This is a new family portrait I’ve been working on last week. I have spent 12 hours on this portrait of a grandmother so far. It is a part of a new range of family portraits in pencil. I feel graphite pencil can really capture the highlights in the skin and wrinkles too. I love this image. The pose is simple and yet I find the more I work on it, the more detail I find. I am really enjoying the portrait drawing process. I have to take photographs of the portrait progress, I don’t want it to smudge while scanning. So the images are a bit dark. Check back soon for the progress and final drawing soon.
Grandmother Portrait in Progress
July 31st, 2010
Final step of Judy’s portrait
July 22nd, 2010I finished working on Judy’s portrait just last night adding a few final touches this morning. I just loved painting her as her expression and stance are so inspiring. I hope this painting will make for a great present for her owner.
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Pet Portraits in Progress – Portrait of Judy – Step 3
July 15th, 2010I’ve worked on filling out Judy yesterday and today. I will be adding more detail to her fur at a later stage. Next up is to finalise the grass around her paws and in the background. Below is a photograph of Judy’s portrait up to date together with a detail of her head.
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Pet Portraits In Progress – Portrait of Judy – Step 2
July 13th, 2010I added background yesterday afternoon. It brings Judy into the foreground and I will work on the grass around her paws more later. In the next step, I will start working on Judy’s body.
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Pet Portraits in Progress – Portrait of Judy
July 12th, 2010I started working on a portrait of Judy today, a portrait commission from Ireland. It is a birthday present for her owner. She is a beautiful dog. I love her classic pose. I drew her out in paint and added some indication of the background. It is a photograph, so the image seems very dark. I will be working on it more today and in the next few days adding more shading and detail to take away the flatness.
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Finished Portrait – ‘Moment’
July 8th, 2010Just finished this one today. I was working on this portrait for the last few days. The work is based on the photograph from www.scx.hu by BWK. I loved the photo of this girl, she looks so present in the moment. And so I had to call the drawing ‘Moment’. I think it’s very appropriate.
The original drawing is for sale together with art prints and greeting cards. I will put it up in the True Image Gallery tomorrow, so you can preview it in a larger size, see the original photograph and make a purchase if you like.
Leave a comment below if you like. I’d love to know what you think about this one.
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