It does look like a dog to me, an older one. The kind which aren't that energetic anymore, mostly just lays, relaxing, bringing some company and following its master around :)

It's a neat piece though, to bad its going to get colored, I rather like it in just grey colors :D

I'll send you a special grayscale version when it's done :D

It does look like a dog; I don't think a bear's head would be shaped like that.

Awesome WIP!

To be fair, it was the very early sketch that looked like a bear. Here's a secret, my drawings tend to such at the beginning :D

Dog. It is totally a dog. LOOK I SAW A DAWG!!! lol XD
Paws are dog. Ears are dog. Head is dog. Muzzle is dog. And I don't think bears like to chew on bones. :3 so definitely a dawg

The character isn't bad at all. Though a lot of your art somehow (to my point of view) are lacking in accentuation somehow. It's mostly on the character. And I can't point my finger on it. But somehow that's the case... Either the lack of the character's brightness over everything else or the blur of the limited image quality. I don't really know. But maybe an added brighter feel to the character that brings them almost a 3D like effect as if they are at the forefront of an immage and not feel like their blending with the background? Maybe? I honestly don't know... My mind is conflicted by the possibilities... But this is just an honest assessment and advice that may or may not help at all.

The lighting might change by the end. When I add the color I'll see it in a different way and the atmosphere will change for sure. :)

the dog reminds me of the muppet dog from the old Storyteller tv series. :)

Have not seen it but I'm glad it's a dog :D (I'm really proud of this dog, I rarely paint them)

Loveeee thisss (deffo a dog btw)

:D

It's definitely a dog XD
So you use greyscale as a visual guide while painting or set flat colours over them to have base colours and shadows in one single step? I'm curious.

This was my first step. After this I've set the basic colors with a gradient map and colors on different blending modes. After establishing the basic feel of the scene I've painted over everything to blend the colors and add more details.