There are countless poses to choose from when creating a portrait and the client in this case chose a traditional head/shoulder pose where Jimi stands so handsome and proud !
Jimi
dog portrait
pastel
11x14
Commission
Showing posts with label portrait. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portrait. Show all posts
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Dog pet portrait commission from photo
I was commissioned to paint a portrait of a beautiful dog named "Jimi", whom sadly passed away of cancer at the tender age of 12. The portrait was to be given to the client's spouse as a Christmas gift to commemorate the life of their cherished pet.
There are countless poses to choose from when creating a portrait and the client in this case chose a traditional head/shoulder pose where Jimi stands so handsome and proud !
There are countless poses to choose from when creating a portrait and the client in this case chose a traditional head/shoulder pose where Jimi stands so handsome and proud !
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Trumpeter Swan Portrait update
I worked on the foreground and completed the bank at the bottom of the painting. I've enhanced the overall portrait by going over with more pastel and completed the remaining areas in the middle of the painting. The next step, I will complete the water above the swans.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Scanning a large portrait
Well after many attempts at photographing a large portrait of a group of Percheron horses under different light conditions, I still was not satisfied with the results. The client and I wanted a digital backup file of the portrait in the event that the original was ever damaged.
It seemed the best resolution I was able to achieve (with professional equipment at the photographer's studio) was still not sufficient to reproduce a large 23" x 40" portrait with satisfactorily results.
With much discontent, I took out my scanner and began the laborious task of scanning the area in about 26 or so different sections and meticulously pasting it all together. When scanning on a small 11 x 14 scanner, the edges of each scan are blurry due to the edges of the paper not being in contact with the glass. Each scanned area had to be carefully cropped of these blurry areas before being aligned and pasted together to form the final digital patchwork.
The final task was to go over canvas, blown up at original resolution (150 dpi), and inspect for any imperfections, misalignment or blurry areas and correct if noticeable. If the flaw was minor, I would use a special tool from Adobe Photoshop to fix, otherwise, I had to rescan the area and add another patch to the digital canvas.
Finally, once satisfied with the patchwork of scans, I merged the areas together and adjusted the contrast levels and color if necessary.
The resulting digital copy was a whooping 120MB file with the exact same measurement as the original. I made sure to save many copies so that I have backups if necessary.
It seemed the best resolution I was able to achieve (with professional equipment at the photographer's studio) was still not sufficient to reproduce a large 23" x 40" portrait with satisfactorily results.
With much discontent, I took out my scanner and began the laborious task of scanning the area in about 26 or so different sections and meticulously pasting it all together. When scanning on a small 11 x 14 scanner, the edges of each scan are blurry due to the edges of the paper not being in contact with the glass. Each scanned area had to be carefully cropped of these blurry areas before being aligned and pasted together to form the final digital patchwork.
The final task was to go over canvas, blown up at original resolution (150 dpi), and inspect for any imperfections, misalignment or blurry areas and correct if noticeable. If the flaw was minor, I would use a special tool from Adobe Photoshop to fix, otherwise, I had to rescan the area and add another patch to the digital canvas.
Finally, once satisfied with the patchwork of scans, I merged the areas together and adjusted the contrast levels and color if necessary.
The resulting digital copy was a whooping 120MB file with the exact same measurement as the original. I made sure to save many copies so that I have backups if necessary.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Welsh Terrier Pet Portrait Drawing
My last pet portrait commission before Christmas. View the work in progress of this drawing here: http://www.colettetheriault.com/descriptions/workinprogess/Welshwip.php
Pet Portrait Gift Certificates are great last minute presents! Visit http://www.colettetheriault.com/giftcertificate.php for more details.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Japanese Akita Pencil Drawing
One of the Christmas commissions I've been working on. This dog portrait measures 14" x 18" and was created using graphite and charcoal pencils on smooth Bristol paper. Click here to view more: http://www.colettetheriault.com/descriptions/petdescriptions/Akita_drawing.php
Monday, November 10, 2008
Cat and butterfly portrait
I've just recently completed yet another Christmas commission. It is a graphite pencil drawing featuring a beloved rescue cat relaxing in a field of dainty daisies. 
The original reference photograph featured "Puppy" the cat resting on a webbing lawn chair.
Reference photograph: http://www.colettetheriault.com/descriptions/petdescriptions/Domestic_cat.php
The original reference photograph featured "Puppy" the cat resting on a webbing lawn chair.
Reference photograph: http://www.colettetheriault.com/descriptions/petdescriptions/Domestic_cat.php
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