Animal drawing contest : Golden Retriever.

Hi Steemit friends! Hope you are having a great day.
Today i want to share with you my new pencil drawing of a Golden Retriever puppy.
This drawing is my entry for the Animal drawing contest hosted by @marty-arts . I love dogs and it was the first thing which came into my mind when i was reading about the Animal drawing contest. So, I decided to draw it. Hope you will like it.
Drawing duration : 4.5 hours.

The process :

Made the outlines using a HB pencil.

Then i started shading with a 4B pencil and blended the graphite using a Q-tip.

Here i have used 6B and a 4b pencil for the eyes. I also started wonking on the Dog's fur using a sharp 4B pencil.

Then i used a 6B pencil to draw the dark hairs on the Dog's fur.

Here i have used a HB mechanical pencil to draw hairs on the lighter areas. Also used a 4B and 6B pencil to draw the nose.

Completed drawing the paw and shading the area below and the paw.

Thanks for reading.