Shapes – The Blue Dog
Objectives:
Use shape, line, form, and color
to create an abstract dog.
George Rodrigue
• Born in 1944
• Raised in New Iberia Louisiana
• Most well-known for his Blue Dog series
The Blue Dog by George Rodrigue
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Story was based on a myth (make believe story)
Creature was werewolf like
Cajun ghost stories
Pale blue with red eyes under a blue night sky
Over time he changed the eyes to the color yellow
Gradually over time the dog became bluer and the paintings became more
abstract
Step 1 – Draw dog with
black pastel
Step 2-Choose the color you would like your dog
to be and begin coloring. Leave negative space in
rain drop and around eyes!
Step 3-Follow the contour of your dog to
with thicker lines to shade in your entire
dog.
Step 4-Use yellow to shade in the eye. Using
black, begin to add shadows around the eyes
and in the ears.
Step 9- Using a white work on your nose
shape. When finished use black to add the
nose and mouth.
Step 10-Repeat the step to complete on or
two more dogs on your art.