Princess

When I told my sister-in-law that I'd draw a picture of her choice for her birthday, I had a sneaking suspicion it would be Princess, her dog.
I was feeling a bit nervous about this, as drawing people had been my only focus up to this stage.

The fear is that there is just so much fur and hair, how can I possibly do it all.

What makes the face of an animal (especially a very furry one like Princess) easier than a person is that if some of the fur is out of place, or the shading isn't 100%, or whatever - it really isn't going to make that much of a difference. Whereas if I was drawing a person and drew the nose off centre, or shaded the cheek incorrectly, the whole face may not be recognisable.

A challenge with this particular reference photo was that Princesses face was in perfect focus, but the rest of her was out of focus.

I had absolutely no idea how to draw something that is blurry. Do I just squint and give it my best shot?

I soon found that if I applied the same method of "draw what you see", it all turned out fine.