Beautiful Oops

For this project I had a paper with an ink splotch and had to incorporate it into a work of art. I chose to make the spot on a dalmatian. I own one so the idea wasn't too hard to think of. Once I got my idea I chased down my dog to take a photo of his side profile that I could use for a reference. That was much easier said than done because he kept moving and running away. I chose a stippling method, against my better judgment, because that is an easy way to make a black and white drawing and I also enjoy it.

I used two materials on this drawing, a micron pen and a marker. It was originally just going to be the pen but at the last second I decided to add color to it. I chose red because my dog always looks good in red.

When I chose my paper with the ink splotch I chose one that had a relatively circular one. My idea was to draw an animal skull like I did two years ago but when I started doing research and started the drawing I wasn't feeling it. By some stroke of luck I had the idea for a dalmatian. I added the red square but I don't really like the way it came out. If I was to go back and change something I'd add color in a different way.