This is a scan of the finished family portrait. It is quite large so I have shown individual portraits too, to show more detail here. It was drawn mostly with a HB graphite, adding a 4B for darkest areas. I have added a sanguine (sepia) tint into the drawing which is not as visible in…
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Family Portrait in progress
This is the next image of the family portrait I have been working on. I will be detailing and finishing off the portrait today, adding sepia tints too. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Family portrait in pencil – work in progress
Below is first stage of a family portrait I am working on. It is in pencil of a father with two children. I started working from left so as not to smudge later, so Amy was drawn first. I will be working on outlines first, then adding detail at a later stage. Hoping to have…
Pet photo competition 2011 – winner
Below is the winning image of the Drogheda Animal Rescue pet photo competition. I will be painting a portrait from this photograph. The size will be 12″ x 8″ and it will be painted on canvas. I will be working on it in January 2012. It is a priceless photograph, the personality of the dog…
Hamish and Oscar – finished portrait
Here is the final scan of Hamish’s and Oscar’s pet portrait. I let it sit for a few days to then go back to it with fresh eyes and finalise it. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Pet portrait in progress – Hamish and Oscar
I was working on Hamish’s and Oscar’s portrait today, finishing off Hamish and I will hopefully get stuck into Oscar’s portrait on Monday. Below are progress photographs. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Pet Portrait in pencil – Hamish and Oscar
This is a new pet portrait commission. I started working on this drawing yesterday and having completed the outline I started detailing the portrait today. The portrait is of a beautiful black labrador Hamish and an equally lovely cat Oscar, for a client in county Kildare. It is a Christmas present, so has to be…
Win a free portrait of your pet – last chance
Just a reminder that there are only a few days left to enter our competition for a free pet portrait. True Image is offering a free portrait for the winning photo in the Drogheda Animal Rescue Photo Competition. You have until the 5th November 2011 to email your photographs to D.A.R. with a small donation…
Competition: win a pet portrait
The Drogheda Animal Rescue’s Pet Photo Competition starts this weekend and runs until the 5th November 2011. You can join by emailing your best pet photographs to fundraising@dar.ie together with a small donation of €6 for one image and €10 for 2 images. Before entering, read through the rules on DAR’s fundraising page here. The…
Labrador puppy pet portrait – final scan
This is the final scan of the latest dog drawing in pencil. It is of the smallest size I offer, 8″ x 12″ (A4). I used graphite pencil HB, 2B and 4B. If you enjoy this drawing and would like to commission your own portrait, or just have a query, do not hesitate to contact…