Speedy Demonstration of a Pastel Dog Portrait (German Shepherd) Part II Completion

This is a commissioned pastel portrait of a German Shepherd on velour paper.I work from a couple of photographs and the more detailed the photo, the better result I can give you in a portrait. I ship portraits internationally and paint a variety of animals. This portrait took about 9-10 hours to actually complete Part I and II not including the sketch. I mostly use semi-hard and soft pastels. For details, I use charcoal, pastel, and soft pencils and a blending stump as well. A well done sketch is the