and one coming up in the near future, they’re slowly making a play for the breed I’ve drawn the most (black labs and beagles are also up there, so if we throw all labs together they’re for sure in the lead!). Feel free to swing on by LaurensPetraits.com to read a bit more about the portrait. https://www.instagram.com/p/CP84aboswiR/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Do you have your exit buddy? #ScoutTheSaddestPuppy
https://www.instagram.com/p/CH9YzYYn0-E/?igshid=1fyfqmq8xm4hl
#scoutthesaddestpuppy#scout the saddest puppy#the saddest puppy who ever lived#beagle#beagle mix#beagles#coonhound#coonhound mix#hound#hound dog#hound mix#mixed breed#rescue dog#dog#dogs
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Portrait in Progress: Between the migraines and week of dog sitting it’s been slow going this past month, but I’m finally to what should be the final day of working on Pepper. Just her bandana and background left! https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbIzgLHQRL/?igshid=113utblorpo49
#blue heeler#blue heeler mix#australian cattle dog#australian cattle dog mix#mixed breed#rescue dog#dog#dogs#art#artwork#draw#drawing#fine art#portrait art#colored pencil#pencil art#colored pencil art#animal art#animal artist#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencils#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#portrait#pet portrait#wip#work in progress#animal artists
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Portrait in Progress: Still not happy w/ the nose yet, but at least progress on Pepper is being made. Very slow progress… Fingers crossed for more than just a day here and there w/out a bad migraine soon. Allergies, man…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGJCoK1HdMB/?igshid=401uzw2nnyj3
#blue heeler#blue heeler mix#mixed breed#dog#dogs#art#artwork#draw#drawing#fine art#portrait art#colored pencil#pencil art#colored pencil art#animal art#animal artist#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencils#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#portrait#pet portrait#wip#work in progress
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Portrait in Progress: Got the go ahead to share progress pics of this gift portrait since the recipient knows it’s coming. So here’s Pepper! (Sibling to two previous portrait pups I’ve drawn, Luna and Ruby.)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFvGJ9ynEcI/?igshid=j0s2w1z11buo
#blue heeler#blue heeler mix#mixed breed#dog#dogs#art#artwork#animal artwork#draw#drawing#portrait#pet portrait#dog portrait#portrait art#fine art#pencil art#colored pencil#prismacolor#prismacolor colored pencil#strathmore#strathmore drawing paper#wip#work in progress
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Sometimes you just have to hide under your person’s work table for no apparent reason.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXWu8gH_1E/?igshid=1lwgh2pjaeex8
#scout the saddest puppy#the saddest puppy who ever lived#beagle#beagle mix#hound#hound dog#hound mix#coonhound#coonhound mix#mixed breed#rescue dog#dog#dogs
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As I said with Wasp Network, maybe just stick with the Wikipedia page on this one.
Film Review: Radioactive

As flummoxed as I was when my husband said he had no idea who Marie Curie was, I’ll admit that my dramatically offended-on-her-behalf haughtiness was short lived as I only knew enough to say: “she’s only the biggest boss in the radiation world and queen of the Nobel Prize.” Suffice it to say, I was excited to learn more about her with Radioactive. Which I kind of did?
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When you discover the person you trusted most wasn’t treating you with cheese slices because you’ve been such a good girl, but because you’re secretly getting dosed with Benadryl. #ScoutTheSaddestPuppy
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMmA0tnrLo/?igshid=chskjlzo7usm
#scoutthesaddestpuppy#the saddest puppy who ever lived#beagle#beagles#beagle mix#hound#hound dog#hound mix#coonhound#coonhound mix#mixed breed#rescue dog#dog#dogs
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Here’s the blog link to simplify things!

A friend recently asked me to design some greeting cards with her Aussie and I legitimately had a great time figuring things out digitally. Maybe I’ll have to make some with my own dogs! (And then make friends so I actually have people to send them to…) Head over to the blog section at LaurensPetraits.com to read a little bit about the process, and to see the Christmas variants! https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJ0iuHnLd-/?igshid=y7dn7vhp4rzo
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