Step 1. Wet the surface and drop in color. The paper needs to be wet enough that the color moves, I used a mixed red brown (burnt sienna will work), ultramarine blue (cobalt will work), and mixed brown (neither a red or yellow brown, burnt sienna with a little blue will work).
Step 2. After it's dry, I wet the stripes and added a dark blue (something like indigo, indanthrene blue, anthraquinone blue or phthalo blue mixed with a little yellow and red will work). I dropped in the red brown in a few areas that are warm. I wet the ear and also added some color to the ear. I wet the mane and added some color there as well.
Step 3. After its dry, I added black ink. When I add the ink I can render it loosely as I have done here. Or I can add it in a tighter more controlled fashion. Either will work for this subject.
Follow the direction of the fur.
Step 4. I then added the white ink using it in particular for breaking the straight dark edges of the stripes and mane.
Follow the direction of the fur.
Sometimes I finish the mixed media with the pen & ink, which would work great for this subject. But, since I wanted to also show some colored pencil I will move on to the next step.
Step 5. I started adding colored pencil. I used white, black, burnt ochre, ginger root, true blue, Spanish orange. I used it to soften some of the areas, add more texture and values. I also started adding some details. This is far along but not completed yet. The end of the process is mostly looking and making adjustments. It takes time.