DIY Pug Art

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I went to a “wine and art” type class and instead of everyone painting the same picture, the theme was “paint your pooch.”Here is the original picture of my pug dog Petey:

Petey-Paint-Your-Pooch

We were supposed to send our pictures to the man running the class prior to the actual day of the class so he could sketch all of our dogs on the canvases. I was a little nervous because I’ve tried drawing pictures of pug dogs before, and they’re pretty hard to draw with all their wrinkles and smashed up faces. So I started with the following pug dog sketch:

We started by doing the outlines and then painting the backgrounds. The original picture was Petey sitting on our black sofa, but I wanted something purple. Purple’s my favorite color so, why not have some purple pug art?

For his “mask” I used a very dark grey – almost black – but light enough that you could see the black detailing.

Petey’s a fawn pug, so I filled in his body with a very light tan color.I then finished off the painting with some light blue accents on the eyes and around his mouth. My pug painting turned out pretty fabulous if I do say so myself. Next up is a painting of my black pug Roscoe!

Pug-Pictures

15 Comments on DIY Pug Art

  1. Christine
    at (12 years ago)

    WOW!! You’re very talented!! I can’t paint worth (fill in the blank) hehe

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

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  2. Kristina Bianco
    at (12 years ago)

    Sarah, your painting is fabulous. I love puppies and can’t wait to see the painting of your other pooch! Thank you for sharing your posts on Inspiration Wednesday Link Party. I really appreciate it 🙂

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  3. Crystelle
    at (12 years ago)

    Really portrays Petey well….
    Nice work!

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  5. Donna Wilkes
    at (12 years ago)

    First, what fun this must have been. Second, Petey the pug is beautiful. Good luck on painting a black one!

    Distressed Donna Down Home

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  6. FABBY'S LIVING
    at (12 years ago)

    Oh, can you paint me one too, Sarah..pretty pleaseeee….We lost our pug Ben 2 years ago and I still miss him so much and he looked just like your Petey..so cute! You are one talented lady, I love your painting, besides the fact that it’s a pug. Really awesome, so thanks for sharing.
    FABBY

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  7. A Geek In Glasses
    at (12 years ago)

    OMG this is the cutest darn painting ever!! I love it!! Visiting you from the Thursday Blog Hop!

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  11. Rebecca
    at (12 years ago)

    so cute. my grandma loves pugs. she’s had them for as long as i can remember… sunshine, rambo, jetta… such character. thanks for linking up! this class sounds so interesting!

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  12. Ewa
    at (12 years ago)

    wow, you have some talent there, what a great picture!

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  13. Debbiedoo's
    at (12 years ago)

    awww…seeing we have a pug too this stole my heart. Wonderful job! I have a dear friend of mine who painted our Lucy for us before she moved back to Germany. I have it hanging near her food and water bowls. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Kathy Moody
    at (12 years ago)

    You did a fabulous job! We have one of those here in my town, and I keep saying I’m going. After seeing your awesome painting, I’m going to sign up. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent again this week.

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