I drew this dog the other day after a lesson with Teri Partridge. I had shape, contour and shading but I didn’t have light. Light is coming from the top right in this drawing and I am amazed how it gives the dog more animation. Thanks, Teri.
I did most of this in colored pencils. I pushed the tongue to a deeper red by using a marker.
the crafty sisters 
Lynne, that is so strange. Yesterday I had a lesson with Teri and I saw reflected light in person for the very first time. I never had a clue what she was talking about before. She turned the lights off so all that we had was the light from the windows and there it was. White paper under a beige china cup and the cup make the paper whiter with reflected light. We are learning so much from Teri a little at a time. I came home feeling like I will never learn it all. LOL! This is an awesome drawing. The shading is perfect!!
It is amazing isn’t it.