The Pepper Portrait

This is the start of a new oil painting. My subject is a local pug/English Bulldog named Pepper. Todays post shows the first seven steps. The canvas measures 4' X 3'. Here are the first steps:

1. Transferred Pepper's image from a photo







2. Established the horizontal plane.






3. Added vertical lines.






4. Added a diagonal reference line.






5. Added horizontal lines.






6. Erased the reference lines.






7. I did not like the proportions. So, I extended the table plane.

There will be many changes as I progress. However, for now, that will establish a strong base.