35 hours in the making, this is a rare example of a sand Rottweiler. This phenomenon occurs when you take a regular Rotti puppy and put him in his sand pit to play. Logan is now an adult Rottweiler, but I received the cutest puppy photo to work from.

I did this gorgeous chap for Susan van Aardt for her brother as a birthday gift on A4 200 gsm cartridge paper with Derwent graphite pencils. This paper has a very fine texture, which I thought suited the fine soft fur of this short haired breed. One of the best things about cartridge paper is how easily it smudges. One of the worst things about cartridge paper is of course, how easily it smudges.