Amy ambles Affenpinschers any afternoon…and so I return to finding dog breeds I’ve never drawn before starting with the Affenpinscher or ‘Monkey Terrier’.
‘Affe’ means ‘monkey’ or ‘ape’ in German, and if you take a look at the face of one these active little dogs, you can see the monkey-like expression. The breeds playfulness might also have something to do with its moniker as well.
Affenpinscher Sketches
I started off with a few quick sketches. As the dog can be quite scruffy in appearance, I drew them as quickly as possible as I though the speed and looseness would help create a suitably rough appearance.
Initial Outline
I used the technical pen in Procreate to create the outline, again working as quickly as possible to get the scruffiness across.
Starting Colouring
I’ve now started on the colouring, and you can see the palette I’m using. The dog coat in this example is going to be black, and I wanted to add some dark blue to it as well.
I thought I’d experiment by using the turpentine brush in Procreate. I set it at 60% opacity for the initial grey layer.
Adding some blue
I’ve added some blue, and I’m now starting with the black.
Increasing the intensity
After adding a layer of black, again using the brush at 60%, I dcided it wasn’t intense enough, so I duplicated the black layer a few times until I got a good depth to the coat.
The finished picture
And here’s the finished Affenpinscher!
Quick Pointers
Keep it loose and quick to suit the scruffy nature
Try using the brush at reduced opacity and then gradually building up the intensity
If you want to quickly increase the intensity of tone, double the layer
