A few months ago, I was contacted to created a portrait to be given as a Christmas gift. Many photos were sent and it wasn't hard to pinpoint which one would bring out the best of Charley the Morkie...turns out she is a natural poser in front of the camera!
I wanted to show the progression of a portrait, along with the original photo, so folks can view the steps involved in creating a custom portrait. You can see the original reference image was perfect except for the distracting backdrop which was omitted on the actual portrait.
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| Cropped client photo. |
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| Outline sketch of the dog using white pencil. |
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| After the eyes are done I begin the fur details. |
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| More beautiful fur is added and her ears are finished. |
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| Beginning the body fur...using pastel pencils for fine details. |
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| Adding more and more fur and refining texture. |
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| Once the dark backdrop has been added the dog seems to pop! |
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