Colored Pencil Dolphin Sketch

This is a single-paged original drawing of a dolphin rendered on white, heavyweight sketch paper within a spiral-bound notebook. The artwork occupies the central portion of the page and depicts a dolphin in a curved, leaping pose. The medium appears to be colored pencil, utilizing a palette of greys, deep blues, charcoal, and subtle hints of yellow and green highlights on the upper dorsal area to create dimension. The artist has employed a hatching technique to suggest light and shadow, with a lighter underbelly and a deeply saturated tail fluke and dorsal fin. The construction indicates a work in progress, as faint horizontal pencil guidelines cross the page behind the subject, and a light graphite outline is visible near the top fin. There are no visible artist signatures or maker's marks on this side of the paper. The paper shows micro-perforations at the top near the wire binding, indicating it is designed for removal. The condition is excellent with no signs of yellowing, tearing, or smudging, though the background remains unfinished, leaving the subject isolated on a stark white field. This piece represents contemporary amateur or student illustrative art focused on marine life realism.

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