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large pencil portrait drawing

Large Family Portrait

Posted on March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

This is the largest family portrait I have worked on to date. It includes a family of thirteen. The drawing was commissioned as a gift for the grandparents pictured in the drawing with all their children and grandchildren. The drawing is 30 x 50 cm in size drawn with graphite pencil on paper.

large pencil portrait drawing
Large family portrait of 13, 30 x 50 cm, graphite pencil on paper

I had two photographs for reference. And although they were not too clear, they provided me with enough detail to complete the portrait and capture everybody’s likeness. The clients were very happy with the finished portrait and upon receiving it, the children could not believe how alike they looked in the drawing:

Hi Ivana! That looks fantastic!….The drawing arrived today, it is fantastic, the kids are amazed at how it looks so much like them! Many thanks and best wishes

Ciaran, Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland
close up detail of a family portrait drawing
Family portrait in detail
close up of a family portrait sketch
Family portrait drawing in detail

The drawing took quite a while to complete due to the number of people and detail not only in their faces, but also clothes and background. The clients wanted to capture the balloons and decorations as a memory of the day the photo was taken.

family drawing in a mount
The finished hand drawn portrait in a mount in my studio

I mounted the finished drawing in a neutral coloured mount before posting the portrait to the client.

photo reference for a sketch
Reference photograph for the drawing

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I am a portrait artist based in county Kildare, Ireland. You can follow this blog to see my current commissions and news from my portrait studio. I post scans of finished portraits together with works in progress.
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