I painted a dog! It's been all cats but I've branched out...

[Ocelot II]

This is a friend's dog, he's a German Spitz.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Very nice!

P.S. Did you make him sit still for hours?

[bif]

2. Wow! That's excellent!

Nicely done. Black fur has got to be tricky!

[Vadem]

3. He's beautiful! I didn't know that you were such a wonderful

artist! Very impressive!

[Hoyt]

4. Nice work.

[MLAA]

5. He looks adorable!

Super well done. I love the paintings you’ve shared of the cats and this fella can hold his head high among those!

Super well done. His eyes are especially wonderfully expressive.

[BigmanPigman]

6. It isn't easy painting black dogs.

I did it with my grandmother's schnauzer. I like the white against all the black in the muzzle and the reflections around the eyes. Dog noses are tricky for me.

[AndyS]

7. What color was he before you painted him black?

Sorry, couldn't resist . . .

Snark humor aside that's a really nice portrait. The catchlights in his/her eyes make the picture look alive.

[PatrickforB]

8. You really did a good job on the eyes.

This is excellent.

[3catwoman3]

9. Nicely done.

I’m so envious of people who can draw or paint.

The only thing I can paint is walls.

[Corgigal]

10. Love the eyes,

and random hair sticking out. Perfect.

[secondwind]

11. Oh my! And a black dog at that!

You did a marvelous job!!

[calimary]

12. Looks very real and very huggable!

NICE job, Ocelot II!

[pazzyanne]

13. Love!

[samplegirl]

14. Wow

Very nice.

[Thermo]

15. Time and patience

Time and patience. Well done.

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

16. Damn, that's really good.

[GReedDiamond]

17. You have captured the radiance of this wonderful dog...

...in a way that is absolutely perfect.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Gorgeous face.

[Ocelot II]

19. Thanks for the kind comments, everyone - I'd never done a dog before

and there are tricky parts of a dog that you don't find on cats - especially the nose. Cat ears are tricky because they are a complex shape, but dog noses are even trickier because the shape is complex and they are right in the middle of the face and they have a subtle shine. So I'm glad that you all think the painting turned out well. The dog's humans like it, too, which is especially important. The dog himself is really sweet but he'd probably rather have food than a portrait.

[lunatica]

20. Excellent!

You did yourself proud! Wonderful brushwork and precise details in the eyes and snout. You’ve definitely captured the uniqueness of the dog! Good job!