This is the final scan of the pencil portrait I have been working on. I finished it today and scanned it. It is always hard to scan drawings, the scanner doesn’t show up all the subtle pencil lines. I find the contrast is too high. I did my best though, and it is pretty close…
Category: family portraits
Family Portrait
I have just finished working on another portrait. It is a family portrait of a cocker spaniel called Charlie and her owners. Charlie has sadly passed away and her owners wanted a portrait of her and themselves as a keepsake. To put Charlie into focus, we have decided to draw her portrait with tinted pencils…
Family Portrait
I have finished this portrait today. It worked out quite well I thought. The scan is looking very close to the original, although I always feel the texture of the paper is really lost in a digital image. I hope you all like it. The drawing is 10″ x 12″ (25 x 30cm) in size…
Update on new finished portraits
I have been very busy in the studio over the last few weeks and I never got time to update the blog. I will be working on a new family portrait soon and I will update this space with progress pictures. I have finished two family portraits that have gone to the clients and they are…
Family portrait
Hello everybody. I have finished another pencil family portrait. I have scanned it today. It is always hard to capture all the detail of the pencil in the scans, but I did my best. The originals look so much better. I have to practice with the scanner (or just get a better one :)). I…
Happy New Year and a brand new Pencil Portrait
I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I had a lovely break and I am all ready for my new commissions this year. I have completed the first one which was scanned today. It is a lovely family portrait created with graphite pencils on paper. The size is 20 x 25 cm and…
Family Wedding Portraits
These are the latest family portraits I worked on for the past week. They are a Christmas present for the clients’ parents. The pictures are from the clients’ wedding. The portraits are drawn with graphite pencils on paper and are 20 x 25 cm and 25 x 30 cm in size. I have mounted them…
Bride portrait final scan
Today I have finished working on the bride portrait. I scanned it then in the afternoon, which took a while since it is a larger painting. I had to scan it in six pieces and put together on Photoshop. I think I have to get a bigger scanner, life is too short for A4 :-)….
Large Family Portrait in Pencil
I have now finished work on this large family portrait. I think it worked out pretty well and I tried my best matching the scan to the original. I scanned it in a few pieces and joined on my laptop, so some of the shading might look darker or paler than it is in reality….
Family Portrait in Pencil
This is a family portrait I have been working on for the last few days. I have postponed work on Robin for a moment as this is a Birthday present for next week. I will resume working on Robin’s portrait straight away. The family portrait is 30 x 20 cm (12 x 8 inches) in…