(More pictures to come <Progress>)
I am so happy to be working with stippling again after so long. This was my second piece I've done in stippling throughout my art career. Ironically my other stippling just so happen to be of the same pet. The only thing different this time around is that I used a much smaller tipped pen to complete this. There were many ups and downs to using this pen. I found that I could add extensive amounts of detail without having to worry about bleeding (the pen) and creating unwanted blotches of ink. The downside is because of how small the marks are, it takes more time to create the desired value. The close-up photo of this piece reveals some of the values that I am talking about that are just emphasized enough to see. What I found interesting was the fact that I had to leave some aspects of the metal collar alone or else face the inability to see it, blending in with the fur. I had to leave it white, but thankfully this still gives the illusion of a metal leash. I struggled very much trying to incorporate a background with this piece. I've found this quite common throughout some of my other pieces too. This can be very frustrating because a background creates a serenity that is supposed to balance out the rest of the picture. I also have to take into consideration of what items in the background would hurt or benefit the outcome. Should there be lots of darks? Or perhaps give it an interesting perspective? There is so much to think about when coming up for ideas about the background. I have even found this more complicated than coming up with the idea for the art piece in general. In the end I feel this piece could have used a better touch that I should think about more next time.
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