Murli’s roommate, Pat, was having her birthday and Murlelle thought it’d be nice to get her a caricature with her dog, Buddy.

As you can see from the photo, Pat is not merely a jetsetter but a real adventurer, and has already visited a third of all the places any self-respecting globetrotter needs to see before they die:

And beneath the goggles and skullcap, here are the many faces of Pat, which I used as a reference while drawing:

Murlelle requested that I draw her with bangs and her favourite scarf, so I used that bottom left photo and just hazarded a guess that she would have a ponytail.

I also needed to draw Buddy. I have to say, I don’t really like dogs, and was never inclined to draw or even look closely at one my entire life until this job! But Buddy really does look very cute:

In the final product (which I didn’t manage to scan), I coloured Buddy’s collar red as a special request from Murlelle.

While I think I got Pat’s likeness quite well, I do regret making that right canine so sharp…

Happy birthday Pat! Hope you get to see the other 639 more than once each!