Australian shepherd - spring
This is ultimately the dog that set off the entire series, and kind of helped set the mood for the entire series. In part it helped with deciding the kind of colour palette to be used, especially when it came to some of the browns and greens.
Brittany spaniel - summer
This entire series was not just created to represent the seasons, but an aim was to work out what the different dog breeds would look like in this simplified style. Therefore I opted to paint several dogs that had somewhat similar features, such as the floppy ears, in order make sure it was possible to differentiate between them.
Borzoi - autumn
This was actually a dog I had never worked with until this illustration, though I had heard about the breed. The breed still hold some similarities with the Brittany spaniel and Australian shepherd, but it’s build is quite different. This meant I could focus on slightly different shapes, all the while keeping the same shape language the style remained consistent.
Shiba inu - winter
My main reason for picking the Shiba inu for winter might have been seeing videos of happy little Shiba inus walking in the snow, unbothered by the cold. While there are a ton of other dogs that would also work for this season. Another reason for the choice was to ensure that there was some warmer colours in the image as well to balance out those cool winter colours.