Current Issue

I chose animal cruelty as my topic for my current event project. I chose this topic because animal cruelty is not getting the attention that it needs. Animals are man's best friend and they are being abused and beaten on a daily basis. 

To plan for this project, I looked up many articles and animal portraits to potentionaly use as a reference. 

In planning this project, I found a good reference of a puppy and drew it in pencil before adding contrast with black and brown sharpie. 

I began shading the parts of the piece that I wanted to bring more attention to later on with the sharpies.

I finished by outlining certain parts to emphasize depth in the fur. I also wrote in red ink about the problems and examples of animal cruelty.

I used the text from the articles in the background to add a more emotional impact. I believe my work is effective because it appeals to the emotional aspect and makes the viewer want to do something to help.