This is the second step of Joey’s portrait. Joey is a beautiful golden labrador and his portrait is going to be a Christmas gift for his owners. I have worked on the detail in his face, especially eyes and nose. There is a bit more to do there to level out the shadows and light…
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Golden Labrador Portrait – step 1
This is a new portrait I have started working on this week. The portrait is of a golden labrador called Joey and is going to be drawn with graphite pencils on Fabriano 5 paper. I am using graphite pencils made by Staedtler and Daler-Rowney. The portrait is going to be 10 x 10 inches in…
Basset Hounds Portrait
This is the final scan of the finished drawing of Jasmine and Daisy – the very cute basset hounds. I really enjoyed working on their dog portrait. Their eyes are so expressive and their expressions so individualistic. You can really tell their personality just by looking at them. The client is gifting this portrait to…
Basset Hounds Portrait – step 3
Below is another progress photo of the basset hounds portrait I have been working on. I have detailed Daisy’s face and ears and in the last step I will work on the rest of her body and paws.
Basset hounds portrait – step 2
I have progressed on Jasmine’s and Daisy’s portrait in the last few days. Jasmine’s portrait is more less finished now and I will move on to finish off Daisy. When Daisy’s portrait is completed, I will evaluate the entire drawing and make changes if necessary. I have been very busy lately, so I am unable…
Jasmine and Daisy – basset hounds portrait – step 1
I have started working on the pencil portrait of basset hounds Jasmine and Daisy. It is still in the sketching stage. I put down the basic shapes of both dogs and started shading their faces to establish their likeness. This portrait is drawn with graphite pencils on Fabriano paper and is 10 x 14 inches…
Boxer in landscape
I have finished working on George’s portrait today. I wanted to make sure it really works and all colours are harmonizing together, so I took an extra day for finishing touches. I hope you like it. I think it worked out quite well. Below is a scan of the finished painting. I tried to match…
Boxer in landscape – step 3
I have finally made some more progress on George’s portrait today. I worked on fine tuning the background water and distant landscape. The photo is a little dark as I took it in the evening, but there will be more updates in the next coming days. In the next step I will work on George…
Boxer in Landscape – step 2
I have progressed with the boxer painting today, adding basic shading and colours into the background and George himself. It is shaping up quite nicely, but there is a lot more work to be done. In the next step, I will detail the distant landscape and start detailing George.
Gift Vouchers now Available
Gift vouchers are now available to purchase for any pet or family portrait commission. Portrait gift vouchers make great gifts for those who don’t have access to good photographs of the subject or are simply running out of time for that special day. I have created a new page explaining how to purchase these. The…