Roscoe - Black GSD painting WIP

This is painted from a dog that belongs to my sifu (Wing chun teacher)
In the ref photo, there was a nasty ugly building in the background so I took that out and put a nicer BG in using a ref photo I took at Hope valley at a show last year.

The painting is done so here are all the updates and the final piece.

Background first
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ss/roscoe1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ss/roscoe2.jpg

Start on Roscoe
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ss/roscoe3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ss/roscoe4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ss/roscoe5.jpg

Now the grass he was in..
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ss/roscoe6.jpg

Final piece.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...Roscoetext.jpg

Hope you enjoyed.. :)

BEAUTIFUL! I love that painting. You did a wonderful job!

Wow... that is an amazing painting! You have such talent... I'm just in awe.

OMG your work is soo amazing. How do you make such a spectacular peice?

WOW! I am stunned at how real he looks. :eek: GREAT JOB! Can we see the ral picture? Or did you do that off a real one?

Gorgeous! thanks for sharing it - it's so interesting watching the work progress.

You are completely and amazingly Talented!! WOW!!! Job well done!!:eek:

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

I have to decide what breed to portray next from the few ref photos I have available. I really need to do more photoshoots but it's finding willing owners of purebred dogs and arranging a time when we're both free and it isn't chucking it down with rain.

That is beautiful!!